Embrace those DNFs Lianne! You may not have completed any books, but you've still accomplished taking 4 books off that list. WIN!
@TiaSprengel2 ай бұрын
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!
@lorraineb59912 ай бұрын
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.
@still-reading2 ай бұрын
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. 🎉📦🎉
@ImogensTypewriter2 ай бұрын
As someone who started tracking this year and discovered that they DNF half the books they start, this is very validating. 🥰📚
@VWbus19802 ай бұрын
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!
@anikamercier26512 ай бұрын
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!! 📦
@victoriahogan65982 ай бұрын
📦 "...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.
@Sandraugiga2 ай бұрын
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.
@dotKaydot2 ай бұрын
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.
@pettyella66072 ай бұрын
Labor of labor is such a mood!
@sydvictim87982 ай бұрын
You encourage me to tackle my towering stack of owned books! DNFs are great, life is too short for "bad" books!
@MargaretPinard2 ай бұрын
"I don't really want todo the work today..." Never have words felt truer. A delight, LeeAnn!
@AReadsManga2 ай бұрын
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.
@heabooktubes2 ай бұрын
Dnf’s are a win. Always. ♥️
@ldavies3280Ай бұрын
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. 📦
@BookswithZaya2 ай бұрын
Love it! Sometimes ya gotta get through those DNFs to find the gems.
@max-reads2 ай бұрын
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
@klefk92352 ай бұрын
📦 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 ❤
@InfinitexLibrary2 ай бұрын
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!
@amandabrowАй бұрын
LOVE this idea/content. Worth the hard work.
@_daniela_s2 ай бұрын
1:45 thats the old school aol sound when sending a mail of course! 😂
@Sheep_commemoi2 ай бұрын
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.
@elizabethandrus38482 ай бұрын
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!!
@AbiofPellinor2 ай бұрын
I knew we'd be getting a good ol' spreadsheet!! 📦
@edwardsjarje2 ай бұрын
This is very much a win, Lianne. You took four books out of contention. That’s massive.
@_the_palest_30002 ай бұрын
I love this series
@lauramichelle69762 ай бұрын
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😂)
@fishbowlwoman2 ай бұрын
They’ll find people that love them-and you’ll find many more books you love! 📦
@kalareadsagain2 ай бұрын
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!
@MargaretPinard2 ай бұрын
Ooh, the Lyndsay Faye sounds like a winner!!! Thank you for bringing to my attention!
@MargaretPinard2 ай бұрын
Awwwww 😞 😆
@MargaretPinard2 ай бұрын
Oh, I have Burnam Wood, so there's my consolation. 🤣
@MargaretPinard2 ай бұрын
OMG, DNFing them all??? LOLOL
@HeatherSalterPurvesauthor2 ай бұрын
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.
@katiewinn26602 ай бұрын
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!
@k.s.thompson57662 ай бұрын
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!
@jemini_jem2 ай бұрын
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!
@rosaliel38782 ай бұрын
Picking them up and trying them is a win in my opinion 📦
@lisaedwards85052 ай бұрын
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! 📦📚💛🍀
@bethmw282 ай бұрын
Your enthusiasm in the first minute is contagious 😂😂😂
@whitney-8972 ай бұрын
📦 I have a bunch of TBR vets I should do the same for ... oh the dread!
@bethmw282 ай бұрын
Same 😭😭😭
@charlisimone66532 ай бұрын
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
@exploringallgenres2 ай бұрын
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.
@amnu20122 ай бұрын
📦 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.
@starlasell56982 ай бұрын
It's still a win! Good job! ❤📦📚
@wildblackberry91642 ай бұрын
Picnic at Hanging Rock is wonderful- I reckon it would be a good Halloween read, actually.
@FMsukina2 ай бұрын
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.
@LouiseReader2 ай бұрын
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!!!
@Senidhr2 ай бұрын
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.
@verucasalt45352 ай бұрын
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.
@marisagettas2 ай бұрын
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
@ji-lozz2 ай бұрын
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
@KatheD2 ай бұрын
I'm really looking forward to this series - things have to improve from here, right?📦Best of luck to you
@paulijooste30102 ай бұрын
📦🎁🐾 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 ❤
@sweet_t_reads2 ай бұрын
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_Garamond2 ай бұрын
Don't be ashamed! I keep books for years and years and enjoy them at the perfect time.
@emmal75102 ай бұрын
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.
@fuzzymurdermittens2 ай бұрын
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 :)
@verucasalt45352 ай бұрын
So sorry My Dark Vanessa didn't work out. Glad you're getting through stuff though!
@zoipappabeatha2 ай бұрын
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 ❤
@allison82082 ай бұрын
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. 📦📦📦
@eleanorransom60082 ай бұрын
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
@bethmw282 ай бұрын
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 😂
@stephaniee31752 ай бұрын
📦 Hey, at least you got them off your shelf! 😂
@outi38522 ай бұрын
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.
@lydscl2 ай бұрын
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.
@EmmyAngua2 ай бұрын
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. 📦
@ChloeReadsBooksАй бұрын
📦 Such a good idea, shame the books were a flop 🤣
@CheyeW132 ай бұрын
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
@michelleallan70112 ай бұрын
I love ur videos
@sarahbrown98412 ай бұрын
You should use a random number generator. They work incredibly well.
@marier68812 ай бұрын
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.
@mariadamore19632 ай бұрын
Look at it this way - in ONE episode you were able to knock out almost 10% of your starting list!!! 📦
@booksandbags17902 ай бұрын
📦 woohoo silver lining, space for more books
@amylouise72892 ай бұрын
📦 I want to see you read the Queen of the tearling just so you can check off an entire category on the spreadsheet 😂
@ilynn97942 ай бұрын
Sfsx is really good!
@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm2 ай бұрын
My dark Vanessa is so good 😤😤😤
@leeh43432 ай бұрын
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🌟!
@lesleyspear79332 ай бұрын
Your dogs are so damn cute! 🥰
@shaylaliller14432 ай бұрын
📦📦 no shame in a bunch of dnfs 😊
@orcarina9582 ай бұрын
Hi Harry!!
@maartjedegroot95982 ай бұрын
Birnam wood was a huge disappointment for me too 😢
@JaniceIsLearning2 ай бұрын
Maybe deep down inside you had a feeling the old books would be DNFs. That might be why they hadn’t been read previously. 📦
@shannonboote44832 ай бұрын
@debhanzlik5402 ай бұрын
📚❤
@kirstens19772 ай бұрын
🎁
@kaitieskates2 ай бұрын
Was hoping you would have a good time but at least this way you cleared some nonsense off your shelves.
@judithcakelover2 ай бұрын
I hope you like the next book you pick up📦
@ChattieTheMadChatterАй бұрын
📦💜📚
@CJCregg8842 ай бұрын
I thought my dark vanessa was so poorly written 😂 sooooooo I'm VERY HAPPY to hear you talk about it 😏
@deeingram35952 ай бұрын
📦 ❤
@mrsfruity762 ай бұрын
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😂! 📚📦
@WhatVictoriaRead2 ай бұрын
📦📦📦
@BookishAdventuresInWellbeing2 ай бұрын
📦
@louloubear26342 ай бұрын
📦📦
@kindelglamser8455Ай бұрын
🦊
@dragonrambles2 ай бұрын
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”