And when you lose all your sleeping places start sleeping on the streets. Your house is perfect to have all your books in and when your house is full, buy another one
I have so many at home that I'm actually thinking of buying the abandoned house next to mine and turn it into a library when I'm older. Would be a great gift for my bookoolic mother.
That's amazing! I can't envy you though because I straight up do not have the space to keep that many books in. I'm already stacking books on the floor due to no shelf space XD Where do you keep them all?
If your dream is for a library to exist with your name, why don't you start working on it from now on? That way you can share your books and the library would be totally to your liking. It seems to me that telling your son that he should do that work after you die is a very big burden that you should not impose on him. The passion for books and the dream of the library is yours, work to achieve it and do not put burdens on those who do not belong. I think it is an excellent idea to encourage reading through a library, just do it and don't delegate the responsibility of your dreams to others.
I’m Book Goblin! My dad once told me to get rid of all my books…this was many, many years ago (like 20) and I’ve still not managed to quite forgive him
I had a boyfriend suggest that once. Just once. After I explained to him that asking me to give up my books was like me asking him to give up all of his gaming systems, figures, anime DVDs.... And some of my books were part of my inheritance from my grandma.....He never asked again.
I’d be too scared of damaging the pages with dirty snack fingers. If I snack I’m washing my hands and going right back to that book. I don’t tend to halve snacks while reading because I don’t wanna leave book. It’s My new world I Must explore!
I've figured out a way to get rid of _duplicates_ of books I already own, by loaning them to friends whom I only see once a year. Otherwise I feel guilty about reading a book in kindle-form when I also own it in paperback.* 😅 * _This of course is not the case for_ Terry Pratchett's _books, for which the e-reader copies_ *fail* _to display the very-important footnotes properly._
I've read tons of books with footnotes on ebook form fine. The publisher needs to get there shit together if they're not displaying properly because the technology is there!
When I first got into eReaders, people were complaining about footnotes not showing correctly. (This was like 15 years ago) Someone popped up saying they didn't understand why that was such a big deal. The response was "You haven't read Terry Prachett, have you?"
My husband left his mom's house when he realized the situation was unsafe. He had tried to bring just a few books along. The ones he left behind his mother sold or donated. The ones he brought with got stolen or damaged. (He was couch hopping for about a year looking for an apartment) I've made it my mission to help my book goblin rebuild his library! It's been healing for him to reread his childhood favorites. And discover new favorites.
The missus and I have this conversation at least once a fortnight. I have to explain that every time she says 'downsize' it means she no longer loves me.
Right!! I know it's not quite the same, and I still have physical copies of my most favorite, but I have over a thousand books on my Kindle that are just at my fingertips whenever I want any of them.
I absolutely relate to this. I own many many books and bookshelves are full. It has been suggested I downsize by some. When told this I had a similar reaction as Book Goblin on the inside. Book Goblin is truly one of us.
While I understand the desire to keep them all, the solution is the same as for my littles... "If the books are not where they belong, and they make me trip, they will be given to the library fairy. If we don't take care of our books we don't get to keep them. 😒" I'm applying this to myself 😮💨
I once told my husband that I would personally burn my own books if it meant his protection. He was almost in tears and clinging to me. When my reading is interrupted I only look up with my eyes. Apparently I look a bit.. evil. Thing is, I didn’t know that till someone made a joke about it. I thought I was just looking up to let them know I’m paying attention. But there is one thing this Book Goblin wants to know. Mind giving me some horror stories of when you got a book back from family or friend? I’ll give you my horror story as well. If you like.
I have two: I lent a friend my first edition copy of Wicked and she never gave it back. I didn't know where she lived, which led to my rule of only lending books to people whose addresses I know. The second one is I lent a copy of Anthony Bourdain's first book to a friend who lent it to someone with a meth problem. Shocking-not-shocking, Meth head never returned it.
@@JulieWineReason I once lent a book to my aunt and she kept it for months, almost a year. When I got it back 80% of the cover art was rubbed off, she’d bent it backwards, it looked like it fell in water, the pages were yellow, some ink faded in places, pages either folded or torn at the corners, or even completely folded. I was silently seething. I asked her why the pages looked like they had been in water and her answer was, “Oh, I only read it while I was having a bubble bath.” 😡 Then she had the balls to ask to borrow another one. The only reason I didn’t smack her face with my damaged book was that it would damaged it further. It had been through enough already. Poor thing is still in my small library. Damaged or not I want it safe.
