>countless unread books gathering dust on my shelf>buy more booksWhy am I like this?
Buying books is revolutionary act. Women and plebs will hate you for this
>>24820908Surely one day you'll fine The Bookkeep going
>>24820908I just finished reading I, Claudius less than 10 minutes ago and am now in the process of deciding what to read next, one of the many unread dozens on my list and shelf? Or the copy of the Brothers Karamazov (Magarshack Tr.) that just arrived in the post today? As for your point; it is true of almost everyone who reads. I read roughly a book a week and still will likely never catch up with the books I buy. This is not necessarily a bad thing though.This rather ugly mong of dubious ethnic origin put together a video on the subject which centres around the beliefs of Umberto Eco, and the Japanese on the point of unread books. https://youtu.be/eH3ZCwbkytg
>>24820908Dragon sickness.
>>24820945Based and affirmirmationpilled.
>>24820908Make a rule for yourself:>I will not buy anything new until I’ve finished what I own. Worked for me! :D
>>24821011I've tried that many times and I doesn't work
>>24821078Only buy hardback, your wallet will stop you before your self control.
>>24820908woman brained jung talks about this
>>24820908I like to tell myself that I'm stocking up for my old age, when I might not have the cash to buy books, and when my tastes will have changed so completely that I won't want to read the ones I've got.
>>24820945Don't pass up Claudius the God. It's basically the second half of I, Claudius.
>>24821095Jung is basically psychoanalysis for women who cant stomach freud. Jungianism is creating the longhouse in your own head rent free
>>24821191I won't pass it up. I recently picked up an old Paperback penguin copy of it at Oxfam books when I realised I, Claudius had a sequel. However, I will probably read it in a few books time as I've got a lot that I'm incredibly excited to read and as much as I will read it, I kind of like the idea of leaving Claudius there, being carried around on shoulder-tops bewildered, and unsure of how he even managed to survive this long, let alone be named emperor. I loved that what he is most eager to do as emperor is to force people to read and respect his writings. I feel that seeing Claudius as emperor isn't as interesting to me as him being on the sidelines writing histories, playing the fool, and watching everyone be banished or killed. I am interested to see how Graves portrays Claudius' reign in general though as I've only read Suetonius' brief account in The Twelve Caesars which is critical of the man himself. Either way I'm sure it will be funny and entertaining. Would you say you prefer I, Claudius or Claudius the God?
>>24821453I marginally prefer I, Claudius, perhaps because the grotesque characters like Livia, Caligula etc are so memorable. And I agree, the ending is hilarious. But in the sequel you get to see the smarter, more proactive side of the main character - not that he ever escapes being a figure of fun.
>>24821208>I have a mommy fetish so Freud must be right
>>24820908Because buying things releases dopamine. I had accumulated about two full bookshelves over a decade or two. A while back I got a cheap ereader and tossed all of my books except for a few that I’d written notes in or that were signed. If you like having a book collection so be it.
>>24820908Collecting is fun
>>24820908The point of having a library is so that you CAN read any book in at any time you want. Not to actually read them all. If you've read more than 10-20% of all the books you own you don't have enough.
>>24820908You lack something crucial in your life and try to fill the hole with consumerism. It works until you have the thing, the excitement of getting something new. Address what is missing (it's not stuff.)
Get an e-reader faggot.
