I had several very large, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that held thousands of books just by themselves. Then, I had a couple smaller bookshelves. The rest (which were review books sent to me by publishers) were stored in file boxes in my guest room closet. The closet was big and STUFFED to the gills with boxes of books. I told guests to open the closet at their own risk. I couldn't be responsible for any book box avalanche injuries!

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500 is a much more manageable number! Books just seem to multiply around here. Seriously, it's like they clone themselves during the night. My bookshelves are stuffed again. HOW does this happen??

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LOL. The most read words in all of Mormondom! Those and "I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents..."

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What I have is a problem! LOL. Seriously, I don't know how I manage to amass so many books. It's crazy.

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You know, it was actually a relief to get rid of so many books that had just been gathering dust in my house. I was able to donate them all to several organizations that were holding book sales to fundraise for good causes, so that gave me a lot of satisfaction as well.

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Exactly! I will re-read certain books, but only a select few. Otherwise, it just feels like wasting time when I could be reading books I haven't read before.

Guess what? I actually have read PROJECT HAIL MARY and I enjoyed it! My husband loved it and kept urging me to read it. I kept putting it off, but then it was selected for my book club so I read it. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it, even though all the math and science did make my eyes glaze over. There was enough else to love, though, that I kept reading and really enjoying the book.

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I had a lot of my books on shelves, but there were still thousands packed away in my guest room closet. I wish I could have had all of them out so that I could see them and have easy access to them. It was nice to get rid of the excess. Now, I have all of my books neatly shelved so I can see them. It's much nicer that way, although they're starting to get stuffed again...How does that happen so fast??

I hope you find a new book club to join. When I moved, I moved across the street from a really good friend so I was able to join her book club straight away. It's been lots of fun.

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Nice! I wish more books like that had been taught in schools when I was younger. We always had to read boring classics. Ugh.

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Right? I don't understand people who arrange their bookshelves by color. How do you ever find the book you're looking for? Makes no sense. I know alphabetizing seems super anal to some people, but it's honestly the most convenient way to have books arranged!

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Thanks! It was fun to answer the questions and make up my own.

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Good question. I have a very big, floor-to-ceiling bookshelf in my living room. That's where the majority of my books are stored. I have them separated into fiction and non-fiction (the NF section is VERY small) and then arranged by genre. My desk, which is also in the living room, also has a lot of shelf space. I keep most of my review books there, alphabetized by author. The spillover goes on the bigger bookshelf, also alphabetized.

My bookshelves are all starting to get really stuffed, which makes it harder to keep them organized. I need to do better about reading the books I own and then donating the ones I don't want to keep.

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As much as I love being surrounded by books, it actually feels good to have a smaller, more manageable collection. I'm glad I downsized it and donated so many of the books so that other people can enjoy them.

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It's super fun! I love a cozy that isn't too silly and just keeps me entertained. This one does that really well.

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Me, too! It's always fun to learn more about other bloggers and compare/contrast our reading habits.

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It's delightful every single time!

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