Read-What-You-Own-Challenge, Update

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  • čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
  • On March 21, I posted my Read What You Own Challenge video. We are more than two months further in time, so in this video I give you an update on how I’m doing.
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Komentáře • 19

  • @lonsunokrogan
    @lonsunokrogan Před měsícem +2

    You know they joke about girl math and boy math... But I am really enjoying your book math lol, it brings a smile to my face to see the books you have finished and the books yet to read. Keep on reading and smiling it definitely makes my day to see these videos.

    • @DutchGreyBeard
      @DutchGreyBeard  Před měsícem +1

      ...and to think that I was terrible at math in high school... thanks again for your kind words

  • @lynnkibbe2929
    @lynnkibbe2929 Před měsícem

    God bless you for even trying .😂. I would never be able to stop buying books. A library in my area had a bag for $5 sale. I also read a publication called the book page and make a new list of books I want every month. I'm hopeless.

  • @gronskeibooks
    @gronskeibooks Před měsícem

    I paused the screen a's you scrolled through your Amazon list, and near as I can tell, there's one book we have in common there: Lonesome Dove. Let us know when you are getting to that one! Enjoy your challenge! Is time i started
    doing that

    • @DutchGreyBeard
      @DutchGreyBeard  Před měsícem

      Wow, sharp eyes, Erik. (I only scrolled through a portion of the entire list.) Lonesome Dove 'feels' very far away at the moment. It's on the list mainly because of Mike's Book Reviews.

    • @gronskeibooks
      @gronskeibooks Před měsícem

      It feels far away for me too. My 2024 TBR was ~50 books long at the beginning of the year (Lonesome Dove was not on it), and I've only read ONE book from that TBR so far! i'm reading spontaneously instead. But I've picked 10 books from my own shelves that I've wanted to read for a long time and I'm sticking to this stack exclusively until it's done!

    • @DutchGreyBeard
      @DutchGreyBeard  Před měsícem +1

      @@gronskeibooks TBR's are highly overrated. It would appear that you're doing your own RWYO-challenge.

  • @NevsBookChannel
    @NevsBookChannel Před měsícem

    Hey that Shadowfane is the same cover as mine. I think you’re doing pretty well

    • @DutchGreyBeard
      @DutchGreyBeard  Před měsícem +1

      Thanks, Nev. By the way, I started reading Phantastes. 25 pages in, and I am not sure if I can keep reading this. It's ancient...

    • @NevsBookChannel
      @NevsBookChannel Před měsícem

      @@DutchGreyBeard heh, yes. Does your copy have the CSLewis intro? He mentions how MacDondald is not the best of writers! I enjoyed later parts so try to keep going

    • @DutchGreyBeard
      @DutchGreyBeard  Před měsícem +1

      @@NevsBookChannel No, no intro in my copy. Okay, I'll keep on reading it. Thnx

  • @lolofantje11
    @lolofantje11 Před měsícem

    Ik had me voorgenomen ook niks te kopen.
    en toen....
    Kocht ik boeken voor mijn man en kinderen :-)
    Sloot ik me aan bij een boekclub en wilde ik de drie boeken hebben omdat ik er dan aantekeningen in kan maken.
    En een zeker persoon , bleef maar zeggen dat ik toch echt Duncton quest moest lezen.
    Dus nu heb ik 3 2e hands exemplaren gevonden. Door naar poging 2 voor lezen wat je hebt en een periode niks nieuws kopen.

    • @DutchGreyBeard
      @DutchGreyBeard  Před měsícem

      Het is moeilijk, zo niet onmogelijk. Er doet zich altijd iets voor waardoor één of meer boeken simpelweg gekocht MOETEN worden. Ik ken het gevoel.

  • @anotherbibliophilereads
    @anotherbibliophilereads Před měsícem

    I have done the Read What You Own Challenge for three years. The whole idea is to stop buying books indiscriminately.

    • @DutchGreyBeard
      @DutchGreyBeard  Před měsícem

      Impressive. Yeah, I understand the idea, and I applaud people who can do that. For myself however.... the escape-door to buying new books remains too attractive.

  • @bjminton2698
    @bjminton2698 Před měsícem

    Good morning! I think you're doing pretty good! And that the DNF should count towards your goal 🙂. BTW, what did you DNF?

    • @DutchGreyBeard
      @DutchGreyBeard  Před měsícem

      Morning! Or, Afternoon... That would really feel like cheating... I embarked on this five volume series of 'Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East' by Baird Spalding, and after about 50 pages I decided that it was way too edifying (is that right word?) for me. I may pick it up again to give it a second chance, but not any time soon.

    • @bjminton2698
      @bjminton2698 Před měsícem

      ​@@DutchGreyBeard Wow! That series does sound heavy. Maybe it's more of a "thinker" series - best ingested in small bites...