tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post5382666661528761248..comments2024-01-05T10:46:06.674-06:00Comments on Scott D. Parker: Writer: Is there such a thing as book addiction?Scott D. Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-75200665794250646172018-01-21T10:06:55.475-06:002018-01-21T10:06:55.475-06:00I certainly have it. For me, 99.99 percent of the ...I certainly have it. For me, 99.99 percent of the books I've bought is because I'd like to read them. Occasionally I buy a book from a friend that I probably won't read because its in some genre I don't care for. I get antsy when financial times are tough and I can't buy books. I splurge when I get into a better money situation. I may have to post about this thing on my own blog. It's true<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-9159004186826180932018-01-20T13:07:18.851-06:002018-01-20T13:07:18.851-06:00Many readers and collectors suffer from what is ca...Many readers and collectors suffer from what is called bibliomania, the compulsive collecting and buying of books. I've been at it for 60 years now and during my life I've accumulated thousands of books and fiction magazines(pulps, digests, literary quarterlies, and slicks). I've filled up all five bedrooms of my present house plus the basement, garage, family room and living room. I'd move into a larger house except the collection has gotten so large and I've become too old to move such an enormous amount of books.<br /><br />I've read a lot of them but of course most remain unread. If I live long enough I'll get to many of them. On the one hand it's obvious that I have too many books but on the other hand having too many is a lot better than most of my neighbors. They either have no books or too few!<br /><br />My advice? Worry when you stop buying books. Then you are really in trouble.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com