tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post8790518897697500368..comments2024-03-27T22:17:16.083-04:00Comments on Musings of a Literary Wanderer: TBR ExpectationsAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-53003871825925662182018-10-27T20:07:52.422-04:002018-10-27T20:07:52.422-04:00I need to be better about the unread books on my s...I need to be better about the unread books on my shelves, and I just bought 9 more!<br /><br />Thanks, Amber!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-75768049289695900822018-10-27T09:39:42.415-04:002018-10-27T09:39:42.415-04:00I will never acknowledge my ebooks TBR (damn freeb...I will never acknowledge my ebooks TBR (damn freebies) but my goal is definitely to read my physical books. I've gotten pretty good at getting rid of books on my shelves that have been collecting dust for years. <br /><br />Great tips!Amber Elise @ Du Livrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300971303892555161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-18116192607705118952018-10-21T21:24:00.746-04:002018-10-21T21:24:00.746-04:00Thanks, Laura! Haha, YES, that is so true about T...Thanks, Laura! Haha, YES, that is so true about TBRs! Good luck with your purge!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-5635051600017658802018-10-21T15:38:29.066-04:002018-10-21T15:38:29.066-04:00TBRs are so weird like that: they're a list of...TBRs are so weird like that: they're a list of books that we intend to read, but we never actually intend to finish the list! :)<br />I do think it's a good idea to try and keep it manageable though, which is why I definitely need to do a TBR purge soon. I haven't looked back through my full TBR in ages, and I imagine there's going to be some books I added ages ago that I no longer want to read, or that I've just completely forgotten what they're even about. Great post! :)Laura Cooksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535393070248355283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-10436352947956847142018-10-20T19:42:54.532-04:002018-10-20T19:42:54.532-04:00Yeah, I don't own most of my TBR and probably ...Yeah, I don't own most of my TBR and probably never will! I do try to purge it occasionally because there are things I'm no longer interested in reading and I'd rather them not take up room!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-12430844081243723992018-10-20T07:49:19.154-04:002018-10-20T07:49:19.154-04:00My TBR is more of a wishlist. There are some books...My TBR is more of a wishlist. There are some books I own and many books I don't own on it. I used to purge it more, before they blocked GR at work, but mostly, I just add new books, which is why my TBR is over 1000 books. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-65360544210626113652018-10-19T21:15:36.823-04:002018-10-19T21:15:36.823-04:00Oh, my, 2000 books?! I would be overwhelmed! But...Oh, my, 2000 books?! I would be overwhelmed! But yeah, with all the new books coming out all the time and all the older titles you find, it adds up!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-32166246228281868862018-10-19T21:14:34.908-04:002018-10-19T21:14:34.908-04:00Haha, that is a lot of books! But you'll neve...Haha, that is a lot of books! But you'll never run out of options!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-28790156574125403902018-10-19T21:14:13.020-04:002018-10-19T21:14:13.020-04:00Haha, the unread physical books seems to be a comm...Haha, the unread physical books seems to be a common problem! Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-13427137958894113692018-10-19T21:13:16.348-04:002018-10-19T21:13:16.348-04:00LOL, oh no! I love having a lot of books, but the...LOL, oh no! I love having a lot of books, but they take up so much room! And I figure, if I'm not going to read it, someone else should!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-71605635679873636802018-10-19T21:12:35.892-04:002018-10-19T21:12:35.892-04:00Thanks, Marie! I agree, I like having a TBR that&...Thanks, Marie! I agree, I like having a TBR that's a little bigger because there are always those days where practically nothing looks good and I need a lot of options.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-67485342696187912782018-10-19T21:11:24.883-04:002018-10-19T21:11:24.883-04:00Thanks, Di! I agree, just reading is the most imp...Thanks, Di! I agree, just reading is the most important thing! Sometimes my TBR is controlled by my library and what I can get NOW. Those move up my priority list!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-41537927153013679182018-10-19T21:10:34.472-04:002018-10-19T21:10:34.472-04:00Yes, purging is definitely good. Sometimes I'...Yes, purging is definitely good. Sometimes I'll just come across a book that I have no idea why it ended up on there.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-33154223744509409722018-10-19T21:10:03.513-04:002018-10-19T21:10:03.513-04:00Yes, I think that would be the problem I would hav...Yes, I think that would be the problem I would have with an ereader, out of sight, out of mind!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-25755459503809201722018-10-19T21:09:35.924-04:002018-10-19T21:09:35.924-04:00Haha, oh no! Sometimes I have a hard time getting...Haha, oh no! Sometimes I have a hard time getting rid of books or titles on my TBR, but I have to be really honest with myself - do I really want to read this?Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-89987849856883998152018-10-19T21:08:39.344-04:002018-10-19T21:08:39.344-04:00I love a good list, too! Maybe if I made smaller ...I love a good list, too! Maybe if I made smaller sub-TBRs, that would help!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-18634257954937825352018-10-19T21:07:47.630-04:002018-10-19T21:07:47.630-04:00I know, I love being surrounded by books, too!
