In case you missed the five hundred times I talked about it, I recently moved. It was a big move — all the way from New Jersey to Tennessee, or about 800 miles. I had already done a huge unhaul a few months ago but still ended up bringing about five big boxes of books with me. When I got here, though, and was given the opportunity to trade in some books for cash, I made some hard decisions. Was I really going to read all of those books? Probably not.
Hence, The Great Book Unhaul of 2019, Part Two. Otherwise known as Books I’ve Recently Removed From My TBR. I am a little bit sad to say that I did not keep track of all of the books I got rid of. It wasn’t as many as earlier this year, but it was still a big pile!
I’m not including books I got rid of that I’ve already read on this list. This is just books that I bought that, for whatever reason, I don’t think I’m actually ever going to read.
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Nothing against any of these books, of course! I think I probably would have enjoyed a lot of them if I’d actually sat down to read them. But most of these were cheap impulse buys (or I got them for free) and they just weren’t anywhere near the top of my TBR. I’m just telling myself that I can always check them out from the library if I really get a burning desire to read them.
I’d like to say this is the last big unhaul for a while, but my next pile is already started.

What are some books you’ve removed from your TBR? Have you done any big unhauls recently? Let’s talk in the comments!
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I adore the feeling of finally admitting I’m not going to read a book. I got rid of only four books from my tbr earlier this year and even that felt great.
I hope your move went well!
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Thank you! It was the biggest move I’ve done by myself by far, but it went really well. And honestly, taking any number of books off your TBR feels great!
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I’ve been getting rid of a lot of books recently too! But then I also find ones that I’d forgotten about and realize that I still want to read and my TBR pile gets longer (even though the book was there anyways, somehow). I’ve read a few of those on your list, and if you like fairy tale-inspired stories you may want to reconsider Spinning Silver. It was one of the best books I’ve read this year.
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That’s great to hear! I can always get it from the library. 😊
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Good for you. I am trying to do the same, but I always seem to buy more books than I get rid of. (sigh)
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Me too. I got a few new books last week myself. At least I’m clearing up a little space.
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My TBR list is huge. I’ve been removing books by reading them for a change! Haha.
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Haha, great job!
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