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.
Review of 2020...
Well I have to say that it was not a great year for reading. Covid 19 had me in a state of fear and stress all year, so my concentration and motivation were not firing at all for a lot of that time. I was actually pleased to read over 150 books for the year even though a lot of them were short stories, novellas, cartoon strips and kids books. It all counts in the grand scheme of things. This year I hope to read more but I'm not sure how things are going to go. Covid is still out there, lockdowns are ongoing and I'm staying home. I do hope to get some decent reading done but I also have a ton of films, TV series and documentaries to catch up with too!
Next week (14th) will see Tackling The TBR return again!
Well, I am glad you're not giving up on this...
ReplyDeleteI can't afford to give up on it...I just hope I can be more motivated this year with it! My reading is still a bit slow but I just need to struggle on and hope for the best!
DeleteGood luck with the reading! I'm the same. 150 plus is good though! Hope you have a great weekend! :):)
ReplyDeletePity I bought about 50 of them last year! It didn't get as many off the pile as it sounds!
DeleteCovid is definitely still out there. I just read that we just had our worst day ever with the highest number of new infections and deaths in one day. And we're not locked down again yet. It's crazy.
ReplyDeleteThe strain we discovered in the UK just before Christmas is rampaging across the country right now. We're just trying to stay indoors except twice a week to the local shop for bread and milk. It's really scary. Stay safe over there!
DeleteGood luck! 2020 was so bad for any kind of reading goal, I gave up, and I didn't want 2021 to feel as frustrating... so I barely have a goal at all. At least for now...
ReplyDeleteIt was a frustrating reading year wasn't it. It was hard to concentrate on reading or anything much really. My goal this year is 100 as I don't want to pressure myself until I see how this year goes.
DeleteMy reading was down in 2020 but I think that had to do with our move more than the pandemic. I am hopeful that this will be a good year to catch up on some of my tbr.
ReplyDeleteAn unexpected house move and legal stuff will certainly dampen the reading spirit. We're still struggling with the legal stuff around my uncle's house.
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