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The amount of unread books on our shelves js definitely something us book lovers should contemplate! 😊

I often find nature writing quite calming, almost like appreciating a nice walk outdoors.

Thank you! 😊

Thanks!

You can do it! One reason I wanted to do a second round of the challenge is because it felt like a huge relief to tackle a chunk of books on my shelves. The effort is worth the reward!😊

I know I can do it, but I'm not sure how easy it will be to complete the challenge within the ideal 2 month timeframe. Fingers crossed! 😂

@@lindseyreads5450 time management; no booktube, no movies, sorry Fable short walks, just kidding. It will be fun to see your success.

Haha you had me going there for a bit! 😂

Never too late to comment on a video! Alys is a new to me author. Looking forward to finding out if I like her writing style. 😊

@@lindseyreads5450 me too! The ones I have are both summery though (I think)

I love seeing the mountains everyday. It never gets old! 😊

My shirt says I read past my bedtime! I purchased it in Virginia at an bookstore outlet where shirts were 3 dollars each. I couldn't pass them up! 😊

@@lindseyreads5450 That's a GREAT deal! I would have bought some too.

Yes it's very good to be back home! Thank you for the Big Sur recommendation. I haven't heard of it. 😊

Thank you! You too! 😊

Wow how lucky to live so close to the valley! I'd move there if I could. 😊

Thank you. It made the trip more bearable that's for sure!

I've noticed that Taber is going around Booktube too! She deserves the attention. 😊

I'll have to see if I can find more of Gladys Taber's books when I'm in Boston. 😊

Haha yes it's a fun idea. I often will see residents sitting nearby and it's nice to chat about books.

@@lindseyreads5450 Bring some Werthers Original and join the party!

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@@BookZealots You actually did ask me a question for the Q&A on remembering books at the end of the year. I answered it in this video ☺️ The dog issue is so stressful for Fable and me. The guy didn't try to call his dog back. He was so far away it was ridiculous! I was kicking out and waving my hands at the dog. It eventually ran into a parking lot and got distracted there and luckily didn't charge back at us. I hate how the unleashed dogs can appear anywhere here. It's absolutely crazy!

@@lindseyreads5450 LOL I'm going to rewatch the video and put the captions on. I don't know how I missed that. 🤦‍♀ I'm such a dork. Wow, that is really unsettling about the dogs comin from anywhere. I would be as frazzled as Fable, not being able to enjoy a walk and expecting attacks. =/ I'm glad the crazy chihuahua had a short attention span and got distracted.

@@lindseyreads5450 Okay, I rewatched the video. And thank you for answering my questions. =) I like your answers. One more question, would you say you're a visual learner and do you think, (does this make it two questions?) you remember nonfiction better than fiction is because the fictional stories start to morph into each other? Especially series.

I am a visual learner. Fiction sometimes does start to meld together with time. I couldn't tell you the plot of a mystery 6 months after reading it but I will remember if I liked or hated it. A book has to have something that make it unique or a reread for it to truly stick with me.

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Aw thank you! I try and never film if I'm in a bad mood. There's enough negativity in the world without me adding to it! Haha

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I've finished the first 13 books in the Miss Julia series. That reminds me to read another one since I'm going to North Carolina next week for work! I wish it was in the pretty Asheville area, the setting of the series.

@@lindseyreads5450 How many are there!? I'm proud of you for reading so many!

I think there's around 20? I'm not sure if the series is complete or if there will be more.

@@lindseyreads5450 interesting!

Oh how funny! I didn't give it a chance by reading one or two poems to see if I liked it better as an adult.

@@lindseyreads5450 haha thats okay! Its a big ole book and probably not worth keeping!

It was actually a positive experience for me taking away two stacks of books. More room on my shelves for great books!

@@lindseyreads5450 YES! It feels so refreshing

It is interesting to think about how our perception of books change. I did notice how almost all of the books I'm unhauling are ones I got for a few cents or were free from the little free libraries. I need to be more thoughtful with bringing in cheap or free books so that they don't clutter my bookshelves in the future.

@@lindseyreads5450 Yes! I'm feeling the same way about better quality books to bring in, not just books to read.

Haha yes the Photo Ark was the perfect book for the 400+ prompt. I'm now reading a 1200+ page book for that prompt. Paying for the easy out earlier last week?? Haha 😂

@@lindseyreads5450 WOWZA!

Thank you!

They're both worth a try to see if you'd like them. The series are much harder to find than Twain though haha

Your review for When you Reach me almost had me straight away unhauling it. At least I gave it a try and completed the prompt. I'll now unhaul it from my shelves! Haha

@@lindseyreads5450 haha I hate to turn people off from books, but also, HOW did this win so many awards?!

Awards are baffling sometimes! The first year's Newberry winner to a huge boring history book made no sense whatsoever!

@@lindseyreads5450 I agree!! So many times newberrys flop for me. But then there are others that are so good

The Illinois town sounds lovely! I really like small downtowns much more than big city downtowns that can be annoying finding parking and fighting crowds.

I love small downtowns too much more than huge cities. I was thrilled to find the Golden Book collection. It doesn't include reprints of the actual stories but the history of the publisher. I have a feeling I'm going to be reading many of the children's books while reading the book!

@@lindseyreads5450 We agree. We also like small towns. Big downtowns stress me out. When you mentioned reading many of the golden books it reminded me of a picture I have. I pestered one of my father's friends, I loved him, to read my book to me. Once I started reading it was hard to get adults to read to me. I wanted to see if I could see the title of the book. But I can't find the photo. =/ It might be in my journal. Happy reading~

What a nice memory. I hope you find the picture!

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Frontier Lady is a nonfiction book about a woman and her family making her way to the California gold country and the early days of California being a state from what I gather reading the back copy.

@@lindseyreads5450 That sounds really interesting. I look forward to your reviews.

I was very pleased to find such a pretty copy of Walden!

It's been so much fun! ☺️

I need to check what other annotated editions the publisher has produced. They're very pretty but slightly unwieldy to hold.

I found the Lucille Ball book at a library bookstore. I already donated it back to the store otherwise I'd have been happy to send it to you!

Thank you! I'm having fun reading trashy books! Haha

I haven't done an official bookshelf tour yet but it's been something I'd like to do! Thanks for the encouragement! 😊

Thank you! Best of luck to you as well! I've been having so much fun with the challenges and the mystery of finding out my next book. 😊

I wish I would have known about the spin offs of Little House when I was a kid.

Aw thank you! 😊

Thank you! You too! Happy GarbAugust!