Why I will not be doing the "unread books" meme

[nolly]

The cut'n'pasted text describes unread books as "they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded." I use LibraryThing, where the list originates. I have many books tagged unread, including some from that list. Not one of them is on the shelf to make me look smart or well-rounded. I have never bought a book I did not intend to read. Occasionally, I change my mind about a book before I read it, but I generally don't keep those around. My shelves tell you something about who I am and how I think, and what they say is not a lie. The unread books, in fact, are segregated from the read books, and are in my bedroom for easy access, since I do most of my reading in bed at night.

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[shipofools999.livejournal.com]

For me, books I have on my shelf that are unread fall into a couple of categories.
Haven't read Yet.
Reference for when I need it.
Given to me, don't know if I will read, haven't found a new home for it yet.

Mostly it is the Yet that keeps them from being unread.

Wasting valuable bookshelf space on books just to make you look good? What a silly idea. :)