#SoCS - 8/2/25 - Bulk

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “bulk.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun! To join in the fun click here.

Well this is definitely going to be a stream of consciousness piece because I have no idea where to go with the work bulk.

I could start with that the bulk of the books that I read are crime thrillers.  I've read a lot of them over the years.   When I was younger I worked my way through a lot of Agatha Christie novels.  I've got one of those on order from the library at the moment as it ticks a prompt on the reading challenge I'm doing.  I imagine it's going to feel very dated but generally her books are not that bulky so it shouldn't take too long to read.

I get the bulk of my books from the library these days and the little free libraries that are dotted around the area where I live.  Even after setting aside just over 20 books for the reading challenge I still have 2 piles of books by my bed that are threatening to topple over.  I really do not need any more books lying around.  (There are also books on shelves out in our garden room, shh don't tell Hubby.)  But it's hard to resist.

I returned a book to the library today that I'd finished and whilst I resisted the temptation to scan the shelves there I did walk a slightly longer route home and, of course, passed a little library.  Well I mean I meant to walk past it but had to just check if there were any new books in there I hadn't read.  Yes I picked up two.

One of them is from a crime series that I've read a few of and I've watched the televised series.  I have a few others of these on my TBR pile so I'll need to see where it fits in.

The other is a James Patterson that I haven't read.  Pretty confident on that.  Sometimes it's hard to remember if I've read something or not so I'm grateful that I can check my Goodreads account on my phone while I'm out and about so that I can usually avoid picking up duplicates.

My other problem is that Hubby likes to read too and he'll pick up books and unless I really don't like the sound of them, or he advises against it, the ones he finishes often end up on my TBR pile too.

I'm pretty good at not bulk buying and stockpiling food etc at home, although I'm organised and don't usually run out of things but when it comes to books they're definitely in bulk in my house.

I've just finished a light and fluffy romance so next up is "Everyone on the train is a suspect".  

I'm off to start reading.