One of the main reasons for me having so many books, apart
from my uncontrolled book buying sprees, is that I find it very difficult to
get rid of books once I've bought them. I read them and if I like them, I will
aim to read them again at some point in the future and that, I find, is quite a
justifiable reason for keeping them. If I don't like them, however, I will keep
them anyway and even I, the guilty party, find it a bit hard to understand why
with some.
With the majority, the reasoning is clear. Though the book
may not have been that good, in my opinion, I just can't stand the thought of
such a beautiful spine being snapped by someone who doesn't appreciate the
beauty of books or it going on to be destroyed, as I have worked in a charity
shop and if something doesn't sell after a while, well, I don't really want to
think about what happens to it. These reasons might seem a little
materialistic, but it's a barrier I can't overcome.
Also, if I'm uncertain on a book, I will let myself keep it
because I promise myself that I will read it again at some point in the future,
which is an almost impossible task looking at how many books I have on my TBR
pile.
Often the books I didn't really enjoy will go onto my
bookshelves and that only makes it harder to let them go because I have given
them a place and my mind cannot imagine them not being there anymore.
The books pictured above, however, have been sitting in a
box beneath my desk for the past couple of years, having been moved off my
shelves for books I vastly preferred. So, in a small summer clear out, I
decided it was time for them to go. They weren't doing anything useful hidden
away and I just have to hope that they will go to a loving home.
Do you find it hard to clear out your books? If so, why? If
not, teach me your ways, please.
-E
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