- UFOlogy
A subject I lost interest in quite a while ago. I did keep the small section of 70s "gods are aliens" paperbacks. I should maybe call that "von Daniken's corner". As a child I was fascinated by his books: the text is not particularly readable, although you can argue charitably that its the translation which is at fault, but I loved the images and ideas. On the other hand, a lot of Fortean mass market books tend to have a particular style. I've been reading The Case of the Cottingley Fairies and have been stuck by its failings. I'm not going to review it here as I'm going to try for the Fortean 'classics' review slot with my opinion. - Cat care manuals
I used to worry about things like "why is the cat eating grass?", "are they supposed to walk backwards as they puke?" etc. but I think my basic cat maintainence skills are now sufficient for me to ignore the manuals. Although I've kept Dr Xargles Book of Earth Tiggers, obviously. - The Da Vinci Code
I was going to pass it around for others to enjoy my marginalia ("that's wrong!") but I think it's better off in the charity shop. The novel was always going to have a hard time with me: I work in internationally reknown museums, I've read a lot of articles over the years on Rosslyn and the Templars, and I've got an art history degree. But even if I allow that most readers will not know the backrooms of museums, the Temple in London or that Leonardo Da Vinci's name should be shortened to 'Leonardo' not 'Da Vinci', I still didn't find the novel enjoyable. Highly readable, of course, but my airport thriller choice will remain Robert Harris.
The main problem is that even with these books taken out, I still don't have room for the Warring States research books. I want to keep them together. I need more shelves.
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2 comments:
Da Vinci code will likely be pulped straight away if it goes to the charity shop. I know someone who works in the local charity book shop and they get so many copies of certain books (and they have limited shelf space) that they simply can't keep them.
A fitting end for it...!
I did put it in the box and dump it with the PDSA - I've seen them with it on their shelves before.
Unfortunately, my weekly trawl round the local charity shops means I ousted 20 books from the shelves and brought back another 5 for the reading pile.
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