July 2012 Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews
Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge Update
I started July with 253 unread books sitting around my house. And I ended with … *drumroll* …251! I have been a raging stress-ball this month (these past few months, really), which usually means that I super-distractible, which usually means that I read: a) stuff that is familiar (re-reads); b) stuff that is easy (graphic novels and kids books); and c) less. (It also means that I am even worse than usual about keeping on top of blogging stuff like commenting and replying to comments and e-mails. Sorry!) Even so, I managed to get through a decent number of books this month, even if not as many of them were from the TBR pile as I might have liked. But still, a -2 for the month is a cause for celebration!
…anyways, let’s take a look at the breakdown:
Neutral books – Read, but don’t affect the TBR pile
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Audiobooks |
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Read But Not Owned (Books) |
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Read But Not Owned (Graphic Novels) |
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Re-Reads |
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Changes to the TBR pile
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Read from my TBR pile (huzzah!) |
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Added to my TBR pile (all-around shame!)  – Silence of the Songbirds by Bridget Stutchbury |
Non-TBR acquisitions (storage-space-related shame!) |
| Added to my eTBR pile (non-storage-space-related shame!) | |
 – The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson |
* Pursuant to the discussion on this post, I’ve decided to create an eTBR pile for e-books for which I actually pay money. I’m not adding them into my total TBR numbers, but I have to fess up about them somewhere. Keeps me honest. |
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I’m so impressed that you reduced your TBR pile – wanna come work on mine?
Kathy – Hee, tempting, but I’m winning the battle against my own by so slim of a margin that it’s probably better not to tempt fate. :)
I think listing and organizing them the way you do on your blog should give you some credit to be used towards the pile and give you a bigger net result than -2.
Laurie – I think that the credit’s already applied… if I didn’t have to fess up about my numbers, there’d be nothing stopping me from acquiring tons more books than I already do!
I look forward to your thoughts on The Girl of Fire and Thorns. I liked it and am looking forward to the sequel.
Kailana – I’ve just started it pretty recently, so not very far in yet, but it’s interesting so far! Took me a bit to get used to the Spanish/Central American flavor to it… not something I’ve come across much in fantasy!