finish reading all the books I've started

Just two more to go! Then, I’ll start another one, of course, but these have been hanging over my head forever. What’s that line about it’s the work you haven’t done that wears you out?

One of the books I’m trying to finish, “Description,” is so bad I think I’ll stop torturing myself with it. In to the donation pile it goes. Life is too short for bad books.

I’ve been spending my free time cataloging my books instead of reading them, so not a lot of progress on this front. I did find out that I’ve got 124 books on my unread shelf. Not quite sure how that happened. Obviously, I need to stop buying new books and read the ones I have. I do love to shop (curse you 24/7 internet stores, so as an incentive I’ll let myself buy a new book for every one I complete. If nothing else, it will slow down my wild purchasing. I’ve already passed on several eBay auctions of lovely Eaton Press leather bound volumes. Ouch!

I also moved a small corner bookshelf into my office. Now, the books I’ve started are easy to grab whenever I sit down at my desk. I’m not sure if this will help, or just make me feel guilty since I have to look at them all the time. Guess I’ll just have to see how it goes.

Four Down, Four to Go!

Plus, I’ve decided to do the 2008 50 Book Challenge on Library Thing. Since I didn’t start until April, that’s 46 books to read in the next 8 months. That’s almost six books a month, so it’s a good thing I’m already half way through these four. Since, I seem to put books down more from distraction than disinterest; I’ve really enjoyed finishing the previous four. Who knows maybe I’ll do reviews of all the books I read this year as well?

Three down, Five to go!

Three down, five to go.