tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992384760002237497.post9115376482974741608..comments2023-04-06T01:00:38.088-07:00Comments on The Depressed Reader: Library stampsTDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05626690700825096080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992384760002237497.post-49307412084751228652011-07-28T20:41:06.267-07:002011-07-28T20:41:06.267-07:00That is good to know. I wish that "Whisper of...That is good to know. I wish that "Whisper of the Heart" was a little bit better known, it is a very special film.TDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626690700825096080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992384760002237497.post-79300532918891675272011-07-26T16:11:16.320-07:002011-07-26T16:11:16.320-07:00I loved that movie for it's innocence. It'...I loved that movie for it's innocence. It's mine and Little B's favorite and it actually inspired her to join her local library!Stephihttp://www.myhopefortheflowers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992384760002237497.post-90962095044841848052011-06-26T09:20:14.110-07:002011-06-26T09:20:14.110-07:00Hi Nick,
I know what you mean about the smell of b...Hi Nick,<br />I know what you mean about the smell of books. I especially like the smell of new books. It is not quite up there with fresh-baked bread, but it is a good smell.<br /><br />We all have a tendency to scope out the books on someone's shelf when we are at their place, and I guess receiving the collection of someone who has passed away is a little similar. With the person we know, of course, we are using the books to fill out what we already know about them. With your experience, we have nothing but the books with which to get a glimpse of someone we will never know, but maybe would have liked to.TDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626690700825096080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992384760002237497.post-41227898116329149392011-06-23T14:28:18.574-07:002011-06-23T14:28:18.574-07:00+1 for being reminded of "Whisper of the hear...+1 for being reminded of "Whisper of the hearth", what a great film!<br /><br />I feel the same way about library books. My university library has some wonderfully old books from the early 20th century, and I love looking back at the old library slips. It also may sound a bit weird, but I love the smell of musky old books as you open them up, it's such a unique smell! <br /><br />I used to volunteer in a charity shop (place where people dump unwanted goods, which are then sold on for charity), and spent my saturday sorting through books people brought in. People used to dump their books in plastic bags, and somehow looking through the bag told me so much about the person who donated them - were they religious, what were their hobbies, which authors inspired them, etc. Sometimes I'd get a donation of older books, and somehow I'd feel sure that the previous owner had just passed away - now just a collection of books to stand as a testament to their character.<br /><br />Good post!Nick Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747152422640646448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992384760002237497.post-4804816516943951242011-06-20T20:27:20.495-07:002011-06-20T20:27:20.495-07:00Hi Stephi,
I've seen that film, and thought of...Hi Stephi,<br />I've seen that film, and thought of mentioning it in the blog post, but I doubted that anyone would have seen it, so I left it out. I guess I was wrong. I didn't know that Miyazaki met his wife that way though, that is interesting.<br /><br />Japan doesn't have dedicated English libraries, but the few libraries that I've been to here all had some English books.TDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626690700825096080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992384760002237497.post-78585699184628997742011-06-19T14:39:53.641-07:002011-06-19T14:39:53.641-07:00Reading this made me think of the movie "Whis...Reading this made me think of the movie "Whisper of the heart" By Hayao Miyazaki, the girl in the story finds that every library book she reads was previously read by a boy she never met. She later finds out that this boy goes to her school and he did this to get her attention. Apparently Miyazaki met his wife that way, I'm not sure if that is true. Do they actually have english libraries in Japan?Stephihttp://www.myhopefortheflowers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com