It’s a truth universally acknowledged that one doesn’t realise just how many books one owns until one has to move to a new house. Thought I’d unpacked them all weeks back and then came across two more boxes. I decided to make a fun challenge for myself by writing down all the names/authors of books I have that haven’t been read on strips of paper and the fold them up and put them in a jar. Take one out completely by random and I have to read that book. I still need to do the kindle ones too. But with the physical books if I start and can’t get past page 100 then the book goes in an unhaul pile along with books I’ve read but don’t want to keep.
Wish I could say the same. Unfortunately I keep a meticulous library catalog of my books so I know that in the last 10 months I have bought 427 books... Please don't tell my wife.
I’ve read 110 books so far on the 500-book challenge. I’ve made much use of Kindle Unlimited and the library, and counted both in my tally; my thought is that (for me) this is about not acquiring in a permanent way. So volumes I need to return are fine. I’m enjoying it, and catching up with books I’ve long wanted to read, and even some I’d forgotten about. *blush*
I've already notified MJ that I'm going to give this another go. Last time I did 10 books and thought I was hot stuff. This time I'm going to go for the 100 because my book purchases are outrageous.
Since my bookshelves are at maximum capacity, my perpetual “challenge” is that for every new book that I buy an older book must leave (sell, bookstore trade-in, etc.). You would think 19 bookcases would be enough, but…🤷♂️
Last years' challenge was really rewarding and fun and I learned a whole new appreciation for the books I already own - so count me in! Just last week, I said to my colleague that I'm thinking about doing it again this year, so your timing is excellent :D I'll start with you on 6th of November and I am again going for 25 books, as that will take me well into the beginning of next year and up to my birthday. I'll stop Kindle Unlimited for the duration of the challenge, but will keep my Abominable subscription for the time being. Let the challenge begin :D
This sounds like an interesting challenge and one that I certainly need to engage. For years, I have wanted to focus on the books I already own but then crumbled under temptation. I'm probably a Silver-Tear reader, since 50 is the maximum I completed in one year. I look forward to it.
I'm still not finished after starting last year when you also started your challenge😂😂 Got 12 books to go haha, after that I will go crazy at the local bookshop somewhere end of the year/start of next year😂
I love the IDEA of this challenge. I’m just not sure I have the willpower to pull it off. 😂 Maybe I can read 25 books without buying any new books. 😂 With that being said, I have been strongly considering getting books for reading events from the library. I used to love going to the library, and it is an important community resource. I have always bought books for my home library, but admittedly not as many as I have been buying since becoming part of the booktube community. It is something to seriously think about going forward, so I love that you are doing this challenge; it raises awareness. I love the chart MJ made to keep track. Good Luck with your challenge. I’m rooting for you, Olly. 🎉
@@GentleReader01 Thanks very much for the nudge. I appreciate you saying there isn’t a wrong way. 😊 I have time to think about committing to it, but 25 is a good starting point.
I've always bought books sporadically and rarely have l purchased a lot of books at the same time. I tend to buy a few books that I can read in a reasonable amount of time so while my shelves may not be as populus as some others I've seen on library tours on booktube most of what you do see has been read and that includes the encyclopedias I love to collect
This would be the perfect time of year to do this since horror releases start slowing down, but then I think about a vacation in November then Christmas sales and I think, "good luck to you!" 😂
Good luck. I admire everybody who can stick to that. I know I can't so I'm on a book buying diet. I can buy only physical used books in physical stores and as I just bought a Kindle I allow myself to buy them every month for max 5 euros. I try and stick to that till January and I see by then if I'm going to continue.
There are also loads of free out of copyright books on Project Gutenberg. It can be fun to try that out for older authors - you might be surprised by who you find.
What a novel idea……….love the one comment ……..lasted three days and then bought another book……sounds very relevant to who I am! I definitely need to learn more self control when it comes to reading and buying books. I will attempt to read an undisclosed number of my own books before I buy another one! Wish me luck!
I really need to push myself on this! I said I was going to read my tbr bookcase before I bought more at the start of the year. The boyfriend took me to a book sale yesterday and I’m maybe a third of the way through my bookcase after 3 other slip ups 😂 we aren’t even gonna talk about Kindle, though I think all but 3 of those have been freebies so they only vaguely count 😂
I am still chugging along on my latest 25 book challenge. I will need to start another 25 once I am done. Good luck with your challenge this time around.
