I didn’t realize that I was an obsessive reader until this past week. Sure, I love to read and I look forward to summer for more time to leisurely read a variety of books and to “catch up” on some of the reading that I saved to read when I would have more time. I enjoy reading Christmas stories in July….but I never considered myself an obsessive reader…. I am a bibliophile, a lover of books. However, I questioned my sanity just a little after last Wednesday. I was at the library and perusing through the new books to see what I could check out to read over the long 4th of July weekend and I began to panic when I didn’t see anything at that time that I hadn’t read already or that I would want to check out to read. Oh no! Would I have enough to read over the weekend? It was then that I took inventory of the books that I was reading. I had a book in my purse to read (I always have a large enough purse to carry a book). I had several books in my car to read (in case I get stopped at a train crossing). I had a book in my bathroom, one in the bedroom, one in the living room and one in the kitchen. I had several different books at my mother’s house. I had my secret stash of romance novels (I always pick up romance novels since I love the happy endings and I can devour 2 or 3 in one sitting). I had my collection of children’s books to read because I had stopped at the school library. How could I think I would not have enough to read? But here I was….driving over to the local Barnes and Noble store to use my discount coupon to buy a new book (it was on my long list of books to read and it hadn’t come into the library yet). Oh well, I may be obsessive but I am a happy reader! 
By the way, I loved The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen. I didn’t have to add it the Reading Room Database since Carol added it before I could. Here’s the link to the book in our Reading Room Database http://readingroom.rrpl.org/itemdtl.asp?bid=6934. I’m recommending now Bobbie Faye’s (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels by Toni McGee Causey. It’ fun and of course, I love it!
Happy Reading! Donna
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