I feel you on Shadow and Bone. I was so bored with it it really lost me. And then for some reason I was convinced to read Six of Crows last year and I really loved it. It felt very different from Shadow and Bone and I loved the characters more (but I may also be biased because I love fantasy heist books).
I love the idea of using the jar to select books from each shelf that you're most itching to get to so that way they can get pulled out over the coming months rather than just staying on the shelf until you "magically" have enough time to get back to them. I really get a lot from watching your read/burn/horde videos. It both gives me inspiration on how to tackle my own collection but also like the jar idea things I can borrow to use myself. I know from my own experience that each pass you make through your collection you'll find there are still books that you can let go of or bump up the priority reading list as your jar picks start to be read. I saw another review of Babel quite recently and he loved it for precisely the reasons you didn't. A book is such a personal thing though and although many people might read the same novel they'll never have quite the same experience or things they take away from it.
That’s so funny how everyone has such different perspectives on the stories. When I was younger I asked “how can anyone like that?” Now I’m like, “someone else probably likes that more than me.” Haha. Thank you! I hope you use the jar idea - I’d love to hear how it goes. Doing a random draw from a pool of very exciting books is my favorite part of the challenges. It also keeps me more intentional with my decision making because left on my own I read the most random things. Mostly to justify keeping them rather than because they were high priority. Each pass definitely gets easier - I’ve been through all of these shelves at least once, so it’s amazing to me how much I’m still willing to let go.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller when you're young everything seems more black and white and taste in thing especially so. Everyone thinks they have good taste compared to everyone else until you figure out that the concept of taste is entirely personal & subjective. After all there has to be at least one person who thinks David Hasselhoff is the best singer ever (not including himself) 😁. I do love your discovery process as you discover what's most important to you to keep and why you hold onto some things but not others. It's changed how I choose what next to read so I'm much more deliberate with my next book selections and I'm enjoying reading more as a result 👍.
When you go through each shelf you should give each booking a ranking out of 10 based on how excited you are to read it. Then you can tier rank your books and assess the lowest ones for unhaul. It might be hard at the start but each will get clearer each shelf you do and the ranking system will start to have meanings.
That, my friend, is a most excellent idea. I used to organize all my shelves by priority and it was super helpful (so I’m already clear on what books warrant which ratings), but it hadn’t occurred to me to use elements of that in this feature. I’m totally incorporating it in the next RBH - thanks!
Thanks Katy! I’m so glad you liked it, and I hoped you’d be proud of all the changes I’m making with it. It still keeps the spirit of the series but allows me to also honor all of my goals. I’m already itching to film the next episode, which is exciting.
Oh wow, that's so cool - thank you for following me over! I've been book reviewing a lot more over here despite intentions to keep writing lots of reviews on GR haha.
Thank you! Watching someone go through a decluttering process is one of my favorite types of content, so I’m glad my book version had some of the same appeal.
Haha that would be perfectly appropriate! XD At the rate those authors churn out new books using ghost writers it wouldn’t surprise me if they went through there movie collection and handed out assignments accordingly. “The Village… that could be fun. Go!”
Great video Niki! I finally got to finish it. That 50+ book series is insane. Especially for the possibility of it not being worth even the first three lol. I don’t even have an interest in Scholomance lol.
Excellent. I find it hard to give books away, but I feel I need to. I have heard good things about R J Barker. Love the cover of Gods of the Weird Wood. Reminded my a little of Mythago Wood. I did finally start my own BookTube channel - Lokster Reads - as the result of watching your channel and a couple of others but totally different subject that yours.
I had fun watching this new era. I thought Babel was overhyped. I made it to 60 % and DNF it. It was a waste of time. I’m glad to hear your thoughts on that one. It confirms I made the right decision. You often mention Daniel Abraham, I need to try one of his books.
Thank you, I’m glad! I’m also glad I’m not alone on Babel. I probably would have DNFed it had it not been both a Buddy Read and a project. Oh yes, Abraham is one of my favorites to recommend. If you don’t mind slow-burn character-driven novels with immersive world-building (that’s a lot of hyphens), he’s a solid!
