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'.
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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Oct
1st-7th
TBR Start Total: 973
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 3
Old Books Added: 0
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 4
Books DNF: 0
Others Deleted From TBR: 10Rereads this year: 2
New Total: 962
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Oct 8th-14th
TBR Start Total: 962
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 3
Old Books Added:
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 1
Books DNF:
Others Deleted From TBR: 6
Rereads this year: 3
New Total: 958
Better late than never! The second book I read this week was a re-read which doesn't count to my total but is added to the re-read count instead.
Better late than never! The second book I read this week was a re-read which doesn't count to my total but is added to the re-read count instead.
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Oct 15th-21st
TBR Start Total: 958
BOOKS IN:
New Books Added: 3
Old Books Added:
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 3
Books DNF:
Others Deleted From TBR: 8
Rereads this year: 3
New Total: 950
YAHOO! Target number two met today! Now my next aim is 900 so lets see how close I get to that by the end of the year! Hopefully my reading will pick up a bit and I'll get there.
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YAHOO! Target number two met today! Now my next aim is 900 so lets see how close I get to that by the end of the year! Hopefully my reading will pick up a bit and I'll get there.
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Whoa - now that's a good drop in #! Great job.
ReplyDeleteKaren @ For What It's Worth
I'm making steady progress which I'm pleased with!
DeleteDeleting books from your tbr really seems to be working out for you. Is it much work to read all the reviews on GR to weed out the ones you delete?
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I tend to go straight to the 1 and 2 star reviews to see what people hated about it. I sometimes read 3 star reviews but avoid anything higher as they tend to gush rather than share useful information! It doesn't really take too much time-ten minutes max on each book. It works out well for me! Some of those deleted are sequels to the books I DNF so I can get rid of them all if the series isn't for me.
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