tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post178988112723862125..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Owned But Unread ProjectKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-21439409760166488982010-12-22T09:14:50.503-05:002010-12-22T09:14:50.503-05:00I've only read A Wild Sheep Chase, which is no...I've only read A Wild Sheep Chase, which is not my favourite Murakami, but still good. I know I definitely take the books on my shelves for granted - they'll always be there so why not check something new out of the library? Kudos to you on tackling yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-24224186409780101842010-12-22T04:54:13.209-05:002010-12-22T04:54:13.209-05:00Working in a library is FATAL. I am quite glad th...Working in a library is FATAL. I am quite glad that I work in a reference only library (and I still stagger home after visiting the public library at lunchtime). I've worked in several lending libraries (both public and academic) and the temptation to take books home is irresistible!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-7801978823829202612010-12-21T17:26:02.889-05:002010-12-21T17:26:02.889-05:00I've only read Captain Corelli which I really ...I've only read Captain Corelli which I really enjoyed and Norwegian Wood which is a bit weird but I quite enjoyed it. Some of the books which I'm planning to read this year have been eyeing me up with disgust for about 30 years or more!Katrinahttp://piningforthewest.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-45606154332092015282010-12-21T13:36:43.352-05:002010-12-21T13:36:43.352-05:00Jeanne -- I've never read any Pratchett, but I...Jeanne -- I've never read any Pratchett, but I keep hearing so many good things about him. I love Neil Gaiman and I know they did one book together, so I'm hoping I'll like Pratchett.<br /><br />Anbolyn -- I'm happy to share! I'm trying out the book-buying ban for three months; I don't know if I'll be able to do it. Wish me luck. <br /><br />Fleurfisher -- good point about the right book at the right time. I can't limit myself exclusively to my owned and unread shelves, so that's why I decided on every other book. Baby steps.<br /><br />Debbie -- library books are like a drug to me. I'm always in the stacks when I volunteer, and that is so dangerous. Not to mention all the blogs I read. . . but I just can't cut back! I always put off my own books in favor of library books. It's terrible.<br /><br />Rebecca -- I bought the Murakami when I lived in Japan but never touched it. I hope the sexuality won't turn me off too much. PBS is a good idea. <br /><br />Falaise -- thanks for the recommendation for The RIver's Tale. The cover was so nice and I'm really intrigued by Vietnam. Of course I haven't opened it. <br /><br />Care -- Which DH Lawrence? I read Sons & Lovers a few years ago and was surprised how good it was. I think I was afraid because of Lady Chatterley. <br /><br />I was in Omaha from 2000 until 2003, we moved to Japan right at the new year. I really liked it -- we lived on the west side of town at 156th and Dodge but my husband worked at Offutt. My youngest was born there too. I really liked Omaha and I was sad to leave, so many nice people!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-13872491988496695502010-12-21T11:37:13.438-05:002010-12-21T11:37:13.438-05:00I've heard good things about Captain Corelli&#...I've heard good things about Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Berniers and I want but have yet to try any Prachett or Murakami, too! <br />The longest unread book I own is by DH Lawrence. I'm throwing on my stack of absolutely must read in 2011.<br />Best of realized hopings for a librarian job! and where/when did you live in Nebraska? I was in Bellevue/Omaha for 5 years in the 90s.Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-86556982655527239142010-12-21T06:29:53.794-05:002010-12-21T06:29:53.794-05:00The River's Tale was excellent. I'm also ...The River's Tale was excellent. I'm also a big lover of food writing and food-themed books so any of those would be high up on my list!Falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-85929288184743325372010-12-20T08:36:54.071-05:002010-12-20T08:36:54.071-05:00Teresa at shelflove just posted similar goals! I h...Teresa at shelflove just posted similar goals! I have no idea when I acquired most of my books but I too need to read from my shelves this year. I haven't read any on your list except KITCHEN which was okay. I passed it on to someone else via PBS. I started NORWEGIAN WOOD but I don't like modern fiction with tons of sexuality and that is chocked full of it. So I quit. Other than that, I hope you enjoy whatever you try first!