[miceeatnicerice]

And very reasonably so. What you want, right, is a two-tier system: a kind of limbo state for the partially-read, a liberal scattering of them about the house, where they will healthily compete for your time - some will prove themselves under these conditions, others will recede into a shameful cupboard or the basement or wherever - and then a glamorous on-display shelf where your approved, appreciated selection sits, guilt-free and proud, having floated upwards due to their superior quality.

If the book churn is too low, any old rubbish makes it to the top.