Tuesday Thingers Recommendations

11 Responses to “Tuesday Thingers Recommendations”

1. JLS Hall Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 7:15 am

   1 I’ve sort of come to the same decision about ARCs. I’ve got so many right now that it’ll probably take me all year to get through them. And by then, all the books will have been published and there won’t be anything “advanced” about those ARCs! Reply to this comment.

2. readerville Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 8:14 am

   2 I, too, have much more on my TBR pile than I will get to anytime soon…but what a great problem to have! Reply to this comment.

3. Bluestocking Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 am

   3 Where did you find all these people looking for advanced reviews? Reply to this comment.

4. LisaLynne Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 8:52 am

   4 >1) my library is very ungodly (90% of books on the first few pages are Christian in nature) You are so right about this! Not a helpful feature at all. I keep joking that my ARCs and my book reviewing has become a part-time job, but it really takes nearly that much time. If only I could find a way to get paid for these reviews, I’d be in heaven! Reply to this comment.

5. Meghan Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 9:01 am

   5 My library is ungodly too! I think most people’s are, from today’s posts. And it’s so hard to resist ARCs, especially when getting requests (as opposed to requesting yourself)! It gets overwhelming pretty fast, but it’s definitely a great problem. =) Reply to this comment.

6. Jen Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 9:13 am

   6 I finally read a bunch of non-review, non-book club books on my honeymoon. Books I just wanted to read. Of course now there are 21 books to be reviewed on my bookshelf (well, 20, I’m about 5 pages into another one), I know of at least 5 or 6 more that are definitely coming soon, and I have a few more offers in my email I need to decide about. All these ARCs make Brian happy, though, because they severely curtail my trips to Half Price Books. Reply to this comment.

7. readerville Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 9:43 am

   7 P.S. I’ve nominated you for a blog award. Details in Readerville Reply to this comment.

8. Literate Housewife Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 10:22 am

   8 JLS, you’re right about the advanced turning into yesterday’s news very quickly. Still, when something intriguing comes along, it’s hard not to say yes. __ Readerville, it is a nice problem to have and I swear I’m not complaining one bit and thank you so much for the award! I’m touched and honored! ___ Bluestocking, most often I’m contacted out of the blue. I’ll send you an email and we can talk more about it. ___ LisaLynne, here, here on getting paid to do it or to have my husband’s career skyrocket so I can devote my non-mother and housewife hours to reading. ____ LisaLynne and Meghan, I’m glad my library’s not the only ungodly one out there. _____ Jen, you are my reading hero. I cannot imagine having those many books waiting for review. I hope that you had the most spectacular wedding and honeymoon. ARCs make my husband happy, too. Reply to this comment.

9. bkclubcare Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 3:35 pm

   9 hi! I’m not into LibraryThing; I just got into bookmooch and I signed up for Shelfari but already forgot my pswd. TOO MANY BOOK/sites… Also, I feel bad reading ARCs if people can’t yet buy them when I recommend them or am I mistaken about the timing? I wanted to stop by and say that I posted about The Other Boleyn Girl – did you see it? did you like it? Reply to this comment.

10. Matthew Posted: Jul 22nd, 2008 at 7:27 pm

    10 I almost completely rely on book bloggers now for reading ideas. I still browse the bookstores (the hard way, but enjoyable), pull out books, read the blurb, riffle the pages, and look for books that interest me. Bookstore scour is part of that happy life of a reader. Reply to this comment.

11. kegsoccer Posted: Jul 31st, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    11 This is the TT I missed while on vaca, but my answer wouldn’t have been very long. I don’t use the recommendations But you’re definitely right- the best way to find new things to read is to visit other bloggers. Reply to this comment.