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If You Have A Large TBR Pile, You Should Do This

Sometimes a bookworm bites more leaves than it can chew

If I Ain't Readin'
3 min readNov 15, 2021
Photo by Cristiano Firmani on Unsplash

Last year I posted this meme:

Image caption by Ericajean

We’ve all been there as avid readers.

We buy more than we read.

There are a few reasons for this:

  • We admire the cover art.
  • We are secretly afraid that somehow the book demons will take the series away before we finish Book 1.
  • We want to have it to hold, cherish, sniff, etc.
  • We just can.

The darker side of book spending is a secret among readers.

I believe excessive book spending is just like any other spendaholic kind of habit.

Although most addictions have physical symptoms related to them, shopping addictions may not. In most cases, the symptoms you experience due to your shopping addiction will be emotional in nature. The physical evidence of a shopping addiction may include a declining financial situation. From Shopping Addiction Symptoms

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If I Ain't Readin'
If I Ain't Readin'

Written by If I Ain't Readin'

Erica is an essayist and poet who enjoys reading, creating content, and helping others find their purpose too. Above all, she loves to read🖤

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