tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post5557525060774875751..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: Photographic Evidence of the TBRKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-87601583875758315772011-03-26T21:28:06.215-07:002011-03-26T21:28:06.215-07:00LOL!!! I hear it all the time when my hubby opens...LOL!!! I hear it all the time when my hubby opens up the closet! That's where I have most of mine "hidden"!! :)Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-22869953356505497192011-03-21T13:49:56.429-07:002011-03-21T13:49:56.429-07:00Tif - I made the mistake of telling my husband how...Tif - I made the mistake of telling my husband how many unread books I have in the house. He actually gasped. ;) I did buy a book yesterday but it was one that I had already liked when I had it out from the library so it didn't go on the TBR!<br /><br />Lisa - Thanks for stopping by! I finally bought this bookshelf about six months ago. Before that, everything was much worse! And the notebook is something that I've started in the past few months too. It's for short stories. I found that I had trouble keeping the stories separate in my mind and remembering which ones I liked so I am now just writing brief thoughts on each story when I go through an anthology. That's why the notebook is near the book of ghost stories right now!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-61533025621399261322011-03-19T05:39:11.864-07:002011-03-19T05:39:11.864-07:00Wow... You are brave. My TBR are such in a here an...Wow... You are brave. My TBR are such in a here and there of mountains, I just too afraid to take pics of it and show it up to everybody. Are we book hoards? lol<br /><br />Don't you love the way Oxford just line up in the same height? Yes I have that one hell of the bug in me trying to line up those books in all the different place just for them to "fit" and look neat" hehe<br /><br />anyhoo.. I'm curious.. what's the notebook for?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935893251343123155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-90570659592720921922011-03-14T18:34:44.438-07:002011-03-14T18:34:44.438-07:00What a great idea!!!! This is exactly why I'm...What a great idea!!!! This is exactly why I'm trying not to buy or accumulate too many books this year. I have sooooo many to read on my own shelves!!Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-37685204980018002852011-03-10T22:22:03.316-08:002011-03-10T22:22:03.316-08:00Iris - We need to encourage each other to read mor...Iris - We need to encourage each other to read more from our own shelves, don't we? I think we all want to read the Bloomsbury books but then we set them aside and miss out.<br /><br />Jenners - Thanks for complimenting my stacks! And these books are far more organized than my regular ones for some reason. It makes me want to work on my other books but there are just so many!<br /><br />Alexandra - Pinkerton is one that I picked up from a clearance rack two or three years ago just based on the blurb. I wonder if I will be disappointed too. And I have started the History of the Siege twice and then set it back down. I need to really commit to it because I have a feeling I will eventually like it. Good luck with your read of it!<br /><br />Tif - There are A LOT of books here, aren't there? ;) I think writing this post has changed my mind a bit about acquiring new books though. I really want to at least read more than I buy. And any that we both have we should put in your book club!<br /><br />Wendy - That's one that in my list of must reads for this year. I hope I love it as much as many others have!<br /><br />NewYork - Oh, I don't even want to think about how much money I've put into these books that I haven't read. Quite a few are used and gifts so hopefully it's not too bad. But that's another reason to get my money's worth out of these ones first, before I go out and get more!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-44491731350929527682011-03-10T10:09:42.619-08:002011-03-10T10:09:42.619-08:00In the vein of living a fabulous life on a dime… N...In the vein of living a fabulous life on a dime… New York’s answer to the recession…<br /><br />http://newyorkknowsbest.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/strand-books-just-got-cheap/<br /><br />Now we can all continue to be inspired and read without dying of starvation too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-75602887064854454282011-03-10T07:10:08.521-08:002011-03-10T07:10:08.521-08:00I love these kinds of posts too :) I see you have ...I love these kinds of posts too :) I see you have A.S. Byatt's latest in there - great book! Actually, I spotted A LOT of great books in your stacks!! Happy reading :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-76859479266898459522011-03-07T13:59:57.706-08:002011-03-07T13:59:57.706-08:00I've been meaning to do this same thing, but I...I've been meaning to do this same thing, but I'm worried about how overwhelming it will be to do it as a whole post! I think we are in about the same boat with our stacks!!<br /><br />Just a couple of thoughts as I was viewing all the pics . . . LOVE the artwork for the Alice book in your stack! I've got that one too, but I think you already knew that! . . . . I see a lot of similar books as myself in your stacks, including 20th Century Ghosts, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Three Junes, A Lion Among Men, and The Crimson Petal and the White. I'm sure there is more though! . . . Gotta read The Devil in the White City!!! That is my personal favorite non-fiction book of all-time!!!