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My wife has a crush on a fictional character named Nymphadora. I think I'll worry. (Me? I had a crush on Trillian.)

If I understand correctly, you are treating the guys you're into like friends. But that makes the friendship insincere. What are either of you gaining from that?

The Bible's been hijacked countless times. (Am I getting this back on topic yet?)

You mean like: Crusaders I, II, III, and IV? Or Letter to the Incas?

Rashi (11th Century) "And Moses wrote that Moses died?"

And may I add the whole talk-show thing? Oprah's Book Club, for example, was tainted with rumors of payola.

I have mixed feelings about these books, perhaps not as strong as Mehastings's. On the question at hand, however: the author has made it clear that these books are spoofs of a 19th Century serialized genre that went on and on with tragedies and complications, alternating with moments of hope...

I have found the following link to be better than any book: http://www.iolani.honolulu.hi.us/Keables/KeablesGuide/Start/contents.htm If you want to see how flexible English grammar really is, and how few rules there really are, browse Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English...

Melville, by Laurie Robertson-Lorant, is a good example of how to weave together an author's life and writings. Her summaries of his works are excellent in themselves.

We rely on used bookstores, and we're happy that they are locally owned businesses, pretty much by definition. When we want to buy a new book, usually to give as a gift, we order it from a locally owned store. The store is small, and never has the book in stock. They order it for us; they're...

While I agree that Amazon has cluttered the page more and more in the ten years I have used it, especially when they expanded to merchandise beyond books, the search links in your post don't work for me. My guess is that an Amazon search set up in the UK doesn't tanslate across the Pond, or...

"To Build a Fire" is one of the greatest short stories ever written, IMHO. I feel, however, that his other short stories were basically the same thing over and over. The Cruise of the Snark is in my TBR bookcase.

I have no sense of responsibility, and will probably never hold a regular job.

The unusual spelling means that I have never yet had to register as EliottRandomNumber.

Remains of the Day was a satisfying adaptation. The book is one of my favorites.

I like to carry as little as possible, but I always carry a paperback for bus rides, waits in line, etc. As I read, I tear off the pages and throw them away. As an additional benefit, I don't need a bookmark.

That was post number four. Read on to post number six.

I disagree with people who want to censor this book or that book. I suggest instead that concerned people just have to do the work of rebutting the book in question. It can be tiring, always having to follow after hateful books, trying to get the opposing word out; but that is part of the...

I am happy to have the chance to add that I am not suggesting we ban books, or guns for that matter. I do think it's worthwhile, however, to recognize that some books can be dangerous as a first step to taking precautions, just as with guns. For example, the proof of how the Protocols were...