How many have you read? BBC List

I used to love the library, but I gave up going there a few years ago, and the reason was nothing to do with funding.

The library used to be a quiet place, completely devoted to books. Now, it's noisy, and full of people clicking away on the dozen or more computers that take up much of the floor space. Another large area is devoted to CDs and DVDs for hire.

The books are stuck out of the way, round the corner out of sight, and they seem to be organised by someone who has never learnt the alphabet, and possibly has no knowledge of the English language.

I now rely solely on the thousands of books I own, most of which I buy at charity shops, jumble sales and car boot sales. I have a massive library of all genres, a couple of thousand Kindle books, more CDs and DVDs than I could ever listen to or watch, and several computers, so as far as I'm concerned the local council can stuff their library where the sun doesn't shine.


Update: Today I added four more books to my library, having bought them at a jumble sale this morning.

They are -

The Best Of Biggles, by W.E. Johns. (Five stories)
Cassell's Chronology Of World History (which weighs a ton)
The Secret Life Of The Periodic Table.
Shite's Unoriginal Miscellany, by A Parody. (yes, it is a bit weird...)

Are you a Biggles fan, Berry McPaper-cuts? I already have dozens of them, but where I find them in hardback form with several stories, I get them and get rid of the individual paperbacks. I do that with other writers books too, such as Agatha Christie's.