Is this weird?

Not weird at all.

Many people buy books to show off how intellectual and well read they are.  But they never actually open the things and read them.  They are just there for show to visitors.

Other unused collections are more weird.  My mother for example collected shoes.  When she passed we found over twenty pairs of shoes in mint condition in one of the wardrobes, they were neatly stacked in their original boxes, carrier bags with original receipts going back twenty years.  In the real world she was wearing only three pairs of shoes which were totally worn out, being repeatedly repaired.

Not weird at all.

Many people buy books to show off how intellectual and well read they are.  But they never actually open the things and read them.  They are just there for show to visitors.

Other unused collections are more weird.  My mother for example collected shoes.  When she passed we found over twenty pairs of shoes in mint condition in one of the wardrobes, they were neatly stacked in their original boxes, carrier bags with original receipts going back twenty years.  In the real world she was wearing only three pairs of shoes which were totally worn out, being repeatedly repaired.