Thom’s
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(group member since Mar 28, 2011)
Thom’s
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from the Book Buying Addicts Anonymous group.
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It looks like I am the first it strike in March too. My library is growing as fast as my love for reading... On the eighth day, God created books and humans with the intelligence to love and read them.
I’ve never really thought about it. Many of my books are bought second hand and occasionally I buy from Bol.com or some established bookstore. Here in Holland, as I am sure it is in a large part of the world, traditional bookstores are rapidly becoming extinct. This is a sad and mysterious development as I think the numbers of new publications are keeping pace with new readers. Luckily I have never been in a position where I have to count my pennies and debate if I can or can not afford a book. For those who are in this situation I can only say “where there’s a will; there’s a way” and hope it provides some encouragement. Jim, I don't think I have ever attended a book fest but it does sound interesting. Where could I find the dates and locations?
Many series can easily be read at one time but there are exceptions. The Fifty Shades Trilogy must be diluted with other books to keep the reader from overdosing on sexual platitudes and repetitious trivia. It is the perfect example of literature the readers love to hate but taken all at once it would destroy the senses and leave the reader numb.
One of the worst books I've ever read was The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann David Wyss It is an insult to human intellect.
How many of those books are you going to buy back?
This is the first time I’ve been left impatiently waiting for the new book acquisitions thread from Joseph. I suppose anyone could initiate the first post but I am both a man and a stickler for tradition. Men, in general, like to be spoiled and if someone performs a service, they should continue to do so as a matter of form. Traditionally speaking, Joseph has been the man to kick off the ball (or start the ball rolling, depending on which side of the Atlantic you live). This isn’t meant as a criticism but rather as an observation. I am both happy and proud to be a member of this group and will patiently wait with my new books.
They just arrived!!!
Now....how am I going to work them into my reading schedule?
These are my second buys of this year. I think my buys have a slight read over my reads....that is how it should be. Always have enough in reserve.
It does provide a change of pace and is sometimes helpful if you have trouble getting into a particular book.....timing is everything!
These are my first books for 2014.
Opposites attract is a truism that has been proven time and time again. While growing up I noticed that the best looking girls always had a homely counterpart as best friend. I can´t say that my best friends were (or are) illiterate but they seem to be proud of stating, I haven´t read a book since college. The fact that they don´t share or understand my love for books and the written word or that I can´t understand how someone can go through life without their nose in a book or a book in the hand doesn´t seem to affect our relationships. I suppose at some given time in my life I have experienced all of the opening suppositions.
I think that a catalog of collectible books wouldn't really interest me as in my opinion all books are collectible. I save books for their literary value and not as a future pecuniary investment. I would no more considering selling my books than I would my children or our family pet. When I take a book home it is pretty much a one way street; once I have them, I keep them.
I have approximately 750 unread books in my library. I average 250 books a year which would lead you to conclude that I would finish them in three years. You would be wrong as I will very likely have 750 new books in three years. It is a race I long to run but hopefully will never win. This quirk helps make me me and most likely you you. It is perceived as a handicap for the unknowing and a blessing for fellow maniacs. We are unique and the literary world is growing at the same pace as my need to read. Among my books I find a bit of heaven.
This seems like a fairly common problem with reading addicts. I, like the majority of you, sometimes have a problem settling on a book to read. I have literally hundred of unread books to choose from but I sometimes flutter like a honey bee tasting various flowers, I read a number of books before finally settling on the right one.
I agree with Paul, I read for enjoyment and knowledge. I fear speed reading would be counterproductive for both of these aims.
