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Old 07-02-2020, 11:28 PM   #5303
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
Hundreds of books on one’s TBR essentially means that some of them aren’t all that appealing, and certainly not as appealing as the current lust object. That you read them eventually because they’re there isn’t much of a recommendation. They’ve been considered and rejected for years. Better to aim for reading what you most want to read next, always.
Speaking of assumptions…

My electronic TBR list is up in the quadruple digits, the majority of which are freebies, indies, or heavily discounted Big Five books. I have years’ worth of reading material, easily.

And I don’t regret a single one of those acquisitions, because I’ve been in a cash crunch for about four years now. If I’d stuck to a stricter regimen, I’d be well on my way to running out of choices. (Not there yet, but chewing up that backlog.) As it stands, I have a wealth of options available, something for almost any mood, and I don’t have to worry about scraping together money for something new to read.

I’ve also been processing some of those volumes recently, to get them cleaned up and ready for sideloading. If I’m “on,” I can process a couple of books a day without feeling rushed or otherwise stressed, and every day I do so chips away at the TBProcessed pile, giving me more options that I can read Right Now. Plus, that processing is calming. It’s like a puzzle with a book as the prize – some are harder than others, some prizes are juicier than others, but all of them are worthy.

I spent an hour or so this afternoon tending my Star Wars ebook garden, placing different acquisitions within the established timeline and figuring out how to deal with trilogies in that setting. I only got one book fully processed in that session, but I improved about a dozen more.

As for my immediate TBR list? Two treebooks, one reread ebook, a well-anticipated ebook (the reread’s sequel), and two more ebooks that I’m currently intrigued by. I’m fairly sure those will actually be my next six books finished, but maybe I’m wrong.

And that’s okay. They’re not going anywhere, and if one of those doesn’t do it for me, I’ve got hundreds of other choices. That’s way better than running out.
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