Comments on: The Case of the Mysteriously Appearing TBR Pile http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/ Book Reviews, Philosophy, Academic Life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-834 Jessica Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:51:19 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-834 Kristie -- I am sorry to inform you that one of the signs of the malady is "personifying any of the following: your TBR pile, an individual book, your wallet, or your purse, in an effort to displace personal responsibility for book purchases onto an inanimate object." Kristie — I am sorry to inform you that one of the signs of the malady is “personifying any of the following: your TBR pile, an individual book, your wallet, or your purse, in an effort to displace personal responsibility for book purchases onto an inanimate object.”

]]> By: carolyn jean http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-832 carolyn jean Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:32:37 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-832 OMG, this is so hilarious. I never had a TBR pile either until 2 or 3 years back when I converted over from a state of never reading any genre literature to reading it voraciously. A book used to just last!! OMG, this is so hilarious. I never had a TBR pile either until 2 or 3 years back when I converted over from a state of never reading any genre literature to reading it voraciously. A book used to just last!!

]]> By: KristieJ http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-828 KristieJ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:27:16 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-828 It starts off with a whisper and unless you are paying attention, you don't even notice that books are calling to you. Then, when you don't pay attention, they enlist the aid of others - buy 3 - get one free, spend a certain amount and get free shipping - all kinds of little tricks. By this time you are starting to hear them when they call your name. But then they start yelling, the seductive voices impossible to ignore. And before you know it - you have what we call the TBR pile. And it scares us as it keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger!! It starts off with a whisper and unless you are paying attention, you don’t even notice that books are calling to you. Then, when you don’t pay attention, they enlist the aid of others – buy 3 – get one free, spend a certain amount and get free shipping – all kinds of little tricks. By this time you are starting to hear them when they call your name. But then they start yelling, the seductive voices impossible to ignore. And before you know it – you have what we call the TBR pile. And it scares us as it keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger!!

]]> By: Ana http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-827 Ana Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:50:33 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-827 LOL. Smugglivitis (from the official Book Smugglers' dictionary *wink*) is an affliction that is more common than you can imagine. *g* LOL. Smugglivitis (from the official Book Smugglers’ dictionary *wink*) is an affliction that is more common than you can imagine. *g*

]]> By: Jessica http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-820 Jessica Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:27:55 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-820 I'm not sure if you guys made me feel better or worse, but you definitely made me laugh Regardless, it's clear most of us have some type of malady, in which the TBR pile is a minor symptom and book smuggling is a major one. We need descriptions, examples, and standards for diagnosis. Stay tuned. I’m not sure if you guys made me feel better or worse, but you definitely made me laugh

Regardless, it’s clear most of us have some type of malady, in which the TBR pile is a minor symptom and book smuggling is a major one. We need descriptions, examples, and standards for diagnosis. Stay tuned.

]]> By: Bookwormom http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-819 Bookwormom Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:29:58 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-819 HAHAHA. <:) I don't remember not having a TBR. My romance TBR case only has 300 or so titles. That doesn't count the mysteries or the science fiction. :P As to library books- I have to read them first because eventually they have to go back home to the library. They can't actually live here with me. :( HAHAHA. <:) I don’t remember not having a TBR. My romance TBR case only has 300 or so titles. That doesn’t count the mysteries or the science fiction. :P As to library books- I have to read them first because eventually they have to go back home to the library. They can’t actually live here with me.
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]]> By: Heloise http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-818 Heloise Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:10:30 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-818 Not only was your post funny and horrifyingly familiar but the comments are funny and horrifyingly edifying as well. I knew I had a TBR problem, but couldn't understand why I kept creating new places to store them all over the house, frustrating myself when trying to tidy up. Of course! I'm attempting to not put new books in the 'real' TBR pile because I know it's a death sentence (that book looked like it was going to be really good until it got into the TBR pile). And yet another realization, I AM A BOOK SMUGGLER. I had no idea, but the fact that the largest existing TBR pile is under the couch where my husband won't notice it (far enough back to escape casual visual notice) and that another pile is in the basement bedroom (on a bookshelf so not immediately noticeable when it grows) and that another one is in a basement closet. Oh my. Is there a TBRA or BSA group that I need to seek out? Twelve step program, anyone? Not only was your post funny and horrifyingly familiar but the comments are funny and horrifyingly edifying as well.

I knew I had a TBR problem, but couldn’t understand why I kept creating new places to store them all over the house, frustrating myself when trying to tidy up. Of course! I’m attempting to not put new books in the ‘real’ TBR pile because I know it’s a death sentence (that book looked like it was going to be really good until it got into the TBR pile).

And yet another realization, I AM A BOOK SMUGGLER. I had no idea, but the fact that the largest existing TBR pile is under the couch where my husband won’t notice it (far enough back to escape casual visual notice) and that another pile is in the basement bedroom (on a bookshelf so not immediately noticeable when it grows) and that another one is in a basement closet. Oh my. Is there a TBRA or BSA group that I need to seek out? Twelve step program, anyone?

]]> By: Leslie http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-817 Leslie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:50:03 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-817 I absolutely love the adoption angle. Yes, that's what I've been doing, adopting books. Giving them a good home where I can gaze upon them and longingly wish for time to read them. And I just caught myself smuggling the other day. I stuck the bag of used books(12)in the back of the boys closet because there's no room on any of my bookcases. I swore when I ran out of room I would stop buying until I had more room but... I absolutely love the adoption angle. Yes, that’s what I’ve been doing, adopting books. Giving them a good home where I can gaze upon them and longingly wish for time to read them.

And I just caught myself smuggling the other day. I stuck the bag of used books(12)in the back of the boys closet because there’s no room on any of my bookcases. I swore when I ran out of room I would stop buying until I had more room but…

]]> By: Jill D. http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-816 Jill D. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:38:23 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-816 Jessica, this post totally cracked me up. You are so funny girl! As long as my TBR pile is under 50 books, I consider it nonexistent :) Jessica, this post totally cracked me up. You are so funny girl! As long as my TBR pile is under 50 books, I consider it nonexistent :)

]]> By: Violet http://www.readreactreview.com/2008/12/02/the-case-of-the-mysteriously-appearing-tbr-pile/#comment-815 Violet Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:43:18 +0000 http://www.racyromancereviews.com/?p=359#comment-815 you are sooo right, this is how the TBR pile grows, it now looks at me accusingly every time :) you are sooo right, this is how the TBR pile grows, it now looks at me accusingly every time :)

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