<br /><br />I could probably say more, but I'm going to leave it at that!Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-40839154436320400382011-03-06T15:04:55.814-08:002011-03-06T15:04:55.814-08:00I saw you have Pinkerton's Sister on the pile....I saw you have Pinkerton's Sister on the pile. I remember being completely attracted by the description in the back cover and the cover itself but it ended up becoming one of my all-time disappointments. Looking forward to reading what you thought of it.<br /><br />I'm planning to read the History of the Siege of Lisbon with some other Portuguese friends this month :)Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-26379465699133164862011-03-06T13:42:05.134-08:002011-03-06T13:42:05.134-08:00You've got some lovely stacks! (HAHA. That sou...You've got some lovely stacks! (HAHA. That sounds naughty doesn't it?) I have a think about arranging books by size. I remember once seeing a blogger who organized by color. Good luck in getting those stacks down! (That is an empty wish as I know it will never happen.)Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-2882711125406880072011-03-06T12:18:04.047-08:002011-03-06T12:18:04.047-08:00There are too many books in your TBR that I want t...There are too many books in your TBR that I want to read. Or that I have on my own TBR pile. Like the Bloomsbury books!! Do you ever feel like switching TBR piles? I do, sometimes, when looking at these pictures. Although I admit I'd be scared I'd miss my own books too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-78190123563374364992011-03-06T11:38:37.477-08:002011-03-06T11:38:37.477-08:00Diane - I was shocked when it took 13 photos to ca...Diane - I was shocked when it took 13 photos to capture everything! I totally understand not doing it with 650 books though. :) And most of mine are brand new or bought as used but that looked unread (and sadly probably were).<br /><br />Karen - I thought maybe if I shared my stacks it would help me to get excited about reading from them! And I have the exact same library problem. I borrow and then read those instead because of the deadlines. I'm trying very hard to avoid the library but, of course, I have books out right now!<br />I've read part of What Jane Austen Ate. I should get it out and see how much more I have to go! As for Joyce and Pynchon, I've read short novels by them but have trouble with the longer ones.<br /><br />Tracy - I used to have just that middle shelf of the nightstand filled with TBR books before I started blogging. Now it has gone completely out of control! And I'm glad to get your recommendation on Weight. I had only seen reviews of The Penelopiad.<br /><br />Jenny - I need to be bedridden for a month or two or something so that I can get through some of these! And I really need to pick up some classics soon. I know I want to read them but I just haven't been choosing them recently.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-63510610298459268632011-03-06T08:59:43.102-08:002011-03-06T08:59:43.102-08:00Oh my gosh, look at all those amazing books to rea...Oh my gosh, look at all those amazing books to read! I recommend American Gods, obviously, and The Night Watch is also very wonderful. But of course the classics are always good times (apart from Dickens). :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-62743009535704644742011-03-06T08:38:40.956-08:002011-03-06T08:38:40.956-08:00Whoa, those are some pretty scary photos! Makes my...Whoa, those are some pretty scary photos! Makes my TBR shelf seem quite small in comparison.<br /><br />I certainly recommend The Penelopiad and Weight in the Canongate Myths series. American Gods too, though it's pretty disturbing in places.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-216184385163014812011-03-06T05:20:16.067-08:002011-03-06T05:20:16.067-08:00You are a brave soul to share the evidence . . . I...You are a brave soul to share the evidence . . . I have about as many on my TBR pile. I'm really really trying to resist buying more books -- my downfall is the library. I belong to several discussion groups and I volunteer twice a week. It's really hard to NOT check out books I want to read (and I ALWAYS read those first because they have due dates!).<br /><br />I have several of the same books on my to-read pile. On your TBR piles, I can recommend Three Junes, #1 Ladies Detective Agency (a fun fast read); Chocolate; Blind Assassin (my favorite Atwood); The Wizard of Oz; and What Jane Austen Ate & Dickens Knew -- that one you could dip in and out of at random. <br /><br />There were only a couple on your pile that I truly disliked -- I HATED Turn of the Screw but James is not my thing; also, my entire book club disliked The Yiddish Policeman's Union. I was so disappointed because I loved Kavalier & Clay! I was unimpressed by Tana French -- some great ideas but it just didn't pay out. And I'm terrified of James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon! <br /><br />Okay, off to my TBR shelf to get to work.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-66552242739524383182011-03-06T04:42:07.076-08:002011-03-06T04:42:07.076-08:00OMG...It is a bit overwhelming when you see that p...OMG...It is a bit overwhelming when you see that photographed like that...LOL<br /><br />I have about 650 unread book so I am clearly not going to take pictures to add to my stress.<br /><br />I love that most of yours look brand new as well....so many great titles.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com