tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post1386556359227798664..comments2023-10-22T05:22:19.798-05:00Comments on Bookish Bent: Question of the DayA.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17918415034987411623noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-20195049523538672922009-05-20T09:09:07.519-05:002009-05-20T09:09:07.519-05:004you - I think the thing about Netflix and buying ...4you - I think the thing about Netflix and buying books from Amazon is that they come to you. Some people just want to pay for the convenience of not having to leave the house. Obviously the library saves the money - and it's important to support our libraries - so I can see both sides.<br /><br />CMS - Wow, she sounds really nice. I bet she feels the same way about you. :)A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17918415034987411623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-27846584198219027312009-05-20T08:43:13.525-05:002009-05-20T08:43:13.525-05:00I have this wonderful coworker who likes the same ...I have this wonderful coworker who likes the same types of books I do and generously lends them to me when she's done. I love it (and her!) because it saves me a trip to the library, which isn't as much fun now that I have an almost-2-year-old who wants to run, run, run.CMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748652964281422394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-63382145426883180852009-05-19T12:13:00.000-05:002009-05-19T12:13:00.000-05:00My "to read" stack is fairly ridiculous. It doesn'...My "to read" stack is fairly ridiculous. It doesn't fit on my bookshelf anymore, so I have stacks of books on the floor in my room. This is mostly due to the fact that my mother is a constantly buying new books, and when she is finished with them she passes them on to me. Also, I check books out from the library when they catch my eye, which doesn't help the stack get any smaller.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241811069940971926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-78719611925607430812009-05-19T09:09:00.000-05:002009-05-19T09:09:00.000-05:00p.s. Like the new color scheme!p.s. Like the new color scheme!4younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884140371100852305.post-55261539293765890492009-05-19T09:08:00.000-05:002009-05-19T09:08:00.000-05:00I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised b...I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised by the library! Like I tell netflix addicts, you can get the movies you want, you just might have to wait in the queue. Same with books. It's a great money-saving way to keep reading!<br /><br />I went mad in the year I worked at the bookstore and bought a bunch of books I've still not read, then I did the same thing a few years ago at a "buy 5 for $2" sale at a charity event. I recently looked back at those books and the ones I got at the bookstore I still want to read, the ones at the charity event I don't. I can tell how much I've changed in the last few years when I look at those books and they are all the same type of book, sad, coming of age stories. Not that I still don't like a good coming of age story, but I like a little more diversity in my reading now. It's actually nice to see how this little girls grown up a bit!<br /><br />I'll probably recycle some of them off to the charity to be re-sold to someone else.4younoreply@blogger.com