This is the same thing I started doing in the last five years or so. I borrow everything from the library and only a new favourite or something I know I'll re-read gets added to my to-buy list. Probably only 2-5 books a year come in this way.

Same as for other commenters! I love to dog ear my books, so if it’s a book I either collect (Like warrior cats) or a book I’ve already read, I purchase. If I’m on the fence, I borrow. I also VASTLY prefer second hand book shops to new books; I tend to love old cover designs and I get a nice discount!

Yeah, that chapter was rough. Lots and lots of broken hyoid bones. Brutal.

While I will borrow books from the library I prefer to own my books, same as my movies/music/tv shows/games. Renting them means paying again if it is still available latet

That is sad. Ironically, Kanye recorded a guided meditation for Audible. But I guess it doesn't count as a book because it's spoken word and short?

Edit: Nevermind, it was Puff Daddy, not Kanye. I'm old and can't keep my celebs straight, but I'm working on that.

I’m nearly done with The Part About the Crimes, it’s been hellish in a way I could only compare to Blood Meridian.

So far I’ve enjoyed the book very much, with the first and third Parts really standing out to me despite the fourth being the obvious lynchpin.

I've been loving all of Don Winslow's stuff. Even Savages. Even the movie adaptation of Savages.

Most new releases I borrow from the library. Most of the books I own I buy used, and only if I am pretty sure I am going to like them.

You can't buy a book until you finish X number of books at home. Allowed to peruse bookstores to get ideas but use it as a treat to purchase once you accomplished your X goal.

Teach me the ways of reading and grilling.

>gradually getting shorter

What hemisphere are you in?

Like any other book, one page at a time. :)

But seriously, don't stress yourself too much about remembering every little detail you read in non-fiction, it takes time and repetition to get it down. Just enjoy learning and reading, if you make it too much like a job or a chore then you might stop doing it altogether.

As you read more about a topic, you will be surprised what you start to remember. You'll start to see the connections and think "Oh yeah didn't I read about that in X..". Or even in daily conversation you will start to find places where it relates to some topic of discussion.

It just takes time, you can't force it. Just try to follow the big picture and patterns rather than specific details.

What type of non-fiction are you reading?

I buy, for many reasons: I currently have the means, I want to support authors and bookstores directly, and I enjoy having a personal library (book ownership was a luxury that we couldn't afford when I was a child).

2666 is absolutely brutal and ruthless. That being said, it's totally OK to enjoy it in the way that Bolaño originally intended, as five separate novels. Also consider that he left this unfinished, so that's something to consider. The section about Professor Amalfitano was my favorite part.

I'd suggest that anyone looking to get into Bolaño try The Savage Detectives first. I like his short stories the best, it gets a lot of criticism but I think The Skating Rink was beyond brilliant.

OP typed my instead of by. If you change that it reads fine (although the fact it was Bolaño's final book seems a bit irrelevant).

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Oh.... idk. Do you want to start a library or something? I legit feel like a librarian so i almost never buy books any more altho book shopping is my fav thing to do like ever. It makes visiting bookstores fun tho cuz i get to hang out longer.

Sometimes I skip to the end of a tense passage because I've had enough tension for now, thank you very much, but I'm still interested in the story and want to continue.

In fact, right now I'm reading One for the Money, by Stephanie Evanovich. Overall, it's a relatively lighthearted bounty-hunter procedural. Some easygoing action, some humor, some slice of life stuff. And then every so often a sudden very dark turn into horrible abuse. So far I can still respect the author and the editor's choice to include those passages. I'm still interested in the characters and the story. But there's no way in hell I'm reading those paragraphs in detail. Just let me skip to the light at the end of the tunnel, please.

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Just the fact Colleen Hoover wants to make a coloring book out of this shows how much care she puts in writing about a serious topic.

Domestic violence romanticized. That's all I have to say.

I'm running out of space to store the books I have bought. So, I have set a goal of reading the books I have before buying more. If I stick to it, I can probably go the rest of the year without buying another book. I'm not sure how long I'll be able to hold out, though.

Ok I read it as in, “I’ve read all of Bolaño’s work and I’m finishing up with 2666” and your read makes so much more sense because mine seems real bizarre.

"To Be Read"

Pretty sure it was a typo and OP meant Bolaño's last book. It wasn't finished until his final days and published posthumously.

You missed the mark impressively