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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May 15th-21st
TBR Start Total: 1066
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 0
Old Books Added: 3
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 3
Books DNF:
Others Deleted From TBR: 2
Rereads this year: 2
New Total: 1064
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May 22nd-31st
TBR Start Total: 1064
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 4
Old Books Added:
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 5
Books DNF: 0
Others Deleted From TBR: 1
Rereads this year: 2
New Total: 1062
I've been so busy to read this week and I did get in quite a bit of reading at the start though it barely drops the total! Still, going down by two is better than nothing!
Yay for getting more space on your bookshelves.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I need to pick up the pace in June though as I've been slacking for a few weeks!
DeleteAre you counting only physical books or that and your Goodreads shelf?
ReplyDeleteKaren @ For What It's Worth
As I have explained at the top of the post, My TBR on Goodreads is all books I physically own. Books I want to get are my wishlist which is seperate.
DeleteYou did have a good week! I need to get caught up. So far behind!
ReplyDeleteI'm determined that this is the year of getting stuff done!
DeleteI think our year-end posts are going to be really interesting, as we are making major progress long-term. This week was slow for me as well, but we are consistently moving in the right direction!
ReplyDeleteI intend to be under 1000 by the time the year ends and I'm pleased with progress. A bit of a blip this week because of the holiday as you'll see on the next TBR post!
DeleteWOW, you are still rocking this. I am so happy for you. I wish I could do this myself. I have over 3000 titles on my kindle I am not even sure how I got all of these!
ReplyDeleteMary
I'm determined to get this beast tamed partially this year.
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