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Aside | Mount TBR has been measured
Image via WikipediaLast weekend was spent building bedroom furniture – including two big bookcases. Our converted attic is now my dressing room come library come guest room.
I’ve spent a few hours gathering up books from all around the house – filling one bookcase with books I’ve read and want to keep (all alphabetised) and the other with my TBR… which now runs to 140 books!
As I was setting them out in alphabetical order I realised that there were quite a few chick lit books – that really aren’t my thing anymore. I think I’ll read the ones that look most interesting and add the others to my book mooch inventory. I hate to give away books I’ve never read – but better to swap them for something I really want than have them gathering dust right??
I think the moral of the story is not to stock pile books before you get a chance to read them – as by then your tastes may have changed.
The real question is – how on earth am I going to get throught these 140 books?? I can read an average of 8 a month so it will take a year and a half – and of course I’ll continue to add to it 
As I was loading them onto the shelves I kept thinking – ooh I want to read that one now – oh and that one – ooh and that one. I have no idea how to tackle this. I’m tempted to read them alphabetically – feeding in one chick lit for every 2 or 3 other books – and if I see one I really don’t fancy I’ll mooch it.
What about you? How big is your TBR? When was the last time you measured it? How would you suggest I tackle mine? Oh and if you mooch – post your username in the comments so I can go check out your stash 
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You’re doing good with only 140 books. If we are counting all the books that we have in the house that we haven’t read yet then I bet mine is hundreds upon hundreds. And I’d love to see photos as well!
Your post prompted me to update my own TBR list and write a post also. In the post (see link below) are my thoughts on my own TBR, standing at 171 as of this afternoon, and a link to my TBR page.
unfinishedpersons last blog post..Updated: To Be Read Someday page
Mrs. S, I can sympathize with you, but like Trish, I stopped feeling guilty long ago. Books are my vice and that is far better than smoking, drinking, gadgets, clothes, etc., as far as I’m concerned. I did make myself a goal for this year, though. I have to read at least one book each month that I bought prior to 2008. So far, I’ve done just that. A couple of months even saw two books from before 2008. And quite honestly, I may never completely tackle mount TBR, but it gives me great comfort to know it’s there to constantly be working on!
Happy Reading!!
Funny you should post this, as I counted my TBR for the first time yesterday, and it stood at 78, fairly modest compared to some! However another book arrived via bookmooch this morning, with more on the way…
My bookmooch bio is here.
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My TBR pile numbers at least 300 but no more than 400. I’ve never felt particularly worried about it because as mentioned above I don’t buy much of anything else (cd’s, clothes, knick-knacks). I buy alot of books but I also find my TBR pile growing as I recieve quite a few books from family and friends throughout the year.
As for how to tackle it, I will choose books to read from it randomly depending on my whims, or if someone highly recommends a certain book. The chick-lit problem is one that came up for me earlier this year – I have about 40 un-read but I have found myself growing bored with the genre, maybe I will weed them out one of these days (lol)
Ha, you actually made me go count! Most of my TBR resides in lists and books waiting patiently at the public library, but the physical pile at home is 73. My Book Mooch stash is actually pretty small- I’ve been moving most of my inventory over to Paperback Swap, but you can look me up: Jeane09.
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My TBR list is at about 250 right now, and that doesn’t include ANY of the book actually IN my house. I probably have about 40 there …
Oh dear, that is a lot of books. I’ve been spared a mountain, as I am too cheap to buy many books. I have more library books instead. Still, my stack is overflowing the coffee table where I have them set up.
Anyhow, it sounds like your library will look pretty cool, you should post some pics.
I used to be really concerned about my growing TBR and the sped that I read (I can do 5-6 books in a month). I have if not 300 yet very very close to it unread books in my library. This doesn’t include collectable things (such as I have two complete Dickens collections, a Mark Twain collection, and a Balzac collection) or textbooks/readers that I’ve accumulated from school. I would get really anxious about my book buying but I can’t help it. I want books all the time. I don’t buy other things often (clothes, etc), so finally one day I stopped feeling bad about it. And I’ll tackle it as I can…veryslowly. Please post pictures of your library when its finished!! I’d love to see.
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