[Yuan shrugs lightly in return. It's true that he'll read whatever's available, hence the eclectic collection, but...]

A starving man will eat what's there; it doesn't mean he doesn't have a liking for oranges.

Books weren't always a justifiable purchase. My collection is, therefore, much the same. What was available.

[But the placement will make obvious his favorites, and some get read more than others, and re-read where others have sat there gathering dust until Kratos's arrival.]