Now my idea for a Goblin Wizard DnD character makes even more sense than before! I want to give them a Portable Hole so that they can have a place to store all of their books without needing to worry about the inherent weight. Thank you so much for the entertaining and inspiring video!
As much as I love books, there is a limit on how many books I have space for. And there *are* books I really don't use anymore. So downsizing is usually a good thing for me. Plus, being energy-sensitive as I am, books just sitting there not getting read/used as reference material create stagnant energy, which can pull on my own energy over time. There's a reason "spring cleaning" is so refreshing for so many. 😅
A room without books is a sad room. My bathroom is too small for basically anything (but bendy people can reach out of the door and grab one when it matters) but every other room of the house has a basket for books or a book case (or 3). If its in a basket then its not abandoned!
Honestly, this is so relatable. When we were under fire evacuation alert I took 30 five gallon plastic bags of all my books and loaded up my dogs and my Mother yelled that I had no clothes. Like I can replace the clothes, NOT the BOOKS!! 😂😂 Happily we did not have to evacuate, but I had to put all my books back on the shelves. Still cannot downsize. 😅
In my family, we never sell two things: instruments and books. (Unless it’s the Twilight series.) This results in a VERY FULL storage unit. But I did discover we have a first edition Robert Graves is near-perfect condition, so I think the trade off is worth it.
So, we bought a house after living in a RV for 12 years. The house has a library and 2 book shelves will be built in our hall (1 to replace a door we are closing off and 1 to create a secret door to a staircase). In 3 weeks we will be able to fully move all my books in and I promised to limit myself to those shelves (plus maybe one section in the kitchen for cookbooks). I literally have books in the closet, every possible surface of the RV, hanging on a door, under my boys bunks, and several cabinets. I’m dreading if we have to downsize. We also homeschool and I don’t currently have a car to go to the library, so it’s a struggle. I feel for Book Goblin.
I moved enough times that I did finally embrace digital. Now my entire library goes with me everywhere! But I gotta admit I kinda miss the days of overflowing bookshelves 😂
Tip from one book goblin to another: it's easier to let them go if you give them to someone who hasn't read that book before, but who you know will love it. I've been letting go of a lot of my childhood favorites to the two little girls next door.
This is me vs my stepdad growing up. Needless to say, the book goblin did not get rid of her books. Or downsize. It’s definitely worse now… although I do generally get new books on the kindle now
Under the bed in bins is a valid place for books in small living quarters. I currently also have a cupboard of shame for all the books that don't warrant shelf space too - this may or may not contain most of the charity shop finds that spent too long on the TBR shelf that I still cant bear to get rid of...
@@KarlJeager Knowing me, I'll end up with option two. If only because when I finally move into a bigger flat, it's going to turn into a library by default.
I had to downsize semi-recently, so I've gotten pretty creative in how I store my books on the shelves. Stacking books in a big series on top of each other, fpr example. And yet I still have three boxes of books in storage. 😅
I do relate with book goblin but I also prefer to keep a curated collection so I do about once a year cull titles I either haven't read, didn't love, and/or don't want to pass to my children. I add about the same amount in though the year that I remove lol
My mom just asked me "what are you going to do with the books you've already read?" And I was like "keep them to reread them?" And she went "You should give them away?" 😮 I told her "do you know how much a book costs?" "then SELL them" 🙂
The way to make a book goblin less dangerous: "If I trip on the books, they could get hurt. So lets make sure they arent hurt by putting them away from the public spaces." Thats how I was taught
Nah. I'm with book goblin 100% here - if you can walk around your house and actually see wall space that's not taken up with shelves and books then you don't have enough books.
The game "What Remains of Edith Finch" has one of the coolest houses I've ever seen. Its kind of sad, but each new family member recieved a room to decorate and live in, and more rooms were added on as a the family grew. There are secret passagways all over, and each room has its own style to match its occupant. But the part thats really cool is how they handle organized chaos. Theres books everywhere on the first floor, stacked neatly on shelves, piled on counters, and turning to little towers on the floors. Nicknacks are everywhere, and despite the house not having been lived in for years, it still holds a homey feel. A time capsule that didn't rust or age. The chimney is made from brick from the original house that sank at sea on its journey from where the Finch family originally came from. Theres an unfinished dragon slide submerged in a pond next to the house. Theres a bunker hidden behind a false panel in the fridge in the basement. A boat, a castle turret, and a treehouse all make up seperate rooms built on top of the house. The place even has its own library. All in all, its a fantastic game with a sad, but fascinating story. I'd highly recommend it. It feels almost like reading a book, but you are also provided with visials instead of only words.
