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.
I’ll update this page as I go. A slashed out book has been read and I’ll notate its final resting place.
WISH ME LUCK.
Autumn 2018
-/622
This season, I read – books. Of these, I kept – books and donated – books. I have read a total of – books and unhauled a total of – books. Additionally, I hauled – books. Since this project began, I have hauled a total of – books. I am currently – of the way to completing my goal.
Summer 2018
52/586
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 6 books. Since this project began, I have hauled a total of 6 books. I am currently 9% of the way to completing my goal.
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. I am currently 6.8% of the way to completing my goal.
Winter 2017/2018
31/580
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. I am currently 5.3% of the way to completing my goal.
Autumn 2017
25/580
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. I am currently 4.3% of the way to completing my goal.
Summer 2017
14/580
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. I am currently 2.4% of the way to completing my goal.
Spring 2017
6/580
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.
Winter 2016/2017
4/580
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. I am currently 0.6% of the way to completing my goal.
