Introduction
I feel I was fairly successful in 2016 at reading from my “shelves”— books I already owned—and reading newly acquired books in a timely manner. I read or DNFed 26 books that I owned before Jan. 1, 2016 and read (of DNFed) 54% of the books I acquired in 2016. To continue the momentum, I’m going to add a few challenges to the mix.
Mount TBR
- What: Choose a level, read books owned by you prior to January 1, 2017.
- I’m shooting for Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s.
- How Long: All Year!
- Progress:
- The Long Way Down by Craig Schaefer – REVIEW
- “Blackwater Lake” by Maggie James – REVIEW
- The Girl Who Tweeted Wolf by Nick Bryan – DNF
- In Calabria by Peter S. Beagle – REVIEW
- Moby-Dick by Herman Melville – REVIEW
- The Ghost of Squire House by Joanne Pence – DNF
- Me and My Ghoulfriends by Rose Pressey – DNF
- The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford – DNF
- The Whole Art of Detection by Lyndsay Faye – DNF
- Delusion by Laura L. Sullivan – DNF
Read the Books You Buy
- What: Choose a level, read books bought in 2017
- I’m going to read 61 – 80 % of the books I buy. Maximising Returns! I am going to take advantage of the option to read books purchased since July 2016, at least for the first half of the year.
- How Long: All Year!
- Purchases since July 2016:
- The Nikola Tesla Treasury ($1.99, purchased 11/16/16)
- Fantastic Creatures (Fellowship of Fantasy Book 1) ($0.99, purchased 11/17/16)
- Exclusive Magical Secrets by Will Goldston ($4.00, purchased 11/19/16)
- Adelaide Herrmann Queen of Magic ($22.41, purchased 12/17/16)
Acquisitions 2017
- Fascist Lizards from Outer Space by Dan Copp, ARC, NetGalley, 1/17/17
- OZ The Complete Collection by L. Frank Baum, Free, Amazon, 2/16/17
- Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington, Free, Little Library, 2/21/17
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