How many unread books do you have?

[sasguru]

I have one unread book - sasguru funny quotes. Doubt it will take long to read.

Is that shorter than "Brilllopad's Sane Sayings"?

[NotAllThere]

I'll refer back to maths & physics books but I've never reread a novel. There doesn't seem to be a lot of point when you know what's going to happen.

Because there's more to a good book than simply knowing the resolution. I find following the plot, character development and getting a feel for the structure as much part of the enjoyment. You might be amazed how much you miss on the first reading. You might as well say, why look at a great work of art more than once.

I have well over a thousand books. There's probably less than twenty that I've not read yet.

[doodab]

Because there's more to a good book than simply knowing the resolution. I find following the plot, character development and getting a feel for the structure as much part of the enjoyment. You might be amazed how much you miss on the first reading. You might as well say, why look at a great work of art more than once.

But for every Venus de Milo or Cistene chapel there are a thousand family portraits that have been turned into firewood. Have you seen some of the horrors hanging in the Palace of Monaco?

Most books aren't great works of art. Quite a lot of them aren't even worth reading once.

[greenlake]

How many unread books do you have?

Absolutely no unread books. In fact, no books at all.

[d000hg]

I'll refer back to maths & physics books but I've never reread a novel. There doesn't seem to be a lot of point when you know what's going to happen.

Apart from subtleties and themes you only pick up on knowing how things are going, it's nice and cosy to re-read a good book. Do you not re-watch films either? I guess it depends if the book is about finding out what happens, or the enjoyment of reading it. I'm in the latter camp.

[NotAllThere]

But for every Venus de Milo or Cistene chapel there are a thousand family portraits that have been turned into firewood. Have you seen some of the horrors hanging in the Palace of Monaco?

Most books aren't great works of art. Quite a lot of them aren't even worth reading once.

The key is to be selective.

[Scruff]

Thousands of e-books. Perhaps a dozen snail publications?

I have only ever reread Jules Verne novels and The Fountainhead, as well as selected poetry compilations.

[doodab]

. Do you not re-watch films either?

Only rarely, when they are on tv and i've nothing better to do.

[doodab]

The key is to be selective.

Perhaps i just prefer factual books to fiction. Many of the unread ones are fiction.

[DirtyDog]

A few - mostly presents that don't really interest me. If you include Kindle, the number goes up quite significantly.

Yep.

Physical unread books in the house will be about 500. Kindle unread books would be 3000+