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What prevents you from reading the books on your to-read list?
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Linda
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Feb 03, 2012 09:09AM
My GR To Read list is only books I am thinking about reading but do not own. I am trying to read the ones actually on the shelf (shelves) but like to have a list that I hope is what I will buy when I find myself at half price or some other place that sells books. I seem to "find myself" at those places.
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Shiny new books. Although I do find that now I'm mainly reading off my Kindle, I'm more likely to read some of the older books on my TBR list as opposed to grabbing what just came home from the store. The only exception would be if I borrow a book, since there's a time constraint.
I was a very good girl this week. Went to Half Price books and only got four books:one for a gift
one on my book club read
one Dickens for his birthday
one small book that was on gr to read list.
Okay, they did not have any Mosley.
I'd like to say my biggest obstacle is not enough time. But really, I'm a slow reader with very wide interests, and my brain sees connections everywhere. It's a bad combination. While I'm reading one book, I think of or hear about 5 others. Doesn't take too long to get behind! Oh well, at least I'll never have to worry about running out of something to turn to next!
I read very fast, but am sometimes slowed down by my 4 month old. I only read one book at a time and no matter how bad I finish it. The problem is anytime I see a good deal on a book (I always see a good deal) or it just catches my attention I buy it. So, my shelves are full of books I haven't read, but want to read.
I never know what will strick me so I like to keep several different genres available!!! I see a book that looks interesting, BAM, gotta have it.I have a couple authors that i simply love and will stop reading whatever and hit their next book. also if someone recommends a book and it is a series then I need to read the whole series right then. Since getting my kindle my TBR list keeps getting bigger.Then i listen to books on my ipod while i walk and clean house. and then of course i make several trips to our two local libraries to check things out. So, at any given time I have 2 maybe 3 books going. CRAZY!!! I never keep any of my books, I donate them all to the library!!! I want to spread the love of reading!! and what they don't want they put in their used book sale
Time is my biggest constraint. As a teacher and mom of three, my time doesn't often feel like my own. I am also completing my Master's Degree in reading education, so although I am reading a lot of material, it is not all of my own choosing. Until I graduate in six months, I just keep adding titles to my "To Read" list.
I'm busy with other things in my life; time to relax.
My TBR list is huge to me so this is why. I read what's on there but it takes forever to get to the books since there's so many to choose from.
Tee27 wrote: "I have quite a few interesting books on my TBR list, but I have yet to read some because I tend to become impulsive in the bookstore, picking up books that catch my attention (books that I have nev..."Time distracts me. Too many good books to choose from which I then keep adding to my TBR list. I find myself culling a huge number of books fom my TBR list only to go and add just as many again. LOL. Indecision is also what distracts me. If I can't choose what one to include I include them all. LOL
If I stayed away from the library and stopped adding new books I don't have to my TBR list I would probably go through my reading list really fast. But I have a tendency to get sucked into reading challenges and the books on the challenges aren't always what I have on my list so I don't get to them like I want. I need to stop getting into all those challenges and just read whatever I pick up from the shelf.
Time and money stops me from getting it done. also I tend to get alot books from the library so I have to go with what they have
One of the things that prevent me from read books on my to-read list is the fact that I get side tracked by my husband. He always has a book that he wants me to read. I have tons of books that need to be read but, some how I get thrusted into reading something else.
Melissa wrote: "I need to stop getting into all those challenges and just read whatever I pick up from the shelf. "In a way I'm the opposite. Last year I joined a lot of challenges and it really helped me read more and stay focused on getting some of the TBR list down genre wise.
90% of my book buys are bought on impulse leaving 10% from my TBR list. I use this list to serve as a reminder of books that have caught my interest but aren’t necessarily in my library. As with most of the Book Buying Addicts Anonymous members, my buying crave outdoes my reading ability. There are sooo many books out there! New, old and all of those presently in the making, our addiction is being thankfully constantly fed with new books. I don’t realistically believe I will ever read all the books I have but this won’t keep me from trying.
I can't help browsing cut price bookshops and charity shops and usually end up with an armful of stuff I hadn't intended to buy but have to read. It makes life more interesting and much on my TBR list is out of print.
I read a lot of series and at the beginning of the year I check to see if/when the next book is coming out so the first few months are usually catching up. I prioritize books I have from the library since they have firm due dates. To be honest, I rarely look at my TBR list. The library does a good job of picking interesting books to highlight and I often pull my next book from that section.
For a while I was really good about reading a library book and then reading a book I owned by haven't read but I stopped doing that a few years ago.
Kate wrote: "too many books and not enough time to read them. And then when I think I have my list under control, authors write more!"Agree.
Also, I´m never even near the end of collecting them. I always have a pile of borrowed books, then those that I recently bought and I still feel like I need more, so I check my Goodreads friend´s bookshelves, read the books that my book clubs are currently reading and when I finally check recommendations, I´m already full of books. Not that it stops me for adding more to my list.
I go to the library with the list of books I´m planning to loan ... but there´s just too many other books I want to read so I always loan the ones I´ve never heard of before. then I visit the bookstore with that same list of books but bookstore has other books I´m interested in so I leave bookstore with books that were not on my list.
I returned to my reading again. I have one library book going and three of my own.
Marsha, my wife is the same way. she wishes I will read the books I have rather than buy or borrow them, but I HAD to get the girl with the dragon tattoo.
