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Problems only book nerds can understand...
Ahhhh, $75 to spend on books. Heaven. Just feel sorry for the unenlightened.
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Definitely my idea of heaven... even better would be if someone (ie hubby) would take the kids away for said weekend off and I had the gift card to spend on new books - "priceless"
Anne, that is definitely a book nerd problem. Before getting an ereader I used to say , "some girls want diamonds, I would rather have a gift card for Half Price Bookstore." I am still having a hard time with getting my family to understand why I would rather have an Amazon card versus presents for holidays and birthdays. It was much easier when people could see the physical thing they bought you.
Have a kindle/ereader with a sh*t ton of books but also having a small library that is still expanding Oh and cheap or dollar book stores are your weakness
Talking about characters in books as if they were real people."
Haha I knew you all would understand!!How about - Buying new books cause you've gone through your overflowing Kindle library and thought, "There's nothing here I'm in the mood to read, right now." The same way people stare into an full fridge thinking, "There's nothing to eat."
Anne wrote: "Haha I knew you all would understand!!How about - Buying new books cause you've gone through your overflowing Kindle library and thought, "There's nothing here I'm in the mood to read, right now...."
Definitely...
What about when people visiting your house for the first time, seeing all your overflowing bookshelves, and they give you "THAT LOOK" before asking, "Have you read all those books." Always makes for feel like a weirdo...
Keeping an in depth record of all the books you've ever read, organized by genre, then author, then series, and then having that accidentally deleted. Oh God, I'd rather lose my phone.
Feeling a little guilty for the emotional affairs you keep having with your multiple book boyfriends, that your significant other is completely unaware of. LOL
Paganalexandria **wicked juices bubbling over** wrote: "Feeling a little guilty for the emotional affairs you keep having with your multiple book boyfriends, that your significant other is completely unaware of. LOL"Oh, that is SO me!
Paganalexandria **wicked juices bubbling over** wrote: "Feeling a little guilty for the emotional affairs you keep having with your multiple book boyfriends, that your significant other is completely unaware of. LOL"I keep my nerd soul mate hubby's kindle and amazon gift card stocked so he doesn't get too mad about my excessive time reading and on GR.
Had to turn down all the book boyfriend requests... Way too dangerous for me... For women, our brain is our biggest sex organ, LOL.
yea we're book nerds because none of us understand how she could think to do anything else with it
I would have done the same thing in I won a $200.00 gift card and my husband still doesn't know I had it I bought enough books to keep me busy for the next couple of months at least.
Getting annoyed when someone doesn't read a book fast enough ( or at all) for you cause you REALLY want to talk about it with someone!!I loan books to my best friend and then she doesn't read them... I get so sad cause I want her to love them the way I do!! Lol
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That would be horrible!
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I loan books to my best friend and then she doesn't read the..."
I know what you mean. I so want my sister to read some of my favorite books, so I can talk to her about them!
Anne wrote: "Getting annoyed when someone doesn't read a book fast enough ( or at all) for you cause you REALLY want to talk about it with someone!!I loan books to my best friend and then she doesn't read the..."
This also goes with the frustration that you are apparently the only person participating in a group read because no one else post on the thread. You are chomping at the bit for some feedback beside your on.
My husband would be thrilled if I only spent $75 on books. I read at least a book a day.
Paganalexandria **wicked juices bubbling over** wrote: "Anne, that is definitely a book nerd problem. Before getting an ereader I used to say , "some girls want diamonds, I would rather have a gift card for Half Price Bookstore." I am still having a har..."My husband cringes when we go by a bookstore. He knows the question will be,"Can we go in? We don't have to stay for long." I have no idea why he raises an eyebrow and refuses to believe me.
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Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "Anne wrote: "Getting annoyed when someone doesn't read a book fast enough ( or at all) for you cause you REALLY want to talk about it with someone!!I loan books to my best friend and then she doe..."
That's why I joined GR. Most of my friends, who also have kids, think romances are a waste of time :( Guilty pleasure sure, but never a waste.