I feel you book goblin. When I was 13 my parents got a new book shelf (a big one!) and put it in my room, because I had two teetering towers of books behind my bedroom door (actually they weren't teetering, that's just for extra drama, I would never stack my books irresponsibly). I got very excited and immediately started moving my books and organising them, I filled two of the five rows of books immediately, and I was making plans for the rest when my father came in with some of his and my mom's books... and started filling out the rest of the space. I guess it's genetic. That's about when I resigned myself to getting used to reading books on a screen instead of paperbacks.
I love book goblin 😅 i can completely relate to her situation just because you're finished with a book right now doesn't mean it won't become essential at a moment's notice
!!! About the hallway books, they're for what I like to call. A ✨quick change✨ I do these (not the hallway part, but the ✨quick change✨) when I'm bored with one book, and want to quickly start (or continue) another !!!
I'm picky about my books so I often will have books that I read and just didn't care for, and I have this lovely local book store that will give you points for new books in exchange for books in fair condition. One of my favorite places after the library. Unfortunately my shelves keep getting full and my pile of eh books keeps getting smaller
I started my book goblin phase in middle school and accumulated about 200 books in less than 2 years. My mom wanted me to downsize while I wanted more shelves, her solution was to take me to a used book store that accepted book trades for store credit and put me on a book budget. I could either trade in books I no longer read or weren't my favorites or I could cut back on new books altogether. Twenty years later and I now have a book collection full of only books I absolutely love and fond memories spent with my mom hunting for gems among densely packed shelves of used books.
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That "Downsize?" was deeply personal
Fancy people call it “rightsizing.”
BG and I had the same reaction
I felt that on a personal level. My reaction was nearly the same.
Give off real ‘my precious vibes’
@@erikrungemadsen2081 xD
Solution: sleep on the couch so you can convert your bed into additional book space
The bed is already full, I have moved to the floor to use the couch as book space.
When I was a child, I converted my bedroom floor into my book space, after also filling my wardrobe, because who needs clothes when you can have books
Why sleep on the floor when there is so much space for books there? Better to sleep in the bathtub on the blanket~ /j
Hard agree🤣🤣
And when you lose all your sleeping places start sleeping on the streets. Your house is perfect to have all your books in and when your house is full, buy another one
I sympathise with book goblin. It’s called a library, and if you’re blessed, it gets passed down through the generations, growing as it goes along. ❤
I have so many at home that I'm actually thinking of buying the abandoned house next to mine and turn it into a library when I'm older. Would be a great gift for my bookoolic mother.
I call it my hoard because I am a dragon
@@kaylizzie7890 Do you ever singe the pages?
….our library is full
@@ErnestLordGoring never, fire is not allowed in the hoard cave.
Sounds like Book Goblin needs to upsize.
Bigger house = More Bookshelves = More Books!
Or… remove other occupants of house! MORE ROOM FOR BOOK!
@@insertnamehere9718 Even better!
We could move to a palace, or a hotel that is crowdfunded - it’s XXI century, people build hotels using internet crowdfunding now.
Like the George Carlin song, A House for My Stuff.
my kid told my mum (their grandma) just that same reasoning for More Toys 😅 ( _swap houses since grandma's bigger than ours_ )
I feel this. I have so many books I will never read again. But, but, . . . They're mine. All mine. My precious. 😈
Same my husband keeps trying to get me to get rid of some of my books and I just growl at him much like book goblin 😅
Like, what if you suddenly feel like reading them randomly in a couple of years?
@@Bookworm-xe4et Doubleful. I hate rereading books. Awsome to those who can. But, once is enough for me.
This. You aren't hoarding books, you are hoarding worlds!
no take away books. we are all book goblins
"Book Goblin can't help you are clumsy" - such sass 😂
_"No. Touch. Books!!!"_ I felt that 😭
Book Goblin is mood!
