How do I choose my next read? Please help, cause I really don’t know.
I’ve really only entered the Book Blogosphere a short while ago. I still don’t read nearly as many books as some of the bloggers I look up to (I still need to devote some time to writing) but my reading time has definitely increased.
Part of that is to have more interesting things to post about, but mostly it’s because of all this bookish exposure to new and exciting reads. That being said, my TBR (‘to be read list’ for those who aren’t obsessed) has grown out of control. It used to sit at around a dozen books at any given time. Now it’s just under a hundred!
A lot of you with TBRs much bigger than that are asking me, ‘What’s the problem?’ You want to know what the problem is? I’ll tell you! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO CHOOSE ONE BOOK FROM A LIST THAT BIG!
Is there some kind of dance I should be doing until a sign appears? Do I write the titles of all the books on
Do I write the titles of all the books on chi chi fortune sticks and shake them in a cup until 1 falls out?
Do I blindfold myself, spin around a room and read the first book I happen to put my hand on?
Should I line all my books up and call to them, waiting for the first one to come to me?
Ouiji board?
Magic 8-Ball?
All joking aside, how do you pick the next thing you’re going to read?
I usually just go with my gut and choose a book at random. If I really can’t decide I will read the first chapter of a few books and then continue on with the one that grabbed my attention the most!
I do wish there was a special dance though. I wonder what that would look like?
Probably like Jim Carrey with squirrels in his pants!
This decision is something I struggle with every time I finish a book. I’m a mood reader so I can narrow it down by what I’m in the mood for. But still I end up with a stack of books 5-10 high. I usually pick a few then read the first chapter of each and see what grabs my attention. Then I have the kids/husband choose one lol
If I let Hunter choose my next book it’d be an XBOX game!
While sometimes library loan expiration dates may dictate what I read next … for the most part I am a TOTAL mood reader and pick things at random. I have so many amazing beautiful unread books on my Kindle and on my bookshelves that I literally just grab the first thing that grabs my attention.
Now there’s an idea. I don’t own every book on my TBR. I supposed I could gather the ones I do and make it an easier decision.
The only problem with that is the accessibility of eBooks. I could own anything on my TBR in seconds, though I do still prefer dead-tree books.