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Evelyn's You bought them, Now read them challenge
The affliction of all serious readers haha. Good luck:)
Lol, funny title and useful challenge! Good luck ;)
Think how happy you will be afterwards! Have you dared to count your unread books. I was similarly afflicted, UNTIL I forced myself to read them all before I allowed myself to buy another book. I was also running out of bookshelf space. I didn't make myself read books given to me as presents.Good luck.
I'm the same with Kindle books, Evelyn. So that's part of my challenge this year. At least they aren't filling up my bookshelves!
Chrissie I counted them about 3 book sales ago, and there were 74. Can you all believe I bought 5 more today?!? I should be committed.....
Too funny when I read your challenge! Great way to shave off your tbr list. Of course you'll be adding those 5...
Evelyn wrote: "Chrissie I counted them about 3 book sales ago, and there were 74. Can you all believe I bought 5 more today?!? I should be committed....."I had about 100 to get through. At the end I was so darn sick of of the chore that I promised my self to only buy books as fast as I could read them. Of course I left the worst ones to the end... The end was a horror. I couldn't figure out why I had bought some of them.
I read a book on my shelf only about 1 every 5 times if I am lucky. And I don't count the books I buy for book club. I tell myself that ey are retirement presents to myself, LOL. Sad that I have a good ten years left to work! I miss the first two days of our big library book sale next weekend when I go to Parent's Weekend at college, but there is a used bookstore there. Only one though, book for me I mean!
Retirement presents to yourself, I love that! Be strong on the one book limit Maureen! But if you buy 5, that's ok too lolI am planning to read them in roughly the order I bought them in - starting on the first shelf and working my way along it. There is a wide variety, so I don't think I'll get bored.
Well, I can only get one in Ithaca because I will buy as many as I like at the library sale, if there is anything good left!
I always go to my library book sale on the last day, 2 bucks a box. And now it is clear why I am in the unread situation I am!
Haha, I like the name of your challenge :) I am in the same boat! I go weak in the knees for used bookshops!
Shannon Noel wrote: "Haha, I like the name of your challenge :) I am in the same boat! I go weak in the knees for used bookshops!"Same here! Evelyn, I think you set a good goal - enough to make a dent but small enough to leave room for reading other stuff. Good luck!
Thanks, crossing my fingers that I make progress as I am sure my bookcases are nearing critical mass.
Looking at all the planned reads I have for December, I thought it was safe to insert the names of my books on my shelf to start with in Jan. Now that I have touched them all, I can't wait to get started!
Evelyn , I love your challenge . I really need to consider this for 2015 given that I have around 50 titles on my kindle that I am working through . Yikes ! I did get a lot of them with gift cards and as kindle deals but really - I'm not too addicted -lol !!
Thanks Angela, I really don't know when things got so out of control on my shelves.......I know how, just not when lol!
I am with Angela, I think I have more than fifty on my kindle and unread books on my real, shelves are over 200. I will never rad them all but I think I will, just can't get rid of them. Good luck with you challenge.
Thank you Diane you just made me feel so much better! I have about 150 unread books on my real bookshelves, glad to be in your company : )
I forgot to mention the 18 ARCs that I have from NetGalley on my kindle . I really do need to learn to get along with less sleep !
Thanks for inspiring me , Evelyn . I'm going to work on a list for 2015 .
Hi Evelyn, I have no more space on my shelves for anymore books, but I keep buying them anyway! It actually makes me happy to look at all the unread books and imagine reading one after another. I have them sorted (kind of) according to genre.
Yet, I am a sucker for a new release from an author I love or a suggestion from a Goodreads friend regarding a book I never heard of, but sounds intriguing.
Almost every time I buy a book, I say to myself, "OK, this is the last one I will buy until I finish enough books I already own, to clear some space on these shelves."
And don't get me started on Kindle - my sister and I share an account, so the number of books we have is at least partially her fault!
Good luck Angela! I'm sure we will both feel super-accomplished by the end of the year : )Crossing fingers anyway
It's great to be in such good company with all of you !
Terry I understand completely, thank goodness I don't have an eReader or I know I would have even more unread books. My goal is to read enough books off my shelves so that what's left actually fits lined up in rows all pretty, not stacked haphazardly like they are now, before I buy anymore. I'm doing surprisingly well on the not buying anymore part, but instead of reading what I have, I keep taking more books out of the library......
One more thing, Evelyn - you should read "Ruska" in January, if you live in a cold climate - it is one of my all time favorites, to get engrossed in on a long winter day, preferably sitting in a comfy chair by a fireplace.Sorry for the double post, I will edit it when I get to a computer.
