read all the books I own but haven't read

... but time is missing.

I currently have a big fat £25 voucher from my reviewing habits – and no desire to go splurge on books! I did say that was my ‘exception’ – I was allowed to spend vouchers. But right now I’m more interested in having a much, MUCH smaller pile of ‘to read’ books!

Something that probably helped that thought was looking at my Lists of Bests, where I have several lists tracking my to read/watch pile(s). All bar one are sitting under 50%, and I did a quick exercise to see how much effort it would be to push everything up past the halfway mark. DVDs: watch 2½ – okay, 3. Totally doable. Videos were a few more, but it would just take a few binges :) Books? Well, between the three split out lists I have… I’d need to read SEVENTY books to get all three to 50% O.o

Yeah, urm. Less buying. More reading. And since reading rates are dipping pre-exams – definitely not the time for another splurge!!

and I took about 50 books to Oxfam and the hospice shop. Some of them had been on my shelves for more than 10 years and never read – I was a bit interested but not that interested, and my interest has waned over the years. I didn’t actually feel guilty. I still have a big store of unread books but it looks more manageable now.

From the unread book pile I have recently read How the Irish saved civilization and Welcome to the world, Baby Girl and they were both terrific. I’m sorry I put them off for so long.

and really, I have far, far, too many books. I am buying more books! I am crazy.

This is a big deal! I need to read tonight, for my own sanity! I need to read!!!

but it’s still avery good goal even though I shall probably never manage to do it. I don’t think it’s impossible. It really just needs some dedication. I never have time to read properly, but one day I may make time.

I read a lot. Every day. Oodles. And yet there was very little progress ever going to happen with this goal because faster than I could read ‘em, I was buying more books! Ooh – buying books is so much fun :)

Ahem. Anyway. Not that long ago I was on Amazon, spending some vouchers I’d earned writing book reviews. Only, I managed to find that one of the books I wanted was in WHSmith’s 3-for-2 offer, with free delivery to the store, which made it cheaper.

WAIT! £5.23 in cold hard cash is NOT cheaper than free with vouchers!

So, new resolution: I’m trying hard not to spend real money on any more books, not when I have about 5 years worth of reading on my shelves! It’s… challenging. But I’m trying to appreciate watching my unread total drift down, rather than the shelves filling up!

Hmmm… reading Utopia. Can I make it through?

I need to finish Les Mis. Its ridiculous that I haven’t taken the time to finish it off yet.

I want to read Pride & Prejudice next.

(although I have loads of school books that I need to read as well)

currently have started:

the end of poverty
the god delusion
the audacity of hope