Mariel suggested this week’s question
Book Gluttony! Are your eyes bigger than your book belly? Do you have a habit of buying up books far quicker than you could possibly read them? Have you had to curb your book buying habits until you can catch up with yourself? Or are you a controlled buyer, only purchasing books when you have run out of things to read?
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Book gluttony…ah, yes! I have this disease big time. I love books. They comfort me, but I buy too many. Each month I make a list of the books I’m interested in. I carry a small notebook in my purse where I jot down books which interest me. I usually list 10 to 20 books each month. I don’t buy all these books, but do buy at least 10 new books a month plus a few which interest me when I’m at the bookstore. I also read an average of 10 books a month–so I shouldn’t have much of a problem. Right? Well, the problem is that I have to be in the mood to read a book so even one I know I will probably like (after all I did buy it!) it may not strike my fancy right now.
Plus, at any point I have anywhere from 10 to 30 books checked out from the library. [Some are books I use for research. Right now we are thinking of getting a dog--our labrador died a couple years ago at the age of 14 1/2 years--and since it has been so long since we chose a dog I am researching. (Also I'm an incorrigible researcher!)]
I re-read an average of two books a month, too, so I probably don’t read half the books I buy each month. I own over 2,000 books. My goal this year is to cull the ones I won’t read again or may never read.
So–book gluttony…yes. I love books and I’m afraid if I don’t buy the book now it may not be available in another year or two–or I might forget about it! However, this year I’m being a bit more discriminating. Before I buy the book I think more about whether I will read the book right now. I have passed on a number of books I decided didn’t interest me enough. What about you? Do you buy too many books? Have you managed to cut back?
Thanks for visiting my blog, I think we have similar tastes with book gluttony, and I forgot to mention the library in my post, Gluttony++ lol!
I love to find people who own more books than I do. It makes me feel slightly better about my book hoarding!
I believe every book has its moment with an individual reader, and that is why I have to keep buying them in case I have a whim for that particular book.
Proud to be a glutton, but I try not to buy. I grab the ones that I’m most desperate to read and leave the rest on a list.
I wish there was good local library. That would have prevented me somewhat from splurging!
Book gluttons, are we?
I’m with you – I have too many books, but I don’t consider it a problem. Unless, of course, the stacks fell on me and trapped me. Then, it might be bad. I buy a lot of books, but as I’m in the publishing industry, I get a lot of books to read and review so I’m never without a great read.
I am lucky to have an excellent library and I put lots of books on hold–but I still buy books, too.
I think the general consensus is that most of us are book gluttons, but we don’t care!