I don’t know about you, but I have an obsession with books. The movers we hired can attest to that as they moved over 60 boxes of books to our new house several years ago. If we had to move again, I’d say that number has increased by at least 20. Being a simple book-enthusiast was never an option for me. It is a God-given passion, and I am addicted to the thrill of danger, love, and struggles of the story. In other words, I’m a bookaholic.
For your entertainment, here are ten confessions I have about being a Bookaholic.
It’s confession time:
- I used to be a single book at a time gal. Now I’m up to three or four at a time. One audiobook, one e-book, and two print (usually one nonfiction and one fiction). I do still tend to finish one before the other, but not always.
- I own an unseemly number of bookish t-shirts.
- With rare exception, I read only Christian Fiction, and usually, it is a historical romance.
- I have over 1000 print books in my house. Their physical presence is calming and grounds me.
- All of my books are organized and cataloged in a literal library system. I even have a barcode scanner. The old-school kind, not my phone–although I’m considering an upgrade. 😉
- I own more Christian Historical Fiction than my public library and lend books out to friends to justify my growing collection.
- Library Used Book Sales are my kryptonite. Our county has several a year, and I always come home with treasures and a request for another bookshelf.
- I have duplicates of my favorite books, which I gladly shove at my friends and make them read…even if I know reading “isn’t their thing.” I mean, what’s wrong with them? They just haven’t found the right book, and I am glad to help remedy that problem.
- My family has created a game called “Hide Mom’s Book.” It used to be only when they discovered I was nearing the end of a book, but now it’s whenever they see a book come in the mail.
- My husband once hid North and South from me and forgot where he hid it. For over a year, I searched, but it took until we moved to find it.
- I hide from my family to read books. Sometimes in the car, but most often in the laundry room or my bathroom. Gross? Yes, but a girl has to finish her books.
- I carry books with me everywhere. In fact, every single purse I own has died because the weight has separated the handles from the actual bag. Yes, I know, e-books. But there is nothing like a print book in your hand.
- More than once, I have pre-ordered the same book multiple times by accident. Yeah, Amazon supposedly has a little thing at the top telling you when you purchased the book previously, but who has time to read that when you are giddily hitting the purchase button?
- More than once, I have become injured while reading a book. Grease splatters from cooking get me. Pans have dropped on my feet. Books smash me in the face as I read in bed. Worst is missing steps I didn’t see while reading and walking. You’d think I’d learn my lesson about multitasking, but I haven’t.
- I haven’t read every book I own, but I keep buying more. That’s the real sign of a bookaholic, right?
I know I can’t be the only one. Be honest. We can have our own Bookaholics Anonymous Meeting right now. Share your bookaholic confessions in the comments. I’d love to hear I’m not alone.
Crystal: I see that I am not the only one who is a bookaholic! I am, too! Right now I am reading Anne Graham Lotz’s books and Ruth Graham’s books. I just finished reading Billy Graham’s book, Nearing Home and it was wonderful. Of course, these are not fiction but I read 5 or 6 books on fiction last month. I can’t afford to keep buying books but the library books are not the kind I like to read. By the way, I recommend that you read Just Give me Jesus. That is the best book you could even read and almost apply it to your life. It is not fiction but reads like fiction.
Those are great recommendations, and I’m sorry your library doesn’t have the books you like. 🙁 That does make it hard and books are expensive. I’m praying that someone close by will begin sharing books you enjoy with you.
Who is the author of Just give me Jesus?
Anne Graham Lotz – I had to look that one up.
Just give me Jesus is an excellent book! You can’t go wrong with it! I have read it twice and plan to read it again, with my Bible this time. Anne Graham Lotz has written excellent books and I have some of them. They’re wonderful! God bless you.
We have over 1000 books in our personal library, as well, and that doesn’t even count the kids’ books. 😅 You’re right! There’s nothing like holding a physical book in your hand to read. I’ve become a professional one-handed-book-holder/page-turner ((its an artform 😉)), although I do get finger cramps from that, occasionally. 😆
I love your love for books and reading!!
I am so right there with you Casey! One-handed everything just so I can read!It really is an art form that only booklovers develop. 🙂 And I love that you didn’t even include your kids book in the counts, because I didn’t either. I didn’t even think to! LOL
I need to be a gold star member of books anonymous …not only did I identify with each statement but could add a few as well. Many think I’m strange and say things like there is a public library, etc. Of course like you, I think they are the strange ones, it is hard to understand someone who doesn’t like books or doesn’t like to read. Now, how can that be?
I agree. I don’t understand how someone couldn’t like reading. It just doesn’t make sense. And I LOVE my library!