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Self-Challenge: Mt. TBR Redux 2012
Duration: 1/1 - 12/31/12Rules: Read 5-25 books from Mt. TBR; oldest books first.
Read the 2 oldest by March 31, 2012
**(1) Post your list in advance of starting
**(2) NOT make any changes once their to-from dates have been set
**(3) feel a great sense of accomplishment when you reach your summit goal!
Evaluate the height of your Mt. TBR and your desire to tackle the beast, then pick your goal from the list below. The highest Mt. TBR will require the most reading energy to reach the summit. Are you up for it?
Mt. Everest: 8,848 metres
Read 25 books
Mt. McKinley: 6,194 metres
Read 20 books
Mt. Olympus: 2,919 metres
Read 15 books
Mt. Vesuvius: 1,281 metres
Read 10 books
Uluru: 863 metres
Read 5 books
** To sort your TBR list by age: Click on your TBR list, sort by "date added"
★ I'll allow everyone to pick 2 books added to their bookshelf within their first 6 months on GR, that they actually want to read. The month/year you joined GR is stated in your profile.
★ No changes to your list once you have officially begun the challenge.
My Personal Mt. TBR0/25 Completed
Duration: 1/1 - 12/31/12
Tentative list:
Mt. Everest: 8,848 metres
Read 25 books
**Earliest TBR's
**1 Eldest
**2 Howl's Moving Castle
3 Infinity
4 Dragon Bound
5 Blood Cross
6 Red Handed
7 Blacklisted
8 Blood Song
9 Gift of the Goddess
10 Midnight's Daughter
11 Fragile Eternity
12 His Lady Mistress
13 Angels of Darkness
14 Enchanting the Lady
15 Wither
16 Crux
17 A Game of Thrones
18 Dragon Actually
19 Venom
20 Outside In
21 Mind Games
22 Fire
23 Eternal Rider
24 Magical Gains
25 Thorn Queen
Alt 1 The Beautiful One Has Come: Stories
Forgot to remove the two I finished on New Year's Eve so did so!
Read:
TBR:
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SOS TBR Redux 2012Duration: 1/1 - 12/31/12
Rules: Read 5-25 books from Mt. TBR; oldest books first.
Read the 2 oldest by March 31, 2012
Mt. Olympus: 2,919 metres
Read 15 books
14/15 Completed
1. 17/9/09 - Night's Touch 31/3/12 ★★★
2. 26/10/09 - Hale 12/1/12 ★★★★★
3. Bayou Moon 19/3/12 ★★★★
4. Bond with Me 27/4/12 ★★★★1/2
5. Beauty Dates the Beast
6. Viper Moon 26/4/12 ★★★★
7. Highborn 29/6/12 ★★★★
8. Bear Meets Girl 2/4/12 ★★★★★
9. Fair Game 26/3/12 ★★★★★
10. One Grave at a Time 11/1/12 ★★★★
11. First Grave on the Right 15/1/12 ★★★★
12. Kindling the Moon 9/5/12 ★★★★1/2
13. Demons Prefer Blondes 26/6/12 ★★★★
14. Hunting Julian 29/2/12 ★★★
15. Master of Fire 7/6/12 ★★★★
Great challenge and definitely needed!SOS Mt. TBR Redux 2012
Duration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Level: Mt. Everest
16/25 Read
**1. Stolen by Kelley Armstrong, 01.20.12 ★★★★
**2. Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong, 01.31.12 ★★★★
3. Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong, 03.31.12 ★★★★
4. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong, 04.28.12 ★★★★★
5. Broken by Kelley Armstrong, 05.14.12 ★★★★
6. No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
7. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
8. Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
9. Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
10. Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
11. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews, 02.28.12 ★★★★★
12. Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill, 01.26.12 ★★★★★
13. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill, 02.04.12 ★★★★★
14. Drink Deep by Chloe Neill, 02.25.12 ★★★★★
15. The Demon You Know by Christine Warren
16. Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon, 03.19.12 ★★★★
17. Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon, 05.21.12 ★★★★
18. Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon
19. Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
20. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin, 02.17.12 ★★★★★
21. Embrace the Night by Karen Chance
22. Dhampir by Barb Hendee, 03.16.12 ★★★★
23. Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton, 01.03.12 ★★★
24. Danse Macabre Laurell K. Hamilton, 02.16.12 ★★★★
25. The Harlequin Laurell K. Hamilton, 03.10.12 ★★★
I'm in! I've had books on my TBR much longer than the ones listed here......I'm picking the 2 from the first page here that I have had the longest.SOS Mt. TBR Redux 2012
Duration: 1-1-12 thru 12-31-12
Level: Mt. Everest
Completed: 1/25
Read by 3-31-12:
1. Wanton Fire by Sherri L. King
2. Razor's Edge by Sherri L. King
Read by 12-31-12:
3. The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
4. Secret Submission by Diana Hunter (1-2) ****
5. Butterfly Unpinned by Laura Bacchi
6. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
7. Confessor by Terry Goodkind
8. Unwelcome by Michael Griffo
9. 23 Hours: A Vengeful Vampire Tale by David Wellington
10.Grave Witch by Kalayna Price
11.Wayfinder by C.E. Murphy
12.Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz
13.Deadly Little Voices by Laurie Faria Stolarz
14.Starjacked by Karin Shah
15.Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
16.Outside In by Maria V. Snyder
17.Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
18.Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
19.Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
20.Specials by Scott Westerfeld
21.Extras by Scott Westerfeld
22.Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks
23.The Beauty of Surrender by Eden Bradley
24.The Law of Nines by Terry Goodkind
25.The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill
SOS - Mt TBR Redux 20121st January - 31st December 2012
Mt Olympus
0/15
1) - How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young
2) - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3) - Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
4) - Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward
5) - Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
6) - Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
7) - Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
8) - Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead
9) - Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
10) - Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
11) - This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
12) - One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
13) - Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
14) - Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
15) - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
Time To Climb Mount TBR 20120/15 (first 2 to read by the end of March!)
