I'm looking for a new book to start this weekend. Not sure what I want to read right now.
I... have a bad habit of buying tons of books, then never reading them. So I've been doing periodic book unhauls since the pandemic started. It's nerve-wracking and a bit freeing all at the same time. I haven't actually uh, gotten rid of the books--they're all stacked in sealed boxes while I try to find somewhere that's taking donations. And honestly sometimes I want to rip open the boxes and take books back. I have a very "collector" brain and it definitely contributed to book hoarding!
Getting an e-reader definitely helped because I can go okay okay, get rid of The Joy Luck Club that you've had for 10 years but haven't read, because you can just check it out on the e-reader and if you REALLY like it, you can find a cheap used copy for sure later on.
Re: itt: books
I... have a bad habit of buying tons of books, then never reading them. So I've been doing periodic book unhauls since the pandemic started. It's nerve-wracking and a bit freeing all at the same time. I haven't actually uh, gotten rid of the books--they're all stacked in sealed boxes while I try to find somewhere that's taking donations. And honestly sometimes I want to rip open the boxes and take books back. I have a very "collector" brain and it definitely contributed to book hoarding!
Getting an e-reader definitely helped because I can go okay okay, get rid of The Joy Luck Club that you've had for 10 years but haven't read, because you can just check it out on the e-reader and if you REALLY like it, you can find a cheap used copy for sure later on.