the tbr tag!! (or, how many unread books do i own?!)

My Glasses:
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the questions:
How do you keep track of your TBR pile?
Is your TBR mostly print or ebook?
How do you determine which book from your TBR to read next?
A Book That's Been On Your TBR List The Longest
A Book You Recently Added To Your TBR
A Book In Your TBR Strictly Because Of Its Beautiful Cover
A Book On Your TBR That You Never Plan on Reading
An Unpublished Book On Your TBR That You’re Excited For
A Book On Your TBR That Basically Everyone’s Read But You
A Book On Your TBR That Everyone Recommends To You
A Book On Your TBR That You’re Dying To Read
How many books are on your TBR shelf?

☞ My name is Ariel and I’m a Canadian writer, poet, and YouTuber. I organize my shelves by genre and then colour and my favourite book is Animal Farm. I've been making bookish content online for over 8 years and love spreading a love of reading through videos, panels, articles, and more! Think we could make something cool together? Send me an email!

☞ Thanks for watching! ☜

[CaptainKMorganx]

"the bread baking genre" this is a VERY Ariel sentiment

[virginialikethewoolf]

my FAVORITE thing is buying used books and finding little notes in them... i hope shannon loved that bread book before passing it on

Ariel trying those glasses is like Harry Potter trying wands

[JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Ooo I didn’t know there were different fonts to help dyslexics read! That’s so cool

[ForTheLoveOfMusicals]

I really dislike owning books I haven’t read as my excitement fades after I buy them, so I tend to only buy books I want to read now. I really want to buy and read “this is how you lose the time war” right now

[ShivangiBhasin]

You are such a beautiful soul Ariel, I’m so glad to have found your channel :) I’ve been plagued with guilt for buying dozens of books during the lockdown (& for having a ridiculously long TBR) and it’s so good to have you affirm the importance of having control over one’s reading, to not let others decide your choices. More power to you girl, keep shining🙌🏼✨

[socratesandstorybooks]

The Purple They're so Ariel and they also look whimsical ❤ ❤

[catalystandchaos]

The purple clear glasses look so good on you!

[jillianmargery]

"I gravitate. Like a call to action."
I've never felt so understood ❤🙏🏼

I think you should get the Lilac pair 💜 & my TBR I'm MOST excited for is The Handmaid's Tale.

[elizabethgauci]

As someone from Newfoundland, it warms my cold, dead heart to see people talk about it! We often get forgotten about because of how removed we are from mainland Canada but I love that you enjoyed it here! I've heard The Innocents is wonderful

[thethriftyfawn]

I love how some of your videos can be listened to, kinda like a podcast! I do watch, but I can glance away and remain listening while folding laundry or doing dishes etc... thanks for keeping me company with cool book content Ariel!
😊❤👍

[rozhansadeghi]

I'm from Iran so when you picked up Persepolis I literally screamed at my phone. I think it's a FANTASTIC book and knowing you (thanks to the digital age we're living in!) you're gonna love it!
No pressure though😂

[lenausesyoutube]

I love the purple glasses and the clear and brown ones. 😍

[alinasophie]

READ THE SECRET HISTORY!!! It's so enthralling and twisty and the characters are so grey-area and interesting! I literally stayed up all night finishing it.

[opheliabalou]

The pink (first ones) and the lilac ones suit you so well!

[tatortot]

I finished the secret history almost a week ago and I haven't been able to read anything since. Its like nothing feels right and I really just want to go back into that book

[TheEllaDarling]

Last year I (unintentionally) read several of books that had been on my TBR the longest (would read one, next one I read was the 'new' oldest one). Cinder by Marissa Meyer and the Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater were among them, and shock(!) Both of them ignited the same sort of energy that The Hunger Games did when I read it back in 2013. (Those two had been on my TBR since 2015 btw so I was quite glad to get around to them FINALLY 😂)

[ghazalmoenie]

I’m persian and I really love that people are reading “Persepolis” ! Just wanted to say that it’s actually pronounced like: “pers-polis” 😂 but the way u say it ‘s pretty cute too!!🖤🖤

[ciannacoleman]

Most of my TBR is kept either at the library or I read ebooks/audios, the main time I buy books is either TBR I am given as gifts or books I have read, loved, and want my own copy of. Of course this is partially because I am a college student who has never had a real job before, once I do have one I might splurge on books more often (dominantly used ones). My personal collection of books is less than 200 but our family (mainly dad’s) collection is over 5000 lol.

[ThePhoenixFlight]

Persepolis is amazing and actually not that hard to read, she has little bits of humour that will make you fall in love with her story ;)
And I loved the purple/lavender glasses :D