Are you a bookworm?

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I cannot part with my books. I have every paperback I have bought since I was 12 (1963). I didn’t even sell my textbooks back in college. My wife is the same. We have bookshelves in every room and in the hallways. There are stacks of books EVERYWHERE!
And they keep multiplying. It would help if I stayed out of Barnes and Noble but…

My children have never lacked for something to read.
 
**I go through periods of time when I read **
**3-4 books a week. I love detective and **
**political novels. **
 
Ah yes BOOKS, there have been many nights i have gone to bed very late cause i just cant let them go. When i was single i use to read a book every two days, however, a husband a two children later(not to mention running a business) it seems i can only get one every other week 😦 .
Right now i am reading mostly all of John Grishman, great writer even if he isnt catholic.
I am also currently reading a few of Anne Rule.
and of course whenever i get the chance read into the forums.

God Bless! 😃
 
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rachel-sara:
Ah yes BOOKS, there have been many nights i have gone to bed very late cause i just cant let them go. When i was single i use to read a book every two days, however, a husband a two children later(not to mention running a business) it seems i can only get one every other week 😦 .
Right now i am reading mostly all of John Grishman, great writer even if he isnt catholic.
I am also currently reading a few of Anne Rule.
and of course whenever i get the chance read into the forums.

God Bless! 😃
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God bless you, too! I see you’ve only posted 3 times. Welcome to CAF. 😃 Do you mean John Grisham?

my Mother my Confidence,
Corinne
 
Thank You!!! and yes, have u read any of his books? He’s very good.
 
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rachel-sara:
Thank You!!! and yes, have u read any of his books? He’s very good.
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I don’t remember. My first job was page (person who puts books and other library materials back on the shelves) at a library so that’s how I know how to spell his name.

my Mother my Confidence,
Corinne
 
Like many posters here, I too consider books as friends.It’s not unusual for me to have 2 or 3 books going at once.Lately I have been devouring books on the catholic faith. When I want a change of pace I enjoy Beverly Lewis or Jodi Picoult. And when I get really irritable with life, my partner takes me to “my friends house”…aka Barnes & Noble or Borders! For me it’s almost as good as a vacation. I have kicked the cigarette habit, but I shudder to think giving up my books.
** In my dream home, i will have a library and an endless supply of Starbuck’s.**
** ~ Kathy ~**
 
I love all of you 🙂 I feel as though I’m in Heaven with all my fellow bookworms. I love to read, absolutely love to read, ever since I was little. I was tall for my age, nerdy, thick glasses ( I heard somewhere that nearsighted people are very intelligent 🤓 ) Anyway, I used to just love to go to the library and walk home through the streets of New York City with my books. Books like The Secret Garden, The Red Balloon, The Five Chinese Brothers And How They Grew, Jane Eyre, Anne of Green Gables, etc. As an adult, I now read mostly Catholic books of which there are so many I’d have to live to 100 to read them all. But I’m currently rereading Veritatis Splendor by our beloved late pope John Paul II the Great and Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft, whom I love (He seems to be one of the few orthodox professors at Boston College, but that’s for another thread). I don’t really have time to read secular novels,even the highbrow ones, but I do like Toni Morrison, and I did my Master’s Thesis on The Bluest Eye if anyone of you have ever read that novel. Very poignant, very painful. But I love to read, including magazines. I’m very eclectic, so I’ll read everything from Ebony to First Things, to Family Circle to Pastoral&Homiletic Review. For me the ultimate in indulgence is to find a cozy corner, open by book du jour, and lose myself between its pages, oblivious to my surroundings.And as far as books are concerned, I have hundreds, including my undergrad and graduate textbooks,and I’m very territorial about them. I don’t like to lend them out. I know that’s selfish, but they’re MINE, and I can’t bear to part with them. Plus, I buy books all the time, with the full intent of reading them, but I can’t get around to them as quickly as I’d like. Currently, I’m on a tear, buying all of the then Cardinal Ratzinger’s books i.e. The Ratzinger Report,and Salt of the Earth. Ignatius Press is my friend, and I actually get a thrill when a new book is delivered to my home. But all that to say, Yes, I am a bookworm,and darn proud of it 👍 👍
 
