EXPOSING MY OLDEST BOOKS... AND TRYING TO READ THEM ALL! | TBR VETERANS EP. 1 | Literary Diversions

[@Lynn-CA]

Embrace those DNFs Lianne! You may not have completed any books, but you've still accomplished taking 4 books off that list. WIN!

[@TiaSprengel]

I'm honestly just as happy to see someone DNF books from their TBR as finish them! If the goal is to tackle your TBR, this is still a win!

[@still-reading]

The good thing about reading tbr veterans is the number left always goes down, never up because you bought more books. Lol I'm doing this in 2024. So far I've read or dnf'd 8 veterans. Only 1 even rated 3 stars, none were keepers. But I feel better getting them off my shelf! Well, out of a box, really. But each book we eliminate is a WIN to me. 🎉📦🎉

[@lorraineb5991]

I count that as a success, at least you tried them and now you don’t have to feel guilty looking at them on your shelves.

[@victoriahogan6598]

📦 "...a level of myself that I haven't been in a long time...I just don't really want to engage with that for the sake of a book that's 3 or 3.5 stars and is not going to change my world in any way." YES! Absolutely! I feel this and totally agree. Thank you for saying this. This is why I don't pick up some books that may be raved about like "My Dark Vanessa." I don't want to be in the headspace that I know it will inevitably put me in.

[@anikamercier2651]

I still love vlogs where people DNF especially since you give reason why and that’s helpful. DNF to your hearts content and don’t feel bad or keep going!! 📦

[@VWbus1980]

Birnham Wood is such a slow start but it gets soooo good. The entire 3rd act is much more gripping and so worth the commitment!

[@ImogensTypewriter]

As someone who started tracking this year and discovered that they DNF half the books they start, this is very validating. 🥰📚

[@MargaretPinard]

"I don't really want todo the work today..." Never have words felt truer. A delight, LeeAnn!

[@Sandraugiga]

Find it hard to read my oldest and neglect my newest, so i’ve decided to pick from my veterans when the moon is waning, and pick from the newest when its waxing.

[@dotKaydot]

I hope you’ll still count these books towards your TBR veterans space! It doesn’t seem right that you made a whole vlog dedicated to that space without making any progress.

[@sydvictim8798]

You encourage me to tackle my towering stack of owned books! DNFs are great, life is too short for "bad" books!

[@AReadsManga]

Girl, you NEED to read “Six of Crows”! I postponed reading it for ages and read it recently - easily one of my favourite books of all time, if I could reread it like it was the first time again, I would.

[@ldavies3280]

I like chapters. I know you don’t have to stop at the end of one, but they are an easy way to know that this would be a good place to pause. Nice short chapters - we need more of them. 📦

[@heabooktubes]

Dnf’s are a win. Always. ♥️

[@BookswithZaya]

Love it! Sometimes ya gotta get through those DNFs to find the gems.

[@MargaretPinard]

Ooh, the Lyndsay Faye sounds like a winner!!! Thank you for bringing to my attention!

[@MargaretPinard]

Awwwww 😞 😆

[@MargaretPinard]

Oh, I have Burnam Wood, so there's my consolation. 🤣

[@MargaretPinard]

OMG, DNFing them all??? LOLOL

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

My dark Vanessa is so good 😤😤😤

[@edwardsjarje]

This is very much a win, Lianne. You took four books out of contention. That’s massive.

[@max-reads]

I understand what you’re going through in this vlog. Reading the oldest books on your tbr is so hard! For my 24 books to read in 2024, I (unfortunately) decided to tackle my tbr veterans. I only read three and dnfed two as of August. It’s not going well. I might just do a "read a chapter challenge" with them because most of them don’t interest me anymore

[@fishbowlwoman]

They’ll find people that love them-and you’ll find many more books you love! 📦

[@klefk9235]

📦 I am supportive of you remaining true and I can so relate to the do I dnf and unhaul or not evaluation. Love you sharing the struggle. Please take care of the ankle ❤

[@AbiofPellinor]

I knew we'd be getting a good ol' spreadsheet!! 📦

[@_daniela_s]

1:45 thats the old school aol sound when sending a mail of course! 😂

[@amandabrow]

LOVE this idea/content. Worth the hard work.

[@elizabethandrus3848]

So lovely to see a video from you. It is always so interesting to see the books you have on your shelves. You truly are an eclectic reader. To see what your oldest books are was such fun. Those intimidating tomes!!

[@verucasalt4535]

I've been going through my tbr as well! I cut down almost 100 books on my tbr! I only own about 8 books but these were on my goodreads list. I decided I didn't want to read them or checked them out and read/dnf'd them. Down to 147 on my TBR list and going strong! My goal is to get to 80-100.

[@HeatherSalterPurvesauthor]

I’m proud of you for the DNFing the books that weren’t serving you. I also really need to start looking at my TBR and doing a similar thing.

[@wildblackberry9164]

Picnic at Hanging Rock is wonderful- I reckon it would be a good Halloween read, actually.

