the state of your tbr pile

[Bridgette]

basically does your tbr grows faster than your reading rate? are you trying to reduce it? lets have an heated discussion on this topic!

[Chris]

WELL my TBR is definitely running away with me, and my kindle has made it even worse. I read fairly quickly, but nowhere near Bridette's lighning speed. I read 9-10 books a month at current speed, but if I include kindle and audoi books for the car, I probably have around 550 in total. I'm assuming the "intending to read but have not bought yet" books don't count.

BTW - I'd like to see Steve "fess-up", I'm pretty sure he beats my little list by a long way.

[JackieB]

I refuse to count my TBR mountain, but I estimate it to be in the region of 650-700 books. That's the books that I actually have bought. Like Chris, I'm not counting the books I intend to get sometime, but haven't got yet. I am permanently trying to reduce it, because I am running out of space in my house.
I tried a cunning scheme to reduce it - get rid of 6 books buy one. Unfortunately, I "accidentally" went into a local charity shop and came out with two the other day. I don't feel too bad since I had read two off of my pile, so at least things are not getting worse. I've changed my scheme so that I can buy a book for every two I get rid of. It's going to take years to reduce my mountain this way, but at least i have some chance of sticking to that goal.

I second Chris' plea (demand?). 'Fess up Steve!

[Ellen]

All I can say is my TBR pile is starting to get vicious. I swear I hear growling at night.

[Jackie]

my TBR pile of owned books is about 600, can't stop buying !!
'My name is Jackie and I'm a bookaholic!'

[JackieB]

Jackie wrote: "my TBR pile of owned books is about 600, can't stop buying !!
'My name is Jackie and I'm a bookaholic!'"

Snap!

[JackieB]

Ellie wrote: "All I can say is my TBR pile is starting to get vicious. I swear I hear growling at night."
I worry about avalanches, especially as my cat likes to use the piles of books as stepping stones every now and then.

[~Geektastic~]

Mine is currently a teetering Kilamanjaro.

[Bridgette]

well i do not mean to boast or anything but my tbr pile is rather under control atm, but thats until i am let loose in a book shop or a charity shop. hehe but i soon get under control. :)

[JackieB]

Yeah, but you read about 1,000 books a week. Some of us can't get through them that fast, but we're really good at buying them.
I've decided that I need to read 2 off my TBR pile before I can buy one new book. I was doing really well until the weekend when I was fed up. I bought 3 and a friend sent me another two. So that's 10 book I need to read from my TBR pile before I can buy any more. Plus of course all the books I've borrowed from the library, but let's not talk about them.....

[Bridgette]

But mind you my tbr pile is actually increasing at the moment because of my coursework for my school subjects. So I haven't had much time to read. Lol.

[Chris]

What A-levels are you studying for?

[Bridgette]

I am studying photography, media and product design. Last year I did not get the grades to continue to Yr 13 so I have to repeat year 12.

[Flora]

My TBR pile is getting out of control. I don't think I'll ever get caught up but I keep seeing books listed on swap that I really want and I think if I don't get it now it may not be there later so the pile keeps growing.

[Chris]

My TBR is getting really out of control, I managed to slowly reduce the paperbacks over the last few months by 40ish down to 200ish, but the unread kindle books number 480, the amazon and audible wish list is excessive, and I'm hoarding library books too. I've got 10 out on my own membership card and a further 4 on the kids cards. Is there a 12step programme for bookworms?

[Stephen]

My TBR pile is coming down not bought any new books last week only swapped one book this week and got currently 4 library books on loan and further 5 on in transit lol and 13 others on reserved list also decided to put some of my read books either on RISI or onto bookmooch my unread pile of books I own is 700 at last count but that could reduce lol

[Chris]

Steve, 700! It must be more than that - you're always at it (buying book I mean)

[Stephen]

no I have been good boy recently the last book I bought was the secret history and since work on house has started cut back book spending hence why joined library lol since joined library nearly 2 weeks ago read 4 books from there

[Jane]

Jackie wrote: "my TBR pile of owned books is about 600, can't stop buying !!
'My name is Jackie and I'm a bookaholic!'"

