In 2019 I'm making a big effort to reduce my TBR by buying less, getting stuff read and getting rid of the things that I just don't want to read from my bookshelves and my ereaders Maurice and Myrnin! I'll be doing this regular post to show my progress-what came into the house, what I read and DNFed and what was taken off the TBR.
The TBR total shown is the total number of books I own but have not read yet-wishlist books are NOT in my TBR! Re-reads have already been taken off the TBR when I first read them so don't count in reducing the pile but is just here as a note to help for end of year stats! The re-read total is the running total so far for the year, not what I've read each week.
BOOKS IN
-Books in refers to bought,
downloaded or gifted THIS WEEK.
-Books added are books I bought a while
back but haven't yet added to my Goodreads TBR so they aren't newly
bought, just newly added. Both of these categories together are my 'in' total.
BOOKS OUT
-Books read and DNFed are obvious.
-Deleted from
the TBR are books I lost interest in reading, or sequels to DNFed books
I no longer want to read and have been removed without starting to read
them. These three categories added together are my books 'out'.
Sarah over at https://allthebookblognamesaretaken.blogspot.com/ is also trying to reduce her book pile and we hope to keep each other motivated! I'm posting my progress on the 7th, 14th, 21st and final day of the month and noting what is coming in and out of my house. Anyone else is welcome to join in. No rules, set up your your posts how you want and when you want just reduce the pile!
MARCH 1st-7th
TBR Start Total: 1124
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 2
Old Books Added: 1
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 4
Books DNF: 1
Others Deleted From TBR: 2
Rereads: 2
New Total: 1113
I like that you include rereads. I have some I return to often. Especially if it's part of a series and I just got the newest release.
ReplyDeleteIf I can deal with this TBR over the next few years and get it down to a decent level, I plan a lot more rereads!
DeleteI keep forgetting to do this rundown! I've been really good though -- thanks for the inspiration. :D
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
DeleteHooray for both of us lowering our numbers at least a little bit! I somehow keep finding duplicates on my Goodreads list but I don't know how, because when I looked at the 'added dates', they're not from any time recently. It is so weird. I am hoping the numbers get more accurate as I slowly shrink the list down.
ReplyDeleteWe're making progress even if it is small! I need to get the numbers going down a little quicker but it's all good! Goodreads constant number changes is frustrating me!
DeleteGood for you! I want to clean up my GR shelf.
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I need to sort my GR shelves too and a lot of other time consuming computer stuff. Ugh!
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