I have two bookcases that used to be filled with cookbooks, but now it's mostly books about politics and government. I might just give this all up and run for office.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I love cookbooks, and I have a ton. I have shelves of cookbooks.
I've got around 400 cookbooks.
I have three libraries. As a gift, a friend alphabetized and organized my main library of novels, history books, and nonfiction. Then I have a photo-book collection. Then there's this nearly whole room of my childhood books. I've also got cookbooks and a big collection of horse-related books.
I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out.
My whole thing is, I collect what I know I want to read, and I have certain bookshelves in my bedroom that contain all the books I haven't read yet.
I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating.
I am a noncook, although I'm very interested and have a large collection of cookbooks.
It's going to be labor-intensive and time-consuming, but you need to take all the books down and put them on the floor. Take them down and spread them in one area. Physically pick each book up, one by one. If the book inspires you, keep it. If not, it goes out. That's the standard by which you decide.
I know that the last thing a book wants is to just sit around unread, serving as an element of interior decorating. So when I have people over, all they have to do is glance at my books, and I implore them to take a few home with them. If I am really ambitious, I pack books into boxes and donate them to prisons.
I've got more ideas for books than I'll ever be able to use in my lifetime. I'm very fortunate like that.