11.09.07 (8:06 pm) [
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If Only There Were a Place Like That
At my old job, I used to get free books. Lots and lots of free books and the books that I didnt get for free, I got a deep discount. It was great at first but eventually I realized that I had a problem. I had a hard time throwing away books. I also found that I had hard time giving them away (I eventually settled on wrapping them up and passing them out as White Elephants at the family Xmas party). It was a LOT of effort.
As it happens, my mother had a similar problem because I kept giving her so many books. We were sitting in the kitchen one day bemoaning having so many books in our possession. "Why is getting rid of books so hard? Why cant I just throw them away? If only there was a place where one could go where one could rent or borrow books to read so that when one is done, one doesnt have to keep the book!"
My Dad just shouted in from the other room, "you mean like a LIBRARY?"
Hahaha. I thought of that because I have finally gone to the library after not going for several years. I went because I dont have the job with the free books anymore. I got *two* books.I am rather glad, now that I think about it, that when I am done reading these books, I can take them back to the library. They wont clutter up my house more than it already is.
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auntconi (
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11.09.07 (5:22 pm)
Books seem so much more 'important' or 'valuable' than a magazine ~ at least I tell myself that.
I can't toss a book away either. Never!
Oh well ~ thank goodness we have libraries.
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fractalmom (
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11.09.07 (6:12 pm)
OMG!! that is hilarious. I am actually laughing. I am so totally that stupid too. and i have the same exact problem. i have unpacked everything from the move, except....my books. and there are 30 boxes of them. and i have nowhere to put them. and i have to build bookshelves in this house. and i won't get rid of them.
what the heck is the name for book freaks anyway?
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mimi (
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11.10.07 (8:04 am)
i think it is because books are our "friends" and we don't like disposing of "friends"....
good to see you here : )
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Suzie (
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11.12.07 (2:36 pm)
That is totally hilarious, and more so because I can totally imagine a conversation like that between my own friends or family.
I love the library. I view it as my free "trial period" with any book I might consider buying. It turns out, though, that there are very few books I deem worth actually owning. (compared to the volume of books read.)
If you have books you don't want to keep, you could donate them to the library or a used bookstore. That way, you don't have to feel *directly* responsible for their potential untimely end - they might, after all, end up in a new good home. :)
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rosietulips (
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11.13.07 (12:15 pm)
I have a hard time getting rid of books, too. My shelves are overflowing!