Adam Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 This topic reminds me of a question my sister and I were thinking about - if you knew you were going to die and you could only read one more book before you kicked the bucket, which one would it be? That is a really tough question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fireball Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 The real question is...would you a) have time, and who'd end first.?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooncat Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 No it doesnt worry me in the slightest - much as i love books and have a large pile still to read - i would be dead so hopefully my time for worrying would be over!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samgrosser Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 This topic reminds me of a question my sister and I were thinking about - if you knew you were going to die and you could only read one more book before you kicked the bucket, which one would it be? I think I'd probably choose to re-read an old favourite - something I'd know I could lose myself in, characters I would like to revisit one last time; like saying goodbye to old friends, I guess. As for which book that would be - I think I need to give that some thought ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Fairy Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I enjoy a good 'whodunnit' so I'd probably try and read a P D James or a 'Morse' story. I'm not very adept at speed reading, though, so I'll just have to hope that I don't meet my comeuppance before the murderer meets theirs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne123 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 If I died before reading my 2009 to-read pile, I would be SOOOO annoyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 If I died before reading my 2009 to-read pile, I would be SOOOO annoyed! Yeah me too, I'm quite looking forward to this coming year bookwise, but really I'd be more annoyed with the fact I know nobody else that reads, and my BF never throws away anything, or even gives anything away if he can help it, so my books would end up just left sitting in boxes or something for god knows how long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 It would be bother me a wee bit but if I end up on a higher plain, well I am pretty sure they will have books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_loves_purple Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I went a bit further one of these days. I was sort of sad for about two days if not more once I realized that when I die I'll miss all the good books that are going to be written after. For some reason a) I realized this now when I'm almost 30 and it saddened me to no end. On the other hand, who knows, perhaps heaven is like R. Matheson has imagined it in What Dreams May Come (the book), one of my very favorite books and my favorite "image" of afterlife ever. Unfortunately I don't remember the details (which added to the charm) but it was something like there were galleries and libraries with all the masterpieces ever painted/sculpted or written, even better than the ones on Earth as they were as they were in their author's mind (which isn't always perfectly put on canvas or paper, as that depends on the actual skill of the author). Now that's the kind of Heaven I'd love to go to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landevale Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 On the other hand, who knows, perhaps heaven is like R. Matheson has imagined it in What Dreams May Come (the book), one of my very favorite books and my favorite "image" of afterlife ever. Unfortunately I don't remember the details (which added to the charm) but it was something like there were galleries and libraries with all the masterpieces ever painted/sculpted or written, even better than the ones on Earth as they were as they were in their author's mind (which isn't always perfectly put on canvas or paper, as that depends on the actual skill of the author). Now that's the kind of Heaven I'd love to go to What a nice image! If that's the case, then no sadness at all about not getting to everything I've wanted to read! My personal philosophy, though, is that there are ALWAYS going to be more books that I want to read, simply because so many amazing stories have been written that it's impossible to get to them all. So I have accepted the fact that even if I read non-stop from now until I die, there will still be plenty of things I might wish I had gotten to. But I don't plan on having regrets on my deathbed; if I am thinking about books at that time (and hopefully I'll be thinking about more important things like my family and friends!), I hope that I will be thinking about the books that I HAVE read and enjoyed, rather than the ones that I have NOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Perhaps heaven is like R. Matheson has imagined it in What Dreams May Come (the book), one of my very favorite books and my favorite "image" of afterlife ever. WANT. GIVE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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