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~2pie

In sort of the same situation except that I rent my book at the library rather than buying them. The thing is that I hate buying the physical object. I feel so committed when I buy a book, it's more than I can handle! It is not only the price, but also the physical object.

I am always in a state where I know that I could move out in less than a year, and carrying a lot of books is quite painful when moving out (I must say that I have no furniture, so I can move out with just a car, in one trip).

Maybe a solution is keep a "map" of the book you've read, that you display on your living room. This way people can see how literate you are and it is an interesting starting point for discussion.

For instance you have the 'science fiction area', the 'russian 19th century area'... You can even make links between them !

Just had this idea while reading your post, I think I will start my own right away :)

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~tetris wrote:

I was in the same boat for many years, my entire life in a rucksack and a few boxes. I even took pride in my minimalistic lifestyle... but as you get older you visit other people's homes and can see that non-spartan homes have a certain comfy allure to them. I'm slowly beginning to accumulate objects, and damn the (moving) consequences later.

That's a very cool idea - I could use an old ebook reader to display it, and update it as necessary!