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- Some people can't help buying books, even if they have loads at home they haven't read yet.
- If you intentionally collect books, you might have "bibliomania."
- But if you buy books with the intention of reading them, then they pile up, you could be engaging in something called "tsundoku."
- It's a Japanese term for people who have piles of literature they haven't got round to reading.
More and more often I meet people who don't hold onto their books when they're finished reading them. Instead, they give them away. For some people, this idea is impossible to comprehend, because their houses are filled to the brim with books — many of which they probably haven't read yet.
If you love book stores and can't help picking up something new every time you visit, you're either a really speedy reader or you have piles of literature at home you haven't gotten around to reading.
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