Snap, snap

[Chris]

Bridgette wrote: "I am studying photography, media and product design. Last year I did not get the grades to continue to Yr 13 so I have to repeat year 12."

Good luck for this year when you resit AS! Keep at it: our son did photography for GCSE, A level, Foundation at college, then at uni,despite not being very academic; then became a camera assistant and now is a grip (responsible for camera support) for TV shows like Casualty, Doctor Who, Merlin, Lark Rise to Candleford and so on. Even though some people see media studies and the rest as soft options, there may be more chance of you finding and enjoying a job that suits your interests than if you do, say, History or English.

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Ellie wrote: "All I can say is my TBR pile is starting to get vicious. I swear I hear growling at night."

Same here, its out of control. It makes me very ADD. (attention deficit disorder) Help!

[Bridgette]

I think tbr pile may increase by the end of next especially if my birthday on Saturday, with the books that I might get and the birthday money that I will spend and also the parents money as well. :) you got to spend some of the parents money. :)

[Angela]

My TBR pile is actually a TBR room - used to be our sons' bedroom, now contains 3 crammed bookcases and pile upon pile of my "treasures"!!Also several piles behind the settee downstairs and a small pile in the kitchen....and there are several more piles in our bedroom! Like Steve, I've tried to stop buying and have several books on loan from the library, but sometimes the temptation to buy is just too much :))

[[deleted user]]

Mine is very bad too but I try not to let it get to me or it takes away my pleasure in reading. Goodreads has made me feel very pressured before as I let it get to me and so I deleted my account and quit reading for awhile. Best not to think about it too much!

[Eric]

I agree with Lady Alice. My table and bookshelf are overflowing, but I do enjoy reading. Also I try to make a trip to the charity shop to drop off the books I'm finished with. Overall I think that it is a good idea to have a tbr pile, it keeps me interested in reading :)

[Angela]

I'm not at all bothered by all the unread books in my home - they're very much a part of me and who I am. Sometimes, I spend time just sorting through them and trying to rationalise the piles! When I finish a book, I either pass it on to a family member, take it to the charity shop, or keep it if I've really enjoyed it.

[JackieB]

I was ambushed by the library at the weekend! They had a book sale. I thought it was the previous weekend when I was safely out of the county. Reader I bought two bagfuls.
I did get some real treasures though, including a copy of The Girl in a Swing by Richard Adams, which I've been wanting for ages.

[Stephen]

Angela wrote: "My TBR pile is actually a TBR room - used to be our sons' bedroom, now contains 3 crammed bookcases and pile upon pile of my "treasures"!!Also several piles behind the settee downstairs and a small..."

still being a good boy and bought no new books for over 2 weeks now :) keeping library busy though with orders for new books and currently got 4 waiting for me at library and all new titles too :)

[Robert]

Just can't resist bargains from charity shops boughgt 3 books for 60 pence yesterday but at least my partner could not moan to much this time as she bought 2 as well

[Angela]

I took my grandsons to the library yesterday and was hooked by the "4 books for £1" notice.....came away with Fall of Giants, Dear Departed, A Darkness More Than Night and Dictionary of British Surnames.
Oh dear!!

[Bridgette]

ahhhhh
my tbr pile has being growing over the past couple of weeks, its like tripled in size if not more...
so whats the state of people's tbr pile recently?

[Chris]

Bridgette wrote: "ahhhhh
my tbr pile has being growing over the past couple of weeks, its like tripled in size if not more...
so whats the state of people's tbr pile recently?"

I'm whizzing through books fairly quickly, but, like you, unfortunately adding to the TBR pile even more quickly -- The Hunger Games trilogy, Ursula Le Guin's Orsinian Tales and its sequel, a handful of classics and a couple of non-fiction alone appearing in the last week. Oh, and I forgot to mention a package of books by The Medieval Murderers which will keep me going weeks. Why do I do it?

[JackieB]

Unfortunately, my TBR pile has grown a little bit. I am still trying to bring it under control. I've noticed my reading speed is erratic at the moment though. Some books I expect to whizz through are taking ages. I wish I could say that others are taking very little time, but on the whole, that doesn't seem to be happening much, if at all. Most of the time, I don't notice my reading speed, or worry about it. I suppose it's because I want to reduce my TBR pile and I'm conscious that buying more books is not helping. I'm back on the no book-buying wagon again at the moment, but my local independent book shop is closing (sob!) and the closing down sale is emitting it's siren call....

