Hello! This LTB post is a bit late, but I still want to get it published! This week’s topic is unhauling books, so I’m going to be talking about when I do (and do not) get rid of my books. This post didn’t end up being that long, but I did have a little to say! So, let’s get into the post.
Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and has been hosted by me since April of this year! Each Friday, there is a discussion topic for bloggers to write about. This week’s topic is reviewing books, suggested by Amber @ Escape Life in the Pages!
Do you get rid of books often? Or do you hold on to every book you buy?
I don’t get rid of books that often. I usually hold onto books, and don’t like to get rid of them often. A lot of my books are from when I was a lot younger, and are ones that I loved in elementary and middle school. I also try to only get books that I’ve read before, loved, and want to reread, or books that I’m very confident I’ll like, so I don’t end up with a ton of books that I don’t like.
How do you decide which books to get rid of?
When I do get rid of books (which is definitely not often at all) it’s books that I know I’m not going to end up reading, or books that I didn’t like. When I get rid of books, I usually put them in my little free library, or give them to a friend, so I know that they’re going somewhere!
Are there any books you would never get rid of?
Definitely; there are lots of books that I would never get rid of!! I would never get rid of the books that were my favorites when I was younger, like Lois Lenski’s books, and the Penderwicks, and those are ones that I still like to reread now! I also will never get rid of the books I have that were my parents, because it’s cool to have books that were theirs when they were younger.
And I also wouldn’t get rid of books that are my favorites, even if they are a lot newer; my copies of The Henna Wars and Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, for example, since they’re two of my favorite books!
This week’s posts:
Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly | Raji @ Worlds Unlike Our Own | Leslie @ Books Are the New Black | Ruby @ Ruby Reads and Reviews | Ellie @ Ace Reader | Dedra @ A Book Wanderer | Fives @ Down the Rabbit Hole | Dini @ Dini Panda Reads | Becca @ Becca’s Bookmark | Becky @ Becky Bookstore | Hannah @ Hannah’s Library | Jenni @ JennieLyse | Kristin @ Lukten av trykksverte | Nicole @ Thoughts Stained with Ink
Thanks so much to everyone who participated, and don’t forget to go and discover some new blogs! If I missed your post, let me know in the comments so I can add it up here!
Do you get rid of books often? How do you decide what books to get rid of? Have you ever regretted getting rid of a book? Chat with me in the comments below!
Book Nook Bits 
I just unhauled an entire bag of books yesterday! I only keep books I’m sure I’ll re-read, and I’m not attached to the ones I won’t. I use the UK website bookswap a lot, and if there’s no takers for my books on there I send them to charity shops. The only problem is trying to work out what to do with the ARCs.
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that’s awesome! and it sounds like you have a great system for only holding onto books you really want to read again!!
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I’ve got a lot of books from when I was younger too. Now, my kid has his own library that is bursting. It’s so hard not to buy him books! haha
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That’s great!! My parents definitely started my love of reading, and got me tons of books!
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It’s the best!! My parents were the same. 🙂
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I try to hold onto books, but I also have been moving a lot, and when you have to pay to get the books across the country, it’s a pretty good incentive to get rid of ones you didn’t even like. 😛 So I usually donate them and hope someone likes them better.
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That makes sense, and that’s great that you donate them!! It always makes me happier getting rid of books knowing that other people are going to enjoy them more!
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Hi Aria! You can find my post for this week’s prompt here: https://thoughtsstainedwithink.com/lets-talk-bookish-unhauling-books/
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Thanks for participating this week! I’ve added your link to my post!
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Also, unfortunately, when you only link to my homepage, I don’t get a notification. In the future, if you link to one of my posts, I’ll get a notification that you’ve mentioned me in your post!
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Thank you so much, Aria!!
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Here’s mine by the way. 🙂 https://luktenavtrykksverte.blogspot.com/2022/08/lets-talk-bookish-unhauling-books.html
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Thanks for participating! I’ve added your link to the page 🙂
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OMG, I love this!! I’ve only just learnt to not be so possessive of my personal library and have gradually (about every 2 months) unhauled books I never liked to begin with, and books I’ve lost interest in. It’s been quite freeing since I’m not longer bound by the immense need to read every book I own at least once, though I do regret letting some popular books go now and then 😂
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Ahh I’m so glad!! I probably need to learn how to be less possessive of my books, but I just have such a hard time letting them go 😂 Thanks for commenting! 🥰
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Hi, Aria! I participated too. It’s my first time. I’m not sure if you have a linky I need to post to. Thanks for the fun question and opportunity to get to know other bloggers!
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Hi Jenni!! Thanks for participating, and welcome to the LTB community!!
Unfortunately, when you only link to my homepage, I don’t get a notification. So, in the future if you link to one of my blog posts, I’ll be able to see that you mentioned me! Thanks for giving me your link; I’ve added it to the post!
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