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I'm also an avid reader. I spent my childhood years and teenage years with my nose buried in books. I remember when I was young, instead of buying toys, I'd buy books. And when I was in my teenage years, instead of shopping for clothes and whatever girls shop for, you'd find me in my favorite bookstore looking for books to buy. I have a lot of books in our previous house but I don't count them. I don't think I'd be able to anyway :)

I love to read and I read many books every month. I have collection of books in my home, but I don't buy a lot of books. Most of the books that I read I borrow at the library. It would get far too expensive if I had to buy every book that I wanted to read, so the best solution for me is to borrow the books. I like to read many different kinds of books, and I read fiction as well as non-fiction. I like to read novels, short stories, poems and I read books about travelling, psychology, psychiatry, art etc.

I love to read, although my current homelife, does not allow me to collect books. I always have a book in my purse, an audiobook in my car, and an e-book on my computer. My current addiction, aside from actually reading, is talking about books, which I indulged at www.goodreads.com. Great place to hang out with fellow readers. Right now, for the month of April, I've finished 11 books. I usually averaged between 15 -18 books in a month, depending on time and type of books.

I love reading but do not collect books. I used to buy a lot of books. But ironically I did not have a sense of urgency in reading the books I bought. Some books were in my shelf for 3 years and I had not finished reading them. But I finished those books I borrow from the library within a few days. The library is within walking distance from my place, so there is no need to buy books. I read an average of 3 books per week. Some books are very thin, those simplified version of the how-to books. Some are very long and thick. Some are coffee table books with a lot of large colorful pictures and few words. I can't imagine life without reading. Even a day without book is unbelievable.