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!
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May 1st-7th
TBR Start Total: 1083
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 0
Old Books Added: 3
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 2
Books DNF: 1
Others Deleted From TBR: 13
Rereads: 2
This was a good week! I tackled more apocalypse books with mixed reviews and found myself a bit 'meh' over them so the deleted from TBR total is high again this week. I'm pleased with the last two weeks as I'm getting back space on my bookshelves again and reducing the numbers!
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May 8th-14th
TBR Start Total: 1070
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 3
Old Books Added: 3
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 4
Books DNF: 1
Others Deleted From TBR: 6
Rereads: 2
A decent week overall for looking at books though not as big a change in the total as recent weeks. It is still going the right way though!
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I might have asked this already, but do you have an actual "number" goal in mind or is that too much pressure? I am impressed that you keep those numbers dropping though!
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First job is to get under 1000 for the year which I should manage nicely. Ideally I want to then get down to about 200 which is a year of reading material. I might end up targeting 100-150 as the final goal. I'm not exactly sure yet!
DeleteGo you! I'm tackling mine again - had a few dnf books. It's a bummer but it gets them off the shelf either way lol
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I don't seem to be finishing many at the moment so my Goodreads Challenge might need to be altered again but I'll be reading a couple of short stories today to try out new authors and then some zombies tonight!
DeleteStill fewer at the end of the week than at the beginning. You're so well motivated to keep working at this challenge
ReplyDeleteI've let my TBR go wild for too long and this is the year of change for sure! As long as it goes down most weeks I'll be a happy Chuckles!
DeleteYou are doing good with this idea. Mine has stayed pretty much the same for too long. I need to go through my list again.
ReplyDeleteI'm finding the Goodreads reviews really useful especially the 1 and 2 star reviews. It let me write a list of books with mixed reviews or possible tropes and I target them first!
Deletelooking good. since i have to limit time on the computer, i have been reading through all the documents on my kindle so i can get rid of them. some are on my tbr and some aren't
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
Some of these tasks are so long and time consuming aren't they! They can feel never-ending!
Delete1066 - it's creeping down!
ReplyDeleteMary
It would be nice to see it creep a bit faster but I'm not going to complain!
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