Reading The ABC’s of My Bookshelves 2018
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.” ~ Gustave Flaubert
I have more books than anything else in my home. They are the hardest things for me to declutter. Since I really want and need to streamline my home, boxes (and boxes and boxes) of books need to relocate. But first, I want to read or re-read them.
- Have you read all the books on your bookshelves?
- Do you have any you want to reread?
My answers are “No” and “Yes.”
How do you pick which books to read?
I have so many that sometimes it is hard to choose which ONE book to read first. That is why I am creating The ABC’s of My Home Bookshelf list. At least I’ll narrow the list to 26 books. Below is my (tentative) list. As I read a book for that letter, I will bold the entry.
The ABC’s of My Home Bookshelves
- Actual Factuals for Kids: with Verses From the Bible by Nancy S. Hill
- Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
- Corelli’s Mandolin
- Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar
- Extraordinary Results from Ordinary Teachers by Michael Warden
- Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening Your Soul to Rest by Bonnie Gray
- Goliath Must Fall: Winning the Battle Against Your Giants by Louie Giglio
- Hollow City (2nd novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children) by Ransom Riggs
- The Invisible Bond: How to Break Free from Your Sexual Past by
- J
- Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis .
- Learning to Breathe: My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life by Priscilla Warner
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
- No Easy Jesus by Jason Mitchell
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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, And Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg
- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
- Q
- The Right Attitude to Rain (An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery) by Alexander McCall Smith …
- Switch On Your Brain by Dr Caroline Leaf
- Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
- U
- V
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
- X
- b
- Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
Your Turn . . . Have you read all the books on your bookshelves? . . . How do you pick what to read?
Related Posts – I’ve tried different things to narrow my reading choices.
- I participated in classic book reading groups: 6 Month Update: Classic Book Reading Plan for 2015
- I spent Two Augusts reading Austen books: Austen in August Reading Challenge 2015 and Austen in August Reading Challenge 2017.
- I created a bingo reading challenge: My 2016 BINGO Reading Challenge.
Entry filed under: Books, Bucket List, Main. Tags: Reading list 2018.
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wendyj59 | . at .
You are clearly a prolific reader. I have books on my shelves that I haven’t read and I think I’d have to focus on those before re-reading any. You’ve set yourself a high target. I’m focusing on maintaining an overall total of 52 books again this year. I managed that last year but previous years were less so aiming for consistency.
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susan2009 | . at .
Wendy – Lots of times my eyes are bigger than my stomach even when it comes to my reading goals.
I go in spurts with my reading; mainly social media is what gets in the way of accomplishing my reading goals. I need to ban myself from social media and then I’d really take off meeting my goals.
52 books a year is a great goal and takes a commitment, too.
Consistency? I want to aim for that, as well.
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