- The books I must read- these are largely for book clubs, or for people who have loaned me books. These are the books I have to read even if I'm not 100% in the mood for them.
- The books I want to read- these form a nice mixture of books I own and ones I have borrowed from the library, these are things I just want to read right now but often can't due to the other types of books in my life.
- The books I really should read- these lovely stories have either been sat on my shelf for too long, in my mind for too long, or partly read and sat on my 'currently reading' shelf on goodreads for the longest time. These books lead to the most guilt,
- The books I'm actually going to read- These ones tend to stay in my line of sight, I might pick them up regularly, read reviews or even just flick through them while reading other things.
- The books I'm forcing myself to read. For some reason I seem to keep finding myself stuck with a book that I am reading, not enjoying but forcing myself to get through because reasons.
Now, I know this is ridiculous. I should reached a stage in my life where I should maybe have just piles 1 and 2, but for some reason, the other remain and with the pressure of reading goals I find myself putting off reading longer books that I know I will love once I start.
Anyway, these are just my Thursday night thoughts having just finished a book I wanted to read and now sat staring at a book I have to read for book club and a book I should read because I started it then got distracted. How do you decide what to read next?
