Ruth Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Oh no!! I've got over 600 books on my tbr - yes really:smile2::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbain Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Oh no!! I've got over 600 books on my tbr - yes really:smile2::lol: Wow 600 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I have finally gotten under the 300 mark in my TBR pile . I was considering putting my TBR books in a separate bookcase when I was organising them, but seeing as they make up almost half of my entire collection, they would have taken up an entire bookcase on their own, and that's just too daunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiresias Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 A 600-high Mt. TBR? You need to be a Sir Edmund Hillary to conquer that beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Oh no!! I've got over 600 books on my tbr - yes really:smile2: Yup, guilty on that count as well. At least that is what my Good Reads profile tells me, however that is only of the books I've input there, which is only about 1/3rd. But as far as I can remember of the ones I've not listed yet I only have a couple of hundred that I have not read yet. Lovely, I mean after all, one never knows what will happen does one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 600????? Is that including books you want to read but don't have yet, or is it just the unread books you already have waiting to be read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 600????? Is that including books you want to read but don't have yet, or is it just the unread books you already have waiting to be read? That is only books I actually own and are unread. Oh, now if you want a list of ones I want to buy/read...I couldn't even begin to put a number on that. As I said, I haven't been inputting all new books into Good Reads, as their input system is a bit cumbersome sometimes. http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/380014?shelf=to-read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Ooh, you have a tricky question on your profile...I can't see your shelf . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Sorry, I'd forgotten I put that block on there, I just removed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 My hubby would go SPARE if I had that many unread books in the flat - there'd be no room for us in there - LOL! He got edgy when I had just over 150... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 600????? Is that including books you want to read but don't have yet, or is it just the unread books you already have waiting to be read? They are all books I own and haven't got around to reading yet, or in a few cases, books that I read years ago and want to reread. My husband thinks it's quite funny really - I tend to buy 4 or 5 books a week every week! Although in recent weeks I have slowed down on my buying drastically. I read fairly quickly though, so I do get through them at quite a good pace. The thing is that hubby loves reading too, so in addition to my books, he also has shelves of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 They are all books I own and haven't got around to reading yet, or in a few cases, books that I read years ago and want to reread. My husband thinks it's quite funny really - I tend to buy 4 or 5 books a week every week! Although in recent weeks I have slowed down on my buying drastically. I read fairly quickly though, so I do get through them at quite a good pace. The thing is that hubby loves reading too, so in addition to my books, he also has shelves of books. LOL When I nick onto an author I know I like, I'll buy a bunch of theirs, [especially if I see a pile of them at the second hand store in good condition] and then there are series. I've only read about 6 of the James Lee Burke detective {Robichaux}, but have the whole series, I think it's 20 something books. I intend to read them in order of publication, but he is so intense I can't read them all in a row. I have several series of that nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 LOL When I nick onto an author I know I like, I'll buy a bunch of theirs, [especially if I see a pile of them at the second hand store in good condition] and then there are series. I've only read about 6 of the James Lee Burke detective {Robichaux}, but have the whole series, I think it's 20 something books. I intend to read them in order of publication, but he is so intense I can't read them all in a row. I have several series of that nature. Yes, I do that too. For example, I have the entire No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series of books, but have only read the first three up until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 In mt TBR pile... Travels with My Aunt - Graham Green Going Postal - Terry Pratchett The Hound of Death - Agatha Christie Have His Carcase - Dorethy L Sayers Aunts Aren't Gentleman - PG Wodehouse Jane Eyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiresias Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 A major contributor to Mt. TBR is the second-hand bookshop, because when you pop in to "browse", there is a strong urge to pick up the inevitable finds at a good price, before someone else gets them. Because i live in a non-English-speaking country, I have to order all my books online. Since moving here, all my new books are new and Mt. TBR has shrunken drastically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Because i live in a non-English-speaking country, I have to order all my books online. Since moving here, all my new books are new and Mt. TBR has shrunken drastically. It's good that you can actually get them delivered. I expect it's not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiresias Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 There's a very good distributor in Seoul. Shipping is free if you spend over 50,000 won (that's about 50 US dollars) and everything arrives within three weeks. For a while I was getting books through Amazon and paying as much again for shipping and waiting up to 6 weeks. Grrrrr. One advantage of ordering online is books arrive pristine and plastic-wrapped, whereas even a lot of new books at the bookshop are shopworn. And (as I said) the cost and inconvenience brings down Mt. TBR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Because i live in a non-English-speaking country, I have to order all my books online. Since moving here, all my new books are new and Mt. TBR has shrunken drastically. you could always join a site like Book mooch and swap some of your old books that you no longer want - you get books sent to you at no cost to yourself and gani points to "spend" on other bookks when you send books out as requested. You never have to pay any more than the postage on the books you send out. That could help cut down the costs a great deal for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Jacobs Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 several hundred. I collect the fantasy and sci fi for the book art and reading of course. I keep all that I have read and collect all the authors books. I am abit of a bibliophile boot sales and charity shops are my best friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules2 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 There are approximately 80 next to the bed - I gave up counting the other smaller piles around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Jacobs Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 There are approximately 80 next to the bed - I gave up counting the other smaller piles around the house. Ha I know what you mean I am a bit of a spreader a batchelors perogative. shelves full of magazines about thirty years of readers digest and loads of novels my home is a bit of a library in a mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 50! It is going to take a while to read through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiresias Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 you could always join a site like Book mooch and swap some of your old books that you no longer want - you get books sent to you at no cost to yourself and gani points to "spend" on other bookks when you send books out as requested. You never have to pay any more than the postage on the books you send out. That could help cut down the costs a great deal for you. Thanks for the info. I'll look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've only got two to read after the one I'm on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessponti Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I now had more than I had yesterday ...I've got loads tbr though, i should count them all up really - Johnny has his all on one book shelf to work his way through, maybe I should do the same (hmmm will they all fit on one shelf?!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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