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
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.
October 1st-7th 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.
TBR Start Total: 1538
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 1
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 0
Books DNF: 0
Others Deleted From TBR: 0 Target Total: 1500
New Total: 1539
Sorry
I'm a couple of days late with this one. My brain has been all over the
place this week! One new addition but it's a 29 page prequel and I
intend to read it tonight. No more excuses, I need to start reading this
week and get back in my groove no matter how tired I am.
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October 8th-14th
TBR Start Total: 1539
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 8
Books Out:
Books Read: 2
Books DNF: 0
Others Deleted From TBR: 0
Target Total: 1500
New Total: 1545
I found MORE that I hadn't put on Goodreads. It's depressing. On the bright side I did read a couple of books which is better than nothing I guess. Still haven't read any horror and half the month is gone. Grr. Well, maybe next week!
Hello! I keep adding books to my tbr list and my reading rate is not fast enough! I liked your blog so I am gonna start following it. I review books in my blog too so I'll se you there if you'd be interested. Have a good day :)
ReplyDeleteHello and welcome to the Book Cave! I know that problem very well-I keep buying shiny new books and my TBR is over 1500 books I own and have not read so I'm in trouble! I like your blog and the discussions you have so I hope be there there every week!
DeleteI do a post too. it's a long process and mostly i am using it to add tags and get rid of books i don't own. i may never finish, but that's okay. i haven't been in the best blogging mood either, but i keep on keeping on
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
Yeah Sarah got the idea to do it from this blog. I started this challenge in 2018. Blogging is touch with Covid and all these tech issues at the moment.
DeleteI'm surprised you haven't read any horror yet! I also couldn't participate in this self-challenge since I am ALWAYS adding books to my TBR. ;)
ReplyDeleteLindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? 💬
I can't seem to pick up a fiction book at the moment! I also have four unfinished fiction books that I started and forgot about but I don't feel like finishing them! It's a bit pathetic at the moment!
DeleteYou are doing better than me. This is the worst year I've had so far in reading.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason I'm near 150 is because of about 70 children's books like Paddington and Enid Blyton! Reading has been a chore and a nightmare this year. I hope it doesn't become the new normal!
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