[@katiewinn2660]

I'm sorry that books you really thought you'd like didn't work out, especially after you hung onto them through your previous collection culls. That being said, I'm in the camp of people who are really happy you tackled them, ever if they were DNFs. Now you know for sure they're not for you and you can open up that space for new potential faves. Also- they don't have to take up any more mental space, as there's no more guilt for having not read them. I think this vlog was a total win!

[@charlisimone6653]

I find that I don’t enjoy 85% of my tbr veterans, and I think it is because I get so in my head and hype them and then i can’t enjoy them. I actually avoid buying books now for this reason, because the guilt and disappointment is just too much! but sometimes I do a reread before reading a unread book i’ve been sitting on, and I find that helps, because I’m almost always more excited for rereads and obsessed with them, so it gives my tbr veterans more wiggle room. but also, go dnfs! the sooner you can move on the lighter you’ll feel

[@jemini_jem]

Love the dnf's it's freeing to no longer feel guilt over the dusty ones! They've been there for a while they should have a low dnf bar!

[@k.s.thompson5766]

So many of us have been unwilling to DNF because we saw it as a failure. But life's too short to force yourself to read something you don't enjoy. You were able to DNF a few books and whittle down your TBR pile. WOOT WOOT!

[@kalareadsagain]

I actually love this all being DNFs and would have so much fun even if every single one of these videos was all DNFs! I think we probably all need to be DNF-ing more often. And what you said about Birnam Wood has helped me take it off my TBR, so thank you!

[@LouiseReader]

WOW, what are the chances? I'm hoping to pick up one of my TBR veterans for Women in Translation Month, it was published in 1999, and I think it's been on my shelves for most of that time. OMG, I've just realised that that means that I've had it on the shelves of at least 4 and maybe more houses!!!

[@stephaniee3175]

📦 Hey, at least you got them off your shelf! 😂

[@InfinitexLibrary]

It's a shame this hasn't been a great reading experience for you so far but I'm loving this series so far and HEY at least you're being validated for these books which kept dropping off your tbr for SOME reason!

[@Sheep_commemoi]

Birnam Wood was an early fave from the start of this year but it does take 60 percent of the book to set all the pieces up but then it was the most anxiety inducing final act of anything else I've read this year. The pacing is more than uneven and it is completely fair to not be up for that at all. I love the idea of this series and as someone who is terrible about reading books I own, it does also make me nervous for the oldest veterans. The reader I was 5 years ago is not the same reader I am today and we may make different choices.

[@exploringallgenres]

It always hurts to DNF a book but it's especially painful when its 4 books in a row. But, this frees up your reading time for books you will hopefully love and finish. I had 6 DNFs last month so I feel your pain.

[@whitney-897]

📦 I have a bunch of TBR vets I should do the same for ... oh the dread!

[@bethmw28]

Same 😭😭😭

[@verucasalt4535]

So sorry My Dark Vanessa didn't work out. Glad you're getting through stuff though!

[@bethmw28]

Your enthusiasm in the first minute is contagious 😂😂😂

[@lisaedwards8505]

Oh my… I feel your pain, Lianne! I’ve been DNF’ing at a record pace lately. And funny enough, I’m reading Birnam Wood right now. Only 40 pages in and wondering if anything will ever happen. I’ll stick with it for a bit and see how it goes. Hope you have some good book charm coming your way soon! 📦📚💛🍀

[@fuzzymurdermittens]

You're clearing space off both your TBR and your bookshelves. I'd argue that four DNFs is a huge victory! Four less books haunting you now :)

[@lauramichelle6976]

THAT STARKID REFERENCE IS MY FAVORITE REFERENCE. the number of people i have introduced just that clip to 😂 (as in, i send it to people every morning at work because... i dont want to do the work today😂)

[@ChloeReadsBooks]

📦 Such a good idea, shame the books were a flop 🤣

[@KatheD]

I'm really looking forward to this series - things have to improve from here, right?📦Best of luck to you

[@FMsukina]

I'm sorry you didn't love the books you read, but I LOVE that you fearlessly DNF'd them! I''m a big fan of DNF'ing. Life is too short to read books you're not loving.

[@amnu2012]

📦 I feel your pain! It's so disheartening to encounter DNF after DNF. However, you can spin this in your favor and see it as a good thing; you're clearing out more shelf space at a quicker than anticipated pace and making room for books that you will enjoy upon purchase.

[@Senidhr]

Don't be sad Lianne it happens. Maybe they were veterans for a reason deep down. At least now you know and you can send them in their merry way.

[@_the_palest_3000]

I love this series

[@starlasell5698]

It's still a win! Good job! ❤📦📚

[@emmal7510]

I don't think I'd have the courage to work out how long I've had some books on my tbr. Pretty sure I have more than a few that have hit the US drinking age. And I really do intend to actually read most of them, eventually.

