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Have you ever "hidden" books from your family for some reason?

471 sats \ 23 comments \ @Fabs 29 Mar BooksAndArticles

I'm currently reading Mark Manson's "Everything's Fcked: A book about hope", and I've noticed that, for some reason, I'm "hiding" the book from my family; I don't want them to see me read it.

Maybe because they could think I'm some kind of softie? Or that I'm depressed? Hm.

Anyways, this got me thinking: Are there other people who do this, if so, what's the genre, the title and the why?

Is it because we're looking for some advice or answers on topics or questions we don't want to ask out loud? Something we want to find out and keep for ourselves? Hm.

I'm keen on hearing from y'all

PS: the book's great so-far, I absolutely adore his style of writing.

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97 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 29 Mar

I belong to a traditional Hindu Brahmin Family. Our culture is such that we live in an extended combined family and that we aren't much open about sex and related stuff.

So, when I was pursuing masters in English Literature, 'Kamsutra's English Version' was one of the books that I had to read under 'English Translations of Indian Classical Texts' and though I still have that book, but it's always placed in a locker.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Mar

Ai, that's a hot iron indeed... 🤭😜

40 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 29 Mar

I didn't want anyone to see me reading The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck, for obvious reasons-they thought I did.

76 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Mar

Yeah, that's a book from the same author I'm reading from right now, how was it?

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 29 Mar

It's one of those self help books that look to teach you to keep things in perspective, don't let others affect your actions or self confidence, and not to take anything too seriously. It was enjoyable and useful, but like most self help books, you forget to apply the lessons a day or so after you're done reading it.

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Mar

Hm, as expected, you're spot-on on the last part though!

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 29 Mar

Nope, though it does seem that advice/self-help would be the most likely (especially if I was reading something about relationship help).

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Mar

Yep, same.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @kakocuro 29 Mar

Keep on reading and be proud. Don't hide.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @PRA3S3NT1A 29 Mar

All the time

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @oliverweiss 29 Mar

I did from my wife. I bought quite some scientific books when I was in academia and kept most of them in the office. I didn’t have any particular reason for this, it was convenient to have books delivered directly to my workplace. Only when I left the university and brought them home she was, let’s say, a bit shocked.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 29 Mar

Shocked by... Scientific books?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 29 Mar

By the amount.

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @voxmagdalenea 29 Mar

Heh, no if anything I was surrounded by books and never read, I still struggle with reading, not because I can't read, I am not fully sure what my problem is, it takes me a LONG time to get through a book.

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Mar

Could it be that the book's simply too much in regards to pages, or that you're simply not interested in the book in the first place? I have that.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @voxmagdalenea 29 Mar

Sometimes I could say that, but sometimes I actually like the book. I suppose maybe on a subconscious level I am avoiding something.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Mar

Hm, what do you suspect the culprit to be?

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @riberet19 29 Mar

I've never had to

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 30 Mar

I never really cared how people view me, so I never hide the books I'm reading. I did used to steal money from my parents when I was a little kid and buy or rent Japanese manga with the stolen money. So, I used to hide those manga from my parents and would read them in secret so they wouldn't ask about how I got them.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @NoStranger 30 Mar

I'm not into reading books but I'm sure that, as long as it's not physical, you can hide in a personal device of behind a protected storage, even a epub / pdf in a password protected zip is enough.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taurus 29 Mar

Nope, I even read them in public, people don’t care and if so then it’s a good way to start a little constructive debate.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @smuglydawg 29 Mar

Sorry you have to do that but I do wonder with ebooks how many others have been able to read books that might cause unwanted attention.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 30 Mar

Oh absolutely.