Well, not until next spring really. Mr. Bookdwarf and I are definitely planning on upgrading to a larger apartment. Two people and two cats just don’t fit well into the apartment I’ve lived in for over 5 years. It’s the first home I’ve had since I moved out of my parent’s house when I was 17. But that raises the question of what to do with all the damn books? Paul Bailey has an thoughtful article on weeding books out of your library. There are just some books I must keep. I’ve had the same copy of Edith Hamilton’s Mythology since 5th grade. Sure it’s falling apart, but it’s the reason why I chose to study Latin in high school and then to study Classics in college. So maybe I should get rid of it now. Just kidding. Anyway, I am beginning to go through the stacks of books already in preparation. It’s tough. Are there any books that y’all keep for sentimental reasons alone?

All the books I keep are kept for sentimental reasons. If I were perfectly rational about it I would check them out of the library and save myself the space.
Well, also if I had too few books in the house my mom would think less of me.
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