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PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,894 posts)
Thu Jan 4, 2018, 07:46 PM Jan 2018

TOO MANY BOOKS!! [View all]

I know, it's rude to shout, but I just have to let it out.

I can't afford to buy a lot of books (don't feel sorry for me at all) so I make copious use of my local library. Right now I have 14 books checked out, one waiting to be picked up, and another 21 on hold, all but two of which are frozen.

Plus, my sister who always does a Christmas Eve thing at her house decided to host a literary Christmas this year, because she and all of her friends are great readers, and invited everyone to bring books to exchange. I took about twenty of those books. AND I went to Barnes & Noble twice and bought three more books there.

Oh, my god, what am I to do? At least I don't have a job to keep me away from reading.

Heck, one reason I don't come here as often as I should is that I see far too many good book suggestions.

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TOO MANY BOOKS!! [View all] PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 OP
Its like guitars, Eko Jan 2018 #1
Coincidentally, the optimum number of guitars is Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2018 #10
Nice. Eko Jan 2018 #12
We had to move out of a rental we'd been in forever and deal with our books. It was hilarious. LisaM Jan 2018 #2
Two different times in the past I gave PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #4
Well, there are two of us and we used to go to a lot of books sales. LisaM Jan 2018 #5
Cant have too many. Polly Hennessey Jan 2018 #3
LOL! LisaM Jan 2018 #6
I hear you, brothers and sisters, I give my books to the library -- they save me lots fierywoman Jan 2018 #7
You know.... PoorMonger Jan 2018 #8
I can relate Ohiogal Jan 2018 #9
Lovely to read of those more addicted to books than me! northoftheborder Jan 2018 #11
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