I started using Goodreads in 2024. Before then, I kept all the books I wanted to read on a paper list ... and now I'm trying to read through all of those. I have one advantage: that list isn't growing, unlike my Goodreads TBR! But I added these books a long time ago, and I'm sure there are ones I no longer want to read ... so let's find out!
These are listed in the order they appear on my paper TBR, from oldest to newest. All covers are linked to Goodreads.
Books I'm taking off my paper TBR
The Wicker King, by K. Ancrum
Cuckoo Song, by Frances Hardinge
Weaveworld, by Clive Barker
Redefining Realness, by Janet Mock
Two-Headed Woman (by Lucille Clifton?)
I didn't write down the author's name, so I have to assume this is the book I meant
Bat 6 (by Virginia Euwer Wolff?)
Again, no author listed
Frosted (no idea of author's name; I can't find it on Goodreads)
I remember vaguely that this was supposed to be a fantasy mashup of Pride and Prejudice and Frozen.
Along Came a Spider, by James Patterson
One for the Money - Skye Warren? Janet Evanovich? Jeaniene Frost?
No clue, but I'm not interested in any of these.
The Cuckoo's Calling, by Robert Galbraith
Rocket Mass Heaters, by Ianto Evans
Forest Bathing (no author)
There are so many books with this title, I don't even know where to start
The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty, by Susan Page
True Reagan: What Made Ronald Reagan Great and Why it Matters, by James Rosebush
The Practicing Herbalist, by Margi Flint
Smart Permaculture Design, by Jenny Allen
The Blood Sugar Solution, by Mark Hyman
Locust in the Sandbox, by Cynthia Gray
The Afterward, by E.K. Johnston
Before I Let Go, by Marieke Nijkamp
Intuitive Eating, by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch
The Love Hypothesis, by Ali Hazelwood
Grow Your Own Tea, by Christine Parks and Susan M. Walcott
I was nodding along, “wow, this will help take that number down”, but then the number is still 154💀😂 best wishes with the paper TBR!
ReplyDeleteHaha I know!! There's still so many, but at least I know that all the books on it are ones I feel like reading ...
DeleteI used to read Hardinge books because I was a teen librarian and I thought teens would/should like her. Not sure they did. I don't think I read your particular book by her. I did read the Robert Galbraith Cuckoo's Calling and liked it. (I know. the author is really JK Rawling.) I keep thinking I'll finish the series but haven't. Glad I finally found you. I couldn't believe with all my sleuthing that I couldn't find you.
ReplyDeleteI have another Hardinge book on my paper TBR (A Face Like Glass) that I didn't take off because it sounded interesting. We'll see, though! Glad you enjoyed the Robert Gailbraith/J.K. Rowling!
DeleteMy day job is very website/social media heavy, so book blogging is a space I can just have for fun and I don't worry too much about making myself "findable". That being said, I really appreciate you taking the effort! I enjoy your blog :)
I remember having a paper TBR once upon a time, LOL! I love Goodreads, but I have SO many years of reading that is not on there. I find myself thinking I was sure I read a book but it's not on Goodreads, so did it even happen, LOL! Good luck getting the 154 read...my physical book TBR is a bit longer than that...I am working on getting it down.
ReplyDeleteI've kept a paper reading journal since I was 10, so fortunately I have that record to look back at–I'm terrible about remembering what I've read! I can't even imagine having a physical TBR list that long ... good luck!!
DeleteI think this is a great idea! Our tastes and interests change over time, and something that appealed to us a long time ago might not appeal to us now. I do want to give Love Hypothesis a try and have that one on my TBR shelf, but I don't necessarily think ou should keep or read it if it no longer interests you. Many many many (and then some) years ago, I read James Patterson's books. Along Came a Spider and the other books in the series I read were quite compelling and fast reads. That was a different time in my life. I have read The Cuckoo's Calling and I remember liking it, but I don't read anything by that author anymore.
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