So here today I present to you an Unread Books Challenge. Give me the list or take a picture of all the books you have stacked on your bedside table, hidden under the bed or standing in your shelf – the books you have not read, but keep meaning to. The books that begin to weigh on your mind. The books that make you cover your ears in conversation and say, ‘No! Don’t give me another book to read! I can’t finish the ones I have!’According to my "to read" shelf on Goodreads, I have 201 unread books. Since I only list books on Goodreads (and Library Thing) that I either actually own or have already read (including library books and ones that I have read and gotten rid of) that means I own 201 books that I have not read yet. Yikes! Here are some pictures of my bookcases:
We currently live in a rental and one of the reasons I picked this place was because of these beautiful built in book cases. They are in a "gallery"that overlooks the staircase from the first floor. The top two shelves of both are books I have already read. When my husband saw all of the "empty" spaces on the shelves he said I would have to work on filling them up (which if you've read my Monthly Mailbox posts you know I've been trying not to disappoint him!). Fortunately, there are two more bookcases in the spare bedroom...
I sort my books into fiction and non-fiction shelves. Then, they are shelved according to size - not only do I just like the way that looks, but more importantly, it allows me to stack books on top of books. Which means, more books! These are my non-fiction unread books (with the exception of the books to the left of the little box on the top shelf - those are just some miscellaneous books).
These are my unread fiction books. I apologize for the books on the bottom shelf looking like they are in jail, but because of the narrow gallery (it's barely wide enough for the folding chair that I use to reach the top shelfs), I had to take the pictures from the other side of the stairway.
Oh man, those are LOVELY bookshelves. I bet you'll be sorry to leave your rental if you ever decide to buy.
July 9, 2009 12:46 PM
You win!!!!
Love the book cases!!
July 9, 2009 12:48 PM
Ooh, built in bookshelves! They are gorgeous. That would be a factor in my decision too.
July 9, 2009 2:09 PM
I think you're in a very close race with Lilly of Reading Extravaganza.
July 9, 2009 3:05 PM
I don't blame you for choosing that house, I would too! Beautiful book cases!
July 9, 2009 4:06 PM
Oh what I wouldn't give for built in bookshelves!
July 9, 2009 4:24 PM
Love the pictures!
July 10, 2009 9:10 AM