A Good Thriller discussion

My tbr has grown exponentially.There are just too many books I want to read. Lots of great books in my collection,but there are many I haven't even started,because there are too many to read before that.

So,I have to speed read and skim a lot.

Anyone else have this problem ?

W wrote: "My tbr has grown exponentially.There are just too many books I want to read. Lots of great books in my collection,but there are many I haven't even started,because there are too many to read before..."

I don't speed read or skim. If I want to read a book I want to read it. I do feel a little oppressed by the huge number of books I may not get to, but I always feel like if the book I am reading is worth my time, I should be really reading it. I'm getting better at giving myself permission to set books aside, unfinished, if they aren't doing it for me.

Yes,if I really like a book,I give it my full attention and don't skim.But the vast majority of books don't fall in this category.

I try not to skim and I definitely try not to put any pressure to read faster so that I get to the next. My TBR is so big I just think of it as a wishlist. If Heaven is worth its salt, it will have a library.

It is frustrating, when I start a new book, I could spend a week going through my shelf and my kindle, then I still find it hard.

Fallen behind on my Net Galley by over 94 books, due to picking my favourite action thrillers on my kindle first.

When I get a new book, it goes to the tail end of my TBR list and gets read after the books ahead of it. There are exceptions, of course - like when a friend gives me an ARC to review.

I will quit a book before finishing it if it is exceptionally bad in any way, but those occasions are rare as I tend to stick with authors I know and only trying a new author if the book blurb resonates greatly with me.