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cecelia:
I love all of you 🙂 I feel as though I’m in Heaven with all my fellow bookworms. I love to read, absolutely love to read, ever since I was little. I was tall for my age, nerdy, thick glasses ( I heard somewhere that nearsighted people are very intelligent 🤓 ) Anyway, I used to just love to go to the library and walk home through the streets of New York City with my books. Books like The Secret Garden, The Red Balloon, The Five Chinese Brothers And How They Grew, Jane Eyre, Anne of Green Gables, etc. As an adult, I now read mostly Catholic books of which there are so many I’d have to live to 100 to read them all. But I’m currently rereading Veritatis Splendor by our beloved late pope John Paul II the Great and Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft, whom I love (He seems to be one of the few orthodox professors at Boston College, but that’s for another thread). I don’t really have time to read secular novels,even the highbrow ones, but I do like Toni Morrison, and I did my Master’s Thesis on The Bluest Eye if anyone of you have ever read that novel. Very poignant, very painful. But I love to read, including magazines. I’m very eclectic, so I’ll read everything from Ebony to First Things, to Family Circle to Pastoral&Homiletic Review. For me the ultimate in indulgence is to find a cozy corner, open by book du jour, and lose myself between its pages, oblivious to my surroundings.And as far as books are concerned, I have hundreds, including my undergrad and graduate textbooks,and I’m very territorial about them. I don’t like to lend them out. I know that’s selfish, but they’re MINE, and I can’t bear to part with them. Plus, I buy books all the time, with the full intent of reading them, but I can’t get around to them as quickly as I’d like. Currently, I’m on a tear, buying all of the then Cardinal Ratzinger’s books i.e. The Ratzinger Report,and Salt of the Earth. Ignatius Press is my friend, and I actually get a thrill when a new book is delivered to my home. But all that to say, Yes, I am a bookworm,and darn proud of it 👍 👍
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So, then, I’m realy not quite sure how to ask this. I don’t wan’t you to be offended. How shall I put this?
I’ll take a try. Uh, cecelia, do you, you know, like to read? :cool:
 
:hmmm: Savone upon further review…ya know, I think I do :clapping: :dancing:
 
Catholic Heart said:
**I actually panic when my “stash” of books gets low. **
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I thought I was the only one!😃 If I’m down to just one unread book, I honestly get tense and have to go to the library and get more! I don’t ever remember not being able to read; one of my earliest memories is reading Charlotte’s Web with my mom. I love fiction books, though lately I’ve been trying to read up on nutrition and other things. My favorite authors of all time are–Terry Pratchett, P.G. Wodehouse, F. Paul Wilson, Clive Cussler, Janet Evanovich and on and on and on.
 
cecelia said:
:hmmm: Savone upon further review…ya know, I think I do :clapping: :dancing:
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That’s grand! BTW, I read with interest your comments about Peter Kreeft. I’ve been referencing “Catholic Christianity” as I study CCC. Also, I have his “Love is Stronger than Death” which I’m about to start in the next couple of days. :tiphat:
 
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vegpotter:
I thought I was the only one!😃 If I’m down to just one unread book, I honestly get tense and have to go to the library and get more! I don’t ever remember not being able to read; one of my earliest memories is reading Charlotte’s Web with my mom. I love fiction books, though lately I’ve been trying to read up on nutrition and other things. My favorite authors of all time are–Terry Pratchett, P.G. Wodehouse, F. Paul Wilson, Clive Cussler, Janet Evanovich and on and on and on.
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No Veg…you are not alone. I have about 40 books in various areas of my home. I keep saying I am not ordering any more, but then I get wind of a good one and all my resolve goes out the window. Kinda nice though when the book clerks call you by name as you walk in the door!
~ Kathy ~ 👋
 
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savone:
That’s grand! BTW, I read with interest your comments about Peter Kreeft. I’ve been referencing “Catholic Christianity” as I study CCC. Also, I have his “Love is Stronger than Death” which I’m about to start in the next couple of days. :tiphat:
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Enjoy enjoy Savone, and when you’re done, don’t forget Kreeft’s Making Choices: Finding Black And White In A World Of Grays. It’s an EXCELLENT book about moral clarity in this ambiguous age. Really,Kreeft needs to be out on the talking heads circuit more. He’s a needed antidote to the bloviating of the chattering classes who deign to speak for Catholics. Any of his books is a treasure. Also his Everything You Wanted To Know About Heaven (But Never Dreamed Of Asking) is quite informative. As I said, yes, yes, yes, I love to read, and I’m glad that we’re not in the age of Fahrenheit 451 or Brave New World, or 1984 because I’d be lost. I truly treasure the freedom to read, and read read read I shall!! My kingdom for a book I say!! So that this will never be said of me: for want of a book, a mind was lost.
 
