Unhaul 2021

 

I recently moved, and decided to go through all of my books and purged some in hopes of saving space.

I'm not going to explain the reason for unhauling the individual books, but note that I have read them all and either don't see myself reading it again, or own it as a ebook.

1. All fall down
2. The raft
3-5. Heist society 1,2&3
6. If I stay
7. Dream a little dream
8-9. Imposter 1 & 2
10. Lola and the Boy Next Door
11. Fill-in Boyfriend
12. P.S. I Like You
13. On the fence
14. We were liars
15. Assassin's blade
16. Kiss of Deception
17. To kill a Kingdom
18-20. Selection x3
21-23. Snow Like Ashes x3
24. Eliza
25. Princess Bride
26. Howls moving

Read on lovelies,

S

Spring Cleaning Unhaul

For a long time now, I've wanted to reduce my books to just my favorites which I want to reread so I'v been doing some more unhauling.

Even though I did one last fall, link, where I got rid of around 60 books I did the same this week.

I tried to be tough on myself and not keep books just because they were ok or even good - if I don't want to reread it (or if I don't know if I want to but have it on my kindle) then I got rid of it. Mainly.

So no none of these books are bad, but in my opinion I didn't like them enough to keep.
And yes I've read all of the following books.

Another disclaimer to note is that when it came to classics.
I have most if not all of them on my kindle and therefore I only kept a couple of my favorites.
Even though I've really enjoyed them and think some are great, I know I won't reread them any time soon, and if I want to they're on my kindle.

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SERIES:
The Darkest Minds 1-3
Across the Universe 1-3

City of Bones

Fairest

Graceling 2-3

All Fall Down 2-3
Pennyoryal Academy 1
If I Stay 2

MAYBE:
If I Stay 1

Clockwork Angel 1-3

Heist Society 1-3
Snow Like Ashes 1-3
Impostor 1-2

STANDALONES:
Distance Between Us
Me Before You
Just Ella
Royals
Girl Code
Two-way Street
Changes in Latitudes
Wanderlost
Batman
Wonder Woman
The Fault in Our Stars
An Abundance of Katherines
Fairest
The Sun is Also a Star
Everything, Everything
Not if I Save You First
When Dimple Met Rishi
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
The Season of You and Me
This is What Happy Looks Like
Furthermore
Thorn
Holes
The Idiot Brain
Heartless
Fangirl

KIDS:
Ella Enchanted
Princess Academy
Peter Pan
The Little Prince
Oz

CLASSICS, awards, non-fiction:
Työmiehen vaimo
Catcher in the Rye
1984
Lord of the Flies
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
The Princess Bride
Cheaper by the Dozen
Agatha Christie x5


Rid: 60
Maybe: 12
Keeping: 81 + 7 classics (+1 duplicate), 7 HP (+3 duplicates) = 95 (+4)
^ The duplicates I have are copies in Finnish

There will be a post next week about the books I'm keeping, my maybe pile and organization

Read on lovelies,

S

Unhaul

Though I love physical books and having full shelves, I only want to own ones I liked and want to reread.
Last unhaul: link

*I'm not saying these are bad books, and yes I've actually read most of these already (if not, will be mentioned), but I just don't want to keep them anymore.
The question I asked myself when doing this was: will I want to reread it.*

Yösirkus
Court of Thorns and Roses
Dream On 2-3
Airman
Paper Towns
Looking for Alaska
Iron King 1-3
My Life With the Walter Boys
The Heartbreakers
Small Steps
Alphas 1-4
Half Bad
Winter Glass
10 Things I Can See From Here (unread)
Roald Dahl memoirs 1-2
Zel
Rumpelstiltskin's Problem
There's Someone In Your House
Stealing Snow (unread)
The Fault in Our Stars (multiple copies)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares
All the Bright Places
Love Letters to the Dead
The Tales of Despereaux
Soul Surfer
Somone Else's Fairytale
Cardturner
My True Love Gave to Me
Daughter of Smoke and Bone 1-3
Niemi
5th Wave
Throne of Glass 1-3
Princess Academy 2-3
They All Fall Down
Red Queen
Study in Charlotte
Literally
Hex Hall 1-3
Angelfall 1-3
I see London, I see France
Book of a Thousand Days
Remnant Chronicles 2-3
Pennyroyal Academy 2

CLASSICS:
I have this policy about not buying classics before I read, and love, them. And so over the course of some years I have accumulated quite a collection, which I'm getting rid of and keeping my absolute favorites.
As for the collection volumes, I seem to have read the ones I wanted from them and them left the rest. So I don't want to keep them all, if I don't even want to read them.
Also pretty much all of these I have on my Kindle as well if I ever want to reread them.

Metamorphosis
Little Women
Frankenstein
Dracula
Christmas Carol
The Crucible
How to be an Alien
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Jane Eyre/Wuthering Heights
Arabian Nights, tales from the (unread)
Complete Sherlock vol. 1
Jane Austen vol.1 (multiple copies)
Robinson Crusoe vol
Mark Twain, classic works of (novels read)
Oscar Wilde, complete works of (unread)
Charles Dickens, classic works of (unread)
William Shakespeare, complete works of (unread)

Read on lovelies,

S

Unhaul & Maybe Pile

ALREADY GONE:

The 5th Wave
All the Bright Places
I Was Here
Geography of You and Me
Boy Nobody
Rebel Belle 1-2
Shadow Society
The Heir
Lips Touch
Nine Lives of Chloe King 1-3
Shadow and Bone (the only one I haven't read from this list)
Anomaly 1-2
Isle of the Lost
Etiquette and Espionage 1-4
Love Letters to the Dead
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares
Every day
Speak
Despereaux
Cardturner
Mind Games 1-2
The Squad 1-2
Daughter of Smoke and Bone 1-3
Legend 1-3
Soul Surfer
Survive
Teemestarin kirja
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Christie: Hercules, Baghdad
Raven Boys (I have yet to read the last one, but I will)
The Fault in Our Stars (I had 2 copies)
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MAYBE:

I've been going through all my books and thinking about which ones to keep.
The thing is I want to look at my shelves and love all the books. So in other words I want to reread all the books I do own.
My problem is 3 star books and series. They are good. And there's the problem: good. I don't love them, would I really reread them? I reread so few books because of time, so would I really choose to reread one that I didn't love?
I used to keep all the books I read because what if as a blogger I'd like to reference back to them? But why would I if I didn't like them and furthermore wouldn't recommend them?

