Forgive me bloggers, for I have sinned. The cause of the recent rainy weather is my TBR pile–it’s BLOCKING the sun, preventing it from shining.
In an act of desperation, I recently moved my TBR pile from my desk, where it was taking up prime real estate, to a dark corner of my office, out of view. Why did I do this? Simple. The guilt over the leaning tower of TBRs was eating away at me, gnawing on me each time I plopped into my chair. I tried rearranging and restacking them, to no avail. They didn’t go away or look less daunting, so I banished them to the corner.
How did I find myself in such a conundrum? Way back in February, at my request, a book blogging friend sent me a box of books as I prepared to launch Book, Line, and Sinker. I wanted to have some books to review and feared I wouldn’t have enough material. This kind blogger sent me a box of 20 books and I was overjoyed. I pawed through the box, reading dust jackets and flipping through pages.
I picked out a book and blazed through it. And then I started jotting down other bloggers’ suggestions for books and I even started getting review copies from some publishers and authors. And the 19 books began to collect dust because I was reading everything else first! Even though the blogger has told me repeatedly that it’s no big deal, I still feel terrible!
Then, as if I didn’t have enough stuff to do, I created an insane challenge in which I thought I’d read 30 books this summer. So far, I’ve made my way through 6 (and want to KISS the person who suggested Gargoyle–it was UNBELIEVABLE). I’m going to keep plugging away but will be content to finish all 30 by Labor Day 2010!
So, the 19 books are still lurking in my TBR pile only now they’ve found themselves piled below 12 others that are lined up for reviews in August and September. Will I ever get to them all? I have a book review each week for the next 8 weeks but should be able to squeeze in some of the 19 between now and September.
Are you guilty over your TBRs? How do you handle it?! I need an intervention or at least have to say a few Hail Marys to assuage my guilt!
Book, Line, and Sinker 