Nothing. I just buy them faster than I read them.Plus, my husband also is bad as me, so double trouble.
I finally get down to one library book left to read before I can get back to books I own and I get an email saying new release is ready at the library for me to pick up. SO TYPICAL for me!
Like everyone else, I buy more quickly than I read my tbr pile, especially since I recently got an Ipad-so dangerous! I find it on goodreads and then check my "store" to see if it is available as an ebook. I still haven't read the 17 books I got for Christmas, nor the large bagful a relative gave me, not to mention a recent visit to the local used book store. Of course that doesn't include all the books I already had waiting, pre-Ipad. I also love to scrapbook, knit and do crosstitch. Summer is coming up here in southern Ontario, Canada, so...as an avid gardener, I have to make the most of our short growing season. I think I'll do away with sleeping, which I don't like anyway!
Laurel wrote: "Like everyone else, I buy more quickly than I read my tbr pile, especially since I recently got an Ipad-so dangerous! I find it on goodreads and then check my "store" to see if it is available as a..."That is the only way. I have always said that those folks who get so much done just don't sleep.
Well, most of the time I am busy catching up on things I have recorded on the DVR. Plus my husband is always giving me books that "I HAVE TO READ".
other books, of course! I just keep buying or reading others! My list is way too long--I think I'm on 492 or 432....
other books and my backlog of books. i am trying to be more responsible with my book buying, so trying to clear up my backlog of books to read is preventing me from buying all the great new ones out there lol
I keep finding new challenges that I want to do, and the books I have picked to read at the time do not work for the challenge, so I have to find books that do...and so it goes...and then I see someone else's book...SOUND FAMILIAR?
When a new book by a favorite author is published I generally let me TBR list go!
Marie Z. wrote: "When a new book by a favorite author is published I generally let me TBR list go!"I know! You want to instantly start it, or at least go and buy it, so you have it sitting there like a buddy, just waiting for you. It is even worse, if you can buy it as an ebook, because you just have to push a few buttons, and there it is, calling you! At least, that is the way it is for me. Oh, if I find a new challenge, I want to start a book for that right away. I think I sound a little crazy!
Some hindrances were already mentioned.For me it!s either time or I have to read something for school. Sometimes the recommended literature is great to read sometimes it's dull. Either way it slows finishing my TBR pile.
I also tend to buy and going to the library a lot so I get new books quicker than I read them. :D
TBR books are wishes. If you have everything you wish for; where is the spice in your life? For me there will always be another book to be read as there will be one more thing on that Things To Do Before I Die list.
I will never read all the books on my TBR list and I have no intentions of trying to. Their mostly books that I think seem interesting and since I'm not the best at remembering every book title I'd like to read I add them to the list. Its also handy for my friends & family to look at when they are trying to decide what gift to give me! :)
Marie Z. wrote: "When a new book by a favorite author is published I generally let me TBR list go!"Right out the window!
Melissa wrote: "I will never read all the books on my TBR list and I have no intentions of trying to. Their mostly books that I think seem interesting and since I'm not the best at remembering every book title I..."What a great idea, the gift list. The books of my TBR are all also to be bought.
I have a to read list that is my wish list and has everything on it, but I also keep a tbr- owned bookshelf to make it easier for me to check so I don't buy a 2nd copy of what I already have.
Melissa wrote: "I have a to read list that is my wish list and has everything on it, but I also keep a tbr- owned bookshelf to make it easier for me to check so I don't buy a 2nd copy of what I already have."Great idea, Melissa. I have individual folders set up in one of my groups, labelled by topic and have read, and want to read. I do have a shelf labelled books I own, but it is getting really large. I think I should make a TBR-owned shelf. It will take a long time. Thanks for the idea.
Thom wrote: "TBR books are wishes. If you have everything you wish for; where is the spice in your life? For me there will always be another book to be read as there will be one more thing on that Things To Do ..."Very well put Thom!
Marylene wrote: "Thom wrote: "TBR books are wishes. If you have everything you wish for; where is the spice in your life? For me there will always be another book to be read as there will be one more thing on that ..."Thom has a way with words!!! My feeling exactly!
Making choices for group reads in June...means more books. I think I need to stop joining groups.
There just aren't enough hours in a day for me to read everything on my TBR shelf, and this is coming from a housewife/artist/aspiring writer who has multiple books in every room/car/purse so I can read a few pages whenever I have a spare moment. The problem is that for every book I finish there are usually about three books physically added to my to read pile, and a half dozen more added to my virtual wish list. At this rate I'll never even make a dent, but that's fine with me.
And friends keep saying you would like this book/series. And many times they are spot on.
I just added
. For a group read in May, for my WW II Readers group. 2 more books!!!
My list is more of a list of wants. I see far more that I want to read than I will ever have the chance to read. "A man's reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for."
The attraction of books I don't own yet. I have the best intentions to read this one or that one, but then I become distracted by the title I just passed in the window! ;)
Money. Even Kindle editions can be expensive, and my public library is sadly lacking in many of the books I want to read.
4 monthly book clubs that have their own to-reads.
I read on average 15-20 books per month but usually buy more than that each month. Therefore, my TBR grows larger instead of smaller each month.
I don't actually have what I consider a to read list. What I have are books that I have purchased and not yet read. That list is almost 1200 books now. Yikes. So many books, not enough reading time. Sigh.
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