Post by account_disabled on Dec 26, 2023 3:28:42 GMT -5
Book as a giftI have asked myself several times whether it is useful to give a book as a gift . And once again I take inspiration from the rich blog of Ferruccio Gianola who wrote The most wrong book I received as a gift . Because, after all, this sentence condenses what I think about gifted books. A book is one of the most personal objects that exist, like underwear. It should not be lent or given away. It is part of a person's intimacy. It reflects his tastes, which do not necessarily have to be known to friends and relatives. How do you give a book as a gift? On what basis do you choose? Do you know all the books in your friends' library by heart? Or were you asked specifically? Luckily I only received very few books as gifts.
In reality I received many more, but all the others were part, let's say, of a "list", like the one for Santa Claus so to speak. They were therefore chosen by me. Among those given away with "eyes closed" I must say that I wasn't very unlucky. The first book I received as a gift was Blitzkrieg by Len Deighton. A book that I enjoyed very much. I then read and bought other works by the same author. The last book I received was The Thin Special Data Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale, a book that puzzled me at the time because I didn't know the author. Then when the same person gave me At the Bottom of the Swamp, I found another author to devour. I can say that I will never read only one book received, so it worked out well for me. But for me, receiving a book as a gift is a risk.
If on the one hand I consider it the most beautiful gift, on the other it must be chosen by me. A contradiction? Perhaps. Just ask me for the list of dozens and dozens of books that I want to buy and choose.The woman, crying, had entered the house to prepare to give her youth to her lord. The woman's father had asked the feudal lord to accept her daughter's wishes and take her in the dark, such was the young woman's shyness. And he had accepted her request, already enjoying that fresh and immaculate body. When she entered the bedroom, completely shrouded in darkness, she smelled the scent of freshly picked flowers and other fragrances that she couldn't recognize. She glimpsed the woman's form, motionless under her sheets. He caressed her face, which seemed strangely cold to him. He then tore off her dress, took off his trousers and penetrated her forcefully.
In reality I received many more, but all the others were part, let's say, of a "list", like the one for Santa Claus so to speak. They were therefore chosen by me. Among those given away with "eyes closed" I must say that I wasn't very unlucky. The first book I received as a gift was Blitzkrieg by Len Deighton. A book that I enjoyed very much. I then read and bought other works by the same author. The last book I received was The Thin Special Data Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale, a book that puzzled me at the time because I didn't know the author. Then when the same person gave me At the Bottom of the Swamp, I found another author to devour. I can say that I will never read only one book received, so it worked out well for me. But for me, receiving a book as a gift is a risk.
If on the one hand I consider it the most beautiful gift, on the other it must be chosen by me. A contradiction? Perhaps. Just ask me for the list of dozens and dozens of books that I want to buy and choose.The woman, crying, had entered the house to prepare to give her youth to her lord. The woman's father had asked the feudal lord to accept her daughter's wishes and take her in the dark, such was the young woman's shyness. And he had accepted her request, already enjoying that fresh and immaculate body. When she entered the bedroom, completely shrouded in darkness, she smelled the scent of freshly picked flowers and other fragrances that she couldn't recognize. She glimpsed the woman's form, motionless under her sheets. He caressed her face, which seemed strangely cold to him. He then tore off her dress, took off his trousers and penetrated her forcefully.