I finished buy books this year as I have a few thousand books on my tbr. I’m 52 so I’m hoping I have lots more years left to read. I wish I got into books in my 20s .enjoy your books and reading. ❤😊
Nice challenge! I'm in the opposite position though.. I haven't been buying physical books for years and gave away three bookcases of books in that period. Now I'm finaly allowing myself to buy books again. I ordered 'Julian' today. If you and ann both say its good I'll probably like it. 😊
I’m joining in this year and putting my own twist on it. Thank you for encouraging us to pay closer attention to those neglected books on our shelves! Looking forward to it! 🙌🏻
I'm going to give this a go for the first time. Excluding library books and other borrowed books will make all the difference as I can't duck out of my book group's choices. Remember December will help too. My achilles heel are bargain e-books but I will resist!
When i switched to all digital reading I found my tbr disappeared. I think owning books becomes as much of a hobby as reading them. Once I eliminated physical books I found myself only buying books I meant to read then and there. Cool video!!
Yeah, that failed utterly for me. Currently reading from my kindle to make room for when I can buy, because every time there's a system upload or something its memory creaks to a halt. And that's despite removing almost all the apps etc from it, and my photos, and such (I have one of the kindle fires, so it's much more tablet-y in some ways).
I only buy digital books when they are $1 or $2 because I don't really own them. (Whoever owns the server they live on owns them). And, because of their low price, I tend to buy many more than I buy physical books.😳 So this solution is not a help for me... Not being able to sit on the sofa because there are so many overflow-from-the-bookcase books there. That might do it!! 🙂
@@bjminton2698Ownership varies. Tor-McMillan, for instance, sells their books without DRM, so you can back them and store them, convert them, whatever. So do other publishers, and online retail outlets like DriveThruBooks, Humble Bundle, etc. Without ever resorting to DRM removal tools, I actually do own most of my e-books.
I relate to this so much. Years ago I stopped buying books and magazines because I was hoarding them. I had stuff stacked under my bed and had to purge it all. I turned to ebooks and online magazines, and now I’m just a digital hoarder. I will never read everything I have in my lifetime. Finding the books and hoarding them is a symptom of my anxiety, and I know I am in distress when I start the process of finding more books.
Lol, I'm still kinda on the last challenge. Kinda because I have generous caveats (I can buy books by authors of the country I'm on holiday in) and because I broke it 😱 because I illegally treated myself to two Martha Wells books (monk and robot 😊). BUT I'm still counting and nearly there and I didn't count any of the books I bought, caveat or otherwise, nor library books. So it gave me back the self restraint. Thanks ! I'd lost it during Covid. I'll probably go on a read 2 buy 1 regimen when I finish.
I cannot wait to join in on this challenge, Olly. I only buy Kindle books, so it is difficult to participate in the challenge MJ's way. I will use a caveat like you mentioned you have done previously. I cannot wait to join in with you and everyone. Hope MJ doesn't disqualify me. 🤐 Happy Reading!
I think this came at an appropriate time for me... i need to catch up on my owned books! Christmas time and my birthday are the hardest times to resist the pull of buying books, for me... I l love the tick-off chart!
I definitely need to be doing this. Found myself about to buy my fifth (?) Alison Lurie novel when I noticed it was priced $2 more than I'd expected. That's what stopped me, not the fact that I hadn't read any of the other four books by her yet. (There's a smaller scale read what you own challenge.) I also need to cut way back on TH-cam; that's awkward since I was getting myself psyched to start recording my own videos. Hopefully there is a synergy between reading and recording.
i love books the thicker the better and everything surrounding them but i dont know how you do it: reading that much but foremost at that speed ( i got a book on "speed-reading"!) - maybe you should do a video on that subject of matter...
I think I need to do this, especially coming up on the holidays. I will probably do a lesser number and with a caveats of gifts don't count and I have a lot of credit from my used bookstore, so I can use that.
Even though I'm running out of room in my house, I'm not stopping buying books. A lot of what I buy are used books, and I've noticed that a lot of books I got for around $5 a couple years ago are now going for $40 each. So in a lot of cases it's "buy it now or never get a copy at all." My only regrets are NOT having bought more stuff years ago... I've never regretted buying anything.
@@CriminOllyBlog When Paperbacks From Hell came out I was so glad that I already had most of that stuff. It kinda sucks being old, but it does have its advantages... I got to be around when we still had half-of-cover-price used bookstores that were full of 70's and 80's horror and Executioner-type novels. :)
I have to do this. I’m out of control. I bought 57 physical books in the last 10 days!! I’m going to go for 100 and speed run it like you. TBH I think this is a challenge I’m not confident in succeeding at 😂
I went from around 200 books on my shelves to close to 450 in the past 9 months, and additional 120 for kindle 🤦🏻♂️. I have only read 92 books this year and have banned myself from buying until my birthday next year. It got ridiculous!
