7. read all the unread books on my shelves

I imagine that those of us who are avid readers all have a books to read pile. Either by your bed, on their own shelf on your bookcase or maybe even on your desk. I'm talking a physical pile of books, not a list of books you keep as something to read one day but an actual stack of books.

You tell yourself you won't buy any more until you've depleted that pile. But then you find yourself in a bookshop whilst wasting time on your lunch. Or you see someone raving about a book they've just read and it's cheap online. Maybe you're in a charity shop and see a book with a cover that jumps out at you. Since you're known for your love of books, family and friends buy you gift vouchers which you just have to spend. This stack of books becomes something that is constantly topped up but the bottom of which is never reached.

I have a stack of books that I have been meaning to read. Some of the books in this stack have been there for nearly 5 years. That's a really long time to have not read a book. I'm actually a bit ashamed to admit that. So another of my ideas for my 30 before 30 list was to read through this stack of books.

As you can see it is not a small pile. It is a pretty varied mix so I'm hoping that will keep me interested in working through it. I tend to dip in and out of reading but have been doing it more frequently since I purchased a Nook eReader. Whatever you do, do not ask me about the books I have to read on my Nook, I'm not including those. Otherwise I would be spending the next 11 months doing nothing but reading. Which sounds glorious but is wholly impractical.

Reading is one of life's finest pleasures so I'm looking forward to working on this. I won't promise not to buy any more books but I am going to prioritise reading these first. I'll keep you updated on how I get on.

52 Books 52 Weeks

Only just noticed how woefully out of focus this shot is. Shame on me. It was hurriedly taken this morning before the awakening of my nephew and his inevitable demands for my attention. Finally read this. It's the Perks of Being a Wallflower for the new generation. Perfectly contrived fiction.

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52 Books 52 Weeks

Judged a book by its cover on this one.

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52 Books 52 Weeks

Warning, deceptively long due to small font. But worth it. An intriguing debut novel.

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52 Books 52 Weeks

Winter it seems has finally arrived. How's the snow where you are?

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52 Books 52 Weeks

Confession, I read this all in one sitting at some forsaken hour this morning. I wasn't much in a reading mood this week.

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52 Books 52 Weeks

Couldn't stop imagining Christian Bale as Batman as Laurie.

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Poster Wanted

I feel this poster would suit me very much.

Poster by Amanda Catherine Designs on Etsy.

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The Library

I don't know about you but I love going to the library. Since I'm embarking on this reading challenge and trying to live on a budget the majority of my books will either be from the library or secondhand. That whole collection of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman came from my local library much to my delight. I had to use mine and my mum's card to take them all out. So I returned those yesterday, if only I could keep them forever for my personal collection, and took out another stack of books. Now not all of these will count towards the reading challenge. Some will become part of other reading related jaunts which will no doubt be documented here.

I have so many books to read I've had to give them their own shelf on my bookcase. Sigh.

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52 Books 52 Weeks

Long overdue. Technically 11 books but counting them as one for this.

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The Great 2012 Reading Challenge

52 weeks in a year. 1 book a week. Simple.

Left suspiciously text free. I am unsure as to whether to write a book review for these posts. Thoughts anyone?

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