Jack Dawkins Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 How do you tackle TBR pile? Randomly,Oldest First,by series,Or can you not resist that new book.I usually grab what ever takes my fancy,although I'm always thinking about whats next.My last couple of books have been new additions though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I tend to pick at random. I'm glad I don't go by oldest first because all the ones I'm really looking forward to, I bought recently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I also choose randomly. I would like to read books I've had longer but often I'll read a book I only bought recently. Basically, as long as I'm getting through the pile, I don't care what order I read in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaira Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I attempt to stick to tackling my TBR pile in the order it's listed (from top to bottom), but sometimes I just can't help but pick a book at random when the whim takes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 When I only had a dozen or so on my pile, I used to read them in the order I'd acquired them. Now I pick them according to what I fancy reading next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 If my TBR pile includes library books I`ll read them first, the others I choose what I fancy at the time but I must confess it`s often a case of last in first read! for no particular reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 ... but I must confess it`s often a case of last in first read! for no particular reason. I'm exactly the same - I'm mostly just dying to get through the book haul I got for Xmas as I desperately wanted to get hold of all of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffyblue Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I have so many books on my TBR pile - pretty much a whole roomful of them (I'm not joking!) and I just keep adding to that pile. I think for me, buying books is almost as compulsive as reading them - although obviously it's a lot quicker to buy a book than it is to read one. I think I need to make some strict (!) rules about only buying books when I have read one or two... Otherwise, we will need to move house shortly to accommodate my collection. As for how I pick, I am quite random, but like others, I think ones that have been purchased more recently tend to get read before older books - unless it's something following a really good review I've just read, or film I've just seen, in which case it might just get promoted further up the pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggiesfan Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Random for me too, although i dont like to read two books by the same author one after the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawkins Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Random for me too, although i dont like to read two books by the same author one after the other. I dont like to read the same author one after the other either not sure why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I try and vary it. If I've read a couple of simple novels, I'll read one of the heavier, non-fiction, books. If I've been stuck on the same book for 2 months, I'll go for the shortest of fluffiest. I'll try never to read the same book twice. And I'll try and deplete the stockpile down to zero, but at some point, inevitably, fail miserably and buy more. Usually when there are 4 or 5 books there, which feels like an OK cut-off point. The trouble being that it's always the same 4 or 5 books that never get read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crotalus_p Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I pretty much read what takes my fancy at the time one of the +'s of having a big tbr pile is you allways have alot to chose from:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I don't have a TBR pile! When I want to read a new book I just pick something randomly of my bookshelf.. usually something I haven't read, or a lot of the time a re-read of something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Mine tends to be the newest one I have bought, even though I have some that I bought over a year ago still to read. Mainly I just read the backs and pick whichever I fancy at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I go through the titles once and take the one that attracts me most at that moment. Or, like now, once I'm done with the current two I'm reading I'll read a book I borrowed from my best friend so I can return it. Usually though it's a very random choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 If I just want to read, without caring what, then it's grab 'n' go. Other times I will have a leaning toward a certain genre or author, so I go with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I also tend to read the backs and pick according to my mood.. Alot of times, I go for a book thats in a different genre than the book I just read most recently. I like to break it up a little bit most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainFreeze Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I choose randomly too - depends what I feel in the mood to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalkala Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I go randomly, unless I'm reading a series. Then I go through the series in order, as I have to read them all in one go. I'd go crazy if I read them oldest first - I find that the longer I leave them, the more they lose their appeal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I try and vary old and new books. If I've read a couple of recent books then I'll try and pick an older one next. Similarly if I've read a couple of older books then I'll 'reward' myself with one of my newer ones that I'm just that bit more excited about. I'll go for the shortest of fluffiest. I never had you down as a reader of fluffy books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I pick what most interests me - which is also usually my most recent puchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I never had you down as a reader of fluffy books It's all relative. War and Peace is fluffier than Decline and Fall Of The Roman Empire. Although I do read the occasional bit of fluff when all I'm after is some brainless entertainment. I still like it to be good quality fluff, mind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 If my TBR pile includes library books I`ll read them first, the others I choose what I fancy at the time but I must confess it`s often a case of last in first read! for no particular reason. That's what I do - clear the library pile, then choose my own. I don't always use up a Xmas or birthday stash first. I have a ritual in which I read one first, then space out the pleasure of presents over a period of a couple of months. Right now I am reading one from my birthday in October! I also try to rotate genres so that I don't get bored, mainly following whatever takes my fancy or mood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Like a lot of you, I have an enormous TBR pile (which keeps growing because I can't stop buying books!) so I just pick one depending on my mood. I usually start thinking about my next book when I'm finishing up my current book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsilet Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I can't say that I am really managing it. I am constantly adding books to it and randomly selecting books out of the pile to read. My TBR pile is a plum mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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