Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, I have to ask - what is the point of keeping all these books? There are certain books like I like to reread. Then there are reference books (parenting, health, productivity, etc) that I liked and may refer back to. Then I have a couple of signed copies. All together, for me that's less than 50 books. Plus I always have a shelf full of books "to be read" - usually that's another 20-50. So I've got a max of 100 books.

I'm a voracious reader, and I fundamentally do not understand why on earth you'd need to keep 800 books in your home, unless it's essentially decorative, in which case, just arrange them in a way that's pleasing to the eye, what does it matter how they're sorted?

Isn't this just a weird form of hoarding? Get them out of your house! I guarantee you're not re-reading or referring to 800 books.

Fundamentally, books are our friends. I need many. I suppose I have 2000, arranged in order by authors last name for fiction and Dewey for non fiction.
You’ve caused me to think about why I have so many. While I am a former librarian, and I suppose what goes along w that makes sense, I also remember losing myself in books when my parents divorced when I was ten.
They were the only thing I looked forward to. I wasn’t at a point when I could navigate social interaction.
I didn’t have to when I was in a book.
Old habits die hard i guess..
Books are our friends.