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Taming the TBR thread

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bibliomania · 17/03/2023 11:04

Some of us in the 50 book thread are ruefully contemplating the piles of books we mean to read someday, but have never quite got round to. This is a proposal for a one-week experiment in pruning the pile:

  • It can apply to books in any form (physical, e-books, audio)
  • You choose seven books: each day during week, read the first 10 pages of one of them (and/or page 67 - a tip from the ever-wise PepeLePew on the 50 book thread) or equivalent, adjusting for format. If you're intrigued and keen to continue, keep the book. If you're not, then you let it go. Donate to charity, delete from your Kindle, sell online.
  • It doesn't have to be 7 - set yourself whatever goal works for you.

Anyone fancy a go, starting from this coming Monday, 20th March?

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FiveGoMadInDorset · 17/03/2023 12:14

I am already on it, not even reading the first few pages, mostly going WTF was I thinking buying you, already culled my Kindle ones

BaruFisher · 17/03/2023 12:07

I’ve been looking at my unread books. They’re scattered across my three favourite genres - thriller/crime, fantasy and litfic. I’m going to do 3 days thriller/crime, 2 days fantasy and 1 litfic - that should fit my ratio of unreads! If I have the energy to keep going on the Sunday, I’ll do potluck!

grannycake · 17/03/2023 11:59

I'm in - I have so many unread books

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 17/03/2023 11:49

Oh one week you say?'

Yes I can do that

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 17/03/2023 11:46

A tentative yes. I feel like I'll end up not reading full books though

RainyReadingDay · 17/03/2023 11:33

Checking in. Going to give it a go. I need to do something with my kindle books - I have far too many, acquired over more than 10 years.

bibliomania · 17/03/2023 11:11

Great, Baru! I'm now weirdly looking forward to it.

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BaruFisher · 17/03/2023 11:09

I’m in! I’m going to try and squeeze in 2 a day (because my unread books are so out of control) so aim for 14 for the week (but I’ll be happy if I do 12).
I'm going to stick with ebooks only, my physical tbr and audio aren’t too bad.
thanks for organising this biblio!

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