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I can see an author's disdain for things like this, if you have ever written a book of novel length, or even attempted it, you realize quickly that it is a hard labor. Much the same as birth, and some author's feel that the two are very similar. So if you were to destroy a book, though not with the intent of keeping it from others, then some author's may see it as a disrespectful thing. I would have to agree with them on that one.
But as someone else pointed out, the problem is not that she created the box, but that she created the box with perfect condition books. Seems very wasteful.
If this was an ode to reading type project, rather than an "I want people to think I read" one, would the reactions be the same? For example, if it was a container that celebrated The Grapes of Wrath, and was filled with family items from the great depression, would it be more or less offending to people?
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