Joseph ’s Comments (group member since Jul 28, 2009)

Joseph ’s comments from the Book Buying Addicts Anonymous group.

How many of these have you heard?

http://bookriot.com/2014/06/06/10-obn...

BY RACHEL CORDASCO
JUN 6, 2014

We hard-core readers have all been there. You’re trying to have a serious conversation with someone about a book you’re reading and then their eyes glaze over and they say something obnoxious. You know, like one of the following:

1. All that reading will destroy your eyes.

2. You’re going to spend all of your money on books and then you’ll starve and you can’t eat books, now can you.

3. You read books outside of class?

4. You read books for fun? What kind of masochist are you?

5. Oh, you read War and Peace? Weeeelllll, guess you’re too smart for me to talk to, huh?!

6. You know, those poor trees would still be on this planet supplying us with oxygen if it weren’t for you and your kind.

7. Why waste time reading books when you could be doing other things? Important things? Like following the latest celebrity gossip.

8. What are you, some kind of nerd?

9. You’ll have to buy a bigger house to fit all those books he heh heh heh heh heh *guffaw*.

10. You should stick to the real world.

How many of these have you said? I have to admit, I've at least thought each one of these at some time or another. Not sure if I do feel guilty about it, though. ;-)


http://bookriot.com/2014/06/09/10-obn...

BY BRENNA CLARKE GRAY
JUN 9, 2014

Here are 10 super-cringy things I’ve overhead book people saying to non-book people.

1. Oh, you watch television. Oh. I read.
2. Uh huh. I didn’t see that movie because I already read the book and obviously it’s going to be better.
3. I only read 100 books last year. I hope to do better this year.
4. Your favourite writer is Jodi Picoult? Oh. Okay. Yeah, no, she’s fine.
5. I would love to buy something like that but I spend all my money on books.
6. Ebooks? Ew. There’s just something about a tangible book and the way it smells.
7. Oh, you’re just getting to that book now? I read an ARC months ago.
8. Tee hee! I just bought all these books and goodness, I feel so guilty!
9. Um, where are your bookshelves?
10. I don’t understand how you fill your time if you don’t read!

Ilean wrote: "Weeeeee, I won $40 from scratch off ticket so I made an actual purchase at Sam's Club today. I got Pegaus by Danielle Steele ( first in a long time that I have bought a Danielle Steele, heard good ..."

Congrats Ilean, lucky you.

Cherry wrote: "I went to the bookstore to buy a 2015 planner and I went home with these books instead. Still have no planner..."

Sure you do, the plan is to buy books. :-)

A monster load of goodies arrived today:

What I mean is this, do you even notice an author's sex, race, ethnicity, etc. when you find a book? I'm sure the subject/plot, the cover, etc. matters, but does anything other than the name of the author make a difference to you whether you read it or not? What brings this up is from time to time I come across bibliographies that focus on things like books by African-Americans, women, etc., but for me, I really can't say that it matters to me whether a woman wrote the sci-fi I'm reading or an African-American wrote the fantasy. Really, so long as the author is human is good enough for me. Just curious for your two cents.

Another delivery:

Just a couple more delivered:

Got a nice size delivery today:

Another order delivered:

My first purchases of December (real, paper ones) are:

Argh! You guys are killing me! Don't you realize that those things just don't look as good on the shelf? Paper is worth it! Ebooks are evil, evil I say! j/k (kind of). ;-) lol

Well, one of my votes came in first, two came in second, and one in third. The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness won in Fantasy, which is kind of cool since she also won in 2012 with the second book Shadow of Night in her All Souls trilogy.
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes came in second in Memoir and Autobiograpy and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott did it in History. And Rusty Nailed by Alice Clayton came in third, in Humor.
Interesting thing is, I've only read the first two, the last two are just on my TBR list along with most of the other titles I voted for. Just not too many titles that I have read were in the voting this year.

Last month of the year, share your December good buys here.

