Nonfiction about the disease of biblioholism. I have to say it’s a relief to discover that I am not a biblioholic. Bibliophile, sure. But compared to some of the behaviors described in this book, my love for books is mild—and healthy. I have no problem trading my books when I’m done with them or returning them to the library, I’ve never been fired for reading on the job, sold all my furniture to make room for more stacks of books, nor actually followed in Erasmus’ steps and spent money on a book when I needed my last few dollars for food and nourishment. Like any hobby or interest, some folks take the love of books to the extreme, to the exclusion of almost everything else. I had first read about this obsession with books when one of the characters in the last Cliff Janeway book of John Dunning’s (which I read last month) was afflicted with this disease—and yes, it is indeed a disease. A bit shocking what some folks will do for books, really. One might laugh it off as a harmless addiction—not like alcohol, tobacco, drugs, gambling or other so-called self-destructive substances or habits, right? After reading this book, I would tend to disagree. Interesting book, though the author kind of annoyed me at times—his style or something, dunno for sure just what. Still, I’d recommend this for anyone who thinks they are a biblioholic. The book will possibly either confirm your suspicions or leave you breathing a sigh of relief, as I did. LOL ( )

Hilarious and painfully true. ( )

A very cheeky and fun read. I am an admitted bookaholic with no intentions of recovering from my addiction. I don't hurt anyone, and I have an entire family of enablers who support my habit with the off chance that maybe, just maybe, I'll share my bounty. It doesn't happen very often, but the jackals remain at the door, panting over my bounty of booky goodness.

I buy books at a rapid pace, though I try to curb my overall enthusiasm. A day without a book is a bleak day indeed.

There are worse things to be addicted to. Heroin. Crack. Crystal Meth. However, bookish people all know that books are just as potent an addiction. ( )

Most bibliophiles, like myself, can relate to pretty much everything written in this book. How many times have each one of us walked into a bookstore to either buy one specific book or maybe just to kill a few minutes of time and come out of the store 2 hours or more later?
In the first chater "Cibfessuibs if a Biblioholic" had me laughing out loud!. The author describes how he finally realized he had a problem when he found several volume sets (hardback) of Charles Dickens in his apartment.
I really enjoyed reading this humorous look at my "addiction". I can't say it will change my book buying ways but it was kinda nice to know there are others out there that are just as bad if not worse then me. ( )

A funny book that does strike close to home. From the many reasons(excuses) to buy - "But honey, I don't have this version - it was a bargain book - they're almost paying me to buy it " to how many different ways books can be stacked/shelved to make room for more books . ( )