Oh well... So I'm thinking about these things and made a maybe pile into my closet to sort out later:
(This list has also other than 3 star books)

Hex Hall 1-3
Angelfall 1-3
Princess Academy 2-3
Throne of Glass 2-3 (I'm at least keeping the novellas and the 1st one for sentimental reasons)
They All Fall Down
Red Queen (Will I continue to the 3rd book?)
Study in Charlotte (I don't know if I'll continue)
Literally
I see London, I see France

Purging Books

This might seem off the topic of books, but I like knowing what I own and really appreciating everything. The same goes for books.

   I like looking at my shelves and knowing that I, if not loved, really enjoyed them. So I unhaul some books every once in a while. (latest link)
Also it's awesome way to get rid of some TBR stress!

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I have trouble deciding if I can part with a book - so here are some of those reasons & reasons you should get rid of it:

-Fear of being left out for not having a hyped book
   Not everyone will like a certain book, so if the fame is the only thing that drew you to it and you still haven't read it, will you ever? The hype will die down so what's your reason then?

-Certain infatuation with the books as a pleasure bringing object filling a shelf
   - not as pleasure filling your mind with a great story

-Even if you've read it, what if I need it? Review, picture, as a proud result of reading all the books one your shelves?
   I understand the feeling, but do I want a physical reference to a book I wouldn't recommend? And every time you saw it you'd think "oh that was so not my cup of tea"

-Classic that everyone just should read in their lives   This I'm struggling with because I want to widen what I read and I feel like it's a classic for a important reason and I should educate myself...

-I will actually hold on to books that are being made into movies, because I always want to read it before I see the movie and even if I don't, at times if I've really liked the movie I've gone back to the book to make my decision of getting rid of it
  In the end though if I love the story and want to revisit it I tend to always go towards one format or the other, and so getting rid of the other

Just remember:

×If you worry you'll regret the decision later know you can always repurchase it and love it even more

×Think and realize why you want to keep the book - the story or the physical appearance, the "mustness" gotten from others or the obligation as a book lover?
    ^None of these are wrong but I'd prefer to keep it because I loved the story

×Think about it: wouldn't an optimal shelf be a representation of your pride and joy in particular books - a reflection of you?

Read on lovelies,

S

Unhaul

(part.2)

The only ones I haven't read from this list are the Sisters Red series:

>I have a weird relationship with this one, but for the gist of why it's on this list check out TheBookSmugglers review!

1. Uninvited

2. Shiver 1-3

5. Two Lies and a Spy

6. Leaving Poppy

7. Two Princesses of Bamarre

8. The Iron Legends

9. Magic by the Lake

10. The Girl Who Circumanvigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

11. A Curse Dark as Gold

12. Snow in Summer

13. Fire Spell

14. Dangerous

15. Reboot 1-2

MAYBE:

17. Geography of You and Me
18. The Cardturner
19. Sisters Red 1-3

22. Nine Lives of Chloe King 1-3

23. Speak

24. Goblin Fruit

25. The Heir

Replaced with new editions:
Wuthering Heights
The Prince and the Pauper
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn

Read on lovelies,

S

Unhaul

50+

You guys know how I'm trying to get my TBR pile down and so I cleaned out my shelves I had SO many books I knew I wasn't gonna read / know I won't read again.
For some reason I have my mind set on having a bookshelf of books I love/really liked and want to read again - and only having around 15 unread books. (Then again I am going for vacation quite soon and I know I will buy more than plenty for my TBR shelf, but we'll see how it goes).
I'm not sure of the ones I marked as: > Do send a message if you think I definitely should keep some.

1. Witch and Wizard
2. Chasing Daisy
3. The Young Samurai 1-2
5. Series of unfortunate events 10-12 ( I only own that last ones and my brother owns them all so)
>8. Karvat ja Kaikki
>9. Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles 1-3
12. Cookie
13. Glubbslyme
14. Strange angels
>15. The Forest of Hands and Teeth
16. Into the Wild
17. Summer of the Wolves
18. Tempest
19. Ryan's Brain
20. 13 Treasures
21. Pikku Naisia
22. Utopia
23. Oliver Twist (Finnish)
24. The Mill on the Floss
>25. Once Upon a River
>26. Reboot
>27. Rebel
28. Iron Traitor
>29. Beautiful Disaster
30. Merenjumalan poika
31. Huumaa
32. Juoruja
33. Artemis Fowl (Finnish)
34. Viesti Merellä
35. Another Nicholas Sparks book... (Finnish)
36. Heaven
37. The Sisters of the Travelling Pants
38. Royally Lost
39. Me Before You
40. Netherwood
41. The nr. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
>42. Enchanted Castle
43. Tarzan (Finnish)
44. Labyrinth
>45. Pinky Pye
>46. Ginger Pye
>47. Eragon
>48. Eldest
>49. Brisingr
50-53. Killer, Wicked and Wanted