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-46254448908540341192010-12-19T20:22:16.894-05:002010-12-19T20:22:16.894-05:00The thought of making a list of all my unread book...The thought of making a list of all my unread books makes me hyperventilate! I know there are hundreds. I do want to read more of them though. I don't know why I find library books so irresistible and not my own. I think I need the TBR challenge, for sure! I look forward to reading your list.debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-70130321345468544002010-12-19T18:32:02.968-05:002010-12-19T18:32:02.968-05:00You're much braver than me. I have 100 books t...You're much braver than me. I have 100 books to read or cull by the end of the year, and that will still leave me with a huge number unread. Like Aarti, I think that books have to be read at the right moment - and that it would never so to not have the right book to hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-61090892142925851132010-12-19T15:32:01.193-05:002010-12-19T15:32:01.193-05:00I love this goal! Do you mind if I adopt it wholes...I love this goal! Do you mind if I adopt it wholesale for myself? I've been thinking about only reading books I own or books from the library in 2011, but I don't think I can stick to a strict book buying ban!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06889018124157696343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-55516672296956824522010-12-19T13:56:50.843-05:002010-12-19T13:56:50.843-05:00I got a copy of The Bromeliad and was amused by th...I got a copy of The Bromeliad and was amused by the first few pages, but then lost interest and never picked it up again. It's in my house somewhere. Then again, maybe you should check with a Pratchett fan; nobody in my house is one.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-89069953078766475022010-12-19T13:17:37.781-05:002010-12-19T13:17:37.781-05:00Aarti -- I'm just so terrible about only readi...Aarti -- I'm just so terrible about only reading my library books and new books, not the books that I already own -- which then have to be moved every three or four years. We moved again this past May and the amount of books was just frightening. It's starting to overwhelm me, so I've decided it's time. <br /><br />Amy -- a friend gave me that when I moved to Nebraska -- in 2000!! (OK, it's about Minnesota, but the only other book about Nebraska he could find was My Antonia by Willa Cather, which I did love.) ! I keep hearing how good it is so I think it should be one of the first. <br /><br />Nymeth -- I've never read Pratchett or Murakami. He scares me a little (so why do I have four of his books on my shelf?)<br /><br />Amanda -- other people's books do not count. That's Jason's TBR pile! And I can understand having to spread out works by a single author, especially Nabokov. Who also scares me.<br /><br />JoAnn -- I actually started Corelli for a book group before I left Nebraska (which is why I bought it) and I really liked it. I just never got around to finishing it so but I can't bear to give it away unread. Top of the pile!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-42139247508217615272010-12-19T11:35:44.286-05:002010-12-19T11:35:44.286-05:00My after-Christmas project is to compile a list of...My after-Christmas project is to compile a list of owned but unread books... love the idea of making it a page! Corelli's Mandolin is an all-time favorite, and Giants in the Earth has been on my tbr list forever. Good luck!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-36135927432642493712010-12-19T11:17:28.308-05:002010-12-19T11:17:28.308-05:00I haven't read any that you mention...wow.
I&...I haven't read any that you mention...wow.<br /><br />I'm actually in the process of compiling my entire TBR pile, both physical and virtual, and I might compile the "on my radar but not actually on the TBR yet" too. I have just under 70 books owned and unread and I plan to read quite a few of them - but not all - in 2011. I say "not all" because I have quite a few Nabokov books on the pile and I have to read them spread out. In fact, probably the oldest unread books on my shelves are all Nabokov books, because i bought his entire collected works in 2003 or 2004 for Christmas for Jason. Plus there are ones I haven't read that are in collections Jason brought with him to our marriage.<br /><br />Of course, there are also unread books of Jason's that are even older that I have no intention of reading, but those don't count, right?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-41547651394214598802010-12-19T11:06:32.045-05:002010-12-19T11:06:32.045-05:00I haven't read many of those, but the ones I d...I haven't read many of those, but the ones I did read - The Bromeliad, Captain Corelli and Norwegian Wood - I absolutely loved.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-53615432362558935782010-12-19T10:53:13.811-05:002010-12-19T10:53:13.811-05:00Giants in the Earth. Great read, especially in the...Giants in the Earth. Great read, especially in the winter.<br /><br />I signed up for the TBR dare too, and of course I also have some exceptions to the rules, including books on the Tournament of Books longlist, books that arrive from the library (I suspended most of my list, but some slipped through), and books loaned to me by friends. At least I'm not shelling out cash for them.Amyhttp://www.newcenturyreading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-53786186561881711732010-12-19T10:40:15.007-05:002010-12-19T10:40:15.007-05:00I think this is a great goal! I have SO MANY book...I think this is a great goal! I have SO MANY books I've had for a long time but have not read. I don't really worry about reading them as I know they won't change and will wait patiently for me and I have this weird belief in "the right book at the right time." But... well, I just hope they don't feel NEGLECTED, is all.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.com