I?m a serial bibliophile , and I need help.

I?m addicted to reading.

If you could see my room or my desk, you?d understand. On my desk alone I have Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman), The Best of Fantasy 2001 and Year?s Best Fantasy and Year?s Best Fantasy 2 and Tales from Jabba?s Palace (anthologies), The Fellowship of the Ring, the Silmarillion and The Lays of Beleriand (J.R.R. Tolkien), Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (J.R. Rowling), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (up for debate), Starfighters of Adumar and Rebel Stand (Aaron Allston), Traitor (Matthew Woodring Stover), The Stand (Stephen King), Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier), Cloak of Deception (James Luceno), The Broken Sword (Poul Anderson), Shadow (K.J. Parker), Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett), and Conan the Victorious (Robert Jordan).

Aside from The Stand, which I?m currently reading, all of the other books mentioned are my own.

The mess in my bedroom is worse. Two large bookshelves are overflowing. I have stacks of books that come up to my waist, and I?m a pretty tall guy. I?ve built a small fort with my Star Wars paperbacks. There are some parts of the room where I?ve given up even trying to stack and I?ve just started throwing them into piles. And the really scary thing? I?ve read all of them, most of them more than once. Hundreds, maybe thousands of books. I spend over $1000 a year on new reading material, easily. And that?s just the tip of the iceberg: I get most of my books from the library.

Does anyone else share my addiction? I?ve tried to get help, but people just laugh at me. I can?t resist the urge to whip out my latest paperback on the bus, at work, during class. Does anyone else share my addiction?

 

No. I'm bibliophobic.

 

YES!!! Finally, someone knows what goes through my mind every single day!!

I carry around AT LEAST one book to read EVERYWHERE I go. It is an addiction, but not one I plan on breaking at any time soon.

You know, I like the word 'bibliophile' so much, I'm going to get a bumber sticker made!

 

We call your kind "bookworm"...

 

Yup. I am also a bibliophile. Actually, now that I got my drivers liscense I go back to the library before my pile of books are due, so they're all due on different dates. I can't keep track of them all, so a large part of the money I spend on books is for overdue fines. My teachers' biggest complaint is that I read during irrelevant subjects like math or science. Actually, I read in class more than I sleep(in class)

 

I don't read constantly, but i do find myself extremely fasinated in fantasy books like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings. I usually find time everyday to read something from one of those books

 

I'm addicted.

 

you think YOU'RE addicted? my mothers cousin has litterally rooms full of Sci-Fi books! He has Boxes stacked up in every room full of books!

 

I didn't think I was ... but I probably am. Two overflowing bookcases and a third well on its way. Books stacked behind books. Books always the top thing on any Christmas or Birthday list. Yup...

My name if Flaming Sword and I'm a bibliophile

 

I, unfortunately, can't afford to read books that much, and there aren't enough books I like to read to read that much consistently. But I do love to read.

 

I have stayed up all night on the odd occasion reading a good book.
Yes, I am a bibliophile.

 

Both myself and my girlfriend read all the time.

It has gotten so bad that when we go to a used bookstore we just buy a book/s for no particular reason. We both know darn well that we will probably never get around to the books we buy because we have so many other books!

We both used to work at a public library, and we took alot of the discarded books that they got rid of.

I would not complain, except when you move around as much as we do, you start to get tired of lugging around 20-30 boxes full of books!

Latre!

 

OMG! Me tOO!

I've rad evry Sweey Vally High and Babiestiters Club and I'm working mi wat thru Marykate + Ashlie's latest adventur!

 

You too Phill!



Latre!

 

I'm an avid reader and buy waaaay more books than I could possibly need. If I see a book that sounds good, I have to buy it.

 

I, too, am a bibliophile. A recommendation, though -- skip all the Conan pastiches. Some of them are amusing, a few are vaguely worthy, but for the most part, just stick to the REH stories.

 

Me = Lifelong bibliophile

Have always been a reading fanatic. There are bookshelves all over my house that are overflowing....tons of boxes in the attic. Down here in my 'den (where my computer is)' are all of my Titanic book (huge collection) along with my other history books, as well as my collection on forensic science and serial murder.

Strange tastes, I know.

 

Why read when you can watch the movie???

