What kind of books do you have in your house? How many?
By marianna45
@marianna45 (1399)
Romania
July 7, 2009 3:32pm CST
I like books a lot, even is internet era now, but i really like to read a good book, nothing compare with sit in my bedroom, relax with a good book in my hands.
My grandfathers teach me to love books, and love how books smell, i use my imagination when i read, and this make me feel very good.
I have a lot of books in my house, , novels, poetry, science, history, even books for cooking and for kids.
I have a special place for my books, and never change this place.
In this way i am sure that all time i ll keep a part of culture in my house.
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28 responses
@kruxius (204)
• Portugal
8 Jul 09
I have basically all types of books at my home like science, physics, fantasy storyies, important writers books historical ect..
I have around 50 books at home i haven't read all them just a few i just love to read fantasy books and magical adventures with magical power and all kind of monsters xD I like it!
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@imsilver (1665)
• Canada
7 Jul 09
Wow. I don't even know where to start. I have all sorts of fiction books of course. I collect about a dozen different authors (King, Koontz, Auel, Jordan, Kellerman just to name a few.
But besides that.. I've got an entire section for cookbooks - although I very rarely follow a recipe.. mostly I just read through them to get ideas.
I've also got a kind of theology section going on now. I've got a few different versions of the bible, a copy of the Koran and a selection of books that explain both. I've got history books and archeology books that work together with the bibles.
I've got books on Wicca and different pagan sects.
That's just to name the few that I can think of off the top of my head.
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@rjyuggy (102)
• Canada
8 Jul 09
It is true that nothing compares to the relaxation that a book can give even though more people are entertained by the internet, but books are still different in terms on how your imagination become active so I really love my books. Anyway, I like short story better than long novels but I read novels though.
@inkstainedheart (455)
• United States
7 Jul 09
I love old hardback books, and I have recently began collecting them. I usually buy only books that I would consider reading, such as how-to books, classic literature, and adventure stories.
Recently, my mom started sorting through their book collection and I ended up bringing home a lot of my old children's books. I loved them so much as a kid that I want to save them until I have children!
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@toonvk (267)
• Belgium
8 Jul 09
My mom collects books of all kind. She has really valuable ones from the Middle Ages worth serious money. But also plain old books from writers like Ian McEwan, or autographed ones from dutch writers (we live in Belgium). We literally have a library in our house. It's funny how every time we have to write a book for school everyone has to go searching for it in stores where they sell used books or in the library while I just have to pick it from the shelf at home.
@toonvk (267)
• Belgium
8 Jul 09
Well if you'd go someday visit Leuven and Gent. Both one of the first cities raised in Belgium even before the Middle Ages. There are beautiful old buildings, and Gent still has the original buildings where the ships would pay their toll to go sailing on the trading routes somewhere around 1200. But they also have very beautiful modern buildings with pop art and the newer kinds of cultures, supported by their very alive citizens, which are mostly students. You can go on a nice tourist boat trip, or buy for the most recent modern art, view the world famous city halls or go shopping for a new Louis Vuitton handbag. You can do it all over there.
You tell me which American city has this kind of a beautiful town hall
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Leuven,_stadhuis_foto4_2007-08-27_12.38.JPG
I believe none. Haha! Yeah, I just love Belgium!
@divinelife (53)
• India
8 Jul 09
i have a lot of books in my home on various types. Some novels, some are fiction some r poems, some r articles some r of serious issues like indo pak realtions. But i love most the books that tells the different aspect on human psychology. Thats very interesting ....
@jaisundar (215)
•
8 Jul 09
I have a collection of upsc books though i didn't succeed in any upsc exams except the prelims. I have many health related books like beauty and natural medicines etc. Also have spiritual books.
@yugasini (12836)
• Anantapur, India
8 Jul 09
hi marianna45,
i have more than 40 books about spiritualism and its related books,all are i brought,i read all the books
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
8 Jul 09
I have all different types of books such as mysteries, autobiographies, cookbooks, How to books, Health books and inspirational books. I love books and I love to read its my passion. I just wish I could find more time to read than I do.
@lulu1220 (1006)
• United States
8 Jul 09
I have read a lot of books in my life, but I do not keep them all. Sometimes you read one and it was not that great, so why keep it? I will usually sell it to a used bookstore, but I don't get much for it. I think I will start to donate books instead.
For the ones I do keep....I have some of my favorite books by Dean Koontz and Richard Matheson. I also have some historical fiction books and some cookbooks. I also have all the Harry Potter books on their own shelf.
@WilliamC87 (163)
• United States
8 Jul 09
i dont read a whole lot...but when i do i like crime thriller....mostly...once in a while i will read a good western...or some of Hunter S Thompsons works....but i really like crime suspense/thriller....definently a must read to read something by James Patterson.....
these are the types of books i mostly like but i keep an open mind about anything....only thing i dont really like is i dont like drama love story books....there mostly un realistic to me....
@KamiHo (80)
• Portugal
8 Jul 09
I love books as well since I eas 6 my father tought me how books can be good. And that combined with a great imagination, makes you travel to another place.
I like 100 books ( mine) and with my parents collection we have around 450 books. We have a shelf just for books. From History books, romance and mistery to fantasy, poetry and novels.
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
8 Jul 09
On my book case I have three shelves. I have novels and non fiction books. I tend to keep all the novels that I really enjoyed reading. I have lots of books about travel, crystals, clutter clearing and dogs. I had to have a clear out of books a few months ago and I found that really challenging.
@imgrandma12 (677)
• United States
8 Jul 09
shame on me I do not have any books since i came to the internet world the only book I have is My bible which I read regularly
@shirley183 (252)
• China
8 Jul 09
I don't like read books so much,i found read books is so boring.But i like reading a fashion megazine.My own dorm has lots fashion megazine.At my leisure i just surf interenet,i can do anything by the different kinds of net imformations ,why do i read a book,right?
@icesmile (7160)
• Romania
8 Jul 09
Hi, i have a lot of books, are books who i keep it long time, books from family, but i buy when i can a new one, i like to have books in my home, in my opinions, books are a treasure.
i don t have to much free time, but i like to saty and read, and use my imagination as you say.
@Preciousgem (1182)
• Philippines
8 Jul 09
There are many books in our house and it place in book racks and the other place in the carton or small box place under the bed, consist of grades school book because my mother is a teacher and her masteral book, history, mathematics, science,Bible,novel, pocket books, readers digest, science book, cook books and other fiction books, music books, christian books.
@FFFrocks (306)
• Canada
8 Jul 09
I have every kind I think. I have fiction & non fiction of every genre, I have biographies, text books (mostly on mythology, geography, and ancient civilazation), religious text, big books, small books, hardcovers, softcovers, used, new, ebooks downloaded on my computer.....
