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| Word Canyon by Magic Madzik |
I think it's fair to say that my To Be Read list is reaching truly monumental proportions... I'm hovering at somewhere just under 700 books that I have my eye on. I won't deny that I'm an eternal optimist. I am just the kind of person to check out a stack of eight 300-page novels from the library on Friday with every expectation that I'll surely have them read and ready to return on Monday morning. There are only two ways that I know of to reduce the list of Things to Be Read, 1) Read faster! or 2) Take some things off the list.
As painful as it it to admit, there are quite a number of books that I just don't think I'll be getting to anytime soon. So, here's my list of books that I'm giving up on. Let me know if you think there's anything vitally wonderful that should go right back on the list, won't you?
As painful as it it to admit, there are quite a number of books that I just don't think I'll be getting to anytime soon. So, here's my list of books that I'm giving up on. Let me know if you think there's anything vitally wonderful that should go right back on the list, won't you?
- Young Fredle - Cynthia Voigt
- Red Moon Rising - Peter Moore
- The Year We Were Famous - Carol Estby Dagg
- Rival - Sarah Bennett Wheeler
- Guardian of the Dead - Karen Healey
- Book of the Maidservant - Sarah Barnhouse
- Wake Unto Me - Lisa Cache
- Toads and Diamonds - Heather Tomlinson
- Ghostgirl - Tonya Hurley
- Plain Kate - Erin Bow
- Immortal - Gillian Shields
- Turtle in Paradise - Jennifer L. Holm
- Warp Speed - Lisa Yee
- The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting
- Notes from the Blender - Trish Cook, Brendan Halpin
- The Day Before - Lisa Schroeder
- Just Your Average Princess - Kristina Springer
- A World Without Heroes - Brandon Mull
- Watersmeet - Ellen Jenson Abbott
- Shadows on the Moon - Zoe Marriott
- The Boyfriend List - E. Lockhart
- The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy - Clive Cussler
- The Adventures of Nanny Piggins - R.A. Spratt
- A Million Shades of Gray - Cynthia Kadohata
- Bitter Frost - Kailin Gow
- Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick
- Bamboo People - Mitali Perkins
- Diary of a Parent Trainer - Jenny Smith
- Vintage Veronica - Erica S. Perl
- The Princess Plot - Kirsten Boie
- The Radleys - Matt Haig
- Mockingbird - Katherine Erskine
- Artichoke's Heart - Suzanne Supplee
- Fablehaven - Brandon Mull
- Love, Aubrey - Suzanne LeFleur
- Dark Song - Gail Giles
- The Pull of Gravity - Gae Polisner
- Through Her Eyes - Jennifer Archer
- You are My Only - Beth Kephart
- Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress - Tina Ferraro
- Getting Caught - Mandy Hubbard
- Better Latte Than Never - Catherine Clark
- Tattoo - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Losing Faith - Denise Jaden
- Invisible Things - Jenny Davidson
- Crossed Out - Kim Baccellia
- OyMG - Amy Fellner Domini
- Jessaloup's Song - Hester Velmans
- Hickey of the Beast - Isabel Kunkle
- Shade - Jeri Smith-Ready
- The Pearl Wars - Nick James
- The Blackhope Enigma - Teresa Flavin
- Tyger, Tyger: A Goblinwars Book - Kersten Hamilton
- Weird Sisters - Eleanor Brown
I haven't even heard of most of those! Two maybe?
ReplyDeleteDo you mean that you OWN 700 unread books or there are 700 books on your wishlist? If it's the former, then... wow. I have 110-ish and I thought I was bad!
Nope, I only own about 3 of these on this list! The rest are ones I've been "meaning" to get to from the library.
DeleteMy To Be Read list total - I'd say I own about a third of them. Yeah. I've probably got 200+ unread books lying around the house. That's way too many. I have a "high priority" shelf with my top 50 to read.
I don't think you should miss a million Shades of Gray. There are others on here that are good, but none I would say is a must read except that one...
ReplyDeleteI quite enjoyed Turtle in paradise. But I agree, it's worth culling!
ReplyDeleteI mean having 700+ is worth culling, not Turtle In Paradise. But if you got too much to read, it's not like the best book ever or anything.
DeleteI humbly suggest that Notes from the Blender is worth your time. Bamboo People is also excellent.
ReplyDeleteMitali Perkins is so nice! I might have to add that one back on.
DeleteGood luck with it! I am so daunted by my own tbr list I can barely stand to contemplate it.
ReplyDeleteHi, Madigan. The sheer number of books (and titles) on this list is impressive, not to mention the number you have on your larger TBR list. Looking at the titles above, I'm both glad and sad: glad because none of my books are on your drop list (my optimist side) and sad because it's likely none of my books made your TBR list to start with (my realist side). I like your blog. Keep doing the good work you are doing.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bill! These are all middle-grade and YA titles. I don't really make lists or track my picture book reading as carefully. In a year where I'm on an awards committee, I might read thousands of picture books. I know the number of picture books I've read this year has gone way down... if I had to guesstimate, I'd say I'll probably only read 400-500 picture books this year. I'm still pretty selective about what picture books I review, though.
DeleteMy bedside table bows to yours, Madigan! But if you can find time to dip into Vintage Veronica, I'd be honored... Here's the trailer if you need added incentive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udRBvaJvT_M&list=FLkCnZeovaJof3QmFPAFK-aw&feature=mh_lolz
ReplyDeleteBest,
Erica
Help me. I have so many books I want to read that, honestly, I'm losing hope. If a book has 350pp and you read 35 pages per hour, it takes 10 hours to read a book. If you have 700 books on your TBR list, you have 7,000 hours of reading, which is the equivalent of 3 years of full-time work. What's your plan?
ReplyDeleteI haven't really thought about the math! I try not to, to be honest!!!
DeleteOBVIOUSLY, folks will continue writing great books which MUST be included on my "to be read" list - I mean, I'm not going to cut off all new authors at this point.
That's why I do an annual culling of the list - to get things (even just a tiny bit) under control!
Don't give up on The Body Finder or Hush, Hush!!! I thoroughly enjoyed both of those and they're definitely worth keeping.
ReplyDeleteTempting... but I started reading Hush, Hush and I couldn't get into it... it was just toooooo - angelic, I guess. It's the rare angel-instead-of-vampire story that I can really get into.
DeleteI love the cover for The Body Finder, but I'm afraid it might be too scary for me. I'm a real wimp when it comes to horror novels, lol.
Wake Unto Me - Lisa Cache: I didn't like this one much. Good idea, but the execution wasn't quite *there* yet.
ReplyDeleteToads and Diamonds - Heather Tomlinson: I liked this one a lot. I think it's definitely worth your time, but no rush. It's a solid fairy tale retelling and the change in location was, I think, brilliant. The characters are more fairy tale level depth though, which is to say, not very deep.
Plain Kate - Erin Bow: This one is on my Special Shelf. I LOVE it so much and can't recommend it enough. I'd definitely put it back on your list. But it's SAD.
Immortal - Gillian Shields: I liked this, but it is definitely flawed. If you had time to read it, great, but I wouldn't make it a priority.
The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting: I liked this too, but it hasn't stuck with me the way some other books have and I don't feel the need to read the sequels. It's not VERY scary and about half the book focuses on the romance (which I liked a lot).
Just Your Average Princess - Kristina Springer: I thought this was sweet, but not something you need to make a priority.
Tyger, Tyger: A Goblinwars Book - Kersten Hamilton: I DNF-ed this early on.
Hope that helps! I'm curious about a bunch of books on your list (that have been on MY list for far too long!)