Addiction

Yes, I'll admit it.
I'm an addict.
I'm a bookaholic...a bibliophile, a bookworm.

I downsized recently and consolidated my library - that left me with 3 empty shelves.
I retired recently so money is not as available as it was.
I committed to spending less money on books.
So I'm recording each book I purchase on a list.

I just added a few today...
......so far this year I've purchased 27 books.

One of them I purchased as a pre-publication... I'm waiting for it so I really shouldn't count that one.
Two are novels - one of them is a compilation (Philip K. Dick, Four Novels of the 1960’s)
Three books I'm currently working my way through now.
Four books are related to Photography (How-To-Books - two are barely more than pamphlets)
Five books were used and rather inexpensive (there's a great used bookstore called Volumes in Houlton, Maine).
Six are biblical commentaries - used for research.
Seven books I purchased on Amazon full retail.
And I've already finished nine.
Fourteen of them were digital (Logos), many of them were deeply discounted or even free.​

Addicts love company.
Let me recommend a book.

Abraham's Silence, The Binding of Isaac, the Sufferings of Job and How to Talk Back to God.
by J. Richard Middleton. Baker Academic (2021)

It's a rather deep and difficult book to read.
He introduces a theme and dives deeply into aspect of it.
I've been reading the book almost like a devotional.
I've been taking copious notes.
I look through my Bible for the passages he uses and examine how he connects them.
I'm overwhelmed by the scope of the authors knowledge.
I've got a few of books he mentions on my Wish List already.

It's a good thing that I'm not a drinker... my ability to resist the temptation of book buying is quite poor.

Rob