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My Secret Addiction
You guys know I love reading- it’s my absolute favorite thing to do. In my opinion there’s no better way to spend the day than sitting on the couch with a hot cup of tea while immersed in a book. I love getting attached to the characters and feeling like I’m a part of their lives. I actually feel depressed when I finish a book I really like because I got so attached to the people in the story. (Every time I read through the Harry Potter series I get severely depressed that it’s over and that I’m still not a wizard.)
But I don’t think you realize just how bad of a book hoarder I am…I have a huge problem. I have no patience when it comes to books, if I see a book I want, I buy it. When I’m bored I go to the local used book stores and just buy handfuls of books. Literally….
Do you see all those books (and trust me, I have lots more unread ones too…)? I haven’t read a single one of them (except the Hunger Games which someone got mixed in my unread stack). I especially have an addiction to old used books-the older and smellier the better. After a recent trip to the used book store behind my apartment, I came home with some about-to-fall-apart gems. When I got in the elevator I opened up the books, took a big whiff and said ‘mmm’ the guy behind however said ‘ew that’s disgusting.’ How rude! But honestly, is there any better feeling than reading a book and knowing someone else also held this book and put their time and effort into reading it too? It’s like you’re sharing an experience with a stranger-I know that sounds weird but I like feeling that connection with a fellow book lover I don’t know.
But yes, I have an addiction and no plans to stop. When I offer people to visit my library and pick out a book I don’t think they quite realize, that I literally have hundreds of books stacked around the apartment. Between PartyDog’s film crap and my books our place sometimes looks like an episode of hoarders.
The worst part is, I refuse to get rid of books even after I finish reading them. Unless I absolutely hated the book I feel the need to keep it in case I feel like re-reading it (which I often do in my defense!).
So that’s my biggest addiction, what’s yours? That’s all the nonsense I have for now!
15 Comments to My Secret Addiction
Love reading too! I have a Nook and still love having a hard copy. Something about the real thing! Any good ones lately??
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Kelsey Reply:
September 25th, 2012 at 8:49 am
hmmm, I’m reading Gone Girl now which is pretty good. i actually haven’t read a really GREAT book in a while. you??
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Ha. Love this post. I fly through books. My secret addition is the library : ) My real secret is that my mom is a member of a book club but the book club doesn’t read the same book but instead takes turns contributing into this amazing suitcase full of books. So. My mom borrows books for me, sends them to me in the mail and I give them back to her when I go home. The library is great except for the waiting list. My mom’s magical book club suitcase has all the hits.
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Kelsey Reply:
September 25th, 2012 at 8:48 am
<3 the library.
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I have so many books too. I don’t have an eReader, so when I want to read one, I just buy it! I have passed some along, but save the ones I think I will reread. We should start a list of books we don’t want to see if any blogger friends want them
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Kelsey Reply:
September 25th, 2012 at 8:48 am
Cracking up-”who wants these awful books I don’t want.” we are such nice people.
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Ahh I love buying books! When I was little my mom would take me to Barnes and Nobles and let me roam free for hours. I’d always leave with a stack of 5 books and read them in a week. We still have boxes and boxes of childrens books in my mom’s basement because I absolutely refused to get rid of them when she moved!
Now I have to stash books in weird places like my closet because Ian thinks they’re “clutter”. Granted, we don’t have a big bookcase so I leave them in piles everywhere but still books do not equal clutter!
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I love reading, but I’m not much of a book buyer. I’m don’t repeat read very often, so the library makes much more sense for my reading habit. Plus they’re free at the library and I’m poor
The Hunger Games, of course, was an exception to this rule. Whaddup, boxed set of all three hardcovers. I think The Hunger Games could easily be my not-so-secret addiction haha.
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My addiction is reading when I have time. I refuse to buy an e-reader because I like feeling the pages of between my fingers. However when paper back books become obselete then I will consider buying one. My favorite book that I have read is The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. Read it my junior year of high school and I read it every so often!
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I used to be a book hoarder. I lived outside city limits so I had to pay extra to get a library card (difficult to explain if you didn’t grow up in Illinois) so the bookstore and I became friends. But once I moved into a city where I could get a library card I basically quit buying books and I took like 5 huge bags to Half Price Books when we moved. My mom still thinks I’m crazy for keeping as many as I do and it’s only a third of what I used to have!
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Kelsey Reply:
September 26th, 2012 at 7:08 am
I’m glad you overcame your hoarderness!
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I have issues with white collared shirts and pillow shams…..cannot stop buying.
Addictions with coffee and wine are also up for discussion…
I’m a big book person too…but I am good about selling them on half.com and giving them away, so they dont take over our space.
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Kelsey Reply:
September 26th, 2012 at 7:07 am
That’s an interesting addiction…
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Oh my goodness have I really just met my book nerd soulmate???? Not only am I OBSESSED with buying books (it’s a serious problem…especially now with Amazon Prime), but I LOVE the smell of books. I sniff all books with pure joy and everyone thinks I’m basically insane
And don’t even get me started with Harry Potter. I’ve re-read the series over 3 times and always shed a few tears whenever I reach the end.
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Kelsey Reply:
September 26th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
Did we just become best friends?
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