I was checking out of the library recently and they had a PR sign up saying, “What is your favorite book?” They had a wed site which I assume I could go to and enter-to-win.
What is my favorite book? Asking me to decide on my favorite book is like asking which bite in a meal was my favorite. I have a corner lined with books. I have a house full of books. I have a life saturated with books. I have a couple of shelves of books waiting to be read. I have a list of books I hope to find in the library or a used book sale. I have a shelf of books I want to read again.
What is my favorite book? The easy and obvious answer is the Bible. That is one of those answers that is so simple it is not the answer they are asking for. After that, what would I choose? This is on the level of being asked which is your favorite child or having your wife ask you, “If you had it to do over again, would you marry me?”
So, what is my favorite book? The answer is, “Yes! Now get out of my light. Can’t you see I am trying to read here?”
homo unius libri
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Comments are welcome. Feel free to agree or disagree but keep it clean, courteous and short. I heard some shorthand on a podcast: TLDR, Too long, didn't read.