I love this idea. I'm going to combine it with abookolive's Nonfiction November and shoot for the bronze: 25 nonfiction books that I own. I especially like the idea of starting on November 6 because it gives me the opportunity to get Joan Didion's The White Album before then. I'll be compiling my list; I'm so excited!
300 books bought since May, lol. Really good idea for a challenge. I live in Brazil and books are more expensive here, but I still accumulate more than I can read.
I'm doing a similar challenge (and kinda failing). I'm looking at the number of unread books I own and I simply want that number to not increase over time. The plan was to significantly lower the number of new books I buy and to increase reading of "older" books. So far, I've been only halfway successful. Maybe I'll need to try out your method as it has a clear goal...
I thankfully don't buy as much as I use to. That said I have four books I have on my Kindle two that I only bought because they were dirt cheep that I have not touched. While I am not sure about a hundred books, I barely was about to give up sweats for month so I am not sure I won't give in to a tempting book. I will probable try to get the four books on my kindle read and the couple of books on my night stand that have some how piled up read.
I REALLY should do that with my 90 unread books it's slightly embarrassing. I feel like I'd need to add shopping ebooks to that, because I've noticed that since I try not to buy physical books I've gone mad on kindle ☠☠
I will read 35 books off of my bookshelf and I’ll donate at least 25 of the books to the local Veterans Association. I’m starting with Edenville by Sam Rebelein.
I’m doing the opposite of a speed run 😂
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that one doesn’t realise just how many books one owns until one has to move to a new house.
Thought I’d unpacked them all weeks back and then came across two more boxes.
I decided to make a fun challenge for myself by writing down all the names/authors of books I have that haven’t been read on strips of paper and the fold them up and put them in a jar. Take one out completely by random and I have to read that book. I still need to do the kindle ones too. But with the physical books if I start and can’t get past page 100 then the book goes in an unhaul pile along with books I’ve read but don’t want to keep.
Im still unpacking 2 years later lol.
Oh, that sounds like a great idea! I might try that!
I started the no buy challenge at the beginning of the year. I lasted three days before I started buying more books.😂 Perhaps I'll try it again...
Good luck with it. I'll give it a go until the end of the year.
Ha! It's definitely worth another try
I just finished my tenth book of the year. At that rate, Mr Vaughan will have finished his 500-book challenge before I've done even a fifth of that.
300 books? I definitely do not feel so bad about my own book-buying addiction! Rock on, Olly!
Wish I could say the same. Unfortunately I keep a meticulous library catalog of my books so I know that in the last 10 months I have bought 427 books...
Please don't tell my wife.
LOL - thanks Troy
@@misanthropos6211 That's good going!
I’ve read 110 books so far on the 500-book challenge. I’ve made much use of Kindle Unlimited and the library, and counted both in my tally; my thought is that (for me) this is about not acquiring in a permanent way. So volumes I need to return are fine. I’m enjoying it, and catching up with books I’ve long wanted to read, and even some I’d forgotten about. *blush*
I think the "not actually adding the to your personal library" rule is a good one - sounds like your're making great progress!
I've already notified MJ that I'm going to give this another go. Last time I did 10 books and thought I was hot stuff. This time I'm going to go for the 100 because my book purchases are outrageous.
Fantastic! Good luck, Rick!
Since my bookshelves are at maximum capacity, my perpetual “challenge” is that for every new book that I buy an older book must leave (sell, bookstore trade-in, etc.). You would think 19 bookcases would be enough, but…🤷♂️
I can't do that but I do understand it
@@stretmediqTrust me, I’d rather not, but zero available shelf room requires tough choices.😕
I have overflow shelves in the garage now
@@pbofan I know I have boxes in the garage 😢
@@CriminOllyBlog me too
I really need this Challenge. Maybe i should change the rules for me and don't count the books from Netgalley, which i have to read for work.
As someone who has things in their cart, maybe it’s the best time to watch this!
