I’ve got thousands of books, most of which I’ve never read. I go to the bookstore about once a week and buy several books that look interesting. Unless it’s an author I know I like, I only give a book a few chapters to interest me. Don’t ask me why I do it, it’s just a quirk.
That would be me, if we didn’t have so many people in the house, and didn’t move all the time.
We just can’t let books force us out of the house. However, I often check books out of the library and find I’m not that interested after a chapter or two, and then return it. That’s the great thing about the library; it doesn’t cost you anything to pick up a book that it turns out you don’t like!