I Tried to Read the 10 Oldest Books on My Physical TBR

TL;DR

The content creator discusses their TBR list, their struggle to finish books, and their decision to not continue reading certain books.

Transcript

something that has haunted me for the past 10 years here on booktube is my TBR we do have my Apple crates behind me these are two four six Apple crates at this point that are full of my books that I want to read and in 2023 I made it a goal where I wanted to get through my full physical TBR slash ebook TBR of books that I had acquired uh December 3... Read More

Key Insights

• 👂 The content creator has been burdened by a large TBR list on Booktube for the past decade.
• 🫠 They set a goal to read all the books on their TBR list acquired before the end of 2022.
• 👂 Despite unhaling many books, they continue to acquire more, making it difficult to make progress on their TBR list.
• 🫠 The content creator realizes they are not reading the books on their TBR list and decides to experiment with reading the oldest books.
• 🫠 They plan to read a few pages or the first chapter of each book to gauge their interest and decide whether to continue reading.
• 🫠 The content creator has ranked the books on their TBR list based on their level of excitement to read them.
• 🫠 They decide to not continue reading certain books from their TBR list due to lack of interest or outdated content.

Questions & Answers

Q: Why has the creator struggled to read books on their TBR list?

The creator has a large TBR list, and despite unhaling many books, they still acquire new ones. They have also found that many of the books on their list do not interest them anymore.

Q: How many books has the creator read from their TBR list so far in 2023?

The creator has read 133 books, including single issue comics, but only 21 of those books were from their old TBR list.

Q: What experiment is the content creator undertaking with their TBR list?

The content creator plans to read the oldest books on their TBR list to see if they are still interested in reading them.

Q: How many books does the content creator plan to read and review in this experiment?

The content creator plans to read 10 books initially, but may continue with more books in a secondary video.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The content creator has been haunted by their large TBR list for the past 10 years.

• They set a goal to read all the books on their TBR list acquired before December 31, 2022.

• They realized they were not reading the books and decided to experiment with reading the oldest books on their list.

• They plan to read 10 books and review their interest after reading a few pages/chapters.