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Read What You Own 2026

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ÚlldemoShúl · 30/12/2025 13:04

This is a brand shiny new thread for those of us who want to continue reading what we own in 2026.
My aims for 2026 are:

  • At least half my reading will be from books I already own on 1st January 2026
  • I will buy less than a quarter of my reading new including kindle deals😱 and book club books
  • I will wait when prize lists are released to see if the books appear in the library within a week. I will not read full longlists unless I love the sound of each and every book on it.
  • For the first two months I will only read what I own- focusing on the older books on my kindle while allowing myself to read newer (but already owned) physical books
What are your RWYO aims for 2026?
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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 20/01/2026 20:48

Decided to DNF Buffalo Hunter Hunter and Witchcraft for Wayward Girls the former was impenetrable and the latter boring

MamaNewtNewt · 20/01/2026 22:57

Another RWYO and another graphic novel for me - Step Aside, Pops by Kate Beaton. ‘Twas okay.

CutFlowers · 21/01/2026 07:13

Finished Nutshell by Ian McEwan. Been on my kindle since 2018. * *

AliasGrape · 21/01/2026 11:07

Finished People Person by Candice Carty-Williams. It was ok, I quite enjoyed the characters but wasn’t gripped.

@ÚlldemoShúl how was the Wally Lamb? I read I Know This Much is True years ago, always meant to read more of his but somehow don’t think I ever did.

AliasGrape · 21/01/2026 11:08

Should have said, that’s 6 RWYO I’ve finished now and just over half way through another, so glad I came across this thread it’s really giving me the kick up the bum I needed!

TallShip · 21/01/2026 11:15

My people! I’m just finishing the latest Richard Osman which I started last year, as soon as I purchased, but put down and only picked up again on 3rd January!
I do have a book club book to read but I have several books waiting to be finished/started that I’ve had for years!

CassandraWebb · 21/01/2026 11:48

I've just finished David Copperfield which I must have had on my bookshelves for more than 20 years now so I'm feeling very happy to have finally read it!

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ÚlldemoShúl · 21/01/2026 12:41

AliasGrape · 21/01/2026 11:07

Finished People Person by Candice Carty-Williams. It was ok, I quite enjoyed the characters but wasn’t gripped.

@ÚlldemoShúl how was the Wally Lamb? I read I Know This Much is True years ago, always meant to read more of his but somehow don’t think I ever did.

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I had liked I Know This Much is True too Alias but I was disappointed in this one. I’ve done a full review on the 50 Bookers thread if you’re over there. Overall, I couldn’t get past the main character’s early actions and I’m not sure that he learned from them so it kind of switched me off. But I know it’s getting good reviews elsewhere. Just wasn’t for me.

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InTheCludgie · 21/01/2026 17:27

First RWYO finished - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. This was exactly what I needed right now, cosy and comfy.

DecafSoyaLatteExtraShotPlease · 21/01/2026 20:20

I almost made it to 3 weeks but ive bought and am reading new. How dare authors publish new books 😆

CassandraWebb · 22/01/2026 10:17

DecafSoyaLatteExtraShotPlease · 21/01/2026 20:20

I almost made it to 3 weeks but ive bought and am reading new. How dare authors publish new books 😆

Grin
Boudy · 22/01/2026 12:24

😆 @DecafSoyaLatteExtraShotPlease

Boudy · 22/01/2026 12:25

Am now on book 2 of my re reading of Frieda Klein series. Enjoying them again!

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ÚlldemoShúl · 22/01/2026 13:57

DecafSoyaLatteExtraShotPlease · 21/01/2026 20:20

I almost made it to 3 weeks but ive bought and am reading new. How dare authors publish new books 😆

Well you own them now 🤣

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CatWithThreeLegs · 22/01/2026 19:47

I finished a reread of Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel today.* *Itseems I last read it in 2015, so pre-pandemic. Then I gave it 5 stars and a rather glowing review. This time, not quite so effusive. Maybe my taste in books has changed a little, but it was still a thought-provoking read and I liked the weaving in of references to Shakespeare's plays.

DecafSoyaLatteExtraShotPlease · 22/01/2026 20:43

ÚlldemoShúl · 22/01/2026 13:57

Well you own them now 🤣

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Very true! Finished one in 24hrs (i usually get through a couple a month) so in my mind that justifies it....

RomanMum · 22/01/2026 20:59

I took a small bag of books to the charity shop today, first of many this year I hope.

DNFd Aaron Rodd, Diviner by E Phillips Oppenheim. An odd little book first published in instalments in Harpers Bazaar in the early 20th century, a mix of heist and spy thriller. Not holding my attention.

Raven08 · 22/01/2026 21:11

70 pages of camino ghosts read.

SilverShadowNight · 22/01/2026 23:12

Finished Till The Cows Come Home by Sara Cox, bought in 2019. Enjoyed.

CatWithThreeLegs · 23/01/2026 10:26

RomanMum · 22/01/2026 20:59

I took a small bag of books to the charity shop today, first of many this year I hope.

DNFd Aaron Rodd, Diviner by E Phillips Oppenheim. An odd little book first published in instalments in Harpers Bazaar in the early 20th century, a mix of heist and spy thriller. Not holding my attention.

I've been doing a slow read of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson for the last couple of weeks, focusing on a chapter at a time for my own clearing out.

I looked at my bookcases this week and have taken out another big pile of books I've either read or not going to read, including some cookery books. I found some Annabel Karmel weaning books - my DC are 16 and 19 so I definitely don't need these any more 😆

TimeforaGandT · 23/01/2026 12:53

Read Bleeding Heart Square which I have had since May 2025. Review on 50B thread.

CutFlowers · 24/01/2026 11:39

I have finished the Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams. Book7 RWYO so far.

RomanMum · 24/01/2026 13:47

@CutFlowers I enjoyed that one. Have you read The Dictionary of Lost Words by the same author?

TimeforaGandT · 24/01/2026 15:02

And finished Devil's Cub - Georgette Heyer which I bought in March last year. Review to follow on 50B thread. However, I have lapsed and bought a book this week so no further forward!

CutFlowers · 24/01/2026 17:26

Yes @RomanMum - I enjoyed that one too! I really liked the inclusion of Vera Brittain (as a very minor character) in The Bookbinder of Jericho as Testament of Youth is one of the most moving books I have ever read - but I hadn't really considered the class elements to women's experiences at this time that were raised in this book.

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