I‘ve been feeling a little better recently, & have been working on my house, cleaning up & out. And while I firmly believe that one can never have too many books, I‘ve started to feel the weight of my unreads (currently 2,254 physicals) & want to do something about it. Since it‘s humid & gross outside & I suddenly got the day off, I decided to pull a few off of my shelves for some Speed Dating. 20-50 pgs each, & if I‘m not intrigued, out they go!
readordierachel What a great idea! Good luck! 6y
LauraBrook @ReadOrDieRachel Thanks! I‘m hoping I can keep the momentum going for at least one more round today. 🤞🏼 6y
LeahBergen I recently had a big shelf clearing (and I gave many books a “three page scan” before I got rid of them 😂). 6y
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2BR02B I do this occasionally too. But wow, that is a mind-boggling number of unread books! 6y
LauraBrook @LeahBergen I‘m impressed! Did you make a decently sized dent in your library? 6y
LauraBrook @2BR02B That‘s what happens when you‘ve always been a book hoarder I MEAN LOVER who really only buys books. The sad part is that I keep finding an oddball here and there that‘s unlisted. And if anything makes me happy, it‘s adding new books to my LibraryThing library! 🤓 6y
LeahBergen @LauraBrook Yep! I got rid of about 200. I try to do this once a year or so. 😆 6y
LauraBrook @LeahBergen You are my idol! 200 in one round? I am majorly impressed. (Also, feel free to send your rejects my way. We don‘t have to tell anyone else. 😉😂😉) 6y
MicheleinPhilly 😳😳😳2200+???? *feels so much better about her TBR; orders more books* 6y
2BR02B @LauraBrook I know what you mean- ever since I discovered the LT app, I'm addicted. Scanning barcodes and hearing the little beep is so satisfying. 6y
DivaDiane Oh wow! You have beat even me and @julesG ! You need the #MountTBR challenge! Join us. It‘s as challenging or as low key as you want it to be. 6y
julesG @DivaDiane Definitely! I could not fit 2000+ physical books into my flat. I'm glad my #MountTBR is mainly made of ebooks (Kindle/Amazon showed me more than 900 books in their cloud, after I installed the Kindle App yesterday - I'm insane! How did I manage to buy so many books? No wonder I never have money.) 6y
Suet624 I‘m feeling the weight of my unread books too. Your post hit home for me. 6y
LauraBrook @suet624 It‘s surprising that we don‘t feel or notice that weight more often, isn‘t it? 6y
Suet624 Yes! I think I use it as a way to feel guilty. (edited) 6y
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