Kevin said:
<<The guy's obviously not against promoting himself --
he's
against the "collectors" who take advantage of his
generosity. Which is fine with me. An unread book is like an
art-fuck.>>
The phenomenon and the type do exist... it's not the same to
sign a book for a real fan than to use your hand to add value
to the holdings of a slithery bottom feeder. But how can you
tell the real fan from the s. b. f.? Surely not by looks. And
some real fans do carry boxes. They are unreasonable and
probably fetishist... but what else is a signed book but a
bibliophile's totem? I am not sure what it signifies (I have
no interest in people's signatures and dedications).
The irony here is that Block is a collector of stuff, too. It
takes one...
Best,
MrT
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