Thread: There's a name for books piling up unread - tsundoku
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Old 04-14-2021, 01:23 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Tarana View Post
Read this article today about Japan having a term for those of us who may buy more books than we ever read called tsundoku. While obviously originally for paper books, no different for ebooks or audiobooks. So how could you title yourself? A tsunokuist?
Is there the opposite term for someone who very rarely has an unread book around? My issue has always been trying to get my TBR above single digits. All too often, it's sitting at zero.
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