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gmw · 03-10-2015, 08:57 AM

I don't have a TBR has such, though I do keep a list of things I might look out for on my next shopping binge.

My habits tend to be more like DiapDealer - without the musical overtones - I read according to mood and whim. And my mood often takes me back to re-read good books. This is one of the reasons why I still love my large paper book collection, I like to sit back and gaze at the collection until my eyes settle on something that matches my mood. My book shopping habits tend to be similarly mood driven.

My re-reading habit has developed to the extent that my rating system these days is based on how likely I am to re-read a book. 5s are favourites that will get revisited every few years. 4s are always a possibility to re-read if I'm in that sort of mood. For 3 and lower it's mostly "so long and thanks for all the fish". (1 being books that I wish I hadn't read the first time - only seven of them in the 10 years or so, so the mood-thing seems to work okay for me.)

03-10-2015, 08:57 AM	#48
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I don't have a TBR has such, though I do keep a list of things I might look out for on my next shopping binge. My habits tend to be more like DiapDealer - without the musical overtones - I read according to mood and whim. And my mood often takes me back to re-read good books. This is one of the reasons why I still love my large paper book collection, I like to sit back and gaze at the collection until my eyes settle on something that matches my mood. My book shopping habits tend to be similarly mood driven. My re-reading habit has developed to the extent that my rating system these days is based on how likely I am to re-read a book. 5s are favourites that will get revisited every few years. 4s are always a possibility to re-read if I'm in that sort of mood. For 3 and lower it's mostly "so long and thanks for all the fish". (1 being books that I wish I hadn't read the first time - only seven of them in the 10 years or so, so the mood-thing seems to work okay for me.)