tbain Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 There isn't really a thought process for me, it is just whatever is next on the shelf or jumping out at me at that particular moment Same for me. Sometimes the next read just stands out to me on the bookcase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky_notts Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 And so little time lol. Theres so many books i want to read i just dont know what to start first lol. How do you decide? xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I just have a look and see what grabs my attention when I come to choose another book to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I often think this to myself, the diverse range of literature available is fantastic, makes me wonder why more people don't read for pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay87 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 It's like picking cake in a bakery. Just grab the one that seems the creamiest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I just have a look and see what grabs my attention when I come to choose another book to read. This is pretty much what I do, I tend to go through phases of what genre I really want to read, so I just look at what I have that suits my mood and then pick something from that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I generally have a good idea of the next few books I want to read, so I pick whichever one takes my fancy the most. Sometimes my choice is dictated by an upcoming group read. Once or twice last year I rolled a dice to help me choose. That was fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWords Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Once or twice last year I rolled a dice to help me choose. That was fun. All major life decisions should be made by rolling dice, cutting a deck of cards or flipping a coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Interesting. I wonder how different my life would be now if I had flipped a coin when trying to decide whether to buy a house or use the money to travel. I'm not sure that I would be brave enough to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlette Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I just take a glimpse at my TBR pile and choose the first thing that catches my eye. I do often save the books I'm really looking forward to for last, though. The only time I have a problem choosing a new book, is when the previous book I read was absolutely fantastic and I want to read something even better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosychair Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 My TBR pile sits on top of the little mini book shelf by my armchair where I do most of my Reading at home. I try to alternate between series/writers and thick books and thin books, it keeps my Reading mojo fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I stand in front of my TBR book case until something jumps out at me. This can take seconds, minutes...I've never had to stand there for hours before but I wouldn't put it past the wondering mojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I so rarely have a TBR pile as i read so quickly, so I tend to browse the Library or bookshop and wait for one to jump out at me, read the synopsis and get it on the strength of that, I do have a wish list on Amazon but thats for books yet to be published and I hate waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Whatever takes my fancy from the various piles of books I have lying around my flat! It is very rare I go to the bookshop to buy something specifically to read straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I generally have a good idea of the next few books I want to read Same here. I've been reading quite a few books which are part of a series recently so it's simply been a case of picking up the next book, or sometimes I'll alternate books from different series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 It is very rare I go to the bookshop to buy something specifically to read straight away. Same here unless it is part of a series that I have become addicted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I just pick a random book from the TBR list. Or, sometimes if I really can't decide, I tell someone a few titles and ask him/her to pick for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Univerze Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Honestly, whatever I am in the mood for atm becomes my next book.. I can try to pick up a book I have been meaning to read for a while, but when I am not in the mood for it, I tend to read some pages and have no idea what I have just read.. and then put it aside and go to the book that draws me most at that moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenKingman Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 My preferred genre is horror but i dont like reading one horror book after another so i tend to read 2 or 3 horror books then break it up with a thriller, true crime, comedy etc book. That way i dont get tired of the same old genre. Also, do many people read health or financial books? I often get great pleasure reading current event books or books about modern health ailments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I don't think I could read many non-fiction books cover to cover (although I have vowed to start doing so with my tomes on writing), reference for me is to be referred to when needed, and I'm definitely not the financial or healthy type . Not too sure how I do go go about choosing my next book really; probably not very well, considering that no matter how good it turns out to be, usually after a couple of pages I find myself longlingly looking up my shelf to something else entirely ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenKingman Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Im not usually either, but in these recession times, i wanted to clue myself up on all the tax reliefs, lowest insurance etc so i can have as much money in my pocket as possible, so i bought a book explaining all the above and how to budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay87 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I sort of envy people who can read a lot of nonfiction. I'm afraid my head is in the clouds far too much to enjoy nonfiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 afraid I more or less gave up non-fiction when i finished studying although I have since then read one or two very good archaeology books which I wish had ben around when i was studying. I don't know how I chose the 4 books I have come back from town with today, probably because i know all the authors bar one and just fancied the 4th because I have read good things about it on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runner Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 i love to try new authors just like nollaig recommended bill hussey to me and i think the great beauty of a bookforum is that you can really expand your reading list. In general i read crime mixed in with horror. My present book is the lovers by john connolly which is crime but gothic in nature...the best of both worlds really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I don't choose. I used to exercise common sense and decision making skills with regard to books, but now I just read them all at once At the moment I'm reading three books, and there's another three I want to start. I'm trying to plough through the three I have going because I think my brain just might explode if I read six at once! I also want to re-read a LOAD of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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