I have bought copies of books I already own at half price books, so I can loan those out!! That way when my friends take forever, I can reread my original. Haha
I have them on my kindle but i have to buy the physical copy too I just have too lol
Anne wrote: "I have bought copies of books I already own at half price books, so I can loan those out!! That way when my friends take forever, I can reread my original. Haha"I think I've purchased "A Knight in Shining Armor" five times to give to friends because I think that if I get it for them, they'll have to read it. Part of the time the ploy works and we have great discussions.
My kindle library is overflowing. Lol Every time I check the "free or great book deals" tag, my mind says.... Well, it's only 99 cents. Haha
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I meet a lot of book snobs in real life. Honestly, I don't meet that many avid readers in real life.
Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "I prefer to have a paper copy of all my favorites, but I have started getting ebook backups of some of my desert island keepers.I meet a lot of book snobs in real life. Honestly, I don't meet tha..."
that's why GR is so popular
Analysing a book, scene or particular characters actions (and discussing them if someone's available!) over and over again to understand the story more, oh and keep favourite bits alive once I've finished :-)
Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "Anne wrote: "Getting annoyed when someone doesn't read a book fast enough ( or at all) for you cause you REALLY want to talk about it with someone!!I loan books to my best friend and then she doe..."
I can understand that. I got my daughter and her best friend to read my favourite authors so I can talk about books with them. :)
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I do that myself. When I had more time, I would reread my favorite scenes from books.
Lol I keep the pages of my favorite scenes bookmarked for just that reason.
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Sometimes you can figure out where your favorite part is and just open the page there. :)
Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "Nancy, I am still anxiously awaiting for my sister to finally read The GhostWalkers by Feehan, so I can talk to her about them."I love jack...reading those too!
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I'm a complete addict of this series!
I just experienced a total book nerd moment. My kindle was misplaced all day, and it produced way more anxiety than replacing my phone. All i could think of about was all the private notes on hundreds of books, that I lost. Plus I had two reviews to write using said notes.
Anne wrote: "Getting annoyed when someone doesn't read a book fast enough ( or at all) for you cause you REALLY want to talk about it with someone!"I got my 17 year old brother to read the entire Dark-Hunter series, just so I could have someone to talk to about it.
Just got my best friend to download Hunger Like No Other! Lol I am excited and nervous. It's her first PNR! Lol I eased her into it by having her read the Arcana Chronicles first. I'm hoping to create a new smut addict! I sound like a creepy dirty book dealer. Haha "Come on, try it... All the cool kids are reading it." Haha
@Anne I sound like a creepy dirty book dealer. Haha "Come on, try it... All the cool kids are reading it." Too funny!
Yep I've 'tried' over to get various friends and family to read some of the book series I enjoy (eg Dark-Hunters, Immortal's After Dark, Lords of the Underworld) so I can discuss... finally succeeded in getting one of my friends hooked on IAD by buying her A hunger like no other (she's now a big big Kresley Cole fan) and my mum reading KMM's Fever series :-) hehe. I was sooo hoping they would like them as much as me after my going on (and on) about them!
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How do you know you're a book nerd?You try to pre-order a book, only for Amazon to tell you that you already did.
*face palm*
Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "I know the feeling, Natalie. My sister hasn't gotten into the IAD books to the degree that I am. She liked the first book, but she's more of a fan fiction reader right now."Lol
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You try to pre-order a book, only for Amazon to tell you that you already did.
*face palm*"
I'm so glad Amazon tells you when you already bought a book. I have been burned by buying the same book twice more than I care to admit!
Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "I'm so glad Amazon tells you when you already bought a book. I have been burned by buying the same book twice more than I care to admit! "I have accidentally purchased books that I had already checked out and read from the library. That was before I started using Goodreads, though.
Our conversation went like this:
Me - It's already gone.
Her - Seriously, already? On what?
Me - Books.
Her - *dumbfounded* You spent $75 on books....
Me - Yes! It was perfect; I got so many titles I've been dying to read. I kinda want to stay in all weekend and veg with my iPad!
Her - Wow.... Um.... Seriously? You'd rather stay in and read over your weekend off?
Me - *dumbfounded* There are other ways to spend a weekend?
She didn't understand my excitement! Free money to spend on books! How can someone not be excited for that?!?! lol