How many books do you own?

[Roland Butter]

I'm with Michelle. The only books I own (apart from all the ones waiting to be read) are reference books and the very few "treasured" ones, like signed copies.

 

Don't see the point of hanging onto things that are only going to clutter the place up - far better to pass them on so other people can get the same enjoyment (or, in the case of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness ......) that I did.

 

Can't see how that's a heinous crime, personally.

[Adam]

I could never part with my books. They are a prized collection for me

[Nici]

I'm the same Adam. I treasure my books. But I only keep the really good ones.

 

I have about 120 although I will be getting 7 books at christmas .

[Louiseog]

I have 68 on my shelf that I know about, there a few more to add from my weekend swapping and buying!

These are reading, I also have about 100 reference books which I use or look at regularly.

I do not keep my books once I've read them so with you Michelle, sell, swap or pass on!

[Angel]

I'd say easily 450 - 500 books. About 75-100 reference / text including cookery books. Like many on here I would not part with them - it has to be very disappointing to end up on Green Metropolis. Thats excluding Tiger's and her brothers.

[Guest fireball]

Please don't be so critical of people who have different ideas / views than you.

I'm far for being critical, Michelle, the whole reason for fourms like these, is diversity's is the name of the game, it was just the

But then again, I don't keep many of my books once read.

that irked me that's all. Like you, I was just expressing MY opinion. Sorry you don't like it.

[pontalba]

As evidenced by my previous post I wouldn't dream of getting rid of any of my books, they include my great grandfathers, grandfathers, my mothers, great uncles....my family has read and reread so many of them. Many are gifts from loved ones that are no longer with me, it would be like giving away a piece of them.

 

Maybe I am too sentimental, but so be it. The books are not things to me, they are attachments to people, places and times that are gone.

[Guest fireball]

OOOH! pontalba, you are one lucky lady ALL those books, very nice ideed. You've probably got a first printing in there somewhere too.

[Echo]

If I kept every book I've ever read, I would be swimming through piles of books! I just recently gave away or sold about 200 of my books, many of which I never read, and was never going to. The books I keep are the ones that I know I will re-read, and since I'm a big re-reader, I keep a lot. But if I'm not going to read it, and if I know I'm not going to re-read it, I'll get rid of it!

[Oblomov]

I'd say I own about a thousand or so fiction paperbacks and around 250 non-fiction reference books.

 

But my classic comic collection exceeds the 7000 mark.

[Kylie]

Very impressive Oblomov! Do you have them all stored in those plastic protection sleeves? I probably have 100 or so comics, but nothing particularly special - they're just from my childhood.

[Oblomov]

Very impressive Oblomov! Do you have them all stored in those plastic protection sleeves?

You bet! I read them myself regularly, but nobody but nobody is allowed to borrow them.

[Icecream]

When I moved my textbooks this week I had a count and I think I have 47 Theology/biblical books, around 10 music books, plus a few other reference books such as dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, biographical dictionary, quotations dictionary, a book about lettering and also with those are 32 christian fiction books. I still have to count my children's and other fiction books.

[chicken]

I only keep Stephen King books and "sets" Lord of the Ring, His Dark Materials, Earths Children etc that I liked or dont have the complete set of. The others are read and passed round the family my Mum reads a lot since she retired (lucky thing) and my SIL doesn't work (even luckier thing) so we swap quite often. I suppose I have about 150 books including all my gardening books and OH's car books. Not bad really. If I had the room I would have a libary stacked FULL of all sorts then I would have thousands of books

[muggle not]

I donated over 300 books to the library last year and gave many more away to friends. Our new house does not have the bookcases that our other house had. I still have boxes and boxes of books in our storage area. There are some that I cannot give away.

 

btw chicken. I enjoyed the Ayla books and still have all of them.

[chicken]

btw chicken. I enjoyed the Ayla books and still have all of them.

 

You lucky thing. I had the first one Clan of the Cave Bear (?) and lost it, the second one I lent to Mum and she lost it (!) I only have one at the moment, but am keeping my eyes open round car boot sales etc hoping to get them again. How many are there now. We seem to have very similar taste in literature dont we

[muggle not]

Not sure as I am apart from my book collection but I think there are 5 of the Earth books. I think my favorite may be 'Valley of the Horses. Now that the subject is up I am somewhat thinking of going back and re-reading a few of them.

[Nici]

Chicken, I loved the Earths Childrens books as well and they take pride and place on my bookshelf. I will never get rid of them as they are far too special.

[chicken]

Right thats it I'm on a mission now to get them all again and have a re-read ! I knew this would happen on a site about books........so many stories ......so little time :readingtwo:

[muggle not]

Chicken, I loved the Earths Childrens books as well and they take pride and place on my bookshelf. I will never get rid of them as they are far too special.

I knew it, I knew it. Which is your favorite???

[Nici]

Muggle, I think my favourite, like you, has to be The Valley of the Horses. What wonderful books they are! I think a re-read is in order soon!

[happyanddandy]

I managed to pick up 3 from the Hospice shop on Nici's recommendation and I have read the first one this year - very enjoyable

[aromaannie]

too many

[purple95]

Good Evening,

 

Between Mrs. purple95 and me we have approximately 1500.

 

Plus;

I still have around 500 of my comic books dating back to the late 1940's. I started reading early as I'm sure all of you did.

 

dan

[Roland Butter]

Look after your comics Dan - they have got to be worth a fortune!