Lost in My Library

This may or may not be part of a series about various bookish pros and cons. A few months ago, I wrote about the pros and cons of TBR sizes , and now I have this post. Will I ever do any other pros and cons posts? Maybe, maybe not. I'm keeping it open. As of a few months ago, I hated the idea of putting together a monthly TBR. I was reading anywhere from 10 to 30 books a month, and my reading schedule would pretty much be whatever books I got from the library. I considered making monthly TBRs a couple of times, but they always ended up with maybe two books on them and then a whole bunch of "we'll see" spaces. But now, things have changed. I actually have TBRs planned for the next two months, order and all...and I'm really liking it. Why? Maybe it's because I'm going to the library less often, so I don't have an influx of brand-new books every couple of weeks. Maybe it's because I have less time to read in general, so I have to prioritize th...

When I first started getting really into the book community, there seemed to be a lot of focus on making your TBR as small as possible. I know that there are still people who focus on that, but it definitely isn't as prevalent anymore. I used to be firmly in the crush-that-TBR division. but over the past few months, I've heard from a bunch of people who have HUGE TBRs and love it. Which brings up the question: what is the ideal TBR size? Does it even exist? I don't even know which side I agree with as to my own TBR. So I decided to make some pros-and-cons lists. BIG TBR: THE PROS You'll probably always have something on your shelf that you're interested in reading. The bigger your TBR is, the more likely you are to be able to read the kind of book you want to read without having to run to the bookstore to get it. And less time spent running to the bookstore means more precious time reading. It'll take a long time for you to run out of new things...