Woohoo! I'm so glad you are continuing this video series. I had the same problem with Shadow and Bone. I was so bored with the last book I tried to skim and skipped over so much to get to the ending and even that was mind boggling boring and I still don't remember what happened at the end.
Thank you!! I’ve been having a lot of fun producing these lately since I made some changes. I’m so glad I wasn’t alone with that last Shadow and Bone book!! It was so hard to pay attention to.
This is very organised, I should do something similar. My TBR is currently 1400 (actually more like 1450 as I have a pile I haven't officially hauled yet). They won't fit on my shelves, so something has to give. I calculated that I have 12 years reading at current rate, assuming I don't buy any more (which is obviously utter nonsense). I like the idea of being more ruthless. I did have a little clear out earlier this year but I think I pulled my punches, or if I didn't that exercise has been rendered redundant by, you know, buying a tonne more fricking books! Gaaagh.
1450!! That’s amazing. And so is the only 12 years of reading for that number! What would be your ideal reading amount? I think the curation process is the best part of the whole reading thing for me. I wouldn’t want to stop the buying. But goodness knows I could be more picky on what I choose to bring home. It sounds like you’re ready for another decluttering pass!
@TheObsessiveBookseller I currently manage to read10 ish books a month on average, various shapes and sizes, mostly physical books, with a smattering of audiobooks too. That makes about 12 years of reading to clear a 1450 book backlog. If I don't add to it... I suspect I have a lot of junk books on my shelves that I'm highly unlikely to read. Some of those are "important" in sf terms, fair enough, but most probs aren't. So yes, some more active decluttering required in 2025. Or more shelving....
I started Lord of Snow and Shadows years ago but couldn't get into it. It may not have been the book's fault, though. I think it was a time that i couldn't figure out what i wanted to read and tried a bunch of books. I think i ended up rereading a favorite to get out of that funk. I still have the series and those stripped ones you have. Eventually I hope to try it again. I do love the covers of that trilogy.
I love the covers too. I hear that on starting it but not being sure on whether it was the book or the mood. Im hoping they’ll be worth having hoarded them for so many years.
I definitely recommend looking at if you can find it digitally or at the library :) As said before, it is one of my deciding factors on how I am reducing my physical collection. Estep's Mythos are like popcorn reads. Rogue Angel was an adventure series I think that was ghost authored. I unhauled the Lord of Snow and Shadows mostly because I can get it from the library. It is always hard letting go the ones that are physical only. I want ALL books available digitally :)
I agree it would be so much easier if I knew I could get everything digitally. There are a bunch more I think I’d be willing to let go! Baby steps for now.
I feel the same way about Kuang. I liked the first Poppy War book but the 2nd was so boring I didn't bother wit the 3rd. Babel, yeah, the sort of magic system. "Squirt" is the perfect word. I liked all 3 Scholomance books. Six Of Crows was the first YA book I ever tried and it was not for me. Good characters, good world building, but it just needed to be faster, it just never punched for me. However, I did watch the Shadow and Bone streaming series and liked the characters from Six of Crows showing up there.
I’ve been thinking about watching the tv series Shadow and Bone to get back into it the world, but I hear it got cancelled (I hate it when they do that). I’m a bit hesitant to read Six of Crows for what you mentioned. Whether it’s right or not, I have the impression that mostly YA readers love it, whereas SFF readers don’t like it. I think I’ll be somewhere in the middle.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller I don't understand how YA is written so it fits right THERE. There are all kinds of adult books that feature teens as leads, and YA has adult things happening. It's like you have to write down?
@@Montie-Adkins My cynical self believes it's all driven by $$ and marketing strategies. Ergo, the editors help shape it that way and select to publish only the titles with a certain tone. Thankfully things seem to be branching out from those tight constraints over the last few years. It's probably mostly adults reading YA anyway haha.
