The thrill of a good book!

I am pleased to say that now my children are a little older I now have a bit more time and inclination to read.  I feel that the world of books has opened up to me again after being closed for a while as I cared for my young family.  I always knew I would come back to this much loved pastime and during the time when my kids were very young, I was studying, so was reading text books - but that is not like proper reading is it?  For the pure pleasure of it...... 

My wish list on Amazon is so long now, I am not sure I have enough years left in me to read each book, but the interesting thing is the types of books that are on there.  I am not sure if it is my age, whether it is becoming a Mum or whether it is my deepening yoga practice.  Whereas at one time I would be found reading crime novels and thrillers, now my book collection and wish list has books on psychology, religion, history, all forms of spiritualism, reincarnation and lots of other stuff.  I think there might even be a book on Quantum Physics in there.  So I have been considering buying a Kindle (or some other electronic book reader) to try to save a bit of money in the long run, but I am wondering if the reading experience will be the same, not having a real book to hold.  The thrill of the discovery of an interesting and intriguing looking book in a charity shop or a new book being delivered by the postman, finding that the person who had it before me has left some interesting bookmark or cryptic note inside (I always buy second hand).  I will just make a few clicks and there the book will be - the whole experience may well leave me feeling cheated.  Or am I just old fashioned and nostalgic.  I remember trying to prop up a Nancy Drew book so I could read it whilst eating a packet of fruit pastilles at the age of about 10, no such problem with a Kindle!!

Well for now I'm going to wait for a little while before I invest in a Kindle, I am going to continue to indulge myself in real books, well maybe until there is no room left on the book shelf.......