Who knew there'd be such passion (and downright disdain) for my color-schemed bookshelves. Several emailers wanted to let me know they've lost respect for me as a reader and a writer because I've arranged my books in such a way. Really? Here is where I must cry "too serious." Are people truly that upset about this to send in less-than-nice emails? I find this very surprising. And silly.
It was a funny thing I did - to save myself time a few months ago when the task of re-shelving all my drywall-covered books seemed daunting and I had to get them off the floor before the construction crew could move on to other projects. I'm now sharing the not-so-stellar results.
Alas, it seems, I'm not the only one who has done so: there is an entire "Rainbow of Books" Flickr pool dedicated to the cause. You get even more results by searching on rainbow + bookshelf. I might feature some of this rainbow book porn throughout the week. I. Just. Might.
Now - I hear you. I, too, have felt that people who use books as props in their home (cretans!) and those who use books as decor (charlatans!) without ever really cracking one open are not to be taken seriously...or even considered. If you have read this blog for any length of time (or even, I would venture, for a week or so), it should be dead-obvious that I not only love books, but read them in healthy doses. Enough said. I think. We'll see what kind of emails come in today.
If the flack from my arrangement decision simply becomes too much, I can always blame Bud Parr who gave me the idea in the first place. Notice my comment from a year ago. I, too, thought it seemed insane.
Rainbow books by chodta via Flickr (which makes my shelves look like child's play)
