The Great Bookcase Crusade

I need to get rid of some books.

I KNOW THIS IS A THING THAT BOOKWORMS DON’T USUALLY SAY.

Fact of the matter is, I live in a smallish apartment.  I have limited bookshelf space and I need to prioritize to the best-of-the-best books.  Considering how many books I accumulated in 2017, I need to start weeding through the books I have in hardcopy and donating the ones I don’t think I’ll want to read again.

The qualifiers

• Books rated a 4+ are kept.
• Books rated a 3 or 3.5 are usually goners unless the are good reasons.
• Books rated a 2.5 or below are gone.
• Childhood favorites or books I want to keep in my collection for specific reasons may break all the rules and run rampant.

Pretty basic, right?

Not so much…

Since I have over 500 books as if of writing this, this project could take years.

WISH ME LUCK.

Winter 2018/2019

70/704

This season, I read 4 books.  Of these, I kept 3 books and donated 1 books.  I have read a total of – books and unhauled a total of 27 books.  Additionally, I hauled 58 books.  Since this project began, I have hauled a total of 308 books.  I am currently 9% of the way to completing my goal.

December / January / February

Autumn 2018

66/646

This season, I read 14 books.  Of these, I kept 8 books and donated 6 books.  I have read a total of 66 books and unhauled a total of 26 books.  Additionally, I hauled 43 books.  Since this project began, I have hauled a total of 250 books.  I am currently 10% of the way to completing my goal.

September / October / November

Summer 2018

52/603

This season, I read 12 books.  Of these, I kept 6 books and donated 6 books.  I have read a total of 52 books and unhauled a total of 20 books.  Additionally, I hauled 23 books.  Since this project began, I have hauled a total of 224 books.  I am currently 8% of the way to completing my goal.

June / July / August

Spring 2018

40/580

This season, I read 9 books.  Of these, I kept 7 books and donated 2 books.  I have read a total of 40 books and unhauled a total of 14 books.  Additionally, I hauled 39 books.  I am currently 6% of the way to completing my goal.

March / April / May

Winter 2017/2018

31/541

This season, I read 6 books.  Of these, I kept 3 books and donated 3 books.  I have read a total of 31 books and unhauled a total of 12 books.  Additionally, I hauled 35 books.  I am currently 5% of the way to completing my goal.

December / January / February

Autumn 2017

25/506

This season, I read 11 books.  Of these, I kept 9 books and donated 2 books.  I have read a total of 25 books and unhauled a total of 9 books. Additionally, I hauled 82 books.  I am currently 4% of the way to completing my goal.

September / October / November

Summer 2017

14/424

This season, I read 8 books.  Of these, I kept 3 books and donated 5 books.  I have read a total of 14 books and unhauled a total of 7 books.  Additionally, I hauled 36 books.  I am currently 3% of the way to completing my goal.

June / July / August

Spring 2017

6/388

This season, I read 2 books.  Of these, I kept 1 book and donated 1 book.  I have read a total of 6 books and unhauled a total of 2 books.  I am currently 1% of the way to completing my goal.

March / April / May

Winter 2016/2017

4/388

This season, I read 4 books.  Of these, I kept 3 books and donated 1 book.  I have read a total of 4 books and unhauled a total of 1 book.  Additionally, I hauled 7 books.  I am currently 1% of the way to completing my goal.

December / January / February