My Altered Book Project - Tearing the Pages!

I have thinned out my book to pave the way for for all the things I'll be adding. I pretty well tore every second page out except for a few where there was an illustration I might use.

Here is the thinned out book - I wonder if I have taken out enough? Only time will tell.

There were illustrations on some of the pages I have removed but I will be keeping the pages and may use some of them in some manner on my pages.

The above illustration reminds me of me - my nose in a book and oblivious to the gongs on around me!  I will definitely be using this.  While typing this I noticed the word in the bottom right hand corner. Now that is a title for a page.  I have no pre- conceived idea of what my book will look like when it has finished, I will draw inspiration from the words and drawings within the book.

I felt guilty tearing away at the pages and had thoughts of the author - Looking down from heaven saying "Good Earth Below! What's that wretch doing to my book!"  I have a portrait sketch of the author Nathaniel Hawthorne and so I am going to transform him into an angel and use a cartoon caption with the above comment. at the front of the book.

There is a need now to think about how I am going to fasten the pages together to give the pages a thicker base.  I have searched the net and gluing seems to be the most popular method although the suggestions of stitching, eyelets and brads sound very appealing. I am leaning towards hand stitching using scarlet thread..
I think I will ponder over this for a day or two.  I will  start transforming Mr Hawthorne while I am pondering.