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how many books do you actually own? and keep in your house?

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juicychops · 23/05/2011 13:58

i have about 250 books in a book shelf in my front room. ive read about half of them, and the other half i will get around to once ive finished my degree at the end of the year- im planning on reading straight for a good few months! but they do look quite cluttered now

but the thing is, i like keeping the books i read. i dont know why, but i just do. i would rather buy and keep one than borrow it from the library. and when i read them i like to keep them all nice and neat and try not to bend the spine too much so that they still look reasonably new on my shelf

does anyone else keep loads of books like me? or am i just silly?

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wildstrawberryplace · 23/05/2011 14:10

Mine are chicken feed compared to my parents...the two of them live in a 7 bedroom house and they can't downsize now we've all left home because they need the room for their books Grin

AmazingBouncingFerret · 23/05/2011 14:10

I'm the same WOMD When we were househunting I found it very strange that the majority of houses we looked at appeared to have no books at all. There were some that had bookcases but they had DVD's on them! Grin

nickelbabe · 23/05/2011 14:08

there's nothing wrong with keeping the books you read - it saves on wallpapering, too.
they do look good, and as sticky says - great insulation!

wildstrawberryplace · 23/05/2011 14:07

Over 1000, maybe 1500?

I keep books I like, I give away books that I don't.

WomanOfMassDestruction · 23/05/2011 14:06

I think I've probably got over 1000 in the house but I only keep the ones I will re-read or that are reference books. The rest I regularly box up and send to the Samaritans shop. Nearly all hardbacks and often new releases Blush

I think a house feels a bit odd if it doesn't have books in it...

nickelbabe · 23/05/2011 14:05

you're not expecting a count are you? Shock

I've got about 2000 at least.
maybe more.
haven't got a clue!

(and many more that live here at the shop until I can persuade DH that we do have room for them....)

stickylittlefingers · 23/05/2011 14:05

we have 1000s. The whole family loves books, DP writes them and we can't keep up with shelving them all. They're everywhere!! But - they're great soundproofing, great insulation, look beautiful (we think! Remember the old reading room in the BL - now that was beautiful, and we're going for that look...) Books are great, make life worth living and should be everywhere.

Be proud of your books!!

ChristinedePizan · 23/05/2011 14:03

I do too - have no idea how many books I own but it's nearer 1000 than 250 :) One of the reasons that I bought this house is that there are acres of built in bookshelves. I haven't managed to fill them yet :o

AmazingBouncingFerret · 23/05/2011 14:02

You're not silly I keep all my books. I grew up in a house that has thousands of the buggers so it was inevitable really. Grin

dittany · 23/05/2011 14:01

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