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Old 11-07-2013, 12:12 PM   #478
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Originally Posted by Yapyap View Post
Calibre tells me my unread books count stands at 1210 now.
Goodreads has my TBR stack at 957, a few of which are short stories or short collections (e.g. the "Tales from the Archives" volumes - four short stories each, but under 100 pages/volume). That's my paper and ebook libraries combined, but doesn't count some unread books that are still in boxes from when I moved.

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Originally Posted by Yapyap
I've decided to view all this as my personal library where I'll never run out of reading material, not necessarily a list of "must read them all". It's the only way I'll stay sane.

A problem I have is that while (for paid books) I do try to stick on things I believe I actually want to read, and buy them when there's a good deal, something that sounded awesome six months ago or last year doesn't sound nearly as appealing now. And my reading goes through phases - last year I read a lot of dystopian YA, this year it bores me, and so on.
I take a similar outlook. I tend to catch up on series in quick succession, so it's nothing for me to have half a dozen sequels on the shelf waiting to be devoured. Sometimes I feel like some mil-SF, like now when I'm reading the newest Kris Longknife book - I read the "Bloodhound" novella, proceeded to the new novel, and will probably go from there to the three books about Ray and Trouble, finishing up a five-volume run. Sometimes it's YA UF, and I've got two Rick Riordan series waiting on me to get around to 'em; I'll probably read all of the Kane and Heroes books when the final Heroes novel comes out.

And yes, I said that's what I'll probably do. I never quite know what I'm going to read next until I actually finish my current book and make a choice. Even then, sometimes I'll set that aside for a day or so to make room for a quick graphic novel...which is one of the few categories I still buy as ink-stained Ent corpses. I'm impulsive that way, and I like to have a variety of options open to me. No matter what I'm in the mood for, with 600 books on my e-reader, one of 'em's bound to suit me.
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