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

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

*nod*. yeah, i found that line appalling. i don't have a single book that i bought to make myself _look_ smart and well-rounded (i bought most of my books before there was a librarything, and few people would ever get to see them anyway).

i've bought books in order to _make_ myself more well-rounded, and i don't always read them right away. but i tend to get around to them eventually.