We
talk about TBR (To Be Read) piles an awful lot in the community. Some people
make lists for each month of what they will read as a TBR. To me though, the
TBR is all of my unread books I own and the books I hope to read someday.
Personally, monthly TBRs don’t work for me, but I love to look at my list of
books I own to try and decide what I should read next. Amazingly, but not surprisingly, there is a tag all about TBRs and it was so fun to do.
This post was inspired by The Perpetual Page Turner’s post from last year about TBRs. You can find her post here. She was tagged. I was not and I do not know where the tag came from originally.
How do you keep track of your TBR?
I
have two methods to help me keep track of my enormous TBR. I have a shelf on
Goodreads for all my owned but unread books. I also have my unread book
separated out from my other books. So I have a digital and physical
representation of my TBR pile. It is a constant reminder.
Is Your TBR
Mostly Print of Ebook?
By
a large margin my TBR is print books. While I pick up ebooks regularly, I’ve
never read or purchased them as much as I do print books.
How do you
determine what to read next?
I
don’t? Usually I don’t end up reading what I think I want to read. It doesn’t
make a lot of sense I know. I usually pick out a few books and try them all.
Eventually one will stick and I will end up reading that book. I don’t have a
decision making process though and TBR lists never work for me.
A book that
has been on your TBR the longest:
Through
Wolf’s Eyes by Jane Lundskold – This was a book I bought in middle or high
school on a friend’s recommendation. I spent my own money on it and I was
really excited to read it. I never finished it but maybe someday I’ll finally
find out what happens.
A book you
recently added to your TBR pile:
In
Search of Lost Dragons by Elain Black’more – I just got this in the mail
this week and I am so excited to pick it up. The art already has drawn me in
and I’m anxious to look at it even closer.
A book on
your TBR you never plan on reading:
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy – While I’ve always wanted to read this book, it is a
monster. It is so long and I’ve heard it is very confusing so I don’t know if I’ll
ever make time for it.
An
unpublished book on your TBR you’re most excited for:
Right
now I do not have any ARCs on my TBR. I’ve gotten a few during the course of being
a blogger but I haven’t received any lately.
A book on
your TBR everyone had read but you:
The Giver by Lois
Lowry – So many people have read this. I have read it actually but it was
when I was in elementary school and I do not remember anything about the story.
I want to read it again but I have no idea when I’ll get to it. I also have bad
memories of the book so I hesitate to pick it up.
A book on
your TBR that everyone recommends to you:
Daughter
of the Forest by Juliet Marillier – I’ve heard nothing but good things and
recommendations about this book but I haven’t read it yet. I tried to start it
this fall but only read about 50 pages. I hope to try again soon.
How many
books are on your Goodreads TBR shelf?
There
are two ways to look at this. I have my Goodreads “To
Read” list that includes anything I’m interested in or have added for
giveaways and such. This has 1078 books on it. Whoa! That seems like a lot and I don’t know
if I’ll ever knock that number down. It is the ultimate I wish I could read all the time and read all these list. My “Owned
TBR” list has 211 books on it. It is still a high number and I’ve been
trying all year to reduce that number to less than 200. I don’t know if that
will ever happen though. It was at 237 in January so I made some progress
though I’ve just bought myself some early Christmas gifts from Book Outlet….
Some Charts about My TBR
The Longest
Book on My TBR: A Feast For Crows by George R.R. Martin (1060pgs)
The
Shortest: Messenger by Lois Lowry (187pgs)
Books I'm
Currently Reading:
The
Book Thief by Markus Zusak
All
the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Oblivion
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling.
What
is on your TBR? How many books do you own that you need to read? Check out my
TBR list and give me some recommendations!
Happy Reading!!
You are very brave or are made of something very tough to have a physical TBR pile. That would scare me and probably stick me in my first ever reading slump. The closest I get to is a pile of about 10 books, that I am the most eager to read, next to my bed. And even that makes life difficult, because I never know which one I am going to choose next.
ReplyDeleteGood luck getting your TBR below 200.
I do run into that sometimes. Its tough to choose when I have so many choices! Maybe someday I'll get it down to a more reasonable number.
DeleteThanks!