I Absolutely Love Bookstores

The best people in life (including my girlfriend) can be found in bookstores <3

The only problem is where to put one's purchases after struggling home with them.

I would marry the Beast for his awesome library just for some storage space. As it is, I'm concerned my apartment building will one day collapse from all the extra mass I'm adding to one side...

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Mamapolo2016 · F

I know how that is. My late husband and I were both that way. My daughter's man is like that.

Murmurs · 31-35, F

@Mamapolo2016 I don't know if it becomes a compulsion or what. But I think of all the possible habits it's a pretty healthy one :)

Mamapolo2016 · F

I have less than half as much space now as we used to devote to books. By necessity I got dragged kicking and screaming into e-books. I still love it, but it's not the full print experience.

Murmurs · 31-35, F

@Mamapolo2016 e-books are fine and have their place too...but I agree, it just isn't the same.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Murmurs Once my dad found a set of, I think, 14 big volumes that were a weird and whimsical collection of unrelated genres. Fairy tales, Shakespeare, Arabian Nights...and most of the pages were still uncut. That was magical for me.

Murmurs · 31-35, F

@Mamapolo2016 oh gosh what an amazing find! 💕

I love trawling through second hand bookshops you can find such wonderful treasure

madmax83 · 41-45, M

I don’t miss real books at all. I much more interested in the content than carrying books, and bookmarks, and a nightlight around everywhere. I do really miss good used bookstores, great one in Austin. Some of the coolest stuff and people in those. @Murmurs