Robert Breen says no and he’s probably right, though they all say they want some of the books when I ask them today. While I place value on my book collection of a personal nature that exceeds the monetary value of the books, I also realise that as I age I need to talk to my children and give away the ones they want early then do the downsizing myself so as not to saddle them with the burden after I’m gone.

When I’m gone it will be more than simply the time to sell my books, it will be added emotional weight as every book may feel like giving away a piece of me.

I’ll continue to look at my anti-library as a record of the very few books that I’ll read again or have special meaning to me, but mostly a record of the things I want to learn.

One response to “Will my kids want my books?”

  1. Lou Plummer Avatar

    My dad (age 77) invited me over a couple of years ago to go through his books and take what I wanted. Many of them were ones I’d read when I still lived at home. I was touched and took about 40 of them, mostly military history stuff that will keep reminding me of him.

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