"Book Goblin will downsize your fingers if you touch!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Depends on the book
Up to book
I am a book goblin. 😂 when i moved last i had 713 books. We counted 😂 i told my son when i die he needs to open a library named after me.
That's amazing! I can't envy you though because I straight up do not have the space to keep that many books in. I'm already stacking books on the floor due to no shelf space XD Where do you keep them all?
If your dream is for a library to exist with your name, why don't you start working on it from now on? That way you can share your books and the library would be totally to your liking.
It seems to me that telling your son that he should do that work after you die is a very big burden that you should not impose on him. The passion for books and the dream of the library is yours, work to achieve it and do not put burdens on those who do not belong.
I think it is an excellent idea to encourage reading through a library, just do it and don't delegate the responsibility of your dreams to others.
I’m Book Goblin! My dad once told me to get rid of all my books…this was many, many years ago (like 20) and I’ve still not managed to quite forgive him
Been through something similar…
I....I don't understand. Why...why get rid of books????
I had a boyfriend suggest that once. Just once. After I explained to him that asking me to give up my books was like me asking him to give up all of his gaming systems, figures, anime DVDs.... And some of my books were part of my inheritance from my grandma.....He never asked again.
@@iilastarfyr1198 glad he understood the comparison.
@@iilastarfyr1198 smart guy
I am cackling! And keeping books in the pantry to be able to read books while getting snacks is one of Book Goblin's most brilliant ideas yet!
I’d be too scared of damaging the pages with dirty snack fingers. If I snack I’m washing my hands and going right back to that book.
I don’t tend to halve snacks while reading because I don’t wanna leave book.
It’s My new world I Must explore!
I've figured out a way to get rid of _duplicates_ of books I already own, by loaning them to friends whom I only see once a year. Otherwise I feel guilty about reading a book in kindle-form when I also own it in paperback.* 😅
* _This of course is not the case for_ Terry Pratchett's _books, for which the e-reader copies_ *fail* _to display the very-important footnotes properly._
Hot take: a collectors anthology, a regular copy and an ebook of a single title count as multiple books. No duplication here!
What, e-readers don't display the tPrachett footnotes?! Heresy!
I've read tons of books with footnotes on ebook form fine. The publisher needs to get there shit together if they're not displaying properly because the technology is there!
When I first got into eReaders, people were complaining about footnotes not showing correctly. (This was like 15 years ago) Someone popped up saying they didn't understand why that was such a big deal. The response was "You haven't read Terry Prachett, have you?"
If you added bookshelves in the living room, pantry, and hallway, your problems would be solved.
Until all of those shelves are filled...
@@marygilbert6105 More shelves! More books! More shelves!
@@darkdrow66 The Library must expand to meet the needs of the expanding Library!
Never downside! You can build more shelves.
No! You start replacing walls with piles of books! Who needs shelves (or structural support)?
@@lukecox6317 you can also replace the floors! the narrow footpaths should be more than enough -
My husband left his mom's house when he realized the situation was unsafe. He had tried to bring just a few books along. The ones he left behind his mother sold or donated. The ones he brought with got stolen or damaged. (He was couch hopping for about a year looking for an apartment)
I've made it my mission to help my book goblin rebuild his library! It's been healing for him to reread his childhood favorites. And discover new favorites.
Where?? I have literally exhausted all free space 😭
@@auraluna7679 how badly do you really need a bedroom? Or bathroom ...
Book Goblin think of donating books as “Spreading Joy and sharing the gift of books with other people so they may start their own collection”
That squeak on downsize from book goblin had me in ribbons of laughter😂
The missus and I have this conversation at least once a fortnight. I have to explain that every time she says 'downsize' it means she no longer loves me.
this is why I have ebooks.... so I can walk around the house and read whatever. bathroom. kitchen. pantry random hidden rooms with secret passages
It’s not the same.
@@kaylizzie7890Honestly, it's better... Come, you can be ONE OF US!!!
And you won't be stuck somewhere without a book if you accidently finish one early.
Right!! I know it's not quite the same, and I still have physical copies of my most favorite, but I have over a thousand books on my Kindle that are just at my fingertips whenever I want any of them.
I absolutely relate to this. I own many many books and bookshelves are full. It has been suggested I downsize by some. When told this I had a similar reaction as Book Goblin on the inside.
