[Gordon Steadman]

I keep two copies of LOTRs. My parents gave me the india paper edition for my 21st birthday. Whilst I do read it occasionally, I tend to use the paperback as the india paper is so fragile.

So it's a sort of shelf queen book!

After a lifetime of reading, the collection has been thinned down each time we move. I guess it's about 90% sci-fi now. It's strange that I can reread so many of them but, apart from a few, once I've read the classics I don't feel moved to repeat the experience. I have thousands of books on the Mac but still much prefer to hold the paper in my hands and read. Seems to suit holding a glass of wine at the same time so much more rewarding too.