I actually have a shit ton of stuff I haven't gotten to and about 15 books I've started in the last 18 months or so but never finished. I blame it on Kindle & Audible. I'm like a puppy going down the treat aisle of a pet food store.
There is so much available to me and so much I want to read that I typically have a minimum of 3 books going on at a time, and therein lies my problem. If one of those books is particularly well written or a page turner, I focus on that to the detriment of the others, and that's when things start to fall through the cracks. Worse, I keep ordering and buying more. I'm the kind of person who also keeps buying condiments thinking I'm out when I actually have 2 or 3 bottles of whatever.
Back in the day when it was book stores and libraries, I was forced to finish something by a deadline or decide if it was renewal worthy. Not anymore!!!!
And don't even get me started on books made of paper. When we last moved, I decided it was time to donate some of our books. Even after donating 300+, I still have two entire walls in my living room completely filled with books. Now I only buy physical books if it's something I've read digitally that I absolutely loved - like The Goldfinch. I'll buy the hardback with the intention of mailing it to the author to request they sign it, but do I end up doing that? Of course not.
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