I love this series of videos from you! I had much the same experience with Babel. I don’t like to be beaten over the head with themes at the cost of character development and logical plot progression. I felt like Kuang should have written a book of essays instead of selling her views as a dark academia novel. As for Six of Crows, it is MUCH better than Shadow & Bone. I read the first Shadow & Bone book after reading both Six of Crows books, and it was maybe a 3 ⭐️. Six of Crows was a 5 ⭐️.
Ooh that bodes well for Six of Crows for me because I rated Grisha about the same. I agree a nonfiction essay would’ve been more appropriate given how forceful the themes. It might have been okay had it been integrated more subtly, where it didn’t have to hijack the entire thing to sell the points, but as it was it was too much for me. Glad I’m not alone! Thank you! I had more fun filming this than I’ve had in a while. I’m hoping to make my way through the entire collection eventually!
I was so "meh" on Deadly Education that it makes me wonder if I'd like Babel. 😂(It's on my list anyway, but so far I've resisted buying it.) Everneath is a random book that I read many years ago, but it has stuck with me in a weird way. It had a vibe. I had marked it for maaaybe reading the sequel.....and now I'm realizing I need to add it to my incomplete series tracker. (Dangit.) Anyway, if you read it and make it through to the sequel, I may join you. Early 2025 Six of Crows buddy read!
Haha I love that. It would be so funny if you ended up loving Babel, considering. You’ll have to let me know! You know, that makes me want to get to Everneath even more. Maybe I’ll add it to the jar. I could use a creative good vibe YA. Haha yeah I thought I had been so thorough, and to find two more in the first episode… I’m shafted. Huzzah! It’s happening.
I evidently was so stressed to make sure I got a copy, I preordered on BB then turned around a week later and bought it again on Blackwells haha. THEN before they came bought the 3 pack on BB. Which I've since returned. I have issues.
Only 1191 unread books? You're just an amateur then. I'm currently sitting on about 1300 unread books. And I don't read as many per year as you do. I'm in trouble! My review of Babel is the next on my list to review. It will no doubt sound similar to yours. A squirt of magic though, haha, that made me laugh. All signs point to Six of Crows, we definitely need to read that one. And Tide Child, I would absolutely be on board (see what I did there?) for reading that one if it gets picked in the future in your random draw.
Haha oh Dave. Glad you’re on board. XD I’ve more or less committed to Six of Crows next year. But I’m nervous about it. I’m still feeling burned on the amazingness that was supposed to be Babel and Priory. I just caught your Babel review and it was awesome - so well described. 1300… I can’t say I’m surprised! although I am closer than I thought I’d be to that number, and that’s after almost three years of unhauling stuff! WTH?! The big question is whether or not you desire to be under a certain number and what that number would be? And if so would you be willing to attack your collection over it? There is a bit of poetry to your contentment with leaving it alone provided you have the space for it all.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller I could probably go through my collection right now and weed out 100 titles that are lowest on my list of books that I am eager to get to. The difficulty is, there is some ebb and flow over time as far as authors/genres/sub-genres that most capture my interest. In a few years, it could shift, and I might possibly have unhauled a bunch of books previously that I would then really want to read. So I largely hang on to almost all of my unread books, within reason, and keep my options open. I just try not to worry about the fact that I probably own books that I will never get around to reading. When I am 75 years old and still sitting on 1000+ unread books, I might have to start getting more realistic at that point!
@@johnnyp2002qq That makes total sense - your priority is keeping that arsenal full so that your reading zen is taken care of, regardless of where your moods and tastes shift over the years. That is so cool. I haven't let myself out of the narrow box of what I like shift often enough for that to even factor into my decisions yet. Thinking hard on it for a minute, I believe my priority is shaping my world to serve me now and leaving any fallout for tomorrow Niki to handle. Also, I think it would be really fun to curate more books down the road if my tastes change and I need to buy some back. Really profound realization - thanks for the discussion.
