I had never thought before about what to call those books I love so much I want to give them a special status, but after this week, there’s one phrase I am so not going to use.

But not for the reason you’re thinking — that it belongs (ethically, legally, or in some other way) to someone else. No. The real problem with “Desert Isle Keeper” is that it’s so …. twentieth century.

Think about it. With overpopulation and suburban sprawl, is any isle these days really deserted? Or is the movie star who owns it just not there at the moment? And who goes anywhere without a smart phone anyway?  I mean, even Kate and Sawyer got (will get?) rescued.

“Keeper” is outmoded, too. I’m about to buy my first ereader, so I’m going to be keeping everything. “Keeper” is going to refer to every book I purchase.

So here’s my proposal. Remember on Seinfeld when Elaine heard that her favorite form of birth control, the sponge, was going off the market? She had to ration, so she evaluated potential partners on the basis of their “sponge-worthiness.”

Along those lines, since a megabyte holds about 1 book, and an average ereader holds about 200 (about the size of my keeper shelf), in all my future reviews I am going to start referring to the very best books I read as “meg-worthy.”

Meg-worthy.

You heard it here first! ;)

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