[@booksandbags1790]

📦 woohoo silver lining, space for more books

[@marisagettas]

Congrats on your unhauling! I’m sorry none of the books worked, but at least you are making way for new books to find their way to you xo

[@rosaliel3878]

Picking them up and trying them is a win in my opinion 📦

[@ji-lozz]

Hi Lianne, I happened to notice on your spreadsheet that you listed Soji Shimada's Tokyo zodiac murders as a non-fiction, but it's a thriller! I wanted to let you know not to be nitpicky but bc I know it can suck going into a book expecting one thing and have it be another 😅 I'm so sorry about all the dnfs, I wish you the most enjoyable books ever next time

[@allison8208]

I almost DNF’d Birnam Wood but stuck with it and ended up giving it 5 ⭐️. When things pop off they really get unhinged. But it def takes way past p63 so if you’re not feeling it prob best to let it go with no regrets. 📦📦📦

[@eleanorransom6008]

I am proud to say TBR vets are not my problem. But If I don't sort my life out, the books I'm buying will become problems in a few years

[@bethmw28]

I have a few books that are between 10-15 year vets at this point 🙈 they need to be targeted... but will this video inspire me to do that? Who knows 😂

[@sarahbrown9841]

You should use a random number generator. They work incredibly well.

[@sweet_t_reads]

You say Oregon correctly! Also this makes me ashamed of my shelves. I have some books on there that I've had for over 10 years...... BUT at my defense, I had some health issues that kept me from reading for a lot of those years. But not all of them 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@N_Garamond]

Don't be ashamed! I keep books for years and years and enjoy them at the perfect time.

[@zoipappabeatha]

I mostly read ebooks I very rarely buy physical books anymore but I do have 30 physical books in my tbr. Some of them I bought 20 years ago.😂 I can't unhaul them until I read them though. I read only 1 physical book a month so it will take me time but I don't mind. Great video ❤

[@mariadamore1963]

Look at it this way - in ONE episode you were able to knock out almost 10% of your starting list!!! 📦

[@marier6881]

The Timothy Wilde series by Lyndsay Faye is excellent. I have not read her orher books so I can't compare but l Read Thay series a while ago and I keep telling myself I should reread it.

[@amylouise7289]

📦 I want to see you read the Queen of the tearling just so you can check off an entire category on the spreadsheet 😂

[@pettyella6607]

Labor of labor is such a mood!

[@outi3852]

It's so disappointing when you end up DNFin books that have been sitting on your shelves for ages, been there, done that. But I hope you can still see this as a good thing; you tackled some tbr veterans, and now you can get rid of them knowing that you gave them a chance. And as a viewer, I don't mind DNFs at all! They're a good reminder that we don't (usually) _have_ to read books we're not enjoying and it's ok to move on to something else.

[@paulijooste3010]

📦🎁🐾 I'm so with you - just spent 3 loooooong painful days sorting and getting rid of books that have been GLARING at me for years 😢 it's been painful especially the ones that I just had to have even when painfully broke BUT in the end I do feel better - that relief that comes after the pain. And now I have space for mmmmmm books ❤

[@CheyeW13]

i think it's more likely that for everyone that tbr vets don't Hit like we want them to - i think there's something subconscious about us skipping certain books for a while that is sort of a portent for them not being good reads for us

[@lydscl]

I'm definitely about embracing the DNF. It's always a downer when you've been looking forward to a book and it doesn't work but better that ans get rid than persevere and put yourself into a slump. It's why I dnf'd Birnam Wood too - not even the audiobook could save it.

[@michelleallan7011]

I love ur videos

[@shaylaliller1443]

📦📦 no shame in a bunch of dnfs 😊

[@orcarina958]

Hi Harry!!

[@lesleyspear7933]

Your dogs are so damn cute! 🥰

[@ilynn9794]

Sfsx is really good!

[@EmmyAngua]

I think it's a good sign that you DNFd. It proves that your gut was right about those books not being for you. Sure, one might have surprised you, but now you know and you can stop thinking about them. 📦

[@maartjedegroot9598]

Birnam wood was a huge disappointment for me too 😢

[@debhanzlik540]

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[@CJCregg884]

I thought my dark vanessa was so poorly written 😂 sooooooo I'm VERY HAPPY to hear you talk about it 😏

[@leeh4343]

I was nervous for you picking up Birnam Wood as I had recently finished it and thought it was a bit so so for me ….and yes well. 😊 Here’s hoping your next book is a 5🌟!

[@judithcakelover]

I hope you like the next book you pick up📦

[@ChattieTheMadChatter]

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[@kaitieskates]

Was hoping you would have a good time but at least this way you cleared some nonsense off your shelves.

[@JaniceIsLearning]

Maybe deep down inside you had a feeling the old books would be DNFs. That might be why they hadn’t been read previously. 📦

[@agnesb4008]

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[@mrsfruity76]

Like other commenters have said, each DNF equals a win. You weren't enjoying the books, and you're reading for enjoyment soooo.....DNF away😂! 📚📦

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[@dragonrambles]

No, it’s not you. I DNF’d Birnam Wood too. I made it to 200 pages - forced myself to go that far as it was a book club read. There was nothing clever about it, in my opinion. I also take issue with being lectured at, where the author’s voice and message is getting in the way of the story. It was also incredibly boring. At one point, as one character is going up through the woods and comes across some security, you think it’s going to get interesting. A coupe of pages later and it’s “false alarm”

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