I am stopping buing books 😱 If I continue the way I am slooowly doing it I will have 500 unread books and than THE SAME PROBLEM and I don't want to commit to a read/burn/hord of my own. So it is time to read my 30 books on my phisical TBR and be done with them.
Shadow and Bone is set in the same world as Six of Crows, but they couldn't be more different. I read Six of Crowd and the sequel first, and honestly should have stopped there. Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are some of the best YA I've ever read. Shadow and Bone sucked so bad. I hated it. If you disliked the Shadow and Bone trilogy, that just means your expectations will be rock bottom and Six of Crows will surprise you in the best way. I cannot recommend it enough!
I have Map of the World and its sequels. Haven't yet read them. Sigh. They are the only Kevin J Anderson i have because i'm not interested in his Star Wars or Dune books. I've also heard Spine of the Dragon is meh.
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I feel you on Shadow and Bone. I was so bored with it it really lost me. And then for some reason I was convinced to read Six of Crows last year and I really loved it. It felt very different from Shadow and Bone and I loved the characters more (but I may also be biased because I love fantasy heist books).
I love the idea of using the jar to select books from each shelf that you're most itching to get to so that way they can get pulled out over the coming months rather than just staying on the shelf until you "magically" have enough time to get back to them. I really get a lot from watching your read/burn/horde videos. It both gives me inspiration on how to tackle my own collection but also like the jar idea things I can borrow to use myself.
I know from my own experience that each pass you make through your collection you'll find there are still books that you can let go of or bump up the priority reading list as your jar picks start to be read.
I saw another review of Babel quite recently and he loved it for precisely the reasons you didn't. A book is such a personal thing though and although many people might read the same novel they'll never have quite the same experience or things they take away from it.
That’s so funny how everyone has such different perspectives on the stories. When I was younger I asked “how can anyone like that?” Now I’m like, “someone else probably likes that more than me.” Haha.
Thank you! I hope you use the jar idea - I’d love to hear how it goes. Doing a random draw from a pool of very exciting books is my favorite part of the challenges. It also keeps me more intentional with my decision making because left on my own I read the most random things. Mostly to justify keeping them rather than because they were high priority.
Each pass definitely gets easier - I’ve been through all of these shelves at least once, so it’s amazing to me how much I’m still willing to let go.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller when you're young everything seems more black and white and taste in thing especially so. Everyone thinks they have good taste compared to everyone else until you figure out that the concept of taste is entirely personal & subjective. After all there has to be at least one person who thinks David Hasselhoff is the best singer ever (not including himself) 😁. I do love your discovery process as you discover what's most important to you to keep and why you hold onto some things but not others. It's changed how I choose what next to read so I'm much more deliberate with my next book selections and I'm enjoying reading more as a result 👍.
When you go through each shelf you should give each booking a ranking out of 10 based on how excited you are to read it. Then you can tier rank your books and assess the lowest ones for unhaul. It might be hard at the start but each will get clearer each shelf you do and the ranking system will start to have meanings.
This is a great idea. Might steal it!
That, my friend, is a most excellent idea. I used to organize all my shelves by priority and it was super helpful (so I’m already clear on what books warrant which ratings), but it hadn’t occurred to me to use elements of that in this feature. I’m totally incorporating it in the next RBH - thanks!
The new era is so exciting! Loved to have a longer video
Thanks Katy! I’m so glad you liked it, and I hoped you’d be proud of all the changes I’m making with it. It still keeps the spirit of the series but allows me to also honor all of my goals. I’m already itching to film the next episode, which is exciting.
Oh wow that is a lot of books I like your channel thank you.
I've been following you for years on Goodreads. Had no idea you had a booktube! This is so awesome!!
Oh wow, that's so cool - thank you for following me over! I've been book reviewing a lot more over here despite intentions to keep writing lots of reviews on GR haha.
Discovered your channel recently. I really enjoyed the video and watching you logically work your way through your library.
Thank you! Watching someone go through a decluttering process is one of my favorite types of content, so I’m glad my book version had some of the same appeal.
