So last year, I set a goal to read all the books on my shelf that I had purchased but not read.
Also, a goal to blog each book that I read off that list.
There were 51 books on that list. I managed to read 31 of them. I blogged 27.
All in all, I'm not unhappy with that. I mean, realize that I also read books for the three book clubs I belong to as well as those I impulsively snagged at the library, borrowed from friends, or bought and devoured on the spot. (Grand total: 85 books.) At least I did manage to blog the vast majority of the books on the list, and I made a real dent in my TBR shelf. Alas, more work remains. I now have a TBR 2015 shelf because, yes, I bought more books in 2014. It's a never-ending problem. (But a good one to have.)
So, my total for the 2015 TBR Shelf--that's leftovers from 2014 plus additions for 2015--comes to 59 books. If that sounds like an impossible goal--won't the number just keep getting bigger and bigger every year?--remember that I will at least completely annihilate the 2014 list, which was built up over a number of years.
Then again, how did I manage to add 39 books in a single year? Good lord, did I buy 39 books? Okay, some were gifts--14 of them. I bought 6 at authors' readings. The other 25 I guess I just snapped up at random.
Why all this accounting? I'm just curious, I guess, as to how this pile of physical tomes (don't get me started on the e-books) got so very high. But as the blog is my witness, I will at least surpass last year's number.
I WILL READ (OR ATTEMPT, THEN GIVE AWAY) ALL THE REMAINING 2014 TBR LIST BOOKS (TOTAL: 20).
I WILL ATTEMPT TO KNOCK OUT THE 2015 LIST, BUT FAILING THAT, I WILL READ AT LEAST 25 OF THEM.
If I manage to meet these goals, I will leave a maximum of 14 books unread. That's a net gain of 6 books over this year! See how it's working?
And I'll blog every one.
Ha ha ha! No, I won't. I'm not even setting a goal. I'll let you know which ones are worth your time, though. Promise.
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I am pretty convinced that books are part rabbit and spend a lot of time breeding back in my office. Every time I go in there, it seems there are more books. My goal is to keep the books from overtaking my house. If not, you may see me on hoarders. 8-(
ReplyDeleteYeah, Rosi. Been there.
DeleteI'm always just so impressed that people make reading goals at all . . .!
ReplyDeleteI never used to, Kim. But I've noticed my reading is more focused, and I get more done, since I started setting goals. It also helps me remember what I read, which at my age is a bonus.
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