If you’re wondering why “Take 2″ it’s because after I hit publish the first time, I realized that after being away for 3 months I forgot to turn the comments back on. Presumptuous of me, perhaps, to think you’ll even want to comment… but there ya have it!
This week’s Booking Through Thursday asks:
Book Gluttony! Are your eyes bigger than your book belly? Do you have a habit of buying up books far quicker than you could possibly read them? Have you had to curb your book buying habits until you can catch up with yourself? Or are you a controlled buyer, only purchasing books when you have run out of things to read?
Well… since you asked…
Yeah, I guess I probably classify as a book glutton based on the questions asked. Me in a book store is like that old potato chip commercial … I can’t just buy one.
In fact, I was in the bookstore this morning picking up some weekend reading (like my TBR pile isn’t big enough already) and was thinking that if I had more money I’d just come in and buy one of everything. That way when I want something different to read, I can just browse my own shelves instead of going out in the rain to get something. :)
I should really curb my book buying for awhile, not just to catch up but because I really want to move this year and as it stands the books are gonna take up more room in the truck than the furniture will!
I should also mention that this pretty much only applies to fiction. When it comes to non-fiction, especially self-help and business books, I pretty much buy and read them one at a time. I need the time in between to digest what I’ve learned and put it into action before digging in. I used to buy them up a dozen or so at a time, but it just got too confusing trying to keep them all straight.
What about you? Where do you fall on the grand scale of book gluttons? Visit Booking Through Thursday to see who else has shared their secrets. :)
on May 14th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I even let my non-fition books pile up. But most of these are memoirs.
on May 14th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Same here, I cannot walk out of a bookstore with just one book. I hope your move goes well. Happy BTT!
on May 14th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
That was an important distinction that you made; my book buying obsession only applies to fiction. Non-fiction is a one-at-a-time purchase.
on May 14th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I believe every book has its moment with an individual reader, and that is why I have to keep buying them in case I have a whim for that particular book.
Proud to be a glutton, but I try not to buy. I grab the ones that I’m most desperate to read and leave the rest on a list.
on May 14th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
@Melissa – Memoirs are one type of book I really have never gotten into. But I can see myself now, if I ever take a shine to them as much as I do my romances and mysteries, then I’d be buying them up en mass as well.
@Jaimie – Thanks. :) It’s probably not going to be til the end of the summer now, but I’m planning on a smooth one for a change.
@ Heather – I spend a lot of time doing research, so except for self-help and business books, buying it is like work for me. The only time I buy in batches is if I need it for a project I’m working on.
@Matthew – That is a beautiful thought. And a really good way to justify buying lots of books. :) I have a list too, and a budget, so even why I buy in batches, unless it’s a really good sale the batch is usually only 3 or 4 books at a time.