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Timboli · 10-13-2019, 06:06 AM

In a very real sense, I don't have a TBR list, though I have a goal of reading one to two books a week.

My obtainment of books (99% ebooks) is still far larger than the amount I read, though most of those are freebies by way of BookBub from Amazon and Kobo, and I don't feel I need to read all of them, despite being very selective over what I do grab for free.

I can say though, that currently the number of books I actually pay something for, is less than the number I have been reading, but probably not by much ... but hard to judge, because it happens in fits and starts ... a lot of that to do with price, pre-orders and so on. While I mostly seem to be purchasing pre-orders now, the odd ebook slips past my notice ... especially as I only do a round of checking on my favorite authors when it occurs to me, and only for those that I recall off the top of my head.

Personally, I don't feel I have to read every book I have. It is more a case of feeling like I have my own well stocked library at my service, where I can pick whatever according to mood, while also loosely following a to-read plan. Now and then I will try a new author, but having a huge backlog of authors I know I love, doesn't encourage that much, so very much a whim based on whatever. That last happened not long ago, with J. Robert Kennedy. I already had one of his ebooks as a BookBub freebie, but saw another in passing that interested me enough to pay the small asking price of about $1. That was book 4 in one of his series, and the freebie I had was book 1, so I read book 1 first, then enjoyed it enough to purchase books 2 & 3 as a very cheap trilogy boxset, which also included book 1, so then I had two copies of that. I then read books 2, 3 and 4 - so finally reading the one that had inspired me most to get. I enjoyed them enough to purchase even more of his ebooks, though only the cheaper ones at this point ... not that the others are expensive ... I just want to read a few more first, and then review my feelings, as there are elements that make me worry over potential sameness to stories, plus some religious/race/political overtones, that might get out of hand. I read for entertainment mostly, and the 4th book seemed to get a bit preachy in those areas.

Just recently I felt like a change of pace, from the intensive ones I have mostly been reading lately, so I ended up reading 3 books in Alexander McCall Smith's No.1 Ladies Detective series. While they don't shy away from the bad behavior of some people, they are very much a good feel light read, with philosophical overtones, mystery and humor ... where the focus is often on trying to see the good in others and coping with inevitable chance happenings. After that break, I have now returned to the darker world of murder & mystery.

10-13-2019, 06:06 AM	#137
Timboli Sharpest Tool On Shelf Posts: 661 Karma: 2587836 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Downunda Device: Kindles, Kobo & Samsung Tablet	In a very real sense, I don't have a TBR list, though I have a goal of reading one to two books a week. My obtainment of books (99% ebooks) is still far larger than the amount I read, though most of those are freebies by way of BookBub from Amazon and Kobo, and I don't feel I need to read all of them, despite being very selective over what I do grab for free. I can say though, that currently the number of books I actually pay something for, is less than the number I have been reading, but probably not by much ... but hard to judge, because it happens in fits and starts ... a lot of that to do with price, pre-orders and so on. While I mostly seem to be purchasing pre-orders now, the odd ebook slips past my notice ... especially as I only do a round of checking on my favorite authors when it occurs to me, and only for those that I recall off the top of my head. Personally, I don't feel I have to read every book I have. It is more a case of feeling like I have my own well stocked library at my service, where I can pick whatever according to mood, while also loosely following a to-read plan. Now and then I will try a new author, but having a huge backlog of authors I know I love, doesn't encourage that much, so very much a whim based on whatever. That last happened not long ago, with J. Robert Kennedy. I already had one of his ebooks as a BookBub freebie, but saw another in passing that interested me enough to pay the small asking price of about $1. That was book 4 in one of his series, and the freebie I had was book 1, so I read book 1 first, then enjoyed it enough to purchase books 2 & 3 as a very cheap trilogy boxset, which also included book 1, so then I had two copies of that. I then read books 2, 3 and 4 - so finally reading the one that had inspired me most to get. I enjoyed them enough to purchase even more of his ebooks, though only the cheaper ones at this point ... not that the others are expensive ... I just want to read a few more first, and then review my feelings, as there are elements that make me worry over potential sameness to stories, plus some religious/race/political overtones, that might get out of hand. I read for entertainment mostly, and the 4th book seemed to get a bit preachy in those areas. Just recently I felt like a change of pace, from the intensive ones I have mostly been reading lately, so I ended up reading 3 books in Alexander McCall Smith's No.1 Ladies Detective series. While they don't shy away from the bad behavior of some people, they are very much a good feel light read, with philosophical overtones, mystery and humor ... where the focus is often on trying to see the good in others and coping with inevitable chance happenings. After that break, I have now returned to the darker world of murder & mystery. Last edited by Timboli; 10-13-2019 at 06:29 AM.