Inspired by book blogger Davida, at The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog, herself inspired by a couple of other bloggers (see here for instance). I plan to post about it on Saturdays, except the 1st Sat of the month, when I usually feature another meme.
The rules are simple:
- Sort your Goodreads TBR shelf from oldest to new
- Pick the first 5 or 10 (or whatever number you choose, depending on how large your list is) books you see
- Decide whether to keep them or get rid of them.
RESULTS FOR PREVIOUS READ OR SKIP
READ: 8-11
SKIP: 12
Not good, I only managed to ditch 1 out of 5 last week!
READ OR SKIP #4
#readorskip
Yeah, finally getting into 2012!!
12) Leave Me Alone: I’m Reading
- Book about books
- A good friend of mine loved it
- BUT the general Goodreads rating is low
- And some readers mention all the autobiographical elements, which don’t interest me
SKIP
- One day, I watched a fascinating documentary about having inmates play The Tempest, so the topic is of great interest
- BUT several readers mention the book needs serious editing. I hate books that are not well written
SKIP
14) Poustinia
- How come I haven’t read this one yet??
READ – asap
- I visited the charming Shakespeare & Company Parisian bookstore, and definitely want to know more about it
READ
- I usually love that type of books
- BUT I have read a lot of these, maybe too many?
- The general rating is low, but several of my friends have read and loved it
SKIP?
What do YOU think? Should I really skip 12 and 13? What would you do for 16?
HAVE YOU READ THESE?
READ OR SKIP?
I ALSO WELCOME SUGGESTIONS
FOR GOOD BOOKS ON SIMILAR THEMES
Words And Peace 
I would skip 13 for sure, sounds dull. But I would give 12 a chance))
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Thanks Julie, taking note
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I LOVED Paris to the Moon. Adam Gopnik’s essays are brilliant.
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Ah! Thanks for your input
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I’ve now added Poustinia to my “Want to Read” shelf, so clearly I’m moving in the wrong direction! 😄
I sort and cull my physical shelves from time to time, but I haven’t gone back over virtual shelves. So I see it is a nice way to be reminded of those few books we actually want to read sooner than later.
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And it feels really good to get rid of “clutter”, and leave more room to books you REALLY REALLY want to read. I just requested Poustinia from my library. I just finished Earthen Vessels, by Bunge on Personal Prayer according to the Fathers. I will report passages of it on my https://myrtleskete.com I’m running a bit behind n this, still reporting there on my previous book, the wonderful Prayers by the Lake. So now I’m going to read the life of Elder Leonid of Optina. I like the Optina Fathers, but I have never read them all in order, so this is volume 1
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I have been following this thing you are doing. I rarely remove titles from my TBR lists. I think if I was interested enough to add a title I might still like it. But one thing I do is use those lists for when it is my turn to suggest books for reading groups. If a title is something a particular group might like, I suggest it. If it gets picked then I read it and am usually glad I did. Just thought I would share that tip for any of your followers who attend reading groups.
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Hmm, thanks, nice idea! It’s just the minimalist in me, I feel there’s too much clutter with almost 1,300 titles – after I got rid of a whole bunch recently…
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Paris to the Moon is a keeper! Gopnik writes with great humor and presents a wonderful view of everyday life in Paris from the point of view of Americans who are trying to make sense of it all.
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Thanks for your input!
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