Once again I purge Facebook for suggestions about how to destroy books. And once again I don't have a valid reason for wanting to destroy books. It's who I am. Lay off me! Today's request: "Put "Fahrenheit 451" in an oven set to 452.... Let's test this...." Can do.
It's June. How did I do with my May TBR+TBD? And what do I have planned for June? Watch to find out. What I'll be reading: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (still) The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny by Peter McGraw , Joel Warner (almost finished) White Noise by Don DeLillo Radium Girls by Amanda Gowin What I'll be drinking: Avery Anniversary Twenty One from Avery Brewing Milk Stout from Duck-Rabbit Imperial Stout from Samuel Smiths Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter from Horny Goat
When we read books, we think about them. Sometimes at length. We discuss them with friends. We review them online. But what if the books had thoughts about us? I took some time to observe, and what I discovered is shocking.
The title says it all. I'm currently passing a kidney stone (passing as in moving throughout my kidney, not passing as in I am actually peeing it out on camera). To take my mind off of the pain, I decided to record this video. It didn't work.
I'm back with another convoluted way to destroy books. Once again I took to Facebook to ask for some suggestions about how best to destroy a book. This time: A goat. I'm with you, I never thought of a goat as much of a destruction machine, but apparently Amanda Gowin does. Watch as some very finicky goats refuse the delicious meal I offer them. Book destroyed: Radium Girls by Amanda Gowin. Buy it!
I consulted the TwiBookPlus (Twitter, Facebook, Google+) asking for ways to destroy books. Dakota Taylor eloquently said "fire." So, that's what this video does. This will probably be a series, so look forward to more book destruction in the future.
Some say that a book is a perfectly beautiful object, that aesthetically the sign of a pristine book without dogeared pages, margin scribbles, or creases in the spine is as close to a visual ideal as anything can get. For those of you who say these things, you may want to look away.