tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post7488312044583893618..comments2024-03-02T08:41:28.052+00:00Comments on Emma King-Farlow: My Name is Emma and I'm a Bookaholic...Emma K-Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12605615818710615231noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post-70949357373583008412008-01-30T15:23:00.000+00:002008-01-30T15:23:00.000+00:00Thanks. I think my one day record is 26.Ah, now th...<I>Thanks. I think my one day record is 26.</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, now the fact that I can top that total is entirely due to www.thebookpeople.co.uk's tendency to sell some great collections of reference books at ridiculous prices, e.g. 10 books for £8.99 or something. I think my one day record is somewhere around 34 - 1 set of 10, 2 sets of 8 and a gaggle of individuals! <BR/><BR/><I>What can I say... I love starting books. I intend to finish most of them - eventually.</I><BR/><BR/>Starting them is fun, isn't it? Though I've only recently managed to convince myself that the simple act of starting a book in no way commits you to having to finish it, should it turn out to be a disappointment. I used to be a fully paid-up member of the 'I've started, so I'll finish' school of thought; now I subscribe to the 'life's too short and there are too many better books out there to waste my time with this one' philosophy. <BR/><BR/><I>At an average of reading one book per week I estimate that it will take me 8-10 years to finish my present fiction backlog. I'm not sure how long it will take me to finish the non-fiction. I'm too afraid to even start an estimate.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL - I don't blame you! :-)Emma K-Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605615818710615231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post-76546351951911741832008-01-29T18:55:00.000+00:002008-01-29T18:55:00.000+00:00Emma said: Thank God that someone else is into dou...Emma said: Thank God that someone else is into double figures over the course of a single week! Or, in your case, Cyberkitten, a single day - I (and a legion of other bookaholics) salute you!<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I think my one day record is 26.<BR/><BR/>Emma said: I must say, however, that you've got me well and truly beaten on the 'by the bedside' front.<BR/><BR/>What can I say... I love starting books. I intend to finish most of them - eventually.<BR/><BR/>Emma said: I've got a mere four books actually on the go at the moment and another three queuing with them by my bed - the rest simply have to wait their turn on (or vaguely near) the shelves... ;-)<BR/><BR/>At an average of reading one book per week I estimate that it will take me 8-10 years to finish my present fiction backlog. I'm not sure how long it will take me to finish the non-fiction. I'm too afraid to even start an estimate.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post-66443640493771905642008-01-28T23:02:00.000+00:002008-01-28T23:02:00.000+00:00Thank God that someone else is into double figures...Thank God that someone else is into double figures over the course of a single week! Or, in your case, Cyberkitten, a single day - I (and a legion of other bookaholics) salute you!<BR/><BR/>I must say, however, that you've got me well and truly beaten on the 'by the bedside' front. I've got a mere four books actually on the go at the moment and another three queuing with them by my bed - the rest simply have to wait their turn on (or vaguely near) the shelves... ;-)Emma K-Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605615818710615231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post-29972726803100460852008-01-28T20:47:00.000+00:002008-01-28T20:47:00.000+00:00I bought 11 books on Saturday - and another is due...I bought 11 books on Saturday - and another is due from Amazon in the next few days.....<BR/><BR/>But as the assistant in Borders kindy said "I can think of worse addictions"<BR/><BR/>Oh... & I also have 25 books that I'm reading ATM piled up by my bedside.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post-21065652929501710762008-01-17T22:38:00.000+00:002008-01-17T22:38:00.000+00:00Lol! :-)Lol! :-)Emma K-Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605615818710615231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post-32509284733055727572008-01-17T13:50:00.000+00:002008-01-17T13:50:00.000+00:00I think a 12 chapter programme would be more apt. ...I think a 12 chapter programme would be more apt. Oh! the untamed wit! ;)Nik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post-32172481265410162662008-01-17T13:46:00.000+00:002008-01-17T13:46:00.000+00:00Thanks, Nik - it's good to know that I'm not alone...Thanks, Nik - it's good to know that I'm not alone! Perhaps we should consider a 12 Step Programme... ;-)<BR/><BR/>Emma xEmma K-Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605615818710615231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730295881236918053.post-15781098932509538272008-01-15T13:00:00.000+00:002008-01-15T13:00:00.000+00:00Emapthy a plenty!Nik ;)Emapthy a plenty!<BR/><BR/>Nik ;)Nik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.com