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Does anyone else have trouble prioritizing their reading?
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Omg I totally get that feeling! There are so many books I want to read and need to read that I just can't decide which goes first! I don't even dare to look at my TBR now. Yet, I'm adding more and more books. I think I'm crazy. I read the newest books but those that I really want to read, and have to read, I just don't bother. :(
Maybe I should just make a list, and attempt to follow it. It probably won't work though... There are too many books that catch my attention everyday!
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Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I don't do well with making a list of books to read, unless it's over a long period of time. It's hard, even then."I have been making lists the past few months but didn't like the feeling of being obligated to stick with it. Now the only MUST reads on the list are group reads and everything else is something I'm in the mood for.
I tend to be a linear reader too. once I start a series, I must read as many of it as I can get my hands on. But lately, I find myself getting sidetracked. I read book 1 and go off to do something, meaning to come back to it, but before I realize months have gone by and I haven't picked up the next book. I also go on binges: only PNR/UF for awhile, then only category romances, then historicals, tec.
I made myself one-hard-and fast rule: no more than 300 books on (main)TBR pile. It helps to keep the pile from snowballing because if I want to read something, I have to knock something else off the list.
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Lady Jaye, 300 is nothing! I'm struggling to keep mine under 500...and loosing the battle. :)LOL. I even joined a reading challenge about bought in 2011,read in 2012 vs those bought in 2012. It'll be fun to see how much I can clean vs buy.
Katie wrote: "Holy smokes! I thought my measly 2 shelves were overwhelming! Is anyone else having trouble keeping on track with an e-reader? If I hit even a slightly slow point in the book, I give up and fin..."
That happens sometimes but I try very hard to get through it. I am having an issue now with "Girls with the dragon Tattoo" it is not my normal reading and it is so hard to get through!!
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It is SO hard!! I want to see the movie but not until I read the book :-(
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It's strange I just have no desire to see the movie or read the books.
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While I can see DC's appeal, I really miss Pierce Brosnan as Bond...even Timothy Dalton will do!
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Oh, my favorite Bond will forever be Roger Moore. I grew up watching his Bond movies so I think he'll always be the James Bond for me. :D
Rachel wrote: "Oh, my favorite Bond will forever be Roger Moore. I grew up watching his Bond movies so I think he'll always be the James Bond for me. :D"FYI, my mother (back in the day) used to be a telephone operator. In those days, when making long-distance calls, people often needed an operator to help. My mother would occasionally listen in (a teensy bit) when a famous person was making the call. Once it was Roger Moore to his wife, and she said he was perfectly lovely.
(She never told me about anything but the nice stuff. I love my mom)
I have not read the books but I have seen the 3 Swedish film adaptations of the books. They were quite good.
Rachel wrote: "Oh, my favorite Bond will forever be Roger Moore. I grew up watching his Bond movies so I think he'll always be the James Bond for me. :D"I loved Roger Moore. The Spy Who Loved Me was my favorite.
Cecilia wrote: "My mother would occasionally listen in (a teensy bit) when a famous person was making the call. Once it was Roger Moore to his wife, and she said he was perfectly lovely. ..."That's awesome! Now I want to know who else she listened in on! lol
Rachel wrote: "Oh, my favorite Bond will forever be Roger Moore. I grew up watching his Bond movies so I think he'll always be the James Bond for me. :D"I loved Roger Moore until I saw my first Sean Connery. I am a sucker for a Scottish accent. I still think that he is a sexy older man now.
My issue is I will buy a second book or whichever next book is in the series I think I enjoyed and then I get stuck. I move on to another book then a book Ive been dying to read comes out and I read that one putting the previous book on hold. I've had 3 books I've started reading when this has happened.
It's so hard. Then when I finish said book I stare at the book I was previously reading and think "why the hell did I start that book it? I'm not even in the mood for that type of book."
Ugh if only I cold stop. I have looked at a couple of them recently and said I putting you on the bookshelf. I may read you in a year or two.