Ever tried to shift 10,000 books (approx.) and 50,000 comic books (approx.)?

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The last two days have been murderous. I made up my mind that it would be more efficient to redesign my front room, where I keep my computer and all my books. So I had to shift my whole comics collection and all my research books,`not to mention the furniture concerned and lots of odds and ends. Alone. Most of the work is done, but there is still plenty of work left - in this sort of thing, work makes work.

"Becomethesea", your rant about The Da Vinci code is coming along. The problem is that I may have too much to say about it. Once started, I am not sure when I'll finish.

Comments

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

And this guy's a bestseller???

Possibly because most people are rather... illiterate?

Actually, I kind of liked his books. They were interesting, and that's the only thing I require from a book. Hence, my inability to read anything usually classified as 'literature'. Then again, I like Robert Ludlum books, so I can't really talk.

But who reads a book with that kind of blurb in order to admire the writing style? It's pretty obvious that it's going to be a story that's all-plot, rather cliched, without good characterisation and with only passable writing.

[privatemaladict.livejournal.com]

Well, as I said, I enjoyed DVC enough to read Angels and Demons. But they're so... bland. And predicatble. And the characters would be sporked if they appeared in fanfiction.

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

And the characters would be sporked if they appeared in fanfiction.

Really? You think so? I can think of quite a lot of popular fanfics that are approximately that standard.

[privatemaladict.livejournal.com]

We-elll... The female characters certainly would be. I mean, what's-her-name in "Angels and Demons" - walking around the vatican in short shorts? I can't even remember all her failings now, but she was nauseating.

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

Was that Vittoria Vetra or was she in one of the other ones? I've probably spelled her name incorrectly. Ooops.

But yeah, the female characters. Talk about oh-so-perfect.

[privatemaladict.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's the one. Talk about "Meh!"