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!
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April 1st-7th
TBR Start Total: 1108
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 1
Old Books Added: 0
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 0
Books DNF: 0
Others Deleted From TBR: 0
Rereads: 2
Another week of getting nothing done but no real damage as I only added one book to the pile.
I added a few from NetGalley to read in the next few weeks.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I don't deal with ARCs or my numbers would be tripled!
DeleteYeah that's not too bad. :)
ReplyDeleteMy book buying is under control this year which is a good thing but I can't find the energy to read at the moment!
DeleteI don't even know how many unread books I actually own. It is a lot. I am trying focused on my arc tbr this year and have made some progress with that. It looks like you are doing pretty well with your plan this year.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing ok and not buying as many as I have in previous years which is good but the last few weeks are disappointing. Still, a few good weeks and that will be reversed so no harm done!
DeleteYou're still doing great. I bet you get out of your funk in no time. Just enjoy yourself no matter what you are doing - that's what is is important.
ReplyDeleteI did manage to read some non fiction last night which is a good start so I hope to have a better week!
Deletethat's a beast of a tbr just like mine ;-) BUT I love how you have a very systematic approach to team it you go girl! Teach that beast who's the boss!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I want to throttle the book beast and other times I want to cuddle it!
DeleteSorry if this is a duplicate but I don't think my first comment went through. I think it's awesome that you have a systematic way to show your TBR beast who the boss is! :)
ReplyDeleteBlog posts don't go straight through on this blog. Each one is only published after I've moderated it.
DeleteThese kinds of weeks are just as important as those when we read heaps of books. No real damage is a good thing - hope you get back to reading soon!
ReplyDeleteThe no damage bit has been the main thing! I am hoping to get a book read before tomorrow's deadline but it'll be the following week before I get back on track I think!
DeleteNot in the mood for reading this week? Or not enough time? I'm not sure which is worse!
ReplyDeleteBoth can be pretty bad!
DeleteYou are still doing a great job! I wish I could take part in this but I really just don't have the time right now. I hope tho when I do that a challenge like this is still around.
ReplyDeleteMary
I'll be doing this challenge for a good few years yet before I get back control-hopefully you can join in at some point!
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