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noshortsforhobos asked: I have a rather extensive “to read” book list, current on Word. My husband and I tend to randomly explore used/new bookstores as spur of the moment excursions, meaning I tend to not look for the books on my list, since it’s at home on my computer. I’ve been trying to think of a way to bring my book list with me, so I could reference it when I need to. Considering I’m almost at 1,000 books on the list, I realize this will be a task. I’d like it to be about the size of a book, with the book title, authors name, and what genre it is, to make it easier to look through. I’d also have it alphabetize. This would be quite easy to do, just print out my list already, find a binder about the size of a book, and I’d be good to go. But I tend to add to this list quite often. THERE is the problem…trying to find a way to incorporate a sorted system, while being able to add books to it, but not endlessly printing out new pages just to add a few more books. Any thoughts? Whew, that was long, and I’m sorry, but it also occurred to me that others who keep a “to read” book list might benefit from this, or would be able to provide insights I haven’t thought of. :] At least, that’s the idea.
I can definitely help with this! I talk about it a lot but Goodreads is a great site. For a start, I used to have a Word document with a list of books too but I found it difficult to update. Goodreads has a feature which enables you to create a “to read” list to print, which you can alphabetise if you wish. Here’s mine. Very useful!

jelly-legs-jinx asked: i.. i just love your blog. you are giving me more books to read. thank you so much! :D
Thank you :D

365daysofheartache asked: hey m’dear :) I just read your post about Thirteen Reasons Why and I definitely think you should read it. I bought the book last year and I loved it. Here’s my review: This isn’t a book that’s going to make you smile, laugh or feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Instead, it leaves you near tears, feeling an incredible amount of mixed emotions. But that’s the beauty of this story. It’s not easy to read. Some of the things Hannah experienced may seem trivial and insignificant at the time, but all is explained in the end. This book is a clear example of how a series of small events can, over time, lead a person to simply not want to live anymore. Hope I helped! :)
I’ve ordered it! I found it only for £2.50/$3.90, which is cheap-ish for the UK. Thanks to you and everyone else for their comments on Thirteen Reasons Why. There seemed to be a simultaneous “It’s a really good book”.

petitesouer asked: Hi, I was just wondering what books you would recommend reading. I like the Harry Potter series very much. I too would also want a library in my house; that is just one of the many images I picture in my utopia house. Do you live in the UK? Oh, and one more thing. Do you recommend reading To Kill a Mockingbird/ How is it? Thank You! :)
I do live in the UK, yes! I definitely recommend reading it - I gave it a 5/5. I normally associate “classic” with “hard to get through” or “hard to read” or “maybe I’ll find it boring”, but TKAM didn’t fit any of these. You could also check out the books I have previously recommended to people :)

solaflora asked: Hi! First off I would just like to say I love your blog and thank you for gracing my dashboard for such beautiful pictures and quotes. Second of all, I would like to thank you for re-igniting my love for reading. I used to read all the time when I was younger- it was my absolute favorite pastime… but somewhere between the last years of high school and college, I pretty much stopped reading for pleasure. Barely managing the sheer amount of books I had to read for classes and trekking through a slew of substandard libraries made just the thought of looking at another book exhausting. Now, however, your blog has reminded me of my love of books. I’ve already finished rereading The Perks of Being a Wallflower- which has been one of my favorites for a while now. All the best :)
You’re welcome - thank you for following the blog! I know exactly how you feel - at university I hardly ever had time to read and even when I did I just didn’t feel like it. When you spend all day reading for class or for essay the last thing you want to do to relax is read. I used to relish Christmas and Easter holidays because I’d put off work until the last minute and spend all my time reading instead. I didn’t actually like The Perks of Being a Wallflower when I first read it but I read it a couple of years later and enjoyed it more. I like it when that happens!

brighterbright asked: Thank you for this beautiful tumblr!! I love books so much! One of my favorite smells is the smell of books.
You’re welcome :)

And wow! 30+ people recommended Pretty Books this week. Thank you so much :D *hands out cookies*