One of my Book Year resolutions was to participate in the TBR Dare at James Reads Books and only read my own books -- books that already belonged to me from the beginning of the year till April 1.
Things went belly-up pretty quickly. I hit a new record for succumbing to temptation (Jan 17). There were just too many new page-pretties out there, and I couldn't keep my hands to my shelf. In between diversions, I managed to read 10.5 TBRs:
1. My Brother Sam is Dead - James Lincoln Collier (January 1)
2. The Shining - Stephen King (January 2)
3. The Caine Mutiny - Herman Wouk (January 5)
4. The Devil's Knot: The True Story of The West Memphis Three - Mara Leveritt (January 10)
5.My Name is Mary Sutter (January 14)
6. Before We Were Free - Julia Alvarez (January 20)
7. Dear Coca-Cola - Terry Ravenscroft (February 7)
8. Doctor Sleep - Stephen King (February 14)
9. Esther Waters - George Moore (February 20)
10. Man's Search for Meaning -Viktor Frankl (March 14)
10.5 A Vindication of the Rights of Woman - Mary Wollstonecraft
I don't know why, but I still think that I can complete this challenge successfully. Next year.
Can you still do the challenge if you gave in to temptation? Hope so. Go for it. x
ReplyDeleteIt's a great challenge even if you don't stick to it 100%!
ReplyDelete10 books is great! I totally failed this challenge. I don't think I read one of my own books. :-) Maybe next year. . .
ReplyDeleteI think I'm gonna make it this year! And he's thinking this will be the last one (where do you go from a Triple Dog Dare? That's the ultimate).
ReplyDeleteBut I have also failed in January. And I gave myself a bazillion exemptions, so that helped...
I did well with this challenge last year, but didn't even try it this year. We were so sick over the winter, and I was already in hibernation mode, so I thought denying myself any new books I wanted was too much! lol and I was right. I now have a teetering pile of new books on my Mount TBR!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had fun and read 10.5 books off your pile of already owned books. It's always a relief to read something already on the shelf (and like it!), isn't it? Well done, in spite of giving in so soon. You had a rough winter and it was unfair to expect you not to buy anything while in the US anyway! :-D
I'd love to know how "The Shining" compares to the movie, which is one of my favourites. It seems like it CAN'T compare!
ReplyDeleteYou remain a reading rock star.
ReplyDeleteI am now singing the song that goes with 'keep your hands to yourself'... but I'm saying shelf. ha.
ReplyDeleteI have done OK with reading books in the house lately - the classics challenge is helping me.