Thanks I don’t feel like a freak now for having so many in my to read pile
Last years' challenge was really rewarding and fun and I learned a whole new appreciation for the books I already own - so count me in! Just last week, I said to my colleague that I'm thinking about doing it again this year, so your timing is excellent :D I'll start with you on 6th of November and I am again going for 25 books, as that will take me well into the beginning of next year and up to my birthday. I'll stop Kindle Unlimited for the duration of the challenge, but will keep my Abominable subscription for the time being. Let the challenge begin :D
Fantastic! Great to have you taking part again
This sounds like an interesting challenge and one that I certainly need to engage. For years, I have wanted to focus on the books I already own but then crumbled under temptation. I'm probably a Silver-Tear reader, since 50 is the maximum I completed in one year. I look forward to it.
I'm still not finished after starting last year when you also started your challenge😂😂 Got 12 books to go haha, after that I will go crazy at the local bookshop somewhere end of the year/start of next year😂
Ok Olly, you and MJ have convinced me. I'm in. Platinum level. Just printed off MJ's awesome tracker!
I love the IDEA of this challenge. I’m just not sure I have the willpower to pull it off. 😂 Maybe I can read 25 books without buying any new books. 😂 With that being said, I have been strongly considering getting books for reading events from the library. I used to love going to the library, and it is an important community resource. I have always bought books for my home library, but admittedly not as many as I have been buying since becoming part of the booktube community. It is something to seriously think about going forward, so I love that you are doing this challenge; it raises awareness. I love the chart MJ made to keep track. Good Luck with your challenge. I’m rooting for you, Olly. 🎉
Give 25 a try, certainly. Some folks hit a tier and try the next, some hit their goal and stop. There isn’t a wrong way to do it.
@@GentleReader01 Thanks very much for the nudge. I appreciate you saying there isn’t a wrong way. 😊 I have time to think about committing to it, but 25 is a good starting point.
@@katsnoveladventures1863 I’m in favor of doing a thing you can do, rather than not doing a thing you can’t. :)
Perfect example of correct way to do a thumbnail! A+
I've also got the 4th hobby associated with books- writing them 😆
Ah bravo! I’ve tried that one myself
I've always bought books sporadically and rarely have l purchased a lot of books at the same time. I tend to buy a few books that I can read in a reasonable amount of time so while my shelves may not be as populus as some others I've seen on library tours on booktube most of what you do see has been read and that includes the encyclopedias I love to collect
This would be the perfect time of year to do this since horror releases start slowing down, but then I think about a vacation in November then Christmas sales and I think, "good luck to you!" 😂
Good luck with the challenge! I like your ambush rule where if you don't get any warning about getting a book it doesn't count.
Good luck. I admire everybody who can stick to that. I know I can't so I'm on a book buying diet. I can buy only physical used books in physical stores and as I just bought a Kindle I allow myself to buy them every month for max 5 euros. I try and stick to that till January and I see by then if I'm going to continue.
There are also loads of free out of copyright books on Project Gutenberg. It can be fun to try that out for older authors - you might be surprised by who you find.
@@Old_Scot Yes I did find that out. I'm currently reading A Master of Mysteries I found on Project Gutenberg. And am enjoying it very much.
@@ObscureBookAdventures Yes, it's a great way to discover "new" classic authors and try their books without a financial outlay.
I loved your face at ‘some people found this a fun thing to do’ 😂😂😂
I’m sure we all have more books than we have read so it’s a good thing for us all to do.
What a novel idea……….love the one comment ……..lasted three days and then bought another book……sounds very relevant to who I am! I definitely need to learn more self control when it comes to reading and buying books. I will attempt to read an undisclosed number of my own books before I buy another one! Wish me luck!
I will take the challenge... after the Merrimack Valley Book Festival next weekend.
I was talking about that festival to someone a day or so ago. It looks so good! Enjoy!!! - MJ
I really need to push myself on this! I said I was going to read my tbr bookcase before I bought more at the start of the year. The boyfriend took me to a book sale yesterday and I’m maybe a third of the way through my bookcase after 3 other slip ups 😂 we aren’t even gonna talk about Kindle, though I think all but 3 of those have been freebies so they only vaguely count 😂
I am still chugging along on my latest 25 book challenge. I will need to start another 25 once I am done. Good luck with your challenge this time around.
I finished buy books this year as I have a few thousand books on my tbr. I’m 52 so I’m hoping I have lots more years left to read. I wish I got into books in my 20s .enjoy your books and reading. ❤😊
Nice challenge! I'm in the opposite position though.. I haven't been buying physical books for years and gave away three bookcases of books in that period. Now I'm finaly allowing myself to buy books again. I ordered 'Julian' today. If you and ann both say its good I'll probably like it. 😊
I’m joining in this year and putting my own twist on it. Thank you for encouraging us to pay closer attention to those neglected books on our shelves! Looking forward to it! 🙌🏻
Oh boy, I've been considering doing this for quite a while. I might have to finally do it!
