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as one so afflicted, here's a group for people who use books for mail art purposes or even just labor under the yoke of book addiction, those yearning masses who amass books intended for reading but which, mostly just pile up.

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Vertical or horizontal? 3 Replies

What is better, to have a Tsundoku pile or line up your books along a shelf? My Tsundoku are on the top of my chest of drawers, but I have also a smaller collection on a pile inside a bookcase. I…Continue

Started by Mail Art Martha. Last reply by Mail Art Martha Jan 10, 2021.

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Comment by Hélène LAGACHE on October 26, 2022 at 6:18pm

Ficus :-)

Comment by Ficus strangulensis on October 26, 2022 at 4:13pm

Being Scotch-Irish myself, I understand rebellious!

Comment by Hélène LAGACHE on October 26, 2022 at 9:58am

A photo taken about ten years ago in the front of a bookstore. Translation: work less to read more. There is humor. but also behind a few demands. The French are rebellious! -))

Comment by Hélène LAGACHE on October 17, 2022 at 10:50am

...Martha .. :-)

Comment by Mail Art Martha on October 16, 2022 at 7:58pm

Helene, my pleasure. I made a bookmark with the top of the envelope!

Comment by Hélène LAGACHE on October 11, 2022 at 9:41am

Thank you Martha. I love Henry JAMES too, and Faulkner, Joyce Carol OATES...Naipaul..etc

I also read about ten books a month, books are essential to my life. I participate in several book clubs and you?

Comment by Mail Art Martha on October 10, 2022 at 6:44am

On an envelope from Helene lagache a great stamp featuring my favourite author, Marcel Proust. I revel in the long sentences! I cannot stand the staccato short sentences of Hemingway, for instance. Another favourite is Henry  James.

Comment by Mail Art Martha on August 2, 2022 at 8:08pm

Is that your Sundoku? Oh my stars! I thought my 10 or 12 books waiting for attention were too many. I take it that Sundoku means ' this pile of books I am going to read, one day' . Am I right?

Comment by Ficus strangulensis on July 23, 2022 at 7:47pm

Ouch!

Comment by Bradford on July 23, 2022 at 7:03pm

Looks like you're entomed.

 

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