Short response to the forum topic ("What book on your TBR list are you looking forward to the most?"):
The next books in each of the series I'm reading for pleasure, namely:
The Fear, in Charlie Higson's post-apocalyptic horror series "The Enemy", and
Tracker followed by
Bloodline, in Jack Rollins' techno-thriller series "SIGMA Force". As soon as I finish those, I look forward to reading some nonfiction books on my TBR list, which I haven't yet placed in my "in queue TBR" list.
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Originally Posted by desert dog
I am with you, I usually have 2 or 3 books in process. Based on your inspiration, I think I will try a multi list approach, even though I am sure it is not unique. I am sure many are already there.
I am thinking: Current, TBR, Almost to TBR, and Hope to One Day Get There. That gives me four layers. Of course part of the fun will be discovering new books and placing them in one of the lists as well as periodically going thru and jostling the lists, moving books around. Like you said, changing of the mood could change the book's status.
How much fun can I have in a day! grin...
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Long response to desert dog (and others' related) posts about managing one's "reading flow":
At any given time, I'm typically reading 3-4 books (and various case studies and periodicals) for work and 1-2 books for pleasure. As mentioned above, I'm currently reading my way through two different fiction series for pleasure.
I use a combination of Goodreads and the Appgenix "
Business Tasks" app to manage my reading flow. In Goodreads, the "currently reading", "in queue to be read", "to read", and "to reread" categories are self-explanatory. However, as the number of books in the latter two categories is constantly growing, managing those last two TBR lists might be a Sisyphean task w/o "Business Tasks". "Business Tasks" helps me keep track of:
- Deadlines - if any - by which I must (or want to) complete specific chapters or entire books
- Library books I've placed on hold (and at which of the multiple libraries I patronize*) and my place in queue for each book
- Due dates for ebooks and the rare paper copy library books I've checked out
- The lineup of titles in a series and which title I'm currently reading
Sounds like more work than it is; the method (which somewhat resembles a class syllabus) works quite smoothly. It's especially helpful for me because - as someone upthread mentioned - I like to read series straight through, but library waiting lists for popular books require one to plan ahead to obtain desired titles when one wants to read them as well as to finish on time books that cannot be renewed, because others have them on hold.
*I didn't take all these pains (for books I read for pleasure) before acquiring a NOOK in December 2011. However, upon getting a NOOK, I've joined (or renewed memberships at) multiple library systems in order to more easily obtain content I want when I want it. That's easy to do in downstate New York, where one qualifies for library cards in the counties/boroughs where one lives/works/attends school/pays taxes, as well as at the easy-to-get-to
Brooklyn Public Library,
New York Public Library, and
Queens(borough) Library by virtue of living/working/going to school in/paying taxes in New York State.