tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post1268959379509410720..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: An early New Year's resolution, maybeLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-27538519059714661842017-12-21T21:53:22.781-06:002017-12-21T21:53:22.781-06:00Yes, I am down to my last open shelf, and I don...Yes, I am down to my last open shelf, and I don't really want to buy another bookcase, particularly for unread books - that seems wrong.<br /><br />I am reading more e-books these days. Lois Bujold really got me started, since the Penrics were only in e-book form. And now I'm borrowing library books, when they don't have paper copies available. But I haven't bought a lot so far. I can imagine how easy it is to click and buy though! And series are my catnip as it is.<br /><br />I read The Dower House Mystery this year as well. It reminded me of Heyer's Footsteps in the Dark - but not of anything else I've read by Wentworth. But the Miss Silver books do tend to blur a bit, I've read so many.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-42306422556019662502017-12-21T16:10:02.802-06:002017-12-21T16:10:02.802-06:00My DH and I are in the slow process of relocating ...My DH and I are in the slow process of relocating (June 2018 completely moved in) and I've moved about 95% of my books already. I've less shelf space and have had to put tbrs in tote bags (think HomeGoods bag-sized). This is a big incentive to continue reading from the tbr next year. Where I've had issues is in buying a low-cost ebook that sounds good and is part of a series. You know what happens next...I've had some great reading this year and discovered many new authors but I've also racked up a lot of miles at Thriftbooks. :-)<br /><br />Lisa, I know you read Patricia Wentworth. I've just finished The Dower House Mystery and it was very familiar. Do you know if Wentworth re-wrote this and changed it up a bit ?<br /><br />KarenP aka Karen2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-54619651906726636112017-12-17T18:10:09.453-06:002017-12-17T18:10:09.453-06:00I haven't been good about reading library book...I haven't been good about reading library books this year - far too many have gone back unread, and I keep checking out more than I can read, even if I get to keep them the full six weeks. I'm going to try & do better.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-10929296357207686502017-12-16T16:54:45.791-06:002017-12-16T16:54:45.791-06:00I really enjoyed this book when I read it a few ye...I really enjoyed this book when I read it a few years ago. WHen I buy a book, I rarely read it straight away, but when I always do (almost always) when I get a book from the library, more common than not, my more usual mode these days.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-51635590173986311992017-12-16T15:27:33.484-06:002017-12-16T15:27:33.484-06:00I keep a log of books as I buy them, so I know how...I keep a log of books as I buy them, so I know how many at any given time. But it's the TBR number that I think about most often.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-24018023955863011882017-12-14T13:37:22.424-06:002017-12-14T13:37:22.424-06:00I have no idea how many books I've bought this...I have no idea how many books I've bought this year so you've inspired me to make a New Year's resolution to count the books as I buy them. I should manage to do that!<br />Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-76842352117678295102017-12-13T21:44:01.626-06:002017-12-13T21:44:01.626-06:00Yes, I'm thinking of them as a library as well...Yes, I'm thinking of them as a library as well, and I have done some culling in the last couple of months, of books that I've read but don't need to keep. I like seeing them on my library's sale shelves - I hope they find good homes.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-66662740029661176272017-12-13T21:40:37.636-06:002017-12-13T21:40:37.636-06:00I know, maybe :) I'm feeling positive now, but...I know, maybe :) I'm feeling positive now, but as Alex says above, it could all go out the window with one good book sale.<br /><br />I've never managed to set a limit, though I did pretty well with a "one in, one out" policy for new books - for a while at least.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-70152894840270754272017-12-13T21:38:31.028-06:002017-12-13T21:38:31.028-06:00The 24-hour rule would really help to keep the TBR...The 24-hour rule would really help to keep the TBR numbers down! I don't think I could manage that, but I've been considering whether the TBR books should have some kind of expiration date.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-66576756358292546692017-12-13T16:33:44.243-06:002017-12-13T16:33:44.243-06:00Good luck! Numerical targets have never worked fro...Good luck! Numerical targets have never worked from me, but looking at my own books as my library and asking if a book is really something I want to add to my permanent collection is helping me to keep things a little muse under control than they have been in the past.Jane @ Beyond Eden Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568410017337283636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-33670054630898261222017-12-13T16:21:19.654-06:002017-12-13T16:21:19.654-06:00Sounds like a good goal. And doable. Maybe. :D Se...Sounds like a good goal. And doable. Maybe. :D Setting a book-buying limit never works well for me, but I like your idea of reading what you buy as you buy it. But also leaving room for bookish serendipity.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-39706406667697027692017-12-13T08:43:08.496-06:002017-12-13T08:43:08.496-06:00After reading The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop (a book ...After reading The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop (a book now due for a reread), I made a resolution to buy only books I would begin reading within the next 24 hours. That lasted for a year or two and did help with my book-buying "problem" until I began reading more ebooks. Now the books I'm stock-piling are out of sight, but that's not nearly as satisfying as seeing them on the shelf. Good luck with your resolution and I'm glad you're enjoying Buzbee's book.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-74447850619287240062017-12-13T07:00:51.331-06:002017-12-13T07:00:51.331-06:00I think trying to add books to my library list rat...I think trying to add books to my library list rather than my ABE list will be crucial to keeping my resolution! And then library books have to go back, read or unread. I've been really bad about reading them this year, but at least they don't stay like the TBR stacks.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-74553887379954591962017-12-13T06:59:53.576-06:002017-12-13T06:59:53.576-06:00Yes, or if someone introduces me to an author who&...Yes, or if someone introduces me to an author who's already written more than 12 books, particularly if they're a series - my literary Achilles heel.<br /><br />I may post about my project occasionally, to keep myself honest - or at least accountable.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-5916697395395669042017-12-13T06:57:20.379-06:002017-12-13T06:57:20.379-06:00I just checked, and over the past few years I'...I just checked, and over the past few years I've averaged buying 150 books a year, so this has been a slower year - though I feel like I bought just as many books.<br /><br />I don't buy a lot of ebooks, mainly novellas, and I don't count those in the numbers. I'm edging into reading more ebooks though, so that might change.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-21243836491813483472017-12-13T06:10:15.004-06:002017-12-13T06:10:15.004-06:00As someone who read your post and then went and pr...As someone who read your post and then went and promptly added The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop to my online cart I do understand your problem. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878149675832228998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-56224116473527935852017-12-13T02:50:19.241-06:002017-12-13T02:50:19.241-06:00I don’t wish to pour cold water on your laudable i...I don’t wish to pour cold water on your laudable intentions but I have to warn you that those resolutions which seem doable when you make them have a really nasty habit of collapsing in the face of the first local booksale. You will understand that I speak from long and bitter experience ��Café Societyhttp://cafesociety956.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-11984880523185712802017-12-12T21:59:19.648-06:002017-12-12T21:59:19.648-06:00Sounds like a reasonable resolution! Good luck to...Sounds like a reasonable resolution! Good luck to you.<br /><br />I'm amazed and a little envious at the number of books you acquired this year - 116! I checked my log and I've added 22 - 17 of which were ebooks for travel. Only 5 physical books made their way onto my shelves this year. Which perhaps explains why I'm feeling the urge to go on a book-buying binge...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com