Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Book Lover
From Zippy. Warm thanks to southern poet David Howard for bringing this gem to my attention.
It's very easy to make fun of bibliophiles ( am one, with nearly 30,000 books...)
I dont sniff/hug/etc. books: I revere them as knowledge-hoards (even when they give me a great deal of trouble (as in shifting my library to the east coast...))
I think this cartoon is an unsubtle mockery of people like myself...
Ur - not quite sure about this.
ReplyDeleteIt's very easy to make fun of bibliophiles ( am one, with nearly 30,000 books...)
I dont sniff/hug/etc. books: I revere them as knowledge-hoards (even when they give me a great deal of trouble (as in shifting my library to the east coast...))
I think this cartoon is an unsubtle mockery of people like myself...
No, Keri. And with the greatest respect, but I think the opposite: I see this as a homage to the sheer love of books. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to the first three frames of the strip (except book aroma - unimportant) but not the fourth.
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