I'll admit I'm absolutely terrified at the idea of not buying books at all. This is an incomprehensible idea to me - I've always bought books! I counted, and at the moment, my TBR stands at around 190 books. And we just moved house, and I gave a load that I thought I'd never get round to reading to the charity shop. I dread to think what it would have been before... I think this will be good for me....
In other news, I'm very annoyed with my lack of access to the internet. Currently we don't have it in our house, so I'm using my (amazing) phone, as a kind of mini computer, but unfortunately, while it allows me to make changes to some things on my blog, it doesn't let me put up new posts or anything quite that sophisticated. So for that I have to come to the library, which I can only do on days I'm not working, and then only for an hour a day... so it's difficult to slot regular posts in, which is very frustrating, as I'm now getting really behind on reviews I've posted compared to what I've actually read!
Things I read in January (with links to reviews):
- Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith (for my myth challenge)
- Freaky Friday by Mary Rogers (Gilmore Girls challenge)
- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger
- Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (for the Graphic Novels Challenge)
- The Love Verb by Jane Green
- The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory (for the Historical Fiction challenge)
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (for the Graphic Novels Challenge)
- The Growing Summer by Noel Streatfeild (for my Noel Streatfeild challenge - haven't posted the review yet!)
Gosh, no books for a year is a brave undertaking. I've put myself on a similar 'diet' and that is No Books Over $10 which frees me up to go bargain hunting with minimal guilt. I can see space becoming an issue sometime in the future, though. We'll see . . .
ReplyDeleteGood Luck! I don't know if I could restrain myself for an entire year... I think that may be the hardest reading challenge I've seen!
ReplyDeleteThanks!I'm already doubting myself...but we'll see how long I last!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck! I'm trying to focus on clearing off most of my TBR shelf before buying new books, but I commit myself to challenge books that I don't already own (eep!). We think alike regarding challenges--I try to get TBR shelf books to squeeze into challenges, too.
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I'm not on a book buying ban, but I have cut down considerably since the new year. I'm rediscovering my library, which is fun :)
ReplyDeleteI'm doing CB's TBR Dare and am struggling with that. i can't even imagine not purchasing books for a year. WOW. Good luck and keep us updated on your success.
ReplyDeleteI always try to go on book buying bans and I end up failing them! I've put myself on an informal book diet instead, trying to limit it to just a couple a month or within a certain budget. Good luck, I hope you can do it!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your buying ban...I bought considerably less last year than I used to; my husband however, has been buying on his Kindle sort of non-stop since he got it :(
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