20th August, 2009 by Christina - 3 Comments
Dear Matt and Carrie,
Based on what I know of you both, and based on the books on these shelves, I’m going to guess that Carrie has a set of shelves somewhere else in the house–because, man is there a lot of nerdery on these shelves.
(Dear other Stacked readers, click on the photo, to see the flickr page where I’ve added notes regarding the geeky books.)
The good things about the shelves–you guys have a wide variety of books types and the shelves are fairly well organized/neat. Granted it could be a little better; you got the series books all together (Star Wars, Harry Potter, wine), but then there are photography books spread out and bits and pieces that belong together.
Truly, your shelves aren’t that bad–it’s just that you could do better. Like I said above, they’re boring. Paint the shelves! Add more photos of Scout! Arrange the books in pretty ways (maybe purposefully lay some on their sides?). I wish that on my upcoming visit to your neck of the woods I had more time so that I could come over and redecorate the shelves for you.
Once those twins are born, you can kiss any organizing goodbye though. Maybe you should start now and clear off the bottom shelves: start stocking them with baby books. I have a great post of Five Books you and the babies will love…
My favorite part of the shelves comes from a little tid-bit Matt shared with me. After sending me the photo, I questioned if those were multiple copies of the Harry Potter books I saw. In fact, they are. Prior to their marriage, each had their own copies of the earlier books, and as the series wound to an end, again they bought their own copies so they could read the end of the story at the same time rather than waiting for the other to finish. This is probably one of the best instances of foreshadowing I’ve ever come across in real life: when your babies are older, there will be at least one fight prevented as each kid will be able read the series without arguing over whose turn it is to have a book!
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16th July, 2009 by Marcelo - 9 Comments
With the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in theaters, there’s finally a light at the end of the tunnel. Potter fans across the world, now unable to line up outside bookstores for the latest chapter, have taken to lining up at movie theaters in order to see how badly Hollywood has gutted the books to fit into a 2.5 hour run time. And soon they won’t even have that.
That’s not to say that I’m against people dressing up for premieres and expressing their fandom. I’ve been a devout Trekkie for decades, and when I was a swing dancer in LA, I’d always be wearing old vintage clothes. I’ve always appreciated the shared experience, the camaraderie, the anticipation of something new to love with my fellow fans. So before Potter fans around the world start sending me hate mail, let me be clear: this post is not about you.
This post is about how the Harry Potter books just aren’t that good. And while their massive popularity might have tons of positive effects (especially the way it’s engaged a whole generation of new readers to crack open some massive-ass books), there are also a few things I’m not too crazy about when it comes to Potter-mania.
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