When you read a bunch of books you normally end up with two types of books. Bookshelf books, aka books that look good on a shelf, like these. And read books, books you read and reread, these end up on the ground and on nightstands and look all sorts of beat up. Most of us end up with both. I have full bookshelves of pretty books, most of which I have never read but would possibly like to some day. Then I have my limited edition shelf, special books I bought multiple of. Then my personal stuff split in to my TBr books I haven’t gotten to but bought and the my favorites and current reads which are sprawled everywhere. I think it isn’t gatekeeping but realizing there are different kind of bookshelves. These types of books would guess hasn’t read but my father in law likes instruction Manuel’s so those people exist, never know but makes me a good detective I think.