This drives my partner nuts. I too have books everywhere, in different levels of completion.

Years ago when we were house shopping we saw a house with a large built in bookshelves in a study room. I was like, "we should buy this house!" Sadly we didn't but one of my dreams for an ideal life includes a cabin with a wood burning stove, glass of wine, and a large library of unread books that I could read the winter away with.