Mercy Burns. The name of a new series of videos 😂 The Finisher sounds like the movie The Village.
Haha that would be perfectly appropriate! XD
At the rate those authors churn out new books using ghost writers it wouldn’t surprise me if they went through there movie collection and handed out assignments accordingly. “The Village… that could be fun. Go!”
@@TheObsessiveBookseller 100% The music industry surely does it with old songs. I always sniff it out haha
Great video Niki! I finally got to finish it. That 50+ book series is insane. Especially for the possibility of it not being worth even the first three lol. I don’t even have an interest in Scholomance lol.
Lotd of Snow and Shadows has some of the nicest covers. The whole trilogy
I agree, I think it's why I keep hanging onto them even though I have no idea what they're about.
Excellent. I find it hard to give books away, but I feel I need to. I have heard good things about R J Barker. Love the cover of Gods of the Weird Wood. Reminded my a little of Mythago Wood. I did finally start my own BookTube channel - Lokster Reads - as the result of watching your channel and a couple of others but totally different subject that yours.
That’s amazing!! Congrats on taking the plunge - I’m subscribing! :)
I had fun watching this new era. I thought Babel was overhyped. I made it to 60 % and DNF it. It was a waste of time. I’m glad to hear your thoughts on that one. It confirms I made the right decision. You often mention Daniel Abraham, I need to try one of his books.
Thank you, I’m glad! I’m also glad I’m not alone on Babel. I probably would have DNFed it had it not been both a Buddy Read and a project.
Oh yes, Abraham is one of my favorites to recommend. If you don’t mind slow-burn character-driven novels with immersive world-building (that’s a lot of hyphens), he’s a solid!
Have read the first in the Wake the Dragon trilogy by Kevin J Anderson; really enjoyed it.
Oh good! Thank you that helps. It was one I’ve been feeling unsure about.
Woohoo! I'm so glad you are continuing this video series. I had the same problem with Shadow and Bone. I was so bored with the last book I tried to skim and skipped over so much to get to the ending and even that was mind boggling boring and I still don't remember what happened at the end.
Thank you!! I’ve been having a lot of fun producing these lately since I made some changes. I’m so glad I wasn’t alone with that last Shadow and Bone book!! It was so hard to pay attention to.
I recently read Gods of Wyrdwood and really enjoyed it and went onto read the sequel. Waiting for a copy of Boneships by the same author.
Oh good! That makes me so happy. I was nervous I’d taken a gamble on buying it.
I picked Lord of Snow and Shadows based on your videos and I want to read it too. READ/BURN/HOARD is very entertaining to watch.
Thank you! ^_^ That’s awesome, I hope it ends up being really good. I wonder which one of us will get around to it first.
This is very organised, I should do something similar. My TBR is currently 1400 (actually more like 1450 as I have a pile I haven't officially hauled yet). They won't fit on my shelves, so something has to give. I calculated that I have 12 years reading at current rate, assuming I don't buy any more (which is obviously utter nonsense). I like the idea of being more ruthless. I did have a little clear out earlier this year but I think I pulled my punches, or if I didn't that exercise has been rendered redundant by, you know, buying a tonne more fricking books! Gaaagh.
1450!! That’s amazing. And so is the only 12 years of reading for that number! What would be your ideal reading amount? I think the curation process is the best part of the whole reading thing for me. I wouldn’t want to stop the buying. But goodness knows I could be more picky on what I choose to bring home. It sounds like you’re ready for another decluttering pass!
@TheObsessiveBookseller I currently manage to read10 ish books a month on average, various shapes and sizes, mostly physical books, with a smattering of audiobooks too. That makes about 12 years of reading to clear a 1450 book backlog. If I don't add to it...
I suspect I have a lot of junk books on my shelves that I'm highly unlikely to read. Some of those are "important" in sf terms, fair enough, but most probs aren't. So yes, some more active decluttering required in 2025. Or more shelving....
I have done a Challenge where I start the books that are not a priority for me and decide if I continue reading them or if I DNf and 'burn' them.
