tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post2156312164036110217..comments2024-03-03T03:12:26.280-05:00Comments on Reading on a Rainy Day: Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things by Randy FrostAthirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-60176337349591817862015-04-30T14:38:29.319-04:002015-04-30T14:38:29.319-04:00This book was super fascinating!This book was super fascinating!Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-1559848232342296602015-04-30T14:38:13.788-04:002015-04-30T14:38:13.788-04:00Haha! I can imagine not being able to control myse...Haha! I can imagine not being able to control myself when it comes to books. I don't have too many yet - they are all in shelves with plenty of room for more. I do give away books I don't care for, so that helps somewhat. I am also OCD about books having a place on a shelf. But when/if I have too many books I can see this system not working much, so we'll have to see.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-78885317672168364252015-04-30T14:27:54.862-04:002015-04-30T14:27:54.862-04:00I was amazed at just how much stuff had accumulate...I was amazed at just how much stuff had accumulated. I have been to houses where one room is a storage room and it is PACKED with stuff. But at least the stuff stayed there and didn't come out to the other rooms.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-41565508105808829382015-04-20T21:02:06.260-04:002015-04-20T21:02:06.260-04:00Hoarding is both scary and fascinating. I have hea...Hoarding is both scary and fascinating. I have heard good things about this bookHelen Murdochhttp://helensbookblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-6850986850868461802015-04-20T14:04:09.789-04:002015-04-20T14:04:09.789-04:00How interesting! I used to question whether I was ...How interesting! I used to question whether I was a hoarder. The way I bought books . . . In my former house, I had a room that was full of books I had bought or been given over the years. There was hardly enough room to walk in there. There were books piled all over the floor, on the bed, in the closet, anywhere they could possibly be. Imagine if my entire house looked like that! (And that wasn't including the books on the shelves I had throughout other rooms in the house.) When we moved (we got rid of a lot of books), I told myself I would never let it get that bad again, and so far I've held true to that. And I don't think it's entirely due to the invention of e-readers (although they help!). :-) I don't buy books like I once did.literaryfelinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-16607790957014331242015-04-18T04:51:03.467-04:002015-04-18T04:51:03.467-04:00Fascinating. I looked at those black & white p...Fascinating. I looked at those black & white pictures of the Collyer brothers' home. That's a lot of things. I understand keeping things for sentimental reasons but to this extent...it was truly impressive, in a shocking, scary way. Thanks for the link.Delia (Postcards from Asia)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-26164761145096126502015-04-16T18:35:17.190-04:002015-04-16T18:35:17.190-04:00I watched one episode from the Hoarders show and t...I watched one episode from the Hoarders show and that was actually my motivation for reading this book when I did. I was so disgusted by what I saw on the show and so shocked that there were people who couldn't control their hoarding habits that I had to read and understand this problem.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-36012650658873641072015-04-15T22:54:35.949-04:002015-04-15T22:54:35.949-04:00I've occasionally watched those hoarding shows...I've occasionally watched those hoarding shows and it just baffles the mind. It does seem to be a mental illness for which there is no cure, no pill to take. So sad.Lisa Sheppardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-88466405022254565242015-04-15T15:29:43.100-04:002015-04-15T15:29:43.100-04:00The Man Who Loved Books Too Much sounds pretty fas...The Man Who Loved Books Too Much sounds pretty fascinating! I like weird nonfiction books like that - always very enjoyable! There was another book I heard about recently - something to do with living in hotels - and that sounded terribly fascinating too. But the reviewer mentioned that the writing was bad so that was a bummer.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-12187705845149856682015-04-15T15:27:03.794-04:002015-04-15T15:27:03.794-04:00And you are probably right ... when you are very c...And you are probably right ... when you are very conscious of not letting something happen, that something will probably never happen. :-) To me, it kind of made a lot of sense that people with depression and OCD were more inclined to be hoarders, but the numbers are very low at this point, so I really wouldn't worry about it, if I were you.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-58821589678775896192015-04-15T14:57:14.216-04:002015-04-15T14:57:14.216-04:00Moving, downsizing are always challenges for me to...Moving, downsizing are always challenges for me too so I understand what your husband must have felt. It's so hard to look at something and try to toss it when it has so many memories linked to it.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-61107784016031610112015-04-15T14:54:12.348-04:002015-04-15T14:54:12.348-04:00I hope you will enjoy it if you choose to listen t...I hope you will enjoy it if you choose to listen to it. I had been pushing it off for a while thinking it may turn out to be boring but it was a very interesting study of this problem.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-6450177624804595402015-04-15T10:30:41.854-04:002015-04-15T10:30:41.854-04:00Wow, I would never have imagined hoarding was a se...Wow, I would never have imagined hoarding was a serious ailment. Like you, I have used that word to describe myself often enough. I am a possessive sort of person, after all. This book sounds very interesting. I like non-fiction that focuses on randomly specific topics (if that makes any sense - like The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, about the guy who used steal rare books, not a great book but a fascinating research!) The fact that you say this is less of an instruction-giving book, I want to read it even more. Nice review. :)Priya -Tabula Rasahttp://peskypiksipesternomi.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-40630114149322263642015-04-14T21:12:20.369-04:002015-04-14T21:12:20.369-04:00Shudder. This unfortunately runs in my family (alo...Shudder. This unfortunately runs in my family (along with depression and OCD, dammit!), so I am super super vigilant about never EVER becoming a hoarder. (That may not be how it works but I am convinced I can mind-over-matter the dark parts of my genetic inheritance.)Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-78983096901235594962015-04-14T20:31:36.286-04:002015-04-14T20:31:36.286-04:00This looks like an interesting read. I'm not m...This looks like an interesting read. I'm not much of a hoarder of anything but books, but my husband does tend to link memories to the items he wants to keep. When we downsized from our house to a condo that was less than half the size, it was quite the challenge for him!Belle Wonghttp://msbookish.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-27173591130536807152015-04-14T12:28:38.351-04:002015-04-14T12:28:38.351-04:00Fascinating suff! Those photos are pretty impressi...Fascinating suff! Those photos are pretty impressive... and scary, too.JoAnn @ Lakeside Musingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-29788961918997464472015-04-14T08:57:36.656-04:002015-04-14T08:57:36.656-04:00I have had this book in my audio library for quite...I have had this book in my audio library for quite a while. Maybe I'll soon listen to it. I find hoarding kind of fascinating, but I also know that I wouldn't have patience with it. I'm kind of the opposite. I have no trouble getting rid of things. In my mind, they are just things. Thanks for reviewing this. Don't know that I've read another review of the book and it's nice to know a bit more about it.Kayhttp://kaysreadinglife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-51012283579865837692015-04-14T08:48:33.264-04:002015-04-14T08:48:33.264-04:00I thought hoarding was a first world problem too. ...I thought hoarding was a first world problem too. This sounds fascinating.bermudaonion(Kathy)noreply@blogger.com