How many book are in your to be read pile?

[brainstorm77]

How many book wait in your to be read pile? I have around 80-100 approx.

[Adam]

9, I think, and that's LOADS for me. ;)

(By the way, you'd get through your pile quicker if you STOPPED BUYING MORE BOOKS!!! :D )

[brainstorm77]

9, I think, and that's LOADS for me. ;)

(By the way, you'd get through your pile quicker if you STOPPED BUYING MORE BOOKS!!! :D )

Can't help it. I'm addicted and when I see a good sale I have to buy :)

[Adam]

Ooh, if I include the disc of free "classic" books that came with my E-reader, I'm up to about 90! :D

[archerjoe]

15 plus several One Story shorts. I don't think I'll ever be at a loss for something to read.

[Chris P]

Oh good grief; dozens! At least four biographies, three compilations, and easily ten novels.

[AuburnAssassin]

Infinite.

[Wavy_Blue]

According to my goodreads page, 212.

Although I've only got about twenty in my library box currently.

[Wayne K]

I have seven AW writers on my list. (Yes Adam, you're on it) so other writers can wait. I'm reading Ilfayne's Bane by our own Julia Knight right now--she's amazing.

[bclement412]

Can't help it. I'm addicted and when I see a good sale I have to buy :)

This.

[Adam]

I have seven AW writers on my list. (Yes Adam, you're on it) so other writers can wait. I'm reading Ilfayne's Bane by our own Julia Knight right now--she's amazing.

Yay, thanks! :D (Out May!)

Ilfayne's Bane is pretty darned awesome. :D

[IdiotsRUs]

I'm glad I clicked on this thread, even if I am blushing now! Thanks guys :D

About eleventy billion. Okay maybe not that many, but a pile almost as tall as I am.

[Momento Mori]

I've got about 185 books on my To Read Pile at the moment. I will most likely be adding Julia's book to that list when I go to the Forbidden Planet next week.

MM

[scarletpeaches]

Around 400, you bunch of lightweights.

[Alpha Echo]

About 150 last time I checked. Plus another 100 on my wishlist...

[CaroGirl]

Around 400, you bunch of lightweights.
Whoa! Is that a physical pile of books on the floor or on a shelf TBR, or is that list of books you plan to read? I don't think I could accommodate 400 physical books TBR. The books I've already read still don't have permanent shelf space.

[scarletpeaches]

Physical books. Altogether I own around 800.

[Shadow_Ferret]

Thousands and thousands.

[DragonHeart]

No idea. My list expands almost daily, especially now that I have an ereader.

[hitchhiker]

too many. I used to have several lists of "The Greatest" 100 or 500 Novels of all time that I was crossferencing (for duplication) and compiling my list that I felt needed to be explored before I'm gone. So in that case I've got a bunch that I have never read that I want to read. The problem with crossing a lot of those off my list is that I'll discovery a new author that I like and I'll have to try to read all of their stuff.

So I currently have 7 within arm's reach that are on the "to be read" list. In storage boxes there's probably another dozen or two, which would include a few on the "top 100"
list.

[PoppysInARow]

And here I thought I had a lot with eight sitting on my bookshelf. :o I have many more I want to read, but those are the ones that I have bought.

Wow. I guess I'm behind.

[scarletpeaches]

Add over 100 today.

My Sony Touch came with around 125 free books, only some of which I've already read (around 20, maybe).

[DonnaDuck]

Right now I have 3 piles, each coming up to just over my knees. I don't know how many that actually is. Then I have a 3 page wish list type of TBR that I plan on reading eventually. It's neverending.

[willietheshakes]

6577. Approximately.

On the To-Be-Read-Immediately-For-Money stack, 13. 4 due by the end of the weekend.

[scarletpeaches]

OH YEAH.

The very first eBook I ever paid for was Three Days to Dead. Managed to download it without any major fuck-ups so that's another one added to the pile. Think I'm at about eleventy bajillion now.

[HelloKiddo]

The list I have right now is about 100, with many more that I have my eye on after I finish those. I never get to the bottom of the list though, because I'm forever being sidetracked by other books I find and must read immediately. Must. It's not a question.

[rhondawrites]

If we're talking about books that are in my actual possession - 27. My wish list is more like 300.

[brainstorm77]

I plan on a thrift store shopping day soon, so look out!

[The Grump]

About 50, not including a couple series I'm collecting used copies for.

I recently dumped a bunch of books, bought last year, on my trade pile.

[ChaosTitan]

My GoodReads page has 145 on my to-read list, with 58 on my wish list. The stack of books on my nightstand alone is terrifying.

