Hardcover vs paperback...

February 21, 2008:
All other things (like price and storage space) being equal, given a choice in a perfect world, would you rather have paperbacks in your library? Or hardcovers? And why?

Once again, I am reminded of the tag line of a bisexual friend of mine: "I'm a both/and person in an either/or world." Why choose? I want both hardcover and paperback books in my library because each has its virtues.

Hardcovers are durable, beautiful, and nice to read.

Paperbacks fit better in my purse or pocket for reading when I'm not at home.

Besides, If I have a hardcover copy and a paperback copy of each of my favourite books, I can lend out the paperbacks and still have the book on hand.

Call it a day...

Rotten day: started out with an early-morning mammogram. Poked and prodded and squished.

Then: long wait at an incredibly cold bus stop.

Then: Aches and pains of all sorts at work. Abdominal pain, headache, aching eyes....

Good evening: commodorified, iclysdale and auriaephiala came over. We ate lentil soup, cheese, crackers, bread, and salad, and watched the latest episode of Torchwood ("Dead Man Walking") and then episode 3 of Due South ("Diefenbaker's Day Off").

And we talked.

commodorified may be the only person I know who has read all Dorothy Dunnett's Johnson Johnson books, but none of the historicals. I wonder if she has read "The Proving Climb".