Seshat: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Architecture (book_mistress) wrote in deities_dot_com, @ 2014-07-24 21:49:00 |
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Entry tags: | ~seshat, ~styx |
Easy as ABC (tag: Styx)
Book stores were amazing places, and Seshat absolutely loved that they existed. While there was some argument that they were dinosaurs that would topple to a digital medium, she didn't think they'd ever be entirely obsolete. As wonderful and convenient as e-readers were, there was always going to be something magical about cracking a spine, turning a page, and holding the passport to another world of fiction or knowledge in one's hands.
Her favorites were the little stores like this one. Rizzoli Bookstore was not a chain, it was a privately owned publishing company started in Italy in 1929, and moved to Manhattan in 1964. There was almost a weight to the history of the place, and she felt it as soon as she walked in the door. It was set up like a classic library, which only added to the ambiance. And best of all, while it carried a variety of books, it specialized in those on art and architecture.
Seshat was in heaven.
Or she would be if the second floor wasn't a disorganized mess. Not that it was noticable. To most people, it probably looked fine. But Seshat's eyes kept straying to the bookshelf that was third from the left. It wasn't her place to fix it. That job belonged to some young worker who was probably doing their very best. But it was distracting. Very.
With a sigh, she put the book that she'd been trying to peruse back on the shelf, in the appropriate spot. For the life of her, she couldn't even remember what that one had been about. Maybe another would catch her attention.
Not the one that was sticking out on that top shelf. On the bookshelf. Third from the left. No, she'd try the book on Harry Seidler. That would be fine. Just... fine.