The truth is, I no longer go to bookstores anymore because I'm unable to say no to the printed word. I look at a book, smell the fresh inked pages, and desire to take it home in my bag. I want to curl up, snuggle down, and absorb every word in between each cover. The winter season is especially conducive to reading with all of the apple cider, hot tea, and coffee. It's a book worm's paradise.
So I have a moral dilemma. Do I deny myself all books or do I just indulge and buy them? I haven't found the medium-ground in there. I would have thought graduate school would have snuffed out my desire for a word or two. Nope.
Libraries are your friend :)
ReplyDeleteLOL, I'm with Faith. I know you've heard of a library, Melissa. There's also this thing called ILL, which makes it pretty easy to get books that you want to read.
ReplyDeletePS without sarcasm: Are you enjoying 1000 Gifts? It's been on my "to read' list since it came out... so sad I haven't gotten around to reading it.
I do know about the library. I used to go there a lot, especially this past summer. However, I accrued some fines and don't really want to pay them.
ReplyDeleteBut I'll get desperate and go back to the library sooner or later.
P.S. 1000 Gifts is really good. I am only 15 pages in, but I really like it. My goal is to finish it by Dec. 1. I'll let you know.