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 posts how you want and when you want just reduce the pile!
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Aug 1st-7th
TBR Start Total: 1018
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 6
Old Books Added: 0
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 3
Books DNF: 0
Others Deleted From TBR: 11
Rereads this year: 2
New Total: 1010
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my TBR is growing now exponentially since I decided to buy books again. I'll need to do this really soon! Good luck Chuckles!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm determined to get this monster under control over the next few years! It just takes so LONG!
DeleteI am trying to go through all the books on my shelves and on my kindle and reading them. I didn't realize how many unread books I had either. I need more hours in a day to get them all read. :)
ReplyDeleteIt can be depressing to look at the sheer number of books waiting to be read! I've bought less this year, just the books I REALLY want, trying to fit in more reading time and ploughing through. Not always easy though! I think we all need ten reading hours every day!
DeleteLooks like progress! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm closing in on that first target, so I'm really happy with that! That leaves over four months to battle down the 900's!
DeleteI was doing good at not adding ant and then I added a bunch. So many new ones I've been waiting for. You're doing great!
ReplyDeleteDoing this challenge and noting every single book I buy, read and delete has really helped to keep me motivated!
DeleteSo close to dropping under the thousand!! Maybe this week?
ReplyDeleteIf not this week, then next week! I'm so close I can TASTE it! Then I think that not many people celebrate having 1000 unread books in their home!!!
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