[Jane]

go for it life is to short.. we all love a bargain ,, my TBR pile is forever increasing but i can't resist a bargain, swap or a charity shop.... go for it
!!!

[Angela]

Jane wrote: "go for it life is to short.. we all love a bargain ,, my TBR pile is forever increasing but i can't resist a bargain, swap or a charity shop.... go for it
!!!"

I agree:))

[Jane]

Angela wrote: "My TBR pile is actually a TBR room - used to be our sons' bedroom, now contains 3 crammed bookcases and pile upon pile of my "treasures"!!Also several piles behind the settee downstairs and a small..."

Oh my god it sounds like our house......

[Angela]

Jane wrote: "Angela wrote: "My TBR pile is actually a TBR room - used to be our sons' bedroom, now contains 3 crammed bookcases and pile upon pile of my "treasures"!!Also several piles behind the settee downsta..."

Haha!! Recently had my sister-in-law to stay, so had to "tidy" the books up a bit. Actually found a few duplicates and several more that could be recycled - all the more space for new acquisitions. Off to Dunstable today with daughter, Anna, to trawl the charity shops:))

[Stephen]

I have been good boy and book purchases down but using library more as they tell me got 18 reserved books waiting for me with a further 7 in transit lol

[Angela]

Only bought three to add to the TBR pile!
by Ian McEwan by Ariana Franklin and .

[Jane]

Angela wrote: "Only bought three to add to the TBR pile!
by Ian McEwan by Ariana Franklin and [bookcover:Cli..."

Only three !!!

[Chris]

My TBR is doing quite well right now. I had a big clear out of books that I had "bought on a whim" at various sales, but know that I probably won't ever read. I've also cut down on buying books for my kindle and challenged myself to read 2 actual books from one of my many piles and then get them out of the house every month. I still have a huge way to go, but I'm impressed with myself.

[Angela]

Jane wrote: "Angela wrote: "Only bought three to add to the TBR pile!
by Ian McEwan by Ariana Franklin and..."

Quite disciplined today! Going to Hitchin again tomorrow.... watch this space:)

[Angela]

Chris wrote: "My TBR is doing quite well right now. I had a big clear out of books that I had "bought on a whim" at various sales, but know that I probably won't ever read. I've also cut down on buying books for..."

Impressive, Chris:) My husband's going to buy me a kindle for my birthday next month - goodness knows what that'll do!!

[Ice]

It is time for a spring clean round the house, no doubt I will rediscover books to be on my TBR pile, both first and second time around.

[~Geektastic~]

Since I count my virtual TBR along with my physical pile, it remains unwieldy and I don't expect it to ever get any smaller. I pile them on much faster than I can read.

[Angela]

Surprisingly, I didn't buy any books on my trip into Hitchin today, but picked up three more library books the other day, all of which I'd added to my TBR virtual, now real, pile. They are: ,
and .

[Stephen]

Angela wrote: "Surprisingly, I didn't buy any books on my trip into Hitchin today, but picked up three more library books the other day, all of which I'd added to my TBR virtual, now real, pile. They are: [bookco..."

went to the new library in wellington this morning for a tour round all books now scanned out using self service and also books in similar way and when you take out book get a receipt of all books on loan as well with dates

[Chris]

Cool, were you impressed with the new library

[Stephen]

Chris wrote: "Cool, were you impressed with the new library"

yes and can use it even when its unmanned ie between 7am-10am and 6pm to 8pm forgot to ask them if can use it on a sunday lol as its same building as the leisure centre

[Jane]

Stephen wrote: "Angela wrote: "Surprisingly, I didn't buy any books on my trip into Hitchin today, but picked up three more library books the other day, all of which I'd added to my TBR virtual, now real, pile. Th..."

Our library has been using this system for over a year, i like it but was worried at first that we would loose the human contract but our ladies ( @ one man !) but they are still about and have more time to help with enquires