Emma the Curious 🧐 on Nostr: For me, shelving my (admittedly considerable) book collection in the living room was ...

For me, shelving my (admittedly considerable) book collection in the living room was a purely practical choice.

My mum thought "having them on display" was the height of intellectual vanity.

She's been pretty mean about my love of books. Apparently it was a good thing when I was a child, but I should have grown out of it.

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