What Does Your Bookshelf Say About You?

[KHoopMan]

I didn't think there was any way to organize a bookshelf other than by size. A tall book next to a short book??? PSYCHOTIC!!! Tall books on the left, descending in height as the shelf progresses to the right. OBVI!!

[Lisa]

I just noticed how anemic my bookcase here on goodreads is compared to my 4' x 8' filled one at home. I just moved and downsized, lol. For years I read a book a day and even volunteered at the library to help feed my addiction. My list should have thousands.
You can register to win a copy of my first novel "Angel in the Shadows, Book One" by Lisa Grace until June 1st in the giveaways section.
I plan to update my bookcase (here) in the near future. Lisa

[Sasha]

I just read a report that said, among other things, that the number of books in a child's household directly correlates to her success in school. Obviously it doesn't directly cause that - it's a symptom of a house that values learning, that's all - but I thought it was interesting. So what all of our bookshelves say about us is that if we have kids they're gonna be super smart.

...and, I'll venture, a little bit OCD.

[El]

That's a nice point, Alex. We certainly had a lot of books in our house growing up, and I would say it probably contributed to us doing well in school. At least until I got mono in high school and stopped caring about life for a while. But books saved me during that time too, so it's all good!

I do like the trend of women holding baby showers and insisting that every participant bring at least one baby book to contribute to a library for the child. I think that's nice. And it works for me because anytime I have to get a baby gift, it's usually a book. I don't do kids, but I do books, so that's as far as my thoughts can really go. :)

[Sasha]

Yeah, I buy a ton of books for my niece. Not that she needs help in that department; my sister is more of a nerd than I am.

Oh hey, I'm bleeding. That's the last time I offer to help fix a printer. Vicious thing.

I remember reading pretty much everything in my house when I was around...oh, probably 12 - 14. Will & Ariel Durant's multivolume history of the world? Sure! Looking For Mr. Goodbar? Okay! Still traumatized by that one, btw.

[Marsha]

My book shelves say about me that I only buy books I really love and read over and over again, books I use for work or think I might need someday for work, and books I want to be able to toss to an errant child who tells me they have nothing to read and a book report due in 15 hours. I also have a lot of reference books and books to help my kids with school projects.

I also collect books about how to write... but rarely actually write.

All else comes from the library around the corner... which I actually consider to be my living room. :)

[M.]

Oh the joy of having a really great library to call your home... living room, rather! :)

[Marsha]

No doubt.

[GracieKat]

I try to put only the books I have read out on display.

[Sasha]

That's so cool, Erika. :)

[*Mrs. Brightside*]

My bookshelves porbably thinks im random! I read so many different books. From horror, to drama, to suicidal, to magic and etc. And I dont put them in order, I just stack them up in 3 different piles: Books Ive read, books I have to read next, and books that can wait(: Im definetly not the cleanest person when it comes to books.

[Beside]

I'm about the same Princess. Except I have shelves full of read laters & multiple piles of read nows.

[Audrey]

I've got about half non-fiction and the other half fiction. It would be great to add more cookbooks and poetry to my bookcase!

[Sasha]

That's a good mix, Audrey.

[Karendenice]

Mostly fiction, one shelf of non-fiction, some inspirational and devotional, and some classics. And 4-5 books of poetry, the collections of.

[[deleted user]]

My book shelf is very orderly. I have certain genres for certain shelfs. Chick-lit goes on one, historical fiction on another, science fiction on another, etc. And it just so turns out that I am a very neat and orderly person C: