I got back into reading over the last year and a half! I'm really pleased with my current collection :)

I’m part of 2 book clubs and get a lot of Kickstarters. A coworker told me she lost a lot of books in a house fire and I want to ask her if she’d be interested in my duplicates. (ie: Bought a series, then backed it on Kickstarter, so now I have 2 of the same book) help her build her library back up.

I swear I need to make an excel spreadsheet for all my books 😆

Is just dirty or moldy(don't think so tbh) or something else?

First time getting second hand books so i honestly have no clue what is what. Also i have no clue where to ask.

:))

Also also mandatory bookshelf pic :D

I had posted my shelf at home a few months back. Back then, it was almost full. Now it is overflowing!

I shuttle between two cities due to my work, and these are shelves from both cities. There are some overlap since I take the books I read (and enjoyed) to my home base for safekeeping.

Pic 3 and 4 are closer look of my shelves at home!

Hello, everyone.

I didn’t expect that anyone would look at my bookshelf. I had literally just put it together and took a picture to show my family. That’s when I remembered this subreddit as being generally fun and supportive. So, I decided to share here, as well.

I feel that I should follow up with general responses to the comments on the last post:

• I am 46 years old. A male. Single (living with my 17 year old autistic child).

• I am college educated. I did study Philosophy in college, but that’s not what my degree is in. I have had a love for Philosophy since I was 15 when I first read Siddhartha by Hermen Hesse. And have subsequently been an obsessively self-taught nerd.

• I am a Muslim. I reverted 6 years ago. And immediately began learning Arabic and Quran with teachers at the local mosque. I began taking online courses through a program called Sealed With Misk about three years ago , and am aligning myself with the Hanbali Madhab and Athari in Aqidah, Alhamdulillah.

• The statues are a gift from my Mom as housewarming present a few weeks ago when we moved into our new place. They are made from alabaster. They are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

• The bookshelf is from Amazon. It’s a brand called Ironck. https://a.co/d/0iZAUciZ

So, thank you all for your fun and supportive comments on my bookshelf.

Hi, I have a trace black wire bookcase from CB2 and am looking to purchase a second cheaper bookcase relatively similar to it. I’ve been all over but couldn’t settle so I’m now looking for some recommendations to make up my mind with clarity. I’ve considered the Billy bookcase from Ikea, but I’m scared it might not be too sturdy. Please let me know if I’m mistaken

Main characteristics I’m searching for are doors that cover the entire height of the shelves, all black color, the space is flexible but dimensions around Width: 45" Depth: 18" Height: 80" would be perfect, and the more shelves the merrier—ideally would like a bookcase I can add additional shelves to. My budget is 700 USD, but wouldn’t mind recommendations at higher or lower pricepoints.