Book Goblin is truly one of us.
As a fellow book goblin, I feel your pain.
There are no books that books goblin doesn't want
You should either make a playlist or a compliation video for all the book goblin stuff. Anyone else agree?
“Shelves are full…” the story of my life😅
Feel you. And my husband lately suggested to remove my only bookshelf, so we have more space for other things. Blasphemy!
@@sigrunludwig5995 Solution: remove husband
This is me and well everything... My house is a mess, but it's my mess and you won't touch it! Great short : )
Completely relatable! 😂 Always trying to reason with the inner book goblin ❤
No downsizing, yes i have three copies of the same book that i have not read yet but we ain't talking about that ☺️
Hehehe
Oh good, so I'm not the only one 😜😂
I'm 46, and my mom may or may not still have books in her "to be read" pile from when she was pregnant with me...
Good thing there were no smartphones and social media when i grew up otherwise i’d think you got that video out of my family’s archives… 🤔
In book goblin language, "downsize" is a very very dirty word. Not even rated its so bad!
…oh, I think that Book Goblin is my spirit guide …. 😂…(this only makes me a little worried)
NGL, I'm relating to Book Goblin here.
I'm pretty sure book goblin is my spirit animal.😂
I agree with book goblin on this one. I usually do, but that's neither here nor there.
While I understand the desire to keep them all, the solution is the same as for my littles...
"If the books are not where they belong, and they make me trip, they will be given to the library fairy. If we don't take care of our books we don't get to keep them. 😒"
I'm applying this to myself 😮💨
Makes angry goblin noises.
"Book Goblin CRUSH library fairy underfoot if library fairy come for books!"
As a fellow book goblin, when space gets cramped..........we think about who could move out rather than downsizing our books
This Book Goblin guy is getting beyond the limits of being relatable
Smaller paperback in front of larger Hardcovers, double shelf space ;)
I once told my husband that I would personally burn my own books if it meant his protection.
He was almost in tears and clinging to me.
When my reading is interrupted I only look up with my eyes. Apparently I look a bit.. evil.
Thing is, I didn’t know that till someone made a joke about it.
I thought I was just looking up to let them know I’m paying attention.
But there is one thing this Book Goblin wants to know. Mind giving me some horror stories of when you got a book back from family or friend?
I’ll give you my horror story as well. If you like.
I have two: I lent a friend my first edition copy of Wicked and she never gave it back. I didn't know where she lived, which led to my rule of only lending books to people whose addresses I know. The second one is I lent a copy of Anthony Bourdain's first book to a friend who lent it to someone with a meth problem. Shocking-not-shocking, Meth head never returned it.
@@JulieWineReason
I once lent a book to my aunt and she kept it for months, almost a year. When I got it back 80% of the cover art was rubbed off, she’d bent it backwards, it looked like it fell in water, the pages were yellow, some ink faded in places, pages either folded or torn at the corners, or even completely folded. I was silently seething.
I asked her why the pages looked like they had been in water and her answer was, “Oh, I only read it while I was having a bubble bath.”
😡
Then she had the balls to ask to borrow another one.
The only reason I didn’t smack her face with my damaged book was that it would damaged it further. It had been through enough already.
Poor thing is still in my small library. Damaged or not I want it safe.
Now my idea for a Goblin Wizard DnD character makes even more sense than before! I want to give them a Portable Hole so that they can have a place to store all of their books without needing to worry about the inherent weight. Thank you so much for the entertaining and inspiring video!
Book Goblin's collection slowly turning into a dragon hoard
It's like asking your dnd group's dice goblin to clean out his 15 5 gallon buckets of dice sets
“… Book goblin does not remember” 😂 such an adhd moment
"downsizing?!" *Spits on ground in disgust
I love the unwrapped set in the background. Such a mood ❤
The incredulous “DOWNSIZE!?!?!?!?” had me rolling 😂😂😂
As much as I love books, there is a limit on how many books I have space for. And there *are* books I really don't use anymore. So downsizing is usually a good thing for me. Plus, being energy-sensitive as I am, books just sitting there not getting read/used as reference material create stagnant energy, which can pull on my own energy over time. There's a reason "spring cleaning" is so refreshing for so many. 😅
A room without books is a sad room. My bathroom is too small for basically anything (but bendy people can reach out of the door and grab one when it matters) but every other room of the house has a basket for books or a book case (or 3). If its in a basket then its not abandoned!