I remember that, it sounds super helpful. I feel like it’s relatively easy to tell if you’ll connect with a book from the first few chapters.
I started Lord of Snow and Shadows years ago but couldn't get into it. It may not have been the book's fault, though. I think it was a time that i couldn't figure out what i wanted to read and tried a bunch of books. I think i ended up rereading a favorite to get out of that funk. I still have the series and those stripped ones you have. Eventually I hope to try it again. I do love the covers of that trilogy.
I love the covers too. I hear that on starting it but not being sure on whether it was the book or the mood. Im hoping they’ll be worth having hoarded them for so many years.
I definitely recommend looking at if you can find it digitally or at the library :) As said before, it is one of my deciding factors on how I am reducing my physical collection. Estep's Mythos are like popcorn reads. Rogue Angel was an adventure series I think that was ghost authored. I unhauled the Lord of Snow and Shadows mostly because I can get it from the library.
It is always hard letting go the ones that are physical only. I want ALL books available digitally :)
I agree it would be so much easier if I knew I could get everything digitally. There are a bunch more I think I’d be willing to let go! Baby steps for now.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller Yeah; it makes me sad with older titles that are out of print.
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Oouh you found a hardcover copy of Guns of the Dawn?? Yeahi 🎉
It's the one you found!! I hounded for weeks and it finally came down to $350. Still astronomical, but I'd been saving. :D
@@TheObsessiveBookseller 😵😵😵 you are crazy, I 🖤 U
I feel the same way about Kuang. I liked the first Poppy War book but the 2nd was so boring I didn't bother wit the 3rd. Babel, yeah, the sort of magic system. "Squirt" is the perfect word.
I liked all 3 Scholomance books.
Six Of Crows was the first YA book I ever tried and it was not for me. Good characters, good world building, but it just needed to be faster, it just never punched for me. However, I did watch the Shadow and Bone streaming series and liked the characters from Six of Crows showing up there.
I’ve been thinking about watching the tv series Shadow and Bone to get back into it the world, but I hear it got cancelled (I hate it when they do that). I’m a bit hesitant to read Six of Crows for what you mentioned. Whether it’s right or not, I have the impression that mostly YA readers love it, whereas SFF readers don’t like it. I think I’ll be somewhere in the middle.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller I don't understand how YA is written so it fits right THERE. There are all kinds of adult books that feature teens as leads, and YA has adult things happening. It's like you have to write down?
@@Montie-Adkins My cynical self believes it's all driven by $$ and marketing strategies. Ergo, the editors help shape it that way and select to publish only the titles with a certain tone. Thankfully things seem to be branching out from those tight constraints over the last few years. It's probably mostly adults reading YA anyway haha.
I love this series of videos from you! I had much the same experience with Babel. I don’t like to be beaten over the head with themes at the cost of character development and logical plot progression. I felt like Kuang should have written a book of essays instead of selling her views as a dark academia novel.
As for Six of Crows, it is MUCH better than Shadow & Bone. I read the first Shadow & Bone book after reading both Six of Crows books, and it was maybe a 3 ⭐️. Six of Crows was a 5 ⭐️.
Ooh that bodes well for Six of Crows for me because I rated Grisha about the same.
I agree a nonfiction essay would’ve been more appropriate given how forceful the themes. It might have been okay had it been integrated more subtly, where it didn’t have to hijack the entire thing to sell the points, but as it was it was too much for me. Glad I’m not alone!
Thank you! I had more fun filming this than I’ve had in a while. I’m hoping to make my way through the entire collection eventually!
I was so "meh" on Deadly Education that it makes me wonder if I'd like Babel. 😂(It's on my list anyway, but so far I've resisted buying it.)
Everneath is a random book that I read many years ago, but it has stuck with me in a weird way. It had a vibe. I had marked it for maaaybe reading the sequel.....and now I'm realizing I need to add it to my incomplete series tracker. (Dangit.) Anyway, if you read it and make it through to the sequel, I may join you.
