Between the Bars: Comments on 'On Donating Books'https://betweenthebars.org/posts/commentfeed/178832014-06-24T18:15:04ZComment2014-06-24T18:15:04Zlru/people/show/242tag:betweenthebars.org,2014-06-24:/posts/17883/on-donating-books/comments
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<span class='comment-date'>Posted 9 years, 9 months ago.</span>
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On giving away books....<br /><br />I find that surprisingly few books are ones that I want to keep to re-read over and over and over.<br /><br />There are lots that are interesting, but easily ignored.<br /><br />There are others that are have some very useful points. For these, it often suffices to take notes on these high points, record the title and author, and then give the book away. It is easier to go back later and reference those special comments this way, when I have my own notes. And it is easier to share those insights with others. And it takes up less space, while sharing the book.<br /><br />If I am diligent in recording my notes as I read the book, at the end, it is easy to let the book go. I'm not always that diligent though.<br /><br />And then there are books that are almost completely insightful, or completely entertaining. Where taking notes would be useless, because I'd just have to copy the whole book. :-) Those are the ones I tend to keep so far.<br /><br />I also find that there is so much new stuff coming at me, and often it comes at the exact time I need it, that hanging onto old books just weighs me down.<br /><br />- Chris
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