[Webster’s definition of junkie: Main Entry: junk•ie
Variant(s): also junky /'j&[ng]-kE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural junk•ies
Date: 1923
1 slang a : a narcotics peddler or addict b : a person who derives inordinate pleasure from or who is dependent on something
2 : a junk dealer]
[definition of book club junkie – let’s pick 1.b]
[for feeding other passions, consider a browse through thejunkie]
…I’m reminded that book clubs have received similar levels of scrutiny to what bloggers now appear to be getting.
A comment from the sociologist, Elizabeth Long, on book clubs:
Far from just an excuse to get together once a month, book clubs are here revealed to be a vital arena for self-formation, one that has as much currency now as it did a century ago.
Interesting.
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