Well, I'm up to "L", and halfway through my bookshelf of romances. Book count is currently at 553--I'll most likely be adding about 100-120 more before I'm done.

I'll be sending the link to the completed list to my family members, but I'm not looking forward to listening to their snarking on the totals and content of said list. I'll just tell my sibs to see what they come up with if they cataloged their music collections.

Thank you all for sharing Library Thing. I've just started, and I've listed a chunk, but I've got a good long way to go. I can't wait to look at everyone else's collections.

I've got a ton more, but I haven't been doing them in any real sort of order.

OK, this is ridiculous--I've got about 8 shelf-feet of just Nora Roberts paperbacks. How did that happen?!?

OK, this is ridiculous--I've got about 8 shelf-feet of just Nora Roberts paperbacks. How did that happen?!?

You cloned half of mine?

95 so far, with several more boxes to go. (And which shall remain unpacked until I put up the built-in bookshelves. No more double-stacking! For at least a few months!)

[eta - I'm paging through the recommendations, and almost all of them are books I already own but haven't unpacked yet. Heh.]

All done! At least, with the ones I haven't loaned out. 618 books--not too bad, but not too much for the next time I have to move, either!

I've been contemplating maybe going back to a bookstore to work for the Christmas season, but not until next fall (too much going on this year). If I do, then I'll have to watch out for my book-buying, otherwise most of the check will end up with the company instead of paying off my bills.

I pretty much finished this afternoon, topping out at around 500-odd books that aren't cookbooks or kids' books. One thing that this has brought home for me is that I have a whole lotta books that I know I've had within the last couple of years that I can no longer find. Absolam! Absolam!, for instance, which I remember re-reading 3 years ago. Then there's Ulysses, which I had in a lovely large-font version, Lolita, Cryptonomicon, and a handful of others. I should probably make a list, but it might fill me with sour grapes. For all I know, I gave them away instead of permanently loaning them out.

One thing that this has brought home for me is that I have a whole lotta books that I know I've had within the last couple of years that I can no longer find.

Oh yeah, for sure. But I've also trashed a lot of books in the past few years in dejunking frenzies, so that might be a culprit as well. And I no longer have any real idea what's in the back stack on any shelves that have them.

Still, fun! I've remembered books I haven't thought about in a long time, and seen others on people's lists that had me scurrying over to Amazon.

After today's big push, though, I think I'll just be adding sporadically.

ETA - which reminds me, Kushiel's Dart is in my latest go pile. Anyone wants, just e me. (I just could never get into it, and I'm really trying to keep only books I either have some affection or interest in, or that I'm really seriously planning on getting around to someday. That's a big enough number as it is without hanging on to things that never did grab me.)

I've got to go through the writing shelf and remind myself which ones I still have versus the ones I had and got rid of.

I have 28 Roger Zelazny books! Gosh! And off to join the Buffistas group.