Comments on BookMoot: Book Stack of Reproach

Oh, my. Should we start a 12-step program? I just ...

2007-08-20T14:50:00.000-05:00

Oh, my. Should we start a 12-step program? I just let myself off the hook of making a list of the to-review books, but JUST THIS MORNING (and before reading this post) I made a stack of books that I "can't" put away till I review them. I keep thinking that coming up with a way to do a brief, one-line review is the way to go. Brevity, though, is not a strength.

But isn't it a nice problem to have--more items to review than there is time for? That means we're spending time on what's important--enjoying those things that we review!

What is this we have gotten ourselves into!??! It...

2007-08-19T16:45:00.000-05:00

What is this we have gotten ourselves into!??! It's a sad addiction!!! Know that you are NOT alone!!
BeckyB
http://inthepages.blogspot.com

I'll just say, "Me, too." I keep library books unt...

2007-08-14T12:43:00.000-05:00

I'll just say, "Me, too." I keep library books until they're overdue becaus I'm planning to write about them.

I did read Red Moon at Sharpsburg and wrote about it here. I liked it, too.

I was highly amused by your post! I have stacks a...

2007-08-13T22:15:00.000-05:00

I was highly amused by your post! I have stacks and stacks of books to review also! A friend once suggested that writing my thoughts on an index card once I finished the book so that it would stay fresh in my mind. Alas, I'm just too excited to start reading the next book (or too lazy to write up my thoughts!)
Good luck with your stack!

Oh, let me add my voice to the mix too. I have an ...

2007-08-12T20:57:00.000-05:00

Oh, let me add my voice to the mix too. I have an online file full of "notes" about different books but not reviews. It makes me feel a tiny bit better, because at least I can return the books. But then it's not often that those "notes" get turned into a full on review. Ah well, the perils of being a reader - and reviewer.

At least none of us is alone in this plight. Must ...

2007-08-12T00:43:00.000-05:00

At least none of us is alone in this plight.

Must find time to read Skulduggery Pleasant.

C'est ça. C'est ça, exactement. I feel better know...

2007-08-11T21:29:00.000-05:00

C'est ça. C'est ça, exactement.
I feel better knowing I am not alone. Jen put it well, "writing a review, a good one, requires so much more concentration than, say, reading other blogs..."

Boy, do I hear you, Camille! I'm hoping to move m...

2007-08-11T20:21:00.000-05:00

Boy, do I hear you, Camille! I'm hoping to move my BOXES of reproach into stacks of reproach soon :)

Love Skulduggery!

Very cute. I have the same type of stack myself. I...

2007-08-11T20:06:00.000-05:00

Very cute. I have the same type of stack myself. I think I haven't been listening hard enough // they don't talk to me. I feel gypped!

Agh! ME TOO!! It's gotten so bad that when friends...

2007-08-11T18:17:00.000-05:00

Agh! ME TOO!! It's gotten so bad that when friends come over they mock me! (You're hilarious, by the way)

Oh, you must have peeked into my house and seen th...

2007-08-11T17:56:00.000-05:00

Oh, you must have peeked into my house and seen the stacks and stacks of books waiting to be read and reviewed! I do think that they are whispering...

I have a particularly vivid memory of childhood. One day, when I was having trouble finding something that caught my interest to read, I asked my mom, "What will I do if I ever run out of things to read?" She assured me that wouldn't happen. I laugh now at the memory as I stare at my stacks of books!

Oh, can I relate. Glad I'm not the only one feelin...

2007-08-11T16:05:00.000-05:00

Oh, can I relate. Glad I'm not the only one feeling guilty about the unread books, and even guiltier about the read and enjoyed and not-yet-written-about books. It's just that writing a review, a good one, requires so much more concentration than, say, reading other blogs... But I have big plans for tomorrow. Good luck with yours.

I have often wondered what my stacks would say to ...

2007-08-11T15:11:00.000-05:00

I have often wondered what my stacks would say to me. I know they would say something to make me feel guilty! There's not a doubt in my mind about that.

I have two similar stacks! Shelves, actually, whol...

2007-08-11T12:50:00.000-05:00

I have two similar stacks! Shelves, actually, whole entire shelves. And I'm also feeling the urgency of this predicament given that fast approaching milestone, the first day of school.