The Thursday Bookworm #9

The Thursday Bookworm (Th., 1/20/05)

"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes." -Desiderius Erasmus

This week’s Bookworm questions come from… you guys! Well, a couple of you anyway. If you have any questions you would like to suggest for future ‘Worms, please email me and let me know.

Now on with this week’s ‘Worm!

These are from Honeybee and her cutie-pie son Little Man! Thanks, guyzos, for coming up with some really fun questions (and for saving my sanity!):

1. How many books do you own (and if you’re not a nerd like me and don’t know the exact number, guess-timate)?
600-700–a conservative estimate.

2. Do you keep books to add to your personal library, or do you trade them/give them away?
keep ‘em!

3. If you keep books, what makes you keep them? What kind of books do you keep?
i mainly keep the books that i like.  i’d have to really dislike a book in order for me to give it away, but that hasn’t happened too often.

i keep books in different genres, and i also kept some of my textbooks from school.  but that’s because i was an English major and studied creative writing in grad school, so it goes without question that i’d keep those types of textbooks.

And from Eric (thanks, babe!):
4. Do you have a guilty pleasure book- something you would never want to admit to reading?
Lillian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who… mysteries!

And this one’s from me:
5. Have you ever gone without something you needed to buy a book instead?
probably.  can’t remember the last time, but i’m sure i have.