tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post774460035934763195..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Confessions of a collector...Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-9127902205859510052009-09-10T15:19:01.968+01:002009-09-10T15:19:01.968+01:00One never knows when a book will be needed to fill...One never knows when a book will be needed to fill up some otherwise lost moments waiting in lines or other unavoidable and/or unexpected downtime. I always feel sorry for people who don't have a book with them. Or what about those folks who get on a long haul flight with nothing but the airline magazine to read. Yikes.<br /><br />I probably buy more books than I should, and try to limit myself to those that I think I want to read. If the book is non-fiction I am likely to keep it forever as a reference book even if I don't ever read it. But when it comes to fiction--which is the bulk of what I buy--if I begin to feel like I will never read it, I sometimes feel the need to get rid of it. Since fiction is frankly one of my reasons for living, the thought of a dud looming somewhere in my collection makes me a bit crazy. I can feel it silently oppressing me, taunting me that I will never read it. Sometimes I surprise myself and actually read it, but other times, I just know it is never gonig to work for me and I need to set it free (and get it out of my house).<br /><br />I might need therapy.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-87200645588565135112009-09-10T10:09:08.943+01:002009-09-10T10:09:08.943+01:00So very true, all of it!
Actually, coming to terms...So very true, all of it!<br />Actually, coming to terms with my collecting instinct has made me happier about buying books I know I'll probably never read...<br /><br />My friend once asked me why I was taking a book with me for our walk - when I explained that she might break her leg, and I'd have to wait for the air ambulance, she wasn't much pleased...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-90785824321548037152009-09-08T17:02:30.044+01:002009-09-08T17:02:30.044+01:00Just found your blog through your comment on Verit...Just found your blog through your comment on Verity's and I fear we are kindred spirits...as much as I try and curb my book buying I can't help myself, and I seem to read one book for every ten I acquire...it's not a good recipe for success in the battle of keeping my bookshelves under control! But of all habits to have, it's not a bad one, I think.<br /><br />Welcome to the book blogging world! We seem to have the same taste in books and I have blogged about many of the books you have - you could be me!Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-67074297906816251712009-09-08T16:53:55.509+01:002009-09-08T16:53:55.509+01:00I'd not seen your blog til you commented on mi...I'd not seen your blog til you commented on mine, but what an impressive collection of VMCs!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.com