7 Books On My Shelf I Will Likely Never Read

Last updated on 11 April 2018

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I own them, but I’m likely to never read them.

Not because I don’t want to necessarily, but simply because of the vast amount of other books that are released every.single.year that interest me more. There are new books coming out each week and it’s so hard to keep up with all the incredible stories out there. I just know that these books that stay on my shelf don’t draw me in or captivate me as much as some of the recent ones do. And so they sit.

So how did I come by these said books?

Whether I bought them years and years ago and never got around to reading them, or I’ve spotted them in sales or bargain bins and thought they’d be worth picking up; sometimes the cover has drawn me in and the synopsis seemed adequate – neither grounds for a purchase, but there we have it – or I’d heard it mentioned by someone and some point in my life.

Whatever the reason, I have them. But now, looking at them on my shelves, I realise that I might never read them.

Here is a small sample of the books:

Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand

I know, I know. This is a great book and it should be read. But you guys, have you opened this book? It’s like a thousand pages (I thought I wrote that in exaggeration, but I just checked and it’s literally over a thousand pages), and the font is so small! It would literally take me months to read, even at my pace, and you know what? Just, no. Sorry Ayn. Not today. Or tomorrow.

Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon

While the book series has been on my radar since before the TV series began in 2014, I didn’t pick this up until after the show came out. I wanted to watch it but wanted to read the book beforehand (like I try to always do). Buuuuut I still haven’t picked it up and I haven’t even started the show yet. I really want to check the show out, so I’ve decided to give up on the concept of me actually picking thus book up. Maybe I’ll read it one day…but unlikely.

The Alchemist, by Michael Scott

I remember finding this book at an opshop and seeing the words ‘Nicolas Flammel’ on the front and instantly getting excited. Alas, even my love of anything that could possibly be related to Harry Potter hasn’t persuaded me to actually pick this up yet. It does sound interesting, but it’s a no from me.

Dreams and Shadows, by C. Robert Cargill

Picked this up from one of the epic book sales. It sounded great at the time, but now I just don’t really have any desire to read it. Funny how things change, eh?

The Cuckoo’s Calling, by Robert Galbraith

So I, probably like many, bought this book because I was intrigued to read a J.K. Rowling book that wasn’t Harry Potter. But you know what? Years after I bought it, I kinda don’t want to read it. Perhaps it’s because in my mind Rowling does fantasy and Hogwarts and Harry, and things related to those things (which is precisely why she wrote under a different name), but also perhaps it’s because actually the story and genre doesn’t really appeal. *shrugs*

Season of the Witch, by Natasha Mostert

Another one I bought from a book sale that sounded okay at the time, but actually now it doesn’t appeal. It sounds like a good book, and it’s won an award I believe, but just…meh. That interest boat has sailed.

Is It Just Me?, by Miranda Hart

I bought this because I love Miranda. But what I forgot when I bought it is that I don’t like non-fiction, no matter how funny it is. It doesn’t grab me. Out of all these books, I think is the one I would pick up in the future, but not at the moment.

Are there any books on your shelves that you think you’ll never read?

If any of these titles are ones that you thoroughly enjoyed, persuade me to take them off the list! Sell the book to me and I might reconsider.