Honestly, this is so relatable. When we were under fire evacuation alert I took 30 five gallon plastic bags of all my books and loaded up my dogs and my Mother yelled that I had no clothes. Like I can replace the clothes, NOT the BOOKS!! 😂😂 Happily we did not have to evacuate, but I had to put all my books back on the shelves. Still cannot downsize. 😅
In my family, we never sell two things: instruments and books. (Unless it’s the Twilight series.) This results in a VERY FULL storage unit. But I did discover we have a first edition Robert Graves is near-perfect condition, so I think the trade off is worth it.
I knew there would be trouble when she said “downsize” 😂😂😂😂
I have never identified with Book Goblin more. They should call me if they need backup protecting the books.
Same here!!! Protect books at all costs!!!!! YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!!
A likely story, admit it! You just want to take the books for yourself!
Book goblin needs a hug and more books 📚 ❤
So, we bought a house after living in a RV for 12 years. The house has a library and 2 book shelves will be built in our hall (1 to replace a door we are closing off and 1 to create a secret door to a staircase). In 3 weeks we will be able to fully move all my books in and I promised to limit myself to those shelves (plus maybe one section in the kitchen for cookbooks). I literally have books in the closet, every possible surface of the RV, hanging on a door, under my boys bunks, and several cabinets. I’m dreading if we have to downsize. We also homeschool and I don’t currently have a car to go to the library, so it’s a struggle. I feel for Book Goblin.
✨️Books for every room✨️
I moved enough times that I did finally embrace digital. Now my entire library goes with me everywhere! But I gotta admit I kinda miss the days of overflowing bookshelves 😂
I relate to book goblin on personal level on this one, I have run out of space with books on shelves, tables, top of other furnitures..
Tip from one book goblin to another: it's easier to let them go if you give them to someone who hasn't read that book before, but who you know will love it. I've been letting go of a lot of my childhood favorites to the two little girls next door.
This is me vs my stepdad growing up. Needless to say, the book goblin did not get rid of her books. Or downsize. It’s definitely worse now… although I do generally get new books on the kindle now
When Book Goblin repeated "Downsize??" I literally yelled "Run Elisabeth!!" aloud. 🤣
'Tis me! I have 13 bookshelves total and have just run out of space in them. Again. But I have no more space for shelves. Guess it's time to move! xD
Under the bed in bins is a valid place for books in small living quarters. I currently also have a cupboard of shame for all the books that don't warrant shelf space too - this may or may not contain most of the charity shop finds that spent too long on the TBR shelf that I still cant bear to get rid of...
@@Aima952 My bed is six feet off the ground and has a bookshelf under it. And my cupboard of shame is in the hallway stuffed full of books. xD
@@vivica9227 I'm afraid your only options left may be either only purchasing digital books, or moving into a library.
@@KarlJeager Knowing me, I'll end up with option two. If only because when I finally move into a bigger flat, it's going to turn into a library by default.
I had to downsize semi-recently, so I've gotten pretty creative in how I store my books on the shelves. Stacking books in a big series on top of each other, fpr example.
And yet I still have three boxes of books in storage. 😅
Just like Carrie Bradshaw used her stove to store sweaters instead of cooking, mine will be used to store books. 😂❤
I do relate with book goblin but I also prefer to keep a curated collection so I do about once a year cull titles I either haven't read, didn't love, and/or don't want to pass to my children. I add about the same amount in though the year that I remove lol
I love the Book Goblin content 😂😂 I feel so seen 💕
I think THIS short is my most favourite Book Goblin short!!!!
I'm totally with Book Goblin on this.
My mom just asked me "what are you going to do with the books you've already read?" And I was like "keep them to reread them?" And she went "You should give them away?" 😮
I told her "do you know how much a book costs?"
"then SELL them"
🙂
I have a deep personal connection with every book I can't let a single one go 😭
Get Book Goblin a Kindle!! (Somewhat) infinite space, and it's portable... a mini library Book Goblin can take around anywhere Book Goblin goes!!!
That jumpscare actually got me!
Way too relatable! At present, around 7.8 new ones come in for every 1 that leaves.