Having others to chat with about it is a big help, I found.
That's what I love about Booktube. It's a real community.
I'm going to give this a go for the first time. Excluding library books and other borrowed books will make all the difference as I can't duck out of my book group's choices. Remember December will help too. My achilles heel are bargain e-books but I will resist!
When i switched to all digital reading I found my tbr disappeared. I think owning books becomes as much of a hobby as reading them. Once I eliminated physical books I found myself only buying books I meant to read then and there. Cool video!!
I’m looking at my Kindle library and thinking “I wish that worked for me.” :)
Yeah, that failed utterly for me. Currently reading from my kindle to make room for when I can buy, because every time there's a system upload or something its memory creaks to a halt. And that's despite removing almost all the apps etc from it, and my photos, and such (I have one of the kindle fires, so it's much more tablet-y in some ways).
I only buy digital books when they are $1 or $2 because I don't really own them. (Whoever owns the server they live on owns them). And, because of their low price, I tend to buy many more than I buy physical books.😳 So this solution is not a help for me... Not being able to sit on the sofa because there are so many overflow-from-the-bookcase books there. That might do it!! 🙂
@@bjminton2698Ownership varies. Tor-McMillan, for instance, sells their books without DRM, so you can back them and store them, convert them, whatever. So do other publishers, and online retail outlets like DriveThruBooks, Humble Bundle, etc. Without ever resorting to DRM removal tools, I actually do own most of my e-books.
This sounds like something i need to do. While i don't have anywhere near 300, i do have enough for the bronze tier. 😊
Good luck, Olly 😂❤️ no, seriously, you’ll need it 🤣
#booksarelife
I relate to this so much. Years ago I stopped buying books and magazines because I was hoarding them. I had stuff stacked under my bed and had to purge it all. I turned to ebooks and online magazines, and now I’m just a digital hoarder. I will never read everything I have in my lifetime. Finding the books and hoarding them is a symptom of my anxiety, and I know I am in distress when I start the process of finding more books.
Lol, I'm still kinda on the last challenge. Kinda because I have generous caveats (I can buy books by authors of the country I'm on holiday in) and because I broke it 😱 because I illegally treated myself to two Martha Wells books (monk and robot 😊). BUT I'm still counting and nearly there and I didn't count any of the books I bought, caveat or otherwise, nor library books. So it gave me back the self restraint. Thanks ! I'd lost it during Covid. I'll probably go on a read 2 buy 1 regimen when I finish.
I cannot wait to join in on this challenge, Olly. I only buy Kindle books, so it is difficult to participate in the challenge MJ's way. I will use a caveat like you mentioned you have done previously. I cannot wait to join in with you and everyone. Hope MJ doesn't disqualify me. 🤐 Happy Reading!
Ha! I’m sure she won’t, she’s pretty reasonable 😁
@@CriminOllyBlogwhen I have not been reasonable? Oh yeah, when I don’t get your jokes. 😂😂
@@CriminOllyBlog She sure is. Thank goodness for your caveats though. 🙃 It may give me a fun Kindle pass. 😉 MJ @ReadingThisLife is awesome.
@@M-J-02 😆 British Humour. 😉
I think this came at an appropriate time for me... i need to catch up on my owned books! Christmas time and my birthday are the hardest times to resist the pull of buying books, for me... I l love the tick-off chart!
I definitely need to be doing this. Found myself about to buy my fifth (?) Alison Lurie novel when I noticed it was priced $2 more than I'd expected. That's what stopped me, not the fact that I hadn't read any of the other four books by her yet. (There's a smaller scale read what you own challenge.) I also need to cut way back on TH-cam; that's awkward since I was getting myself psyched to start recording my own videos. Hopefully there is a synergy between reading and recording.
This is a serios addiction ...I'm with you Olly
I like this idea, but I don’t know if I could resist lol.
i love books the thicker the better and everything surrounding them but i dont know how you do it: reading that much but foremost at that speed ( i got a book on "speed-reading"!) - maybe you should do a video on that subject of matter...
great job. I am doing a 100 books started on the 1st of November all ready got two read good luck to you
I think I need to do this, especially coming up on the holidays. I will probably do a lesser number and with a caveats of gifts don't count and I have a lot of credit from my used bookstore, so I can use that.
