Books of 2017

[brigdh]

I will eventually get around to posting a recap of all my 2016 reading, but first I wanted to post about my new project for 2017: Mount TBR. The idea is simply to get as many books off your TBR (to-be-read) list as possible, whether that means clearing out your Kindle's harddrive or getting physical books off your shelves.

While I do have plenty of ebooks stored that I've been meaning to get around to someday, my main problem is the physical books I've picked up on sudden impulses at second-hand bookstores or been given as gifts:



Yes, those are all unread books. Even the ones in the piles to side. Yes, the shelves are double-stacked. Clearly I've needed to start reducing their numbers for a while now.

I first heard of the Mount TBR challenge from just_ann_now; you can officially sign up on GoodReads or on the challenge starter's blog, and there are levels you can commit to – 12 books is Pike's Peak, 100 books is Mount Everest, etc. However, I think personally I'm going to be lazy and not join any particular group, but simply clear off as much of this bookcase as I can manage in twelve months.

We'll see if that doesn't just tempt me to acquire more.

Comments

[ivy]

I really enjoyed "Everfair". Also, I just counted and I have 30 books in my TBR pile. (I keep them stacked on my desk to kinda shame me into better book behavior, heh. If the stack gets above the picture frame I have to read it down until it doesn't any more.)

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm particularly looking forward to that one.

Ha, yeah. This bookcase is the one I have next to my bed, because I thought having such close access to them at times when I'm feeling lazy might make me more likely to read them. ...it has not really worked, unfortunately.