The way to make a book goblin less dangerous: "If I trip on the books, they could get hurt. So lets make sure they arent hurt by putting them away from the public spaces." Thats how I was taught
I fully align with Book Goblin on every issue... 😂😂😂
Book goblin is literally my spirit animal 😂
My book shelves are deep enough for two rows, which is good for stocking, but so many beautiful titles are hidden from sight it breaks my heart
I lay flat and stack upwards...
As a person with "couch books", "kitchen books", ect, I feel this! (and shelves are NEVER big enough)
I love book goblin, she’s adorable… and scary
I relate to Book Goblin! "Downsize" is NOT an option! EVER!
Lizzie's scream of terror😂😂😂
Nah. I'm with book goblin 100% here - if you can walk around your house and actually see wall space that's not taken up with shelves and books then you don't have enough books.
I love Book Goblin's sass, but vibe with their violence
Never down size!!!!!! 😂❤😂❤😂❤
The game "What Remains of Edith Finch" has one of the coolest houses I've ever seen. Its kind of sad, but each new family member recieved a room to decorate and live in, and more rooms were added on as a the family grew. There are secret passagways all over, and each room has its own style to match its occupant. But the part thats really cool is how they handle organized chaos. Theres books everywhere on the first floor, stacked neatly on shelves, piled on counters, and turning to little towers on the floors. Nicknacks are everywhere, and despite the house not having been lived in for years, it still holds a homey feel. A time capsule that didn't rust or age. The chimney is made from brick from the original house that sank at sea on its journey from where the Finch family originally came from. Theres an unfinished dragon slide submerged in a pond next to the house. Theres a bunker hidden behind a false panel in the fridge in the basement. A boat, a castle turret, and a treehouse all make up seperate rooms built on top of the house. The place even has its own library.
All in all, its a fantastic game with a sad, but fascinating story. I'd highly recommend it. It feels almost like reading a book, but you are also provided with visials instead of only words.
Adding a kindle to my life made my book goblin soooooo happy. Infinite room in tiny space. Like TARDIS only full of words….
My best friend just moved into a house with a library. I helped her organize her books and it was such a joy!!
I applaud Book Goblin's restraint, i rxlected her to attack mich earlier 😂
I feel you book goblin. When I was 13 my parents got a new book shelf (a big one!) and put it in my room, because I had two teetering towers of books behind my bedroom door (actually they weren't teetering, that's just for extra drama, I would never stack my books irresponsibly). I got very excited and immediately started moving my books and organising them, I filled two of the five rows of books immediately, and I was making plans for the rest when my father came in with some of his and my mom's books... and started filling out the rest of the space. I guess it's genetic. That's about when I resigned myself to getting used to reading books on a screen instead of paperbacks.
Never question Book goblin about her books.. it isn't safe...lol....keep up the great work❤
I feel best about letting go of my books when I can donate them to a school, library, shelters, etc.
I love Book Goblin, btw. Thank you!
Being unable to downsize your book collection is me also grrr no touch books rawr ♥️♥️♥️
I love book goblin 😅 i can completely relate to her situation just because you're finished with a book right now doesn't mean it won't become essential at a moment's notice
that “Meh?” sound is golden 😂
Book. Goblin. Is. So. Cute! 😂
!!! About the hallway books, they're for what I like to call. A ✨quick change✨ I do these (not the hallway part, but the ✨quick change✨) when I'm bored with one book, and want to quickly start (or continue) another !!!
I agree with Book Goblin.......hands off the BOOKS.........
My immediate response to ‘Downsize’ was ‘how dare you!’
"Downsize?" Book Goblin asked calmly
I relate to book goblin SO MUCH this episode ❤📚
I'm picky about my books so I often will have books that I read and just didn't care for, and I have this lovely local book store that will give you points for new books in exchange for books in fair condition. One of my favorite places after the library. Unfortunately my shelves keep getting full and my pile of eh books keeps getting smaller
"Shelves... are full"
"Already?"
I started my book goblin phase in middle school and accumulated about 200 books in less than 2 years. My mom wanted me to downsize while I wanted more shelves, her solution was to take me to a used book store that accepted book trades for store credit and put me on a book budget. I could either trade in books I no longer read or weren't my favorites or I could cut back on new books altogether.
Twenty years later and I now have a book collection full of only books I absolutely love and fond memories spent with my mom hunting for gems among densely packed shelves of used books.