...I know, I love being surrounded by books, too! <br /><br />As for reading your already-owned books - I think doing 1 for 1 (one owned for one library) is a great idea! Or maybe just a whole month where you just read those books.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-30501247253646675882018-10-19T21:06:31.341-04:002018-10-19T21:06:31.341-04:00No, I totally agree! Every time I see those books...No, I totally agree! Every time I see those books sitting on my shelf, I feel bad that I haven't made time for them!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-64899540524174809872018-10-19T21:06:03.587-04:002018-10-19T21:06:03.587-04:00Haha, thanks, Kay! I agree, blogging has made my ...Haha, thanks, Kay! I agree, blogging has made my TBR really grow. I used to just keep a Word document of 20 or so books I wanted to read. Sometimes I will just browse the library shelves and grab something that looks interesting, and there goes working on my TBR for that week!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-17706888851342216632018-10-19T21:04:46.307-04:002018-10-19T21:04:46.307-04:00I know, I don't know what my problem is when i...I know, I don't know what my problem is when it comes to those books!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-60358182720916423052018-10-19T17:21:02.473-04:002018-10-19T17:21:02.473-04:00I have a tbr problem. I actually have over 2000 bo...I have a tbr problem. I actually have over 2000 books on my goodreads TBR and I'm too intimidated to try purging. It doesn't help that I go through many of the new releases coming out each quarter to write a post about which one I'm most looking forward too. That always grows my TBR by at least 100 books - ah! I may need to try zeroing it out and starting over.<br /><br />I'm not great about my physical TBR either, with probably 50-100 unread books around at any given time, but I'm doing a little better job trying to work on that :)DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-48759060167746637932018-10-19T02:55:56.201-04:002018-10-19T02:55:56.201-04:00You should be proud!!! Your TBR is so small and m...You should be proud!!! Your TBR is so small and manageable!! Mine has over 600 on it.... okay now that I just realized that, I feel I should probably panic!! I read way too slow to be over 600!!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288722022982656753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-59970104068991487772018-10-18T02:20:41.692-04:002018-10-18T02:20:41.692-04:00I don't really have one technical TBR. I just ...I don't really have one technical TBR. I just have a vague list of books I maybe want to read, some more than others. Lately I've been trying to put together an "immediate tbr" list just to keep track of those books I absolutely want to get to w/o forgetting about them. But then, like you said, I'm always getting more books, so I have books I've been saying for years I'd get to but still haven't. But I also would like to read my unread physical books at least!Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-27667535607024290312018-10-16T14:26:37.275-04:002018-10-16T14:26:37.275-04:00What a good idea. I need to go through mine as wel...What a good idea. I need to go through mine as well as my pile is out of control. I have stacking in my living room and not just on my bookcases. I have even made my daughter a book hoarder. OMG, what have I done?<br /><br />MaryMary @ StackingMyBookShelves!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07510254497363581723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130637022613050517.post-34763626872604612242018-10-16T11:38:35.831-04:002018-10-16T11:38:35.831-04:00this is such an interesting post. I haven't be...this is such an interesting post. I haven't been thinking about the books I'm piling up on my Goodreads TBR too much - and it has grown A LOT since I started blogging. I really need to do some spring - well, maybe winter, now, for me - cleaning at some point, because I am certain that there are some books I'm not interested in anymore. Yet, I like having a certain amount there, because it gives me the sense of endless possibilities and new books to choose from and to get next. that's exciting. but... it shouldn't be overwhelming either ahah :) <br />Lovely post! :)Marie @ Drizzle and hurricane Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305855207183517613noreply@blogger.com