tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575517806692639224.post4119858202003961229..comments2020-02-12T11:46:55.181-08:00Comments on JANET O'KANE: Spoiled for choice?Janet O'Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171856638576748169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575517806692639224.post-90094113422070384582014-11-20T02:28:31.615-08:002014-11-20T02:28:31.615-08:00You probably have a bigger TBR pile than most of u...You probably have a bigger TBR pile than most of us, Martin! Janet O'Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171856638576748169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575517806692639224.post-47911287065771140332014-11-20T02:26:47.119-08:002014-11-20T02:26:47.119-08:00I'm trying to at least restrict my book-buying...I'm trying to at least restrict my book-buying too, Claire, but volunteering in a charity shop where staff get any book they want for free, on the understanding it's returned when read, is proving my undoing. I hope you manage to clear enough of your books so the pleasure of reading returns.Janet O'Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171856638576748169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575517806692639224.post-15923933992320457542014-11-20T02:21:55.652-08:002014-11-20T02:21:55.652-08:00Thanks for stopping by, Marina Sofia. I can't ...Thanks for stopping by, Marina Sofia. I can't imagine how reviewers and bloggers manage their TBR piles with all those new books arriving. Janet O'Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171856638576748169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575517806692639224.post-30411573532673523102014-11-17T08:26:34.349-08:002014-11-17T08:26:34.349-08:00I know this feeling only too well. The only soluti...I know this feeling only too well. The only solution I've found is to try pot luck, dipping randomly into the TBR pile and seeing what comes out....Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575517806692639224.post-38960874262462612812014-11-04T05:01:56.501-08:002014-11-04T05:01:56.501-08:00I've recently felt completely overwhelmed by m...I've recently felt completely overwhelmed by my huge TBR heap, to the point of feeling physically ill. These days I always seem to have a problem choosing the next book to read and have also on occasion enlisted my husband's help (but then ignored his choice ... !) I'm recovering a bit and have selected my books for November, a few hardbacks which I want to 'get out of the way' and have earmarked Middlemarch for December ... and I'm sticking with my book buying ban for a little while at least.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047007481474633485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575517806692639224.post-29374285115665282572014-11-02T23:43:42.911-08:002014-11-02T23:43:42.911-08:00I know exactly what you mean, Janet: even after I ...I know exactly what you mean, Janet: even after I decided to read more for pleasure rather than just for reviewing purposes, it's still a difficult choice... and so many books staring at me from my bookshelves, trying to make me feel guilty (and succeeding, usually). As for the shampoo choice? I remember when I first arrived in the UK after my years in a Communist country with restricted choices in shopping, I nearly burst into tears in the cereal aisle, trying to decide what to eat for breakfast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com