The Book Jar

I'm sure many of you will have heard of a book jar (lots of bloggers do it, and it's been a Thing for a while now), but for those of you who don't, here's a quick rundown:

• it is essentially a way to choose what to read next when you have way too many books you want to read
• you make a list of all the books on your TBR and cut up the list so each book is on a little scrap of paper
• these then go in a jar, folded, and you pick one out at random when you need to choose a new book
• you read the chosen book - unless you want another pick...
• it's basically a book raffle

I've been thinking about doing a book jar for a while, and am always terrible at choosing what to read next. I also always have too many books.

I've decided to include both books I own and books I do not own in my book jar. If I choose a book I own, I take it from the shelf; if I don't own it, I will get a copy as soon as I can (and yes, that does sometimes mean using Amazon Prime. I'm sorry). When I review what I've drawn from the book jar, I'm sure my method of choosing it will come to mind - as will any patterns or complete randomness that show themselves as I continue to read.

Have any of you tried doing a book jar? Or have you used a similar concept for something other than books?

I will let you know how I get on. :)