mehastings
Active Member
I like to collect books for three reasons. The first (and probably biggest) is that I like to pass books along to other people. If I got books from the library I wouldn't be able to do this. I could recomend books, but then who knows if the person ever gets their hands on a copy. If I have the book on hand I don't need to worry. Sometimes my books come back to me and I can share them again. If they don't make it back, I rarely stress over it.
The second reason is that I might want to re-read something. My reading moods really vary. Sometimes all I want to do is read something I've already read. There are a couple books that I have gotten rid of through bookcrossing and I regret not having them to reread.
The third reason is that I think I may want to read them someday and should have them on hand. A lot of these are classics (Shakespear, Dumas, Homer, etc).
The second reason is that I might want to re-read something. My reading moods really vary. Sometimes all I want to do is read something I've already read. There are a couple books that I have gotten rid of through bookcrossing and I regret not having them to reread.
The third reason is that I think I may want to read them someday and should have them on hand. A lot of these are classics (Shakespear, Dumas, Homer, etc).