It's a nice shot.

Don't forget though that the US is getting more hardline on books that don't agree with it's government. Just look at [link] to see what I mean.

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Forget the truth. It lacks lyricism.

good point. the website does help put a perspective on things.

perhaps what i meant more was that i often take the libraries and book stores in close vicinity to me for granted and it was a reminder to me that i should be more grateful and take advantage of what i have. i am not as well-read as i should be and it was just a reminder of the relative abundance of books around me compared to those people under communist governments, in third world countries, and women in the middle east, for example. i guess that it is a hope for the future, though what i said may be a stretch.

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ~Kahlil Gibran

noooooooooo nononono

all the poor books im intrigued, are the books added to the photo or are they actually falling, and if so WHY? *cries over books*


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smile, sunshine.

don't worry!

i took a picture of an art installation in my library. (the stairs lead to different floors of my school's library.) you can see the original picture in my scraps section. the artist used heavy wire to suspend the books in the air and the wires were just erased in photoshop, hence the photomanipulation category. therefore they look as if they are falling but they are actually suspended. don't be sad, they are old books that are not a part of our library's collection. i can't remember where they came from though.

i thought it was a very cool idea. i should go back and see if i can find the name of the artist and the reason behind it.

thanks for the fav!

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ~Kahlil Gibran

oh phew i looked at the thumb from your scraps but didnt full view and spot the wires

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smile, sunshine.

hehe.
so i take it that you like reading? any favs that are a must read?

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ~Kahlil Gibran

Oh yeh XD you probably shouldn't get me started on books I can go on forever

gotta read 'Interview with the Vampire' by 'Anne Rice' (dont be put of by the film!!) that book is my altime favourite read

'robin hobb' writes excellent fantasy but very long. If you want a short and sweet fantasy (I think its Young Adult but its great) then try 'Beyond the Deepwoods' from the 'Edge Chronicals' (I don't remember the author's name)

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' is an easy and great read, slightly upsetting

At the moment I'm reading Watership Down, The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Faking it, The Vampire Lestat, The Dark Portal (again, I love that book!), Lolita, some crappy science book about 'complexity' and....and I really should finish one! I was reading more (The Unbearable lightness of Being, Chainfire by Terry Goodkind, Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb and Interview with the Vampire (again againagain 5th time)) but I finished them
It' just that some of those are pretty in depth reading (Oscar Wilde, Milan Kundera, Vladimir Nabokov) and I need to read easy stuff in between to keep at it XD


see, I said you shouldn't get me started on books!!

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smile, sunshine.

hehe. it's all good. i dont mind b/c i think that reading is good for you. you need a balanced diet to keep your body nourished and you need books to keep your mind balanced and interested.

i'll add these books to my ongoing list.

wow i could never read that many books at once! impressive.

i'm in the middle of lolita too. i kinda took a pause at part 2 because i'm also in the middle of the lord of the rings trilogy and i promised my friend that i would finish asap so that we could do a movie marathon with extended versions. hehe.

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ~Kahlil Gibran

haha
are you enjoying lolita? I can't get into the writing style and I'm really not enjoying the plot

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smile, sunshine.

i guess my pause in reading lolita says something--i have to agree with you, he is not a fav writer but his writing style is interesting the way the words flow at times. i just thought the book would give an interesting perspective on life and it has but i can agree with your comment on the plot (so far).
i am also currently reading the handmaid's tale by margaret atwood and it's pretty interesting and i like the way she writes. i don't know if you have read it.

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ~Kahlil Gibran