[Soothing Snow]

Too manyXD

[Spacepirate]

Loads! But books that I've borrowed out and I'm waiting to read include:

The Castle by Franz Kafka

Dubliners by James Joyce

And some art books on Dali

:D

[jodiodi]

Physical pile: 5

Wanted list: 154

[Grrarrgh]

I have one bookcase devoted just to books I haven't read yet. It's full to overflowing with books that are stacked 2 and 3 deep. I also have a few hundred of the free samples on my Kindle so that I can keep a running list of books TBR.

[S.J.]

472385782196723891742187418947 million-ish.

It's depressing that even if I read 24-7, I still couldn't finish all the books in the world, or even in the English language. There are some brilliant stories I will never read. :( :( :(

[Regan Leigh]

I've bought about... 15 books in the past 6 mths that I have yet to read. I'm getting through these edits, but MAN I miss relaxing with a book. I plan to read a couple between this WIP and the next. I hope. :D

[benbradley]

Mine has probably grown by 80 to 100 per year for the last few decades, so it's literally in the thousands. My actual "want to read" list grows faster than that, but then I do manage to read some, so that lowers the net rate of growth. Thanks to thrift stores, yard sales, library book sales, new and used bookstores and the Internet, I've actually got many or most of the books I've ever wanted to read (that I know of so far). I have a blogpost about how and where I get (most of) my books.

I've got about a dozen unread books by my bed. These are the "high priority" ones, there for instant access. There's "Molly Fyde and the Land of Light," bought directly from the AW author, sitting there unread. Maybe that'll be next. A newly released book "Superfreakonomics" sat unread through all of November because I was doing NaNoWriMo and wanted to spend my reading time writing. If I knew how enjoyable a read it eventually was, I might have picked it up earlier and not have won NaNoWriMo.

[Varthikes]

29 that are on my shelves. And, a dozen or so more than I'm getting around to buy from the store or borrow from my brother.

[Diana Hignutt]

About 20.

Next up: The Club Dumas.

[Alpha Echo]

Right now 124, but the list is always growing. Plus, I have a list of 26 I want to read again, and that list grows the more books I fall in love with.

[RickN]

I have a bookshelf in my home office that holds my 'to be read' stack. There are about 40 books there.

I have a filing cabinet with library books stacked on it. I have 12 of those.

I have to keep the two stacks separate or, Borg-like, the library books will be overwhelmed and assimilated.

[Cranky]

I have three in an actual, physical TBR pile. My wish list of books, like everyone else, numbers into the hundreds. :D

[Bug]

According to Goodreads, I have 58, although I know that some in my list I haven't actually bought yet. At least 30 of those are actually on my bookshelf waiting. And all summer to read them, too. :)

[virtue_summer]

11 in physical possession and easy reach right now, including four from the library. I have more in boxes in the garage, though, and of course my mental list of books I want to read is constantly growing.

[Shadow_Ferret]

Infinite.

This.

But according to Goodreads, the number is 30. But that's only because I'm lazy and haven't logged them all in yet.

[Zefiris]

About 20 in my posession...

Each time I nip into town I end up getting another from the charity shop for a quid so it keeps building up :)

[lucky8]

On my last trip to the library I picked up 5 and on the way home from the library I picked up another one from the Pound Shop; I love a bargain!

[Becky Black]

Right now on Goodreads the To Read list is 57. I try to keep it to books I already own or ones I very definitely intend to buy or to borrow from the library. Because if I added every one I chanced upon on the Internet or whatever and thought "that looks cool", I'd be at more like 1000!

[Alan Yee]

Right now on Goodreads the To Read list is 57. I try to keep it to books I already own or ones I very definitely intend to buy or to borrow from the library. Because if I added every one I chanced upon on the Internet or whatever and thought "that looks cool", I'd be at more like 1000!

Heh, me too. My Goodreads to-read list has 41 books, but there are others I want to read and a few I already own that I haven't put on there. The number would be too depressing for me otherwise.

[Irissel]

Oh gosh, way too many. Probably over 100 that I own and even more on my wish-list. I am addicted to buying books. If I see one that looks interesting, I can't help myself. Plus there's all the books that people get me for Christmas and birthdays... They know what I like.

[Cliff Face]

I recently got some money from the government, so I've been shopping a lot.

In my to-read pile (physical piles) there's about 30. 5 or 6 on my night stand, about a dozen that are half-read but probably won't be finished this year, and the rest are brand new books from the last couple of weeks. I also have MANY DVDs I haven't watched which I bought in the last couple of weeks. I'm running out of space in my room!

On my computer, I have 2 e-books that I haven't read yet.

Man, I thought I was bad with 30 not read yet. Some of you have hundreds!

[Xelebes]

Two novels, twelve epic poems and one anthology of poems. Fifteen total.

Plus 3 science fiction magazines.

