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BinstonBirchill t1_j9d4b0g wrote

Close to 1/4 of my collection is TBR and my list of books I’m interested in acquiring is unknowably long at this point. For reference my collection is north of 1000.

The cautionary example I’ll give is that my taste in novels have changed. I went from a genre fiction reader to a reader of literature. Nonfiction mostly stayed the same. So many of the genre fiction books I picked up and didn’t get to I no longer have an inclination to read in large quantities.

Some book interests will never change and some could. If you recognize your likely trends you’re good. Depending on price constraints I’d use some caution but not too much lol. If you pick up 10 books for a buck like at some book sales go hog wild by all means!

Periodically I’ll pick up Franklin Library or Folio editions of a few favorites or if they slip through the cracks for cheap.

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kornychris2016 OP t1_j9d4pn9 wrote

That is good cautionary advice. My tastes could change. I wouldn't be going all in on any specific genre. I'd say a good mixture between fantasy, science fiction and the good ol classics.

However if down the line my tastes do change, I'd have reason to buy even more books!!!!

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BinstonBirchill t1_j9d7dpo wrote

I’d say classics are the safest best. And then the classics of sci fi and fantasy as well. Ones that even if you don’t love them you’ll be glad you read them.

Ohhh not to worry. There is never a lack of reasons to buy more books 😂 Each new one opens the door to at least a handful of others.

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