Bookshelf Porn

meaghano:

We people like to show off our books on shelves like merit badges, because we’re proud of the ideas we’ve ingested to make us who we are, and want to display our insides for others to see, hoping to make a connection or impression. I think this is endearing and charming, and also makes me feel a bit sad for us. And yet when I paint someone else’s bookshelf and they have some of the same books I do, I feel inordinately joyful about it, and about them.

by Jane Mount

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