Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Wishes I Want From the Book Genie

This week's Top Ten Tuesday from The Broke and the Bookish is My Top Ten Wishes From the Book Genie.  Can this be a thing?  Because a Book Genie would be really useful!

1.  I wish that Beverly Connor would write another book - I LOVE Beverly Connor's books.  Her Lindsay Chamberlain mysteries are awesome (except for 1 or 2 at the beginning) and her Diane Fallon remind me very much of Bones.  She's had that a book is coming soon on her website for 3 or 4 years now with no change.  I despair of there being another one.

2.  I wish I could pause time to get more reading done - I have so many books I really want to read but my reading time gets squeezed in at night and I can't read nearly as much as I want to because I do need to get a little sleep.  A pause button would be nice!

3.  I wish I would never have a reading slump - After a bunch of mediocre reads I'm kind of in one right now and I just don't have time for it!  Looking over my book list I'm just kind of meh about all of them and I need something to snap me out quick!

4.  I wish I could tell immediately that a book wasn't going to work for me - I can't even count how many times I've been all excited or intrigued by a book and then come to find it just isn't for me.  I wish instead of reading to page 50 (or sometimes to the bitter end) I could tell just by looking that I wasn't going to love it.

5.  I wish every book with a great cover lived up to the cover - I love a good cover and it frequently increases my interest in a book but how often does a great cover end up containing a not so good book?

6.  I wish I could have a TARDIS for book storage - Here's the thing - I don't really own that many books.  I use paperbackswap to get rid of most of the books I've read - especially regular paperbacks, I use the library a lot, and most of my review books are ebooks.  Plus I have a decent number of bookcases.  BUT somehow the books have spread.  The smaller bookcase I keep for my fiction that I tend to trade is double stacked and crammed full.  And then there's the boxes under the bed and then there's the stacks situated all around the boxes.  It's becoming a problem!  So a TARDIS would be fab.  Especially if it just looked like a box but could just contain an infinite amount in a way that I could access the books easily.  That's not too much to ask right?

7.   I wish I could immediately get comfortable when reading - I think by nature I'm fairly high strung and I don't idle well so even though I really love to read and really want to snuggle up and read I always have a hard time getting comfortable.  If I can manage to sit down and not come up with other things to do then I have a problem getting comfortable.  If I'm in a chair I don't know what to do with my legs or my feet go to sleep or I'm too cramped.  If I'm in bed I'm too slouched or my necks at a funny angle or the pillow isn't just right or the blankets are perfect.  For any of them I can be too thirsty, too itchy, too hot, too cold, too anything.  I would love to just be able to sit and be all nice and cozy immediately every time.

8.  I wish that my book budget was infinite - I started to wish that all books were free but I want to be sure authors get paid for them because I want them to keep writing so I'm going with an infinite budget!  Especially with cookbooks.  Seriously, I could spend a ridiculous amount of money just on cookbooks. I want them all

9.  I wish I literally lived in a library - or at least next door to one where I can access it after hours - Because sometimes I just want to bookshop in my pajamas but don't feel quite right leaving the house in them

10. I wish that everyone who wants access to books had as many as they needed and someone to really talk books with - I know I was lucky in that I had (and still have) access to fantastic public libraries and could bring home just piles of books that interested me.  Even better was that I have my Grandmother who is as big of a reader as me and was always willing to talk books.  I started reading adult books when I was probably 10 or 11 (there wasn't nearly as much YA at the time or it doesn't seem like there was) and we read a lot of mysteries together.  I think having someone to talk books with really intensifies the love of books.

So what bookish things would you wish for?

20 comments:

  1. Tardis! Yes! Brilliant!

    Can it come with David Tennant and his awesome hair?

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  2. These are terrific. I think the Tardis style bookshelf is a popular notion. And I love that you wished books and bookish company for others, as well as books for yourself while still paying authors-my list was entirely selfish.

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  3. A Tardis would be so nice- more room on the inside than is apparent, lots of book storage space. :) And reading time- definitely. There's never enough. And having a dedicated library in the house would be nice!

    I also like the last one. It's nice when you can share books with family members, always a good thing! Have a great Tuesday.

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  4. Oh my gosh, a Tardis for book storage. Best idea ever!

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  5. Wouldn't it be wonderful if there really was a Book Genie :-)

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  6. Those are great! I love the idea of the Tardis to hold your books! :) I wish I didn't get so distracted when trying to read...I feel like dory from Little Nemo some times....lol

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  7. 2, 3 and 10. Oh yes. With you on all of those for sure.

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  8. Amen to number ten. If only everyone had access to books, there would be no more problems on this earth. Well, almost.

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  9. An infinite book budget would be perfect and I too wish I actually lived in a library. Nice list this week!

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  10. I wish... I had a book genie just like yours! (or the one you want anyway-as I want the same things you do)

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  11. Yes on the Tardis, and um have you seen that library in the Tardis!!

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  12. I think I need the opposite of #7. I get waaayyy too comfortable when I'm reading and then I don't want to move or do anything else. That's a huge problem with a house that always needs cleaning, laundry that always needs doing, bookshelves that always need dusting, etc.

    Happy TTT!

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  13. This is a great list, Katherine! So many of these fit me. Wishing I had an infinite budget, a Tardis all my own, knowing automatically which books will work for me . . . Well, just everything on your list. :-)

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  14. I wish I could pause time to get more reading done..YES! #10 was also a wonderful wish. It's really hard to teach on grade-level texts and assignments when your kids are multiple grades behind in their reading levels. #10 could change that completely.

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  15. No reading slumps would be heaven! I get almost 100% of my books now as ebooks. I only buy my most loved titles in hardcover, but as you said there seems to still be a shortage of shelves. I just packed away my good china that only gets used a couple of times a year and put my vintage and antique books in the china cabinet. Ha ha. :)

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  16. The only two I don't immediately connect with are #1 and #7 -- although I do wish my legs didn't go to sleep when I tuck them up under me! As for the TARDIS book storage, I could definitely use that. 18 bookshelves in this house and it's not enough!!! (Side note: apparently Dragon voice recognition software knows what a TARDIS is -- it spelled and capitalized it correctly! I'm easily amused...)

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  17. Of course you wished you live in a library was going to make your list! I just wished I lived near a good one! And the ability to pause time would be amazing :) Also like you I have problems getting comfy when reading, I'm a very restless person so I'm constantly moving position and reading spots too. As for me I wish Tana French would hurry up and write a new book.

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  18. I wish there was a pause for life, haha. And is I need a TARDIS for my books and will definitely need an infinite book budget to fill it! Nothing beats talking books with other book lovers (:
    Awesome list, Katherine!

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