tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post2028269466583235002..comments2024-01-05T06:37:11.773-08:00Comments on Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer: Do You Have a Tsundoku Problem? Melissa Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093144784715438143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-74924166300672560652016-07-22T13:51:12.303-07:002016-07-22T13:51:12.303-07:00Oh man, I have several books that just have differ...Oh man, I have several books that just have different covers as well, Stephen. Welcome to the club. lol.<br /><br />I wonder how many of us are in the same boat. We cannot be two or a few; I have a feeling it's a bigger problem than we can imagine. Yes, the temptation is always there and, like you, I have to be careful about not purchasing repeats.<br /><br />Yes, finishing books you've started also counts. 5 is a great goal to have, especially if you have work and other things going on!<br /><br />Good luck to you as well!Melissa Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093144784715438143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-44248546004874207912016-07-22T13:44:06.511-07:002016-07-22T13:44:06.511-07:00Now this sounds sooooo familiar! I stopped countin...Now this sounds sooooo familiar! I stopped counting at some 80+ books that I have collected over the past few years that I want to read - and those are just Catholic nature (spiritual, historical, Saints, etc.)! I also have some 40+ other books (poetry, fiction, sci-fi, etc.) that I've also collected that I want to read (from authors I've enjoyed in the past, or who've been highly recommended to me). And like you, this doesn't include my Amazon wish-list of some 40 books or so.<br /><br />The temptation to buy yet another book is hard to fight, and only struck home to me just this past winter is when I found that I had (okay, have still) 2 copies of the same book in my 'to-read' pile, and another copy on my Amazon wish-list!<br /><br />I think we need some sort of support group! And yes, I'd be in for a "Tsundoku Challenge"... a way to challenge myself and also support others with similar predilection of collecting books but not reading except for at some point in the "future".<br /><br />So I'm going to try and read (does finishing to read books already started count?) 5 books by the end of August.<br /><br />Good luck Emmy and good reading!Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518848866389481942noreply@blogger.com