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Yomiko Readman, the protagonist in Read or Die, is an introverted bibliomaniac, often preferring the company of books over people. Don Vincente, a fictional Spanish monk who was suspected of stealing books from his monastery, and later murdered nine people so he could steal their books.
A bookworm or bibliophile is an individual who loves and frequently reads or collects books. Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books. Bibliophiles may have large, specialized book collections. They may highly value old editions, autographed copies, or illustrated versions.
A pile of books and papers, compiled yet unread. Tsundoku (積ん読) is the phenomenon of acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them.
In his book Degeneration (1892), Nordau calls oniomania or "buying craze" a "stigma of degeneration". [10] Emil Kraepelin described oniomania as of 1909, [11] and he and Bleuler both included the syndrome in their influential early psychiatric textbooks. [12]
The 2008 report says, "It is clear that users are not reading online in the traditional sense; indeed there are signs that new forms of "reading" are emerging as users "power browse" horizontally through titles, contents pages and abstracts going for quick wins. It almost seems that they go online to avoid reading in the traditional sense." [16]
Hamm might be able to come back eventually and participate in a shortened version of the program, Greenwell said. But there was a three-month waiting list. Greenwell said, half joking, that he wanted to make T-shirts that read, “One in 10 make it. Are you the One?” In late September, Hamm was transferred back to Grateful Life for another try.
Wikistalkers have gotten over their addiction to editing. However, they enjoy watching even the most minute changes. Most probably check New pages continuously. Wikiholics are often called "nerds", a term used negatively. In fact, with how many articles they read and absorb into their brains, they are super-sapiens.
Aliteracy (sometimes spelled alliteracy) is the state of being able to read but being uninterested in doing so.This phenomenon has been reported on as a problem occurring separately from illiteracy, which is more common in the developing world, while aliteracy is primarily a problem in the developed world. [1]