500 books, even paperbacks, is $8,000 (bought new, at today's prices) that your family didn't spend on food and heat. But further, it also represents an upbringing and household culture that values reading and makes time for it. While this is not intrinsically tied to a life of privilege, there is a strong correlation between the two.
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Date: 2008-01-02 03:09 pm (UTC)