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Originally Posted by issybird
Essentially, I need an entire reading revamp. The quality of my reading has tanked enormously and I ascribe it to the pandemic but that’s good for only so long until it turns into the new normal. I’m not getting nearly as much satisfaction from reading as I did in the before times.  I have to think long and hard about reading goals for 2022 - but that’s a different thread, or will be.  |
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Originally Posted by issybird
That’s why the non-budging TBR is a measure of (lack of) satisfaction for me. I buy the books I really, really want to read, but I borrow the trash. And then I read the trash and get marooned in books I’ve bought, which are more challenging.
I think for next year perhaps I need a goal of reading only purchased books or classics. It needs to be tweaked and augmented, but that’s for starters. |
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Exactly! My purchases have primarily been pre-orders of books I really want to read, but when they arrive I start and drop them, returning back to old favs and trash - this summer it was cheap, badly written genre thrillers ...
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I was limited to the library during the month we were moving because we had packed literally everything. I even packed all my e-readers just to keep them getting damaged. That definitely led to a downtick in my quality reading. But we've been in the house just over a month now, and I should be finished building out the bookshelves by the end of next week.
We even bought an additional couch and ottoman for the reading room, so I look forward to hitting my priority TBR list soon. I usually make a list of 100 or so every January and then just fill with lighter stuff (like reading Georges Simenone, etc.).
My wife is still buying one or two every week or so from our local book store to continue to keep them afloat in the pandemic and post-pandemic economy.