[bettielee]

OMG. Is this all the books you want to read or the books you have in your house that you have immediate access to? Cuz if we're talking what do I want to read someday, let's just say I quit counting or making lists.

I have about 10 assorted books I haven't read which I own. One library book. One ebook I paid cash money fo'. About 50 pdf freebies from Gutenburge (my best friend in the world....if only I had an ereader - it's hard to read on the computer.)

[Use Her Name]

I'm starting to buy/ get free some B&N books. Will be saving up for a nook. I like nooks.

[Bookdragonette]

22. I really feel like a lightweight.

Then again, I'm trying to stick to books I think I might want to keep for rereading.

[Arisa81]

Physical pile: 3

The list of books I want to read: over 50

[IrishWristwatch]

My got, i only have 6 or 7. You guys are going into triple digits...

I dont think its possible to have that many books on one sheet of paper.

[tutty]

Ones that I have on hand physically? About twenty.

Ones that I've written down as a list? Nearing 400.

[MaryMumsy]

Physically in stacks scattered around the house: about 45 or 50. On my 'already read this calendar year' list I'm approaching triple digits. And that doesn't count a dozen or so I started and didn't finish. And Feb, Mar, and half of April don't count. I don't get a lot of reading done during tax season. On my 'to be purchased when I see them' list, about 150.

MM

[Vorteil]

I have 20 books on my computer/lying around the house that I'm either reading or am going to read. I can only think of a couple that I want to buy - but that number will increase exponentially the second I start looking for recommendations. I've read over 100 books this year, not counting rereads...thank goodness for libraries.

[Shadow_Ferret]

As if my TBR pile wasn't already overwhelming, it just increased. I discovered Westerns.

[LordMoogi]

Let's see:

I need to finish Soulless
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Slaughterhouse Five
Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Allies
The Two Georges
The first three volumes of Fullmetal Alchemist
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

This'll be fun.

[KyraDune]

Too many to count. I've forbidden myself from entering bookstores/ book sections in other stores/ libraries/ and garage sales until I've depelted my current stockpile. But it's soooo hard. I need a twelve step program.

[LordMoogi]

Oh, my pile just got bigger, now that I'm re-reading A Walk in the Woods. And then my mother bought me a book on Captain Kidd, which looks awesome, by the way.

[Camilla Delvalle]

After a few trips to the library, there is a pile of 17 books on my bureau. There are 24 more books on my to-read list. It's not probable that I'll read all of them.

[egoodlett]

My to-read shelf on Goodreads has 74 books on it. Hahahah. *dies*

[schadenfreude]

Ones that I physically have? From where I sit, I can see about 30. I know there are far more lying around my room and around my house.

If we're talking that never-ending list in my head, then I'd say 300+

[Rebekkamaria]

I'm reading two books, and three are waiting on my bedside table. We own something like 2000 books, and I haven't read most of them. So that's my waiting list. :)

[Adam]

17 at the mo, I believe. At the rate I'm acquiring them compared to the rate I'm reading them, I may never reach the end. ;)

[James81]

I don't really have a "pile" anymore since I got the iTouch.

Now I just have a "list" instead.

And I"ve probably got 5 or 6 unread in that list, and plenty more that I haven't even gotten yet.

[ResearchGuy]

Hundreds. Many hundreds. Everywhere in the house. It was an accomplishment at B&N yesterday to look again at two bargain books I'd had my eye on and decide NOT to buy them. (Let's not mention the ones in the mail from Dover Publications . . . nor what I am likely to load up my Kindle with, when it shows up at the doorstep.)

--Ken

[Camilla Delvalle]

Today I was at the library again and now there is a pile of 24 books on my bureau. It makes me a bit stressed actually.

[WildScribe]

Somewhere between 60-80. My Kindle has been a blessing and a curse. :) And I don't even want to think about how many magazines I have piled up.

[scarletpeaches]

484.

[Ken]

... really just one. It's a 17 volume work. Will probably just read the first unless I find it absolutely amazing.

[Button]

I dunno. There's a stack near the bed, and another in the closet and there's several in the bookshelf.

I don't have enough space for more books right now (always room for one more!) so I tend to pick up a lot from the library. When I can, I splurge on books. :)

[Vito]

Seven. It was eight, but I removed one book: A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin. I started reading it and I simply didn't like it, so now it's on my NTBR ("Not To Be Read") list.

[PGaritas]

eighty-something. I have been trying to live by a new rule: read two that I own before I can buy a new one.

[Tienci]

In my physical, immediately accessible pile: around 50.
On my master list of must-read books to buy/borrow: around 150...for now...

So yeah--about 200 books going 'pick me! me next!'

[Flint]

I have over 300 books on my TBR pile.