wolfy
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Nice collection! Mas Oyama's book is great. I wish I'd bought when I saw it.
Nice non-fiction section you've got going there! I love the whole Japanese warrior theme -- the duality of strength and destruction (bodybuilding/martial arts) / fragility and preservation (bonsai).
Does my shelf relfect my type?
I completely relate to that. So much of what's in my head reads like an endless fantasy; anymore, and I'd be lost. Non-fiction helps me to pull it all together and put into words all that's going on in there. I almost feel like I'm overindulging when I read fiction; like there's something to be done, more to know, and that I'm wasting my time. I spent enormous amounts of time reading fiction prior to discovering psychology and sociology text at around age 11. I mostly read horror and mystery: The Boxcar Children, The Hardy Boys, and a series featuring attractive teenage girl friends who off'ed each other in jealous rages(wish I remembered the name!).Also, I just want to mention that I'm seriously perplexed by how much fiction is in everyone's collections. I feel like I always have to be working on something, hence the out-of-control number of self-help and relationship-improvement books in my collection (as well as the language, crested gecko and craft books). Is there anyone else who relates to this?
I completely relate to that. So much of what's in my head reads like an endless fantasy; anymore, and I'd be lost. Non-fiction helps me to pull it all together and put into words all that's going on in there. I almost feel like I'm overindulging when I read fiction; like there's something to be done, more to know, and that I'm wasting my time. I spent enormous amounts of time reading fiction prior to discovering psychology and sociology text at around age 11. I mostly read horror and mystery: The Boxcar Children, The Hardy Boys, and a series featuring attractive teenage girl friends who off'ed each other in jealous rages(wish I remembered the name!).
As I child I only read encyclopedias, a whole lot of them. Nowadays I read fiction exclusively, preferably Science Fiction or something psychologically enthralling.