One More Thing Before We Go: Bookshelf Dealbreakers
I found this Jezebel article on women and men who will break up with potential mates based on their bookshelves intriguing. I think that if I had had walked into CH’s home and found his office bookshelf full of Louis L’Amour novels, instead of Art texts, poetry, Kurt Vonnegut, and Harry Potter, I probably wouldn’t have held it against him. Back when I was dating, I was just happy if a guy read, period. In many ways I feel that reading is a solitary activity, so it doesn’t matter if CH enjoys the same books that I do. Though, pre-Kindle I did enjoy passing on books to him that I thought he’d like, and I do love that we both majorly enjoy reading books by hotel pools. That makes vacations much easier to plan and will probably transfer nicely when our future kids get old enough to take places.
But how about you? Do you have any Bookshelf Dealbreakers? And what are they?
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I LOVE reading and have a giant crammed bookshelf, but I don't expect as much from a guy. I was always just happy if they read at all…books of course. If their collection only consisted of graphic novels and motorcycle magazines I gave them a big red mark.
It was always a bonus, though, when they had some of the same books I had.
I LOVE reading and have a giant crammed bookshelf, but I don't expect as much from a guy. I was always just happy if they read at all…books of course. If their collection only consisted of graphic novels and motorcycle magazines I gave them a big red mark.
It was always a bonus, though, when they had some of the same books I had.
I love looking through people's bookshelves and CD's (though that's getting hard to do, thank you very much iTunes.) I admit being judgemental of someone if they have that unopened copy of "The Corrections" or "Great Expectations." Extra points for any Salman Rushdie, Spanish or Russian authors. Self-help books = run for the hills. (kidding)
As for me, I don't care who looks through my books, as they are a great signifier of who I am and how I think. However, I must admit that I have intentionally turned one book – Philip Sugden's "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper" – around so that the spine faces the wall in order not to intimidate dates.
I love looking through people's bookshelves and CD's (though that's getting hard to do, thank you very much iTunes.) I admit being judgemental of someone if they have that unopened copy of "The Corrections" or "Great Expectations." Extra points for any Salman Rushdie, Spanish or Russian authors. Self-help books = run for the hills. (kidding)
As for me, I don't care who looks through my books, as they are a great signifier of who I am and how I think. However, I must admit that I have intentionally turned one book – Philip Sugden's "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper" – around so that the spine faces the wall in order not to intimidate dates.