My atrociously long TBR needs help

[dimes]

Hello everyone!

 

I'm Mandy from Singapore and I'm here because I have a book hoarding addiction. I have about 400+ books on my bookshelf now, and more than half of them have been bought and unread for years and years. I have very recently put a ban on myself from acquiring any new books (including borrowing library books) until I have cleared at least one page of TBR (~30 titles).

 

I'm a pharmacist, but I recently quit to do a Master's in English Literature. It's a crazy move but one I really wanted to do for my own sake. Besides reading, other hobbies I enjoy are bullet journaling, calligraphy, and I've also tried to pick up drawing and cooking recently!

 

I'm very happy to be here and look forward to lurking around. 

 

[Athena]

Welcome here .

 

Many of us have huge TBRs (myself included), so you're in the right place!

 

I hope you enjoy the Master's in English Literature. I love reading, but I can't ever see myself studying it like that. Good luck though !

 

We have a thread on Bullet Journaling here if you feel like posting your own experiences .

[Lau_Lou]

Hello and welcome, Mandy

[Onion Budgie]

Welcome, Mandy.  

 

My own self-imposed book buying bans never, ever work.  I'm lucky if they last a week.    Good luck with yours!

[Madeleine]

HI Mandy and welcome, good luck with the Masters.

 

Ditto re the tbr pile, but I'm past caring now and don't stop buying!

 

Happy reading!

[Janet]

Hi Mandy.  Welcome to the forum.     Good luck with cutting down your 'to read' pile.  Be warned though - most people seem to increase their lists when they get stuck in here! 

[chesilbeach]

Hello!

 

Janet's right - most TBRs go up after joining the forum, but quite a lot of us start reading more too, so it's not all bad.

[Kell]

I have a self-imposed ban on buying any new books for the whole year. I can borrow books from friends, family, and the library, or I can read books on my own shelves, and I can accept books as gifts, or download free books to my Kindle, but I can't buy any books for myself at all. It's helping me to whittle down my Mount TBR, but I still have so many from which to choose, I sometimes find it hard to settle on what to pick up next! I've just been downstairs and couldn't make up my mind, so I've brought two more upstairs to start...