The (slightly odd) traits of a book collector
I was reading a book on my Nook the other day, Blue Like Jazz, which we’re going through in the college Bible study my husband and I are leading. After I finished the two chapters I needed to read before this coming week’s Bible study, I went to my Nook library.
I must have spent a good 10 minutes just browsing through my Nook library, looking at all my lovely books, most of which I haven’t read yet, feeling such joy just to have them ready to read anytime I want (assuming I actually have time to read them all--at this point, I might have more books than I can physically read in my lifetime).
I kept seeing a cover and thinking, Oh, I forgot I had that book! How wonderful I have it!
Then I took a step back and looked at what I was doing. I see nothing wrong with it, but Captain Caffeine would probably roll his eyes at me, mostly because he’s not a book collector. (Actually, he’s not really a collector of anything, unless it’s empty boxes that he can’t get himself to throw away. :)
Does anybody else relate to my love of having all these books????
My Kindle has over 500 books on it. I've read less than 10% of those.
ReplyDeleteThat 10% is WAY more than me!
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ReplyDeleteI lost my Kindle!!!
So I'll sit here in my office and sniff my real books.
Oh NO!!!!!! I'll be praying you find it!!!!
DeleteI don't have a kindle but I do the same thing on my iPod with my kindle app. I also like to gaze lovingly at my bookshelves!
ReplyDeleteI can SO relate! Some nights I just sit in my chair and look at my books before deciding which one to read.
DeleteI can totally relate! And, oh goodness yes, deciding which book to read next is always a process for me. I have to look over the books on the bookshelves, the books in boxes (because I have no room for them on a shelf), and the books on my Kindle app.
ReplyDeleteI totally do that!!!!!!!
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