Tackling The TBR

 

 

In December 2018 I launched Tackling The TBR, a challenge to reduce the ever extending TBR pile and 2019 was pretty successful in that regard. In 2020 I intended to make 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! However the darn Coronavirus Pandemic has put the skids under all my plans and I had to suspend the challenge. I've now decided to bring it back in a bid to kickstart my TBR reduction as nothing else has been working.
 
The TBR total shown is the total number of books I own but have not read yet-wishlist books are NOT in my TBR! Sometimes there will be a difference between the books read and new total-if I read a book not on the TBR it counts for books read for the week but not for this challenge.

BOOKS IN

-Books in refers to bought, downloaded or gifted books being added to the TBR list. 

BOOKS OUT

-Books read refers to books read that were ON the TBR and DNFed is 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 as before, even if there is no progress to report and anyone else is welcome to join in. No rules, set up your posts how you want and when you want, just reduce the pile! And each week I'll add my new week to the end of the post so I can track how the whole month went.

September 1st-21st   

TBR Start Total: 1524

BOOKS IN:

New Books In: 17

BOOKS OUT:

Books Read: 4

Books DNF: 

Others Deleted From TBR: 

Target Total: 1500

New Total: 1537

The month itself has had more downs than ups, buying in lots of Coronation Street books to cheer myself up plus a few pre-orders have arrived too. I've only read four books which isn't great but it is better than a slap in the face with a wet fish!

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September 22nd-30th   

TBR Start Total: 1537

BOOKS IN:

New Books In: 4

BOOKS OUT:

Books Read: 3

Books DNF: 

Others Deleted From TBR: 

Target Total: 1500

New Total: 1538

I pretty much cancelled out the damage inflicted recently so that is a good thing! Now I face the month of October, where I MUST get some horror read!