Comments on: TSS: Bookish Statistics, or, The Lure of the New

By: Tiffani

Tiffani — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:05:47 +0000

There is something about shiny, new books that’s hard to resist. I buy books thinking I’m going to read them right away or within a few weeks and sometimes that is the case, but other times weeks turn into months and in some cases into years. To deal this I try to promise myself that I won’t buy a new book until I’ve read say three to five books from the TBR pile. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn’t. A couple months ago I went through the TBR pile and decided it was to time to get rid of the titles that have completel lost their allure for me and stop kidding myself that I was ever going to read them.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:44:36 +0000

Let’s see how that goal does against the shiny allure of the new No seriously good luck. It is sad when I look at my shelves and realise how many books from years ago are still sitting unread.

By: Amused

Amused — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:10:08 +0000

Yes, new books are way more attractive to me too! I rarely buy new books because of that. I HAVE to read what I have on hand first because otherwise it just gets way to out of control in here.

By: redhead

redhead — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:19:55 +0000

That was actually my 2011 New Years Resolution – to read books that I actually owned, instead of buying tons of stuff and getting tons more from the library. I too subscribe to the cult of the new. I started crunching the statistics earlier this evening, and yup, I did read more stuff that I owned this year. Only because I bought so many books this year! I don’t even want to think about how much money I spent on books this year. no wonder I’m wearing jeans with holes in the knees.

By: Chrisbookarama

Chrisbookarama — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:00:15 +0000

I do that too. Once they get shelved I tend to forget about them. I’m distracted by my library’s “New Releases” shelf.

By: Marg

Marg — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:57:31 +0000

I really struggle to fit the books in that I wanted so much that I had to buy them! All the review books and library books keep getting in the way. Every year one of my goals is to read a certain number of books that I already owned before the year began but I haven’t actually checked recently to see how I got on with that goal.

By: Carrie K.

Carrie K. — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:08:19 +0000

That’s exactly why I’m going to do the TBR Double Dare Challenge during the first quarter of 2012 – I do the same thing, and it drives me – and my husband – crazy!

By: Jennie

Jennie — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:33:52 +0000

This is one of my 2012 goals…read what I already own. I end up buying books year round but between review books and new releases I hardly read the most of what I buy.

By: unfinishedperson

unfinishedperson — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:06:39 +0000

I’m not so sure if it’s the new books as much as books from the library where I work that mess up my TBR bookcase(s) at home. And yes, it’s true if I don’t get to ones I’ve bought (mostly used), I’ll probably never get to them…or so it seems.

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:59:40 +0000

Since I get most (practically all, really) of my ‘new’ books from the library, I need to get through them before they’re due. So I do read my new books before I read the ‘old’ books I’ve had sitting on my shelf for years and years. It’s gotten to the point where I’d just rather get them from the library so they’re not sitting there forever and ever.

You could always just get rid of your older books. Why torture yourself with books you’re not interested in anymore?