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Pumpkin:
I just had eye surgery too! The hardest part of recovery was not being able to read! Mine was for a detached retina and although I can drive again reading is really difficult, I have very limited field of vision in my left eye and when I read for more than a short while the words travel all over the page or computer and my eyes get very sore!!! I will keep you in my prayers it is so frustrating. Even this message board takes me forever to type and look over before I submit.

I actually read the entire Chronicles of Narnia while on vacation, I fell in love with CS Lewis!

For our 1-yr anniversary, my DH gave me a collection of C.S Lewis books including “Mere Christianity” he also gave me Mike Aquilina’s “The father’s of the Church” and St. Augustine’s Confessions. The 1-year anniversary is the “paper anniversary.” He is so great that way. My husband and I read the bible readings for the day before going to bed at night. Therefore, the bible is the most consistent reading I do.

Normally, I read research articles and nursing textbooks, student’s papers and patient chart reviews so I have not had time for pleasurable reading in a while. So when I go on vacation I try to read some easy books.
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I finished C.S. Lewis’ “The Great Divorce” a few days ago and it’s a must-read. It will be nice to reread the Narnia series when Baby is old enough for them - maybe I could read them to Baby until Baby is old enough to grab them from me and devour them cover-to-cover.

my Mother my Confidence,
Corinne
 
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cecelia:
Enjoy enjoy Savone, and when you’re done, don’t forget Kreeft’s Making Choices: Finding Black And White In A World Of Grays. It’s an EXCELLENT book about moral clarity in this ambiguous age. Really,Kreeft needs to be out on the talking heads circuit more. He’s a needed antidote to the bloviating of the chattering classes who deign to speak for Catholics. Any of his books is a treasure. Also his Everything You Wanted To Know About Heaven (But Never Dreamed Of Asking) is quite informative. As I said, yes, yes, yes, I love to read, and I’m glad that we’re not in the age of Fahrenheit 451 or Brave New World, or 1984 because I’d be lost. I truly treasure the freedom to read, and read read read I shall!! My kingdom for a book I say!! So that this will never be said of me: for want of a book, a mind was lost.
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Now, that’s just what I need! A suggestion about another book to read! :whistle:I saw him on EWTN. I appreciated his presentation, insights, and that he doesn’t seem like he’s “full of himself.” Just remember, no book burning allowed! :nope: They say my mind was lost for the want of too many books! :whacky: :rotfl: :whacky:
 
I am a book lover. I learned to read before I was supposed to go to kindergarten, and I read so much and so well that I ended up skipping kindergarten. I was reading at a seventh-grade level when I was five.
Our public library had a summer reading program for kids where for every ten books you read, you got a prize. I read either 114 or 141 books (my mom can’t remember which number it was). The next summer, the library set a limit on the number of books you could read for a prize. It was only sixty or seventy books. I was so disappointed.
Unfortunately, now I don’t read as much. Part of it is that I’m busier now than I was when I was five years old. Another part is that, even though I was reading books that would have been difficult for most people my age, they weren’t conceptually very difficult. Now I’m reading books on theology and apologetics, and those take longer for me to get through because I really want to pay attention and remember things. I can still read through ‘easy’ books very quickly, though. My most recent speed-reading achievement was reading a 700-page book in less than 24 hours. I still love books. I just when back to my mother’s house and borrowed four or five of her books, so I am very excited. One of them is a Peter Kreeft book; I really like him. Then there is one by Sheed, another by Patrick Madrid, another by Karl Keating, and of course CS Lewis. If she had books by Chesterton, I would have borrowed those too. I can’t really think of my favorite author because I have so many.
 
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savone:
Now, that’s just what I need! A suggestion about another book to read! :whistle:I saw him on EWTN. I appreciated his presentation, insights, and that he doesn’t seem like he’s “full of himself.” Just remember, no book burning allowed! :nope: They say my mind was lost for the want of too many books! :whacky: :rotfl: :whacky:
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No book burning allowed…what if I want to burn all the copies of “The Da Vinci Code”?!?

my Mother my Confidence,
Corinne
 
I can’t say I have lost sleep because of books. If it were not for books I would be a complete insomniac. Before I can sleep I need to read. When I feel myself getting drowsy I read a passage from the Bible and fall asleep.

I am happy to see that so many of you gained your love of books from the library. I am a retired children’s librarian and often looked myself as nurturing a little nest of bookworms. I think the greatest children’s books were the Narnia Books, The Little House Books and The Great Brain Series (really great Catholic Series )
 
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