Early 2025 Six of Crows buddy read!
Haha I love that. It would be so funny if you ended up loving Babel, considering. You’ll have to let me know!
You know, that makes me want to get to Everneath even more. Maybe I’ll add it to the jar. I could use a creative good vibe YA. Haha yeah I thought I had been so thorough, and to find two more in the first episode… I’m shafted.
Huzzah! It’s happening.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller It was a melancholy vibe, but it was a strong one.
I see you have two copies of Fury of the Gods? how did that happen =D
I evidently was so stressed to make sure I got a copy, I preordered on BB then turned around a week later and bought it again on Blackwells haha. THEN before they came bought the 3 pack on BB. Which I've since returned. I have issues.
Only 1191 unread books? You're just an amateur then. I'm currently sitting on about 1300 unread books. And I don't read as many per year as you do. I'm in trouble!
My review of Babel is the next on my list to review. It will no doubt sound similar to yours. A squirt of magic though, haha, that made me laugh.
All signs point to Six of Crows, we definitely need to read that one. And Tide Child, I would absolutely be on board (see what I did there?) for reading that one if it gets picked in the future in your random draw.
Haha oh Dave. Glad you’re on board. XD I’ve more or less committed to Six of Crows next year. But I’m nervous about it. I’m still feeling burned on the amazingness that was supposed to be Babel and Priory. I just caught your Babel review and it was awesome - so well described.
1300… I can’t say I’m surprised! although I am closer than I thought I’d be to that number, and that’s after almost three years of unhauling stuff! WTH?! The big question is whether or not you desire to be under a certain number and what that number would be? And if so would you be willing to attack your collection over it? There is a bit of poetry to your contentment with leaving it alone provided you have the space for it all.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller I could probably go through my collection right now and weed out 100 titles that are lowest on my list of books that I am eager to get to. The difficulty is, there is some ebb and flow over time as far as authors/genres/sub-genres that most capture my interest. In a few years, it could shift, and I might possibly have unhauled a bunch of books previously that I would then really want to read. So I largely hang on to almost all of my unread books, within reason, and keep my options open. I just try not to worry about the fact that I probably own books that I will never get around to reading. When I am 75 years old and still sitting on 1000+ unread books, I might have to start getting more realistic at that point!
@@johnnyp2002qq That makes total sense - your priority is keeping that arsenal full so that your reading zen is taken care of, regardless of where your moods and tastes shift over the years. That is so cool. I haven't let myself out of the narrow box of what I like shift often enough for that to even factor into my decisions yet. Thinking hard on it for a minute, I believe my priority is shaping my world to serve me now and leaving any fallout for tomorrow Niki to handle. Also, I think it would be really fun to curate more books down the road if my tastes change and I need to buy some back. Really profound realization - thanks for the discussion.
I am stopping buing books 😱 If I continue the way I am slooowly doing it I will have 500 unread books and than THE SAME PROBLEM and I don't want to commit to a read/burn/hord of my own. So it is time to read my 30 books on my phisical TBR and be done with them.
That's great motivation!! The numbers don't lie...
With 30 you're already doing a great job!
@TheObsessiveBookseller ☺️Thx
Shadow and Bone is set in the same world as Six of Crows, but they couldn't be more different. I read Six of Crowd and the sequel first, and honestly should have stopped there. Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are some of the best YA I've ever read. Shadow and Bone sucked so bad. I hated it. If you disliked the Shadow and Bone trilogy, that just means your expectations will be rock bottom and Six of Crows will surprise you in the best way. I cannot recommend it enough!
I have Map of the World and its sequels. Haven't yet read them. Sigh.
They are the only Kevin J Anderson i have because i'm not interested in his Star Wars or Dune books. I've also heard Spine of the Dragon is meh.
Hpb = half price books,cheaper books. It's ok if your busy.
Oh yes, I forget that shop exists. I don’t have one locally. I often use Blackwells in the UK.
@@TheObsessiveBookseller I understand can you order oversea or what I mean is can you order from your country?