tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post6857896880119883407..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Of Literature and Other Abstract ThoughtsA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-73112658800670152512010-09-25T05:19:08.129+01:002010-09-25T05:19:08.129+01:00Wonderful post, Cuban! I frequent the half-price b...Wonderful post, Cuban! I frequent the half-price book store, which has used books along with new ones, more often than a regular one to buy books. A few times I came across messages scrawled on the books which told me that they were gifts from dear ones. Yet, here they were, in my possession now. What made the previous owners part with them? <br /><br />Also, when I misplace things like one of a pair of socks or a pen or a receipt, I like to imagine them having an altogether different existence in a parallel universe. Hmm... signs that I need a life? :-)Hema Penmetsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448481721288158816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-46051524652578148652010-09-20T13:54:39.659+01:002010-09-20T13:54:39.659+01:00Thanks, FlyGirl, for your kind comment.
Greetings...Thanks, FlyGirl, for your kind comment.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-86944471830599617822010-09-16T19:27:25.155+01:002010-09-16T19:27:25.155+01:00Very interesting observations. As a writer,I have...Very interesting observations. As a writer,I have always been particularly persnictedy about my books. I like to own them and don't like borrowing from the library. I have many used books but have always ignored the footprints of previous owners. Books are very personal and I always felt as if I was eaves-dropping on someone else's conversations whenever I tried to figure out notes.Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-74631111175363430942010-09-16T13:35:35.367+01:002010-09-16T13:35:35.367+01:00I don't think Kindle or any other reading devi...I don't think Kindle or any other reading device will be able to replicate the same experience I have when I read a second-hand book. I am now re-reading "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which I bought brand new in a bookshop and I've been surprised by how many 'foootprints' I left behind the first time I read it.<br /><br />Many thanks for your comments. Much appreciated.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-74085122271202371422010-09-16T04:17:10.376+01:002010-09-16T04:17:10.376+01:00i love old books for that. discoveries the myster...i love old books for that. discoveries the mystery in another readers perspective...the best book club known to man...Sarah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786625857815393305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-48359845295083248542010-09-15T20:05:04.771+01:002010-09-15T20:05:04.771+01:00You must read the Cookbook Collector by Allegra Go...You must read the Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman. It centers on an antique cookbook collection that is all the more valuable due to the eccentric collector’s notations. I always write my margin notes in pencil so I can erase them if I sell the book. I like to make my own impressions and assume others do too, but this post makes me think again.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-49649143263985439402010-09-15T18:54:12.308+01:002010-09-15T18:54:12.308+01:00I don't know if I've ever bought a second-...I don't know if I've ever bought a second-hand book. Now I'm curious to see some of these notes for myself.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573262524755768643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-11697865396487483622010-09-15T18:30:57.760+01:002010-09-15T18:30:57.760+01:00No iPad or Kindle for me.
Cuban, You bring second...No iPad or Kindle for me.<br /><br />Cuban, You bring second-had alive with "Those coffee/tea/food stains, telephone numbers scribbled down in a rush on a torn page and then left behind ('I'm sure that I wrote it somewhere, I know . . . . " <br /><br />Warm regards from BostonMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-39440062438267038222010-09-15T17:01:01.536+01:002010-09-15T17:01:01.536+01:00"a message in a bottle"
I am a frequent..."a message in a bottle"<br /><br />I am a frequent buyer of Amazon's used wares, but had never thought of the scribblings/stains/highlighting in quite this way. Thank you!Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-57639798013522841212010-09-15T16:04:19.729+01:002010-09-15T16:04:19.729+01:00You knew I would adore this post. The treasures fo...You knew I would adore this post. The treasures found in second hand books truly are messages in bottles. Wonderful to see you at WM! I've missed you! xxTess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-1724206127732290872010-09-15T09:50:00.410+01:002010-09-15T09:50:00.410+01:00Such a fun post! I love finding little notes writt...Such a fun post! I love finding little notes written in books. Often I feel like I understand exactly why they circled or underlined a word or phrase.<br /><br />I often give books away to libraries and wonder if some reader thinks the same when they find hidden secret messages left by me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-11907967442583305232010-09-15T08:43:04.599+01:002010-09-15T08:43:04.599+01:00How will this work in the age of ebooks? I've ...How will this work in the age of ebooks? I've ordered a Kindle whick claims I can make, and share, margin notes. I acquired a secondhand guidebook for my upcoming trip to Holland: Amsterdam's red light district is highlighted...Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-86494378841411613902010-09-15T06:06:28.527+01:002010-09-15T06:06:28.527+01:00I love second hand books! Like you say, there'...I love second hand books! Like you say, there's the subplot of where the book has been and all the hands and minds it's passed through.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-32272971615377579212010-09-15T00:13:08.041+01:002010-09-15T00:13:08.041+01:00I love using and reading second hand books, too Cu...I love using and reading second hand books, too Cuban and for similar reasons. I particularly enjoy finding the odd train or plane ticket, a laundry coupon, or some other marker from the previous owner or reader. <br /><br />They are like traces of the past and add layers of meaning to the book, as you so beautifully describe here. <br /><br />Thanks, Cuban.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com