Maybe the reason we acquire and read more books than we have space for, is a Collector's mentality - just loving to have them around so you can think of when you will read them and hating to part with any that might become your favorites...
Thanks for the Russka tip Terri : )Recently I read This Is Not the End of the Book and there were a line in it about the pleasure one can get from just walking into a room with a bookcase and looking at it, not even touching. I only just barely stopped myself from yelling "I know I know" as I was reading.
I agree Terri. Such a comfort to have books in my den. When I come home from stress at work I step in the den and relax.
Good luck Evelyn, and thanks for the idea for my own challenge. I have the same problem with used books… just cannot resist. With new books you know you're probably going to find them easily in pretty much any shop but when you see an old out-of-print book you've not seen before then it's difficult to say no as you never really know if you'll find another copy.
I think the reason I have such a weakness for used books is that they have been cast away and I feel so sorry for them, I just want to bring as many home as I can and love them. Thank goodness I am allergic to cats.......
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Unfortunately I do love cats, and despite my allergy, I've owned at least one from the moment I had my own place. My partner sets the limit at two though; so that keeps me under control. :)
I continually tease him about the "perfect" rescue cat (a super-sweet Siamese) that we saw at an animal adoption drive, the one he said we couldn't violate the two cat rule for. I tease him that I'm willing to trade the more troublesome one of ours (Doyle) for the Siamese, and that when he comes back from a trip one day Doyle might look a little different and answer to another name. Truthfully though, I wouldn't give Doyle up even though he's the naughtiest animal I've ever owned.
Bridges of Madison County is great - read that one, for sure!
Beth , I loved that one too . The movie was great too .
Angela wrote: "Beth , I loved that one too . The movie was great too ."I know, right? I've watched that movie so many times and it always makes me cry!
Greg, that's really funny about poor Doyle : )Beth and Angela, I loved the movie too, but haven't read the book yet - but I definitely will get to it!
Finished my first challenge book today, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Was looking for an easy fluff read before the final push to complete Ulysses. Got it, but also ended up learning quite a bit about both the music world and the horse racing world, bonus.
Daughter of Fortune, 4 stars. Liked the setting and the time frame, Chile and San Francisco, gold rush, mid 1800's. Interesting story, courageous characters.
Evelyn wrote: "Daughter of Fortune, 4 stars. Liked the setting and the time frame, Chile and San Francisco, gold rush, mid 1800's. Interesting story, courageous characters."Sounds intriguing. It might make a good companion book to what I am currently reading, The Luminaries.
Ah yes, I read The Luminaries last year. This was an easier read, but very similar in the type of characters and the challenges they faced in that time and place - towns that sprung up near gold strikes. You are right, I hadn't made the connection myself!
I've also had Daughter of Fortune on my bookshelf for years...maybe I'll read it soon since you've given it 4*
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I will fill in the titles at the end of Dec, as I hope to make some progress between now and then.
Edit: not making much progress so it is safe to say these will still be on my shelf come January
1. The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous Jan 2/15
2. Daughter of Fortune Jan 12/15
3. The Town House Jan 29/15
4. Land Of Strangers Feb 8/15
5. A Handful of Dust Feb 14/15
6. Banners of Silk Feb 28/15
7. The Moonlit Cage Mar 9/15
8. A Cold Wild Wind Mar 21/15
9. The Second Son Mar 23/15
10. Russka: The Novel of Russia Apr 10/15
11. The Thorn Birds Apr 26/15
12. Mister God, This is Anna Apr 28/15
13. The Last Magic May 18/15
14. The Robber Bride May 25/15
15. A Time for Judas May 30/15
16. O Beulah Land: Book II of the Beulah Quintet June 7/15
17. Rabbit, Run June 17/15
18. My Bones And My Flute June 30/15
19. Howard's End By E. M. Forster July 6/15
20. Mariana July 14/15
21. Unspoken July 26/15
22. The Lovely Bones Aug 6/15
23. Miss You Forever Aug 12/15
24. Sarum: The Novel of England Sep 7/15
25. Scarlet Feather Sep 12/15
26. The Bridges of Madison County Sep 14/15
27. The Island Sep 17/15
28. My Name Is Memory Oct 5/15
29. The Affair Oct 8/15
30. The Power of Why: Simple Questions That Lead to Success Oct 11/15
31. The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story Nov 2/15
32. Fortune's Hand Nov 17/15
33. Coming Home Nov 20/15
34. Winter Solstice Dec/15
35. The Things We Do for Love Dec 13/15
36. Spider Bones Dec/15