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 your posts how you want and when you want just reduce the pile!
FEBRUARY 1st-7th
TBR Start Total: 1150
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 2
Old Books Added: 2
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 3
Books DNF:
Others Deleted From TBR: 16
Rereads: 2
New Total: 1135
As usual, my Goodreads count is wrong. Adding 2 read books and having their total going down by one is not correct!
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FEBRUARY 8th-14th
TBR Start Total: 1135
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 1
Old Books Added: 0
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 2
Books DNF:
Others Deleted From TBR: 1
Rereads: 2
New Total: 1134
Goodreads changed my total again and messed up more of my numbers back the other way!!!
And this is why you can't count on devilreads for the small specifics. Have you thought about trying to use some other program to keep track, or is that just not an option with so many? I know I'd be daunted at dealing 1100+ tbr titles :-)
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I couldn't be bothered with the time and effort to move everything and if something went wrong, I'd fear losing all my data!
DeleteI use a spreadsheet to track my TBR. It’s more reliable than Goodreads. Entering 1134 books into a spreadsheet would probably take forever though.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I'm hopeless at setting tabs and margins and stuff so I think I'd lose my patience with the spreadsheet option!
DeleteWhat is it with Goodreads? I've found some errors too. I do keep track in spiral notebooks but they aren't always that organized either. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI might just go back to my own numbers and start writing them down!
DeleteI spent some time at the weekend deleting books from my TBR. I was on a roll before I got interrupted. It was surprisingly easy when I switched it to date added... The oldest where from 2013 and a quick glance at the blurbs had me hitting delete A LOT. Apparently my reading preferences have shifted a bit! Sometimes the cover alone was enough to make me shout nope! 😂
ReplyDeleteI've done so many book culls that I'm pretty much left with all the stuff I want to read! I wish I could delete more!
DeleteMy Goodreads # was a little different again this week, but I don't think it was a technology error. I feel like there is a move or two I did not move from the TBR to Currently Reading. I know Goodreads can be a little picky sometimes, but I still think it is the best way that I know of to keep track of everything in one place!
ReplyDeleteIt's driving me mad Sarah! I'm starting to note down what happens every week and from now on I might just go with my own numbers!
DeleteI don't use Goodreads for tracking much more than what I'm currently reading so I can imagine it's frustrating. I'm thinking about working out some kind of system for physical books that I own but I haven't gotten much farther than thinking that!
ReplyDeleteI know there are other options to Goodreads but it would take too much effort to switch!
DeleteI have to get rid of some of mine. I also need to get my kindle fixed to do that. It will no longer hold a charge. I think it's because it's over 8 years old. =)
ReplyDeleteMary
My Kindle is taking ages to actually download from Amazon-it better not quit on me as I can't afford a new one!
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