 

"Of course you're out of book space. Everyone is always out of book space. If you're not out of book space, you're probably not worth knowing."

-I forget.

 

I sell most books, so I am never out of book space

 

I used to be a bibliophile as a child, but I shifted out of that stage as high school took over my list of priorities

-jediidej-

 

"When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food."
-Deciderius Erasmus (1466?-1536), Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian

 

I think I can safely join this motley crew of philiacs I carry with me a book or two, with different subjects, so I can alternate, depending of mood! Books are good fun

I have somewhat of a collection:



Dave Wolverton: The Courtship of Princess Leia (SW)

F. Nietzche: Thus spoke Zarathustra

G.L., D.G. & J.K. : Star Wars Trilogy

George Lucas: Shadow Dawn

George Lucas: Shadow Moon

Harold Robbins: Descent from Xanadu

Harold Robbins: The Dream Merchants

Hubert Selby Jr. : Last exit to Brooklyn

Jack Kerouac: On the Road

K. J. A. & R. M.: Lightsabers (Young Jedi Knights)

K. W. Jeter: Hard Merchandise (SW)

K. W. Jeter: Slave Ship (SW)

K. W. Jeter: The Mandalorian Armor (SW)

Kevin J. Andersson: Champions of the Force (SW)

Kevin J. Andersson: Dark Apprentice (SW)

Kevin J. Andersson: Jedi Search (SW)

Kevin J. Andersson: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (SW)

Kevin J. Andersson: Tales of the Bounty Hunters (SW)

Luke Rhinehart: Terningemanden (man with th edice, or something look up his name)

Michael A. Stackpole: I, Jedi (SW)

Peter Schweighofer: Tales from the Empire (SW)

Peter Schweighofer: Tales from the New Republic (SW)

R. A. Salvatore: Vector Prime (SW; NJO)

Raymond E. Feist: Magician: Apprentice

Raymond E. Feist: Magician: Master

Robert Jordan: (WoT:1) The Eye of the World

Robert Jordan: (WoT:2) The Great Hunt

Robert Jordan: (WoT:3) The Dragon Reborn

Robert Jordan: (WoT:4) The Shadow Rising

Robert Jordan: (WoT:5) The Fires of Heaven

Robert Jordan: (WoT:6) Lord of Chaos

Robert Jordan: (WoT:7) Crown of Swords

Robert Jordan: (WoT:8) Path of Daggers

Robert Jordan: (WoT:9) Winters Heart (HC)

Robert Silverberg: Legends 2

Robin Hobb: Assassin?s Apprentice

Robin Hobb: Assassin?s Quest

Robin Hobb: Royal Assassin

Stephen J. Sansweet: Star wars Encyclopedia

Steve Perry: Shadows of the Empire (SW)

Terry Brooks: Episode 1, The Phantom Menace

Terry Goodkind: Blood of the Fold

Terry Goodkind: Faith of the Fallen (HC)

Terry Goodkind: Soul of the Fire

Terry Goodkind: Stone of Tears

Terry Goodkind: Temple of the Winds

Terry Goodkind: Wizards First Rule

Terry Prachett: (2) The Light Fantastic

Terry Prachett: (3) Equal Rites

Timothy Zahn: Dark Force Rising (SW)

Timothy Zahn: Heir to the Empire (SW)

Timothy Zahn: Specter of the Past (SW)

Timothy Zahn: The Last Command (SW)

Timothy Zahn: Visions of the Future (SW)

Vonda N. McIntyre: The Crystal Star (SW)

William Gibson: Count Zero

William Gibson: Mona Lisa Overdrive

William Gibson: Neuromancer




I have more books, but I'm at work and this is just a "sell" list



DD

 

I'm addicted, and proud of it. I go to the libary every week. At my highest, I was reading an average of 10 books a week (currently I'm down to two to four). I own probably 300 books now. The bianual booksale my libary does is like Christmas. I'm happy for days (no kidding) afterwards.

Being addicted is a good thing!

 

I have written love poems to the Sci-fi/Fantasy section at Barnes and Noble (seriously). I love the smell of brand new books, to just bury your nose and smell, and their smooth texture, and their unspoilt pages...Can anyone identify with me on this?