So, apparently I DID have something to post today...I just totally forgot LOL
It's my turn on the blog chain, and for this round, Kate wants us to fill in the blank:
Books are __________.
It's been really interesting reading everyone's responses. I sort of thought everyone would have the same answer and that hasn't been the case at all. Everyone has had wonderful posts on this.
For me, books are........an addiction.
Seriously. I crave them. I think about them ALL the time, whether it's about reading them or writing them. I dwell on the characters and worlds I've immersed myself in for long after I've closed the book. I dream about them. I could talk for hours about them. I let my house crumble around my ears when I'm in the middle of a good one. I carry one with me at all times. My house is bursting at the seams with them and I still want more! My dream is to have a huge library in my house, with rolling ladders to reach all the shelves :D
The second pay day hits, I go out and buy at least one new (or new to me) book. I have kept the library cards from every place I have ever lived (and I've moved a lot). When I don't have something to read, I go a little crazy. I'll buy books I'm not horribly interested in because if I need something to read and that's all that's available, I can't just walk away empty handed.
I'm seriously addicted....and I LOVE it :)
Be sure to check out Laura's awesome answer from yesterday, and stop by Shaun's tomorrow to see what books are to him :)
How about you? How would you fill in the blank?
. . . the source of all life!
ReplyDeleteOkay, how about . . .
. . . the teleporter to other worlds. Yeah, I like the Star Trek analogy. Each and every book is a different world, a different experience, a journey beyond the everyday and, often, into the extraordinary.
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Yes, I'm definitely addicted to books, and I don't want to be cured!
ReplyDeleteI would definitely say an addiction too, but also, an escape. I love being able to escape to a new place with new people (or places and people I've gotten to know) from the comfiness of my own bed. =)
ReplyDeleteJessica
Ah, yes, an addiction. I would agree with that! :D
ReplyDeleteAdmitting you have a problem is the first step...
ReplyDeleteOf course, in your case I don't think your addiction is a problem :)
And I completely agree with you about having a huge library with a rolling ladder. I would love to have something like that.
I'd say addiction, too. :D I can't stay away from them!
ReplyDeleteHa! Addicted is right!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to think of how I could answer that question, but the ones I think of are not unique
Books are ... life, love, happiness, escape, freedom.
They are an addiction!
ReplyDeleteTo me they are a gateway to knoweledge and new worlds!
...beloved.
ReplyDelete...friends
ReplyDeleteThey are warm, comforting, entertaining, teachers, and on and on and on.
Yes, books are my friends!
Hmm, I wonder how much I could get paid for opening an BLA (Book Lovers Anonymous) workshop to cure their addictions. Then again, people would be too busy reading to pay attention to the seminar :) Oh well...
ReplyDeleteAww! I'm the same way. Laughed about the library card hoarding (I do that, too). Books are portals to other worlds. Cheesy, I know, but it's true. You're not alone in your book addiction. ;)
ReplyDeleteGirl, I hear you! If it wasn't for my library I would be in the poor house!
ReplyDeleteOMG, I totally agree - books are an addiction for me too. I actually get kind of twitchy if I go too many days without a new book in hand. And I also have held on to all my old library cards!
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