Even though I'm running out of room in my house, I'm not stopping buying books. A lot of what I buy are used books, and I've noticed that a lot of books I got for around $5 a couple years ago are now going for $40 each. So in a lot of cases it's "buy it now or never get a copy at all." My only regrets are NOT having bought more stuff years ago... I've never regretted buying anything.
That's a nice return on investment!
@@CriminOllyBlog When Paperbacks From Hell came out I was so glad that I already had most of that stuff. It kinda sucks being old, but it does have its advantages... I got to be around when we still had half-of-cover-price used bookstores that were full of 70's and 80's horror and Executioner-type novels. :)
@@nunyabidness4220 I got rid of so much cool stuff when I moved in with my wife :(
I'm throwing my hat in!
Let's gooooooooooooooo! I've been training for this sucker! lol - MJ
We’re gonna crush this challenge!
100%!
Absolutely!! It’s sooo easy to over buy,isn’t it!!! ho hum!!
I have to do this. I’m out of control. I bought 57 physical books in the last 10 days!! I’m going to go for 100 and speed run it like you. TBH I think this is a challenge I’m not confident in succeeding at 😂
I went from around 200 books on my shelves to close to 450 in the past 9 months, and additional 120 for kindle 🤦🏻♂️. I have only read 92 books this year and have banned myself from buying until my birthday next year. It got ridiculous!
I’m ready!!!
I love this idea. I'm going to combine it with abookolive's Nonfiction November and shoot for the bronze: 25 nonfiction books that I own. I especially like the idea of starting on November 6 because it gives me the opportunity to get Joan Didion's The White Album before then. I'll be compiling my list; I'm so excited!
300 books bought since May, lol. Really good idea for a challenge. I live in Brazil and books are more expensive here, but I still accumulate more than I can read.
It's very easy to do!
I had to move so went two months without buying books then fell off the wagon. Now is a good time for me to start the 100 book challenge.
I'm doing this at the moment. Got a load to get through ha
I fail every time so I'm not going to participate but I fully stand behind this challenge otherwise. 😂 ✌️🤘
LOL
I like this idea, very cool!!
Thank you!
So Nov 5 we will blow up the bookstores.
I'm doing a similar challenge (and kinda failing). I'm looking at the number of unread books I own and I simply want that number to not increase over time. The plan was to significantly lower the number of new books I buy and to increase reading of "older" books. So far, I've been only halfway successful. Maybe I'll need to try out your method as it has a clear goal...
An amazing idea but I doubt I could do it. Still,I’ll give a go come 6th November. It’ll be interesting to see how long I last!
I absolutely love this concept but I dont think i can follow thru- maybe start off small? I dont know- good luck with your adventure !!!!!
You can set your level at whatever you want! A few people did 10 books last year
I’m in!
Fantastic! Jump on the discord if you’re not already there
I’ve been reading library books all year over books I own. I’m going to read five books I own before checking out more books.
I thankfully don't buy as much as I use to. That said I have four books I have on my Kindle two that I only bought because they were dirt cheep that I have not touched. While I am not sure about a hundred books, I barely was about to give up sweats for month so I am not sure I won't give in to a tempting book. I will probable try to get the four books on my kindle read and the couple of books on my night stand that have some how piled up read.
Windsocks all over booktube have just gone lifeless 🤭 I think I'll nominate the lead oxide tier 😉
I'M DOING IT THIS YEAR! 100 BOOKS! SIGN ME UP!
I REALLY should do that with my 90 unread books it's slightly embarrassing. I feel like I'd need to add shopping ebooks to that, because I've noticed that since I try not to buy physical books I've gone mad on kindle ☠☠
The 6th of November is my birthday, so that's never going to work! 🤣
I will read 35 books off of my bookshelf and I’ll donate at least 25 of the books to the local Veterans Association. I’m starting with Edenville by Sam Rebelein.
Excellent idea!
I’m attempting 250 which will take me about 2.5 years. I started mid September 😳
Great challenge! Quick question: are the 100 books you are going to read all first time reads, or are re-reads allowed?
This has real “I’ve knocked the drink on the head and am gonna get it together for you, babe” vibes. :P
I was about one minute into this video before I admitted to myself that I wholeheartedly lack the discipline to pursue this challenge…lol. 😬📚🤷🏻♂️🤓
I want to join in this! Brill idea
Olly not buying new books sounds criminal 🙃
LOL
You didn't mention another book linked activity. Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading them.
If I only read what I own then what will I do in 2033?
LOL