Amen to all that you said:-) I do understand the SF...as my husband brings more home from his storage unit, we keep finding duplicates he bought (we have already weeded out our physical duplicate, except for, say, my 4 hardcover copies of The Handmaid's Tale and 4 copies of Jane Eyre. . .). Best, Lois

skrevet af avaland kl. 6:47 pm (EST) den May 31, 2008

Hm, interesting you have put all your SF books in another account. I have read a fair amount of SF and am happy to put it in 'my' library but I certainly didn't want to have to answer for my husband's rather massive collection which isn't even all catalogued yet! We did eliminate duplicates and we overlap about 300 books so far. Then there were the kids' books and books I had as a child (some)...that's when I decided I needed another account (still entering though; boxing as I go).

I have only read parts of The Transcendental Wife. I got interested in Abigail May Alcott after taking a tour of Fruitlands several years ago (I ended up getting married there a few years back on her birthday!). One has to wonder about a woman who put up with Bronson Alcott. She is fascinating in her own right; and Louisa and she were very close (and perhaps very much alike). I thought "Louisa May Alcott : A Modern Biography" was very good also.

Best, Lois

skrevet af avaland kl. 11:50 am (EST) den May 29, 2008

Hi, I just came over to check out the other user who has a copy of "The Transcendental Wife". We certainly share the oddest collection of 16 books I've run across recently:-) Best, Lois

skrevet af avaland kl. 3:07 pm (EST) den May 25, 2008