Lára wrote: "Can I post my own, or is it just your (Joseph's) thread?"

You have some to add? Please, go right ahead.

One more delivery:

How many of these do you agree with? :-)

http://thoughtcatalog.com/kim-quindle...
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
11 Things To Know Before You Date A Bookworm
Kim Quindlen

1. Sometimes we just need to be alone for a little while. Nothing’s wrong. We’re not upset with you. We still love spending time with you. But we are accustomed to a certain amount of quiet time in our daily lives, and sometimes we just need to sit down with a good book for a few hours in order to feel refreshed and energized.

2. When you’re upset, sometimes our first instinct will be to suggest a certain a book. We’re not trying to be cold or unhelpful or pushy. We’re just trying to share a special piece of literature that has gotten us through some of our most difficult moments. Bookworms often have deep, emotional connections to many different books, so if we suggest a book to you, it means we really want to help you as much as we can.

3. Discussing e-Readers is not a thing we’re interesting in doing. Please don’t tell us about how they’re so much more practical and convenient. Because we’ve been given this spiele a hundred times already. No matter what anyone says, nothing compares to the smell of a new book or the feel of turning the pages in your hands.

4. If we mention a certain book that we love and then you read it of your own accord, it means more to us than you’ll ever know. It means a lot to know you listen to us and hold our opinion highly. But what we love more is that you have a thirst for knowledge and a desire to learn about the things that make us excited and passionate.


5. We prefer gifts that have a lot of meaning behind them. It’s not always necessary to buy expensive earrings or fancy watches. There can still be a lot of thoughtfulness behind store-bought gifts like that, but we are just as happy with presents that are metaphorical and significant. We don’t care if you made it yourself and the total cost was under $10. If you put a lot of work into it and it has a special meaning in our relationship, we will absolutely love it.

6. When we see your apartment for the first time, the first thing we will look for is your bookshelf or bookcase. It will be the first thing we gravitate towards and we will spend several minutes looking through your collection, trying to get to know you better. If you don’t have a single book in your apartment, we might be a little concerned.

7. Letting you borrow a book is a huge step for us, and we will resent you if you don’t give it back. Books are amongst our most prized possessions. It doesn’t matter if we’ve already read it. You still have to give it back. Because we might want to read it a second time. Or a 17th time.

8. “No but I’ve seen the movie” is the most depressing thing you could ever say to us. Just play it safe and say “No, I haven’t read that.”

9. Don’t feel pressure to talk about books that you think we’d find “impressive.” We don’t give a shit if you read Nietzsche or Thoreau. We just want to know about the books that make you feel something. If that’s Thoreau, then sure, tell us about it. But if it’s not, don’t feel the need to make something up. All we want is to hear your honest opinion about books that you really love.

10. Reading quotes from our favorite book to you can be just as meaningful as the first time we tell you we love you. We cherish these passages and we cling to them like oxygen. The moment we’re willing to share these quotes with you can make us feel very vulnerable and uneasy, because they’re extremely personal to us. So be gentle, and don’t underestimate the importance of this moment to us.

11. Being a bookworm doesn’t mean we only sit around reading Victorian novels. Sure, plenty of people like to do that. But a person’s love of reading is just as legitimate if they only stick to graphic novels or celebrity memoirs. So don’t ever discount our love of reading just because the genres aren’t taught in high school English classes.

A whole bunch of books from a whole bunch of different sources, what fun!
Amazon:
Thriftbooks:
Library used book shelf:

Samantha wrote: "One for me, three for my son. He has turned into quite the reader, gets as excited as me when we go to a bookstore! (He's almost 6, and his reading level is far above what it's "supposed" to be)
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That's fantastic to hear, Samantha, and you picked a great author for him, too. Roald Dahl is one of my favorite authors.

BlaiddDrwg wrote: "not that I'm complaining but I think I might have a tiny problem..."

Problem? What problem? I don't see any problem. :-)