tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2392606087188145952.post4047963520250119089..comments2023-06-03T06:29:29.020-04:00Comments on Average Gal Reads: Sunday Salon: Portable Libraries -- Literary Greatest HitsDani In NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032707452740200776noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2392606087188145952.post-6483171172347531422010-05-12T10:55:38.677-04:002010-05-12T10:55:38.677-04:00I don't know that I've invested in Portabl...I don't know that I've invested in Portable Library editions since I was in grad school. But you're right that they are a nice way to experience a range of an author's work.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2392606087188145952.post-68403618471203896192010-05-09T23:00:08.590-04:002010-05-09T23:00:08.590-04:00I think the idea of the portable library was to sh...I think the idea of the portable library was to show the representative works of an author, in case that is the only book by that author you could afford to own. So I imagine that the editors must have skipped really long works in favor of fitting in several shorter works to give more of a sampling. Since Dorothy Parker was known mainly for her short stories and humorous verse, I don't think there was a problem in her case. The entire contents of two of her poetry volumes were included in "The Portable Dorothy Parker".Dani In NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032707452740200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2392606087188145952.post-74163191598013790962010-05-09T12:01:52.429-04:002010-05-09T12:01:52.429-04:00Ooh, I've never heard of a portable library, b...Ooh, I've never heard of a portable library, but that sounds so great! I wonder, though, how they fit really long stories into a smaller format. Do they edit and (gasp!) abridge?Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2392606087188145952.post-55215921742203763222010-05-02T19:22:27.888-04:002010-05-02T19:22:27.888-04:00I could never switch to an e-reader just because I...I could never switch to an e-reader just because I love the physical book so much. I definitely love the look of the fancy hardcovers, but sometimes they're so heavy! LOL I discovered this while reading my own copy of Oliver Twist- there were times I wished for a lightweight Penguin Classic, instead of the fifty pound tome I had. :D I'm lazy and love lolling on the couch while I read, though, so that explains my difficult with heavy hardcovers (even though they're so pretty and I own many of them!). There's a place for both, I think, but when it comes to classics, I have to own them. I have a hard time reading them from the library, I don't know what that is.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263897351215100419noreply@blogger.com