How Many Is Too Many...? | 
Real talk, this stack/pile on top of the bookcase consists of all of the books that I‘m part-way through. (The row behind is full.) It‘s overwhelming & honestly a little shameful. My inability to make any real progress on any of them is partly to blame for me not posting.
I could use some advice on what to do. Just reshelve them all? Work on the ones I‘m furthest into and work backwards? Light them all on fire and walk away? Help! Please!
StellaDz 😮😮 whenever this happens to me, I find reading the lighter reads (romance etc) goes so much quicker and their simplicity acts as a cleanser of my brain so I can pick up the heavier ones!! Good luck!! 🙌🙌 (edited) 4y
MsMelissa I‘d reshelve any that you‘re not far into and try again another day. For those that you have read a significant portion of I recommend starting with the one closest to being finished and go from there. 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Reshelve or donate them - maybe they are not what you need right now (& that‘s very ok) (edited) 4y
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LeahBergen I‘d get rid of/donate a bunch (they‘re obviously not working for you). Reshelve the ones you were really enjoying and then pick something completely new to start. After you get your mojo back, vow to only have 3 or 4 books on the go and don‘t start anything else until you‘ve finished one. How‘s this for a theory? 😆😆 4y
Bookzombie I have a number of books started now too. Some I suspended and will come back to. I think if you aren‘t very far in you should re-shelve those for another time. Sometimes I set the timer on my phone for an hour and don‘t let myself do anything but read. It kind of forces me to reconnect with reading. But most importantly don‘t be hard on yourself. Your stack of started books is not shameful. 💗🧁 4y
Bookzombie Also, I can‘t see all the titles but maybe devote some time to the Lisa Kleypas. I find sometimes romance is great way to get back to reading. 💗 4y
LauraBrook @StellaDz That‘s what I try to do too, but for some reason my brain won‘t stick to reading that much lately. So frustrating! 4y
LauraBrook @Book_Fiend_Melissa I shelved most of the unstarted ones and it sadly didn‘t make too much of a dent! I need to just sit and make myself read one book for at least a half hour and see how it goes. Maybe some can get reshelved or donated after that? Argh! 4y
LauraBrook @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I need to be better about donating unread books, I hang on to everything just in case it‘s the perfect book for me. Hence, the problem I have now! 🤦🏻♀️ 4y
LauraBrook @LeahBergen your theory makes too much sense, I don‘t know if I can do it! 😉 I do the best with reading 6 or fewer books at a time, and this massive amount has been creeping up for a few months now. Seeing it all together made me realize just how out of hand it‘s gotten. Really I need to devote a little time to picking up each one and reviewing it, and be willing to let some go unread. Oof. I‘m overdue for a cull - maybe now‘s the time. 💖 4y
LauraBrook @Bookzombie Thank you for your kind words - I have shame around some strange stuff like this, and need to work on it. How have I not used my phone timer for that purpose earlier?!? I seem to only use it for long readathons, which is crazy. I‘ll pick up the Kleypas tonight and see how far I get in an hour. I seem to recall getting to where I‘m at in about that time, so hopefully I can just keep rolling and finish it up. ❤️ 4y
EvieBee Not sure what you decided to do but I constantly chuck it all and start fresh. Sometimes I put too high expectations on myself in the reading department. I even take out the bookmark because when I do eventually come back to books I don‘t remember a thing lol! Miss ya! (edited) 3y
LauraBrook @EvieBee I ended up reading about 1/3, got rid of another 1/3, and the rest are still sitting there. 🤦🏻♀️ It‘s some progress, though, so I‘ll take it. 3y
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