The Final Warning
Max
Fang
Angel
Night World, No. 3: Huntress, Black Dawn, Witchlight
Vampire Academy
Frostbite
Shadow Kiss
Blood Promise
Spirit Bound
Dearly Devoted Dexter
Bloodfever
City of Glass
City of Ashes
I've made a list of 15 to start with, honest, but GR isn't letting me into my group - it says Page Unavailable. LOL.I'll try again later :)
LOL! What cha been doin' in there? Maybe they locked the doors on ya. Nah, hopefully it'll be up and runnin' soon. But, that is odd. I may just start with 5 and build from there.
Grrr @ GR! I had that happen earlier!Steph, it was just a great way to get books READ! So...had to borrow the idea and do it again.
No problem at all. Glad it helped ya (and others, hopefully). It was a stressful one for me, so I'm going small this year. :)
Hey Judithe...one question.I have only one book left within the first 6 months I joined: Don Quijote (in the original Spanish) which I'm planning to read one day.
However, this day hasn't arrived yet (LOL!) Can I just pick one of those books from the following 6 months starting with the next book on the list? We're talking 2008 here so they have really been on my TBR for a looong time. :)
Welcome, Lizz! And EVERYONE! I just realized I haven't done any proper greetings! But am thrilled so many want to try this again~HOORAY!
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Hey Judithe...one question.I have only one book left within the first 6 months I joined: Don Quijote (in the original Spanish) which I'm planning to read one day.
However, this day..."
No problem with that, DG! Great that you've cleared off all but one from your first 6 months! I've still got to do that...
I'm in but it will be a while before I can develop a list that I can stick to. I'm really bad on pre-selected challenges as I need to be in the mood to read a specific book and once I set it in stone I tend to not want to read it (go figure) but I'll give it a try and will post later.
LEVEL: Mt Everest: 25 booksNOTE: All books chosen from 2009 the year I joined GRs before my TBR got completely out of control.
READ: 25/25
✔1. Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon (added day I joined GRs 2/1/09) 3/21
✔2. Lucinda, Dangerously - Sunny (added day I joined GRs 2/1/09) 5/4
✔3. Hidden Fire - Jo Davis (5/22/09) 1/17
✔4. Parallel Fire - Deidre Knight (2/19/09) 11/26
✔5. 6 Killer Bodies - Stephanie Bond (5/27/09) 2/25
✔6. Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day (8/29/09) 2/5
✔7. Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready (4/17/09) 2/14
✔8. Killer View - Ridley Pearson (12/19/09) 2/14
✔9. Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer (7/13/09) 2/4
✔10. Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare (2/27/09) 2/14
✔11. Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrelyn Sparks (2/1/09) 1/24
✔12. Moonburn - Alicia Sheckley (5/2/09) 8/31
✔13. Smolder - Melina Morel (10/1/09) 4/5
✔14. Shadowlight - Lynn Viehl (7/24/09) 3/26
✔15.Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater (12/3/09) 1/21
✔16. Chalice of Roses - anthology (12/20/09) 11/13
✔17. Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith (9/15/09) 3/18
✔18. Born To Be Wild - Catherine Coulter (7/18/09)
✔19. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman (9/19/09) 2/25
✔20. Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready (4/23/09) 8/13
✔21. Ghostland - Jory Strong (2/27/09) 5/22
✔22. Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn (3/16/09) 2/21
✔23. Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor (2/7/09) 3/7
✔24. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (6/27/09) 5/29
✔25. Sleepless in Scotland - Karen Hawkins (2/6/09) 4/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Sandra wrote: "Ugh! Still not able to grab my list. Judithe or Steph do you want to see if you can get in?"EEK! Why is GR being such a bully! I'll see if I can grab it & post it for you...then we can just delete that when you're really in.
UH OH...Evil...I can't get in either! SCARY!
:( What a scary, scary thing! I hope it comes back very soon!!ETA: If you need posting space until it comes back, feel free to grab some on mine!
Wish I'd seen this yesterday - I could have posted before I started an old TBR book! I'm totally in though :)Mt. Everest: 8,848 metres
Read 25 books
**Earliest TBR's
11. Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
12. Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
14. Sex and the Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister
15. Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister
16. Even Vampires Get the Blues by Katie MacAlister
17. The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires by Katie MacAlister
18. Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister
19. Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang by Katie MacAlister
20. Confessions of a Vampire's Girlfriend by Katie MacAlister
21. In the Company of Vampires by Katie MacAlister
22. Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay
23. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
24. Outside In by Maria V. Snyder
25. The Hidden by Jessica Verday
To read:
Read:
Oh - I picked books from the first six months of adding books to Goodreads. I waited like a year before adding anything for some bizarre reason. My covers may change at some point too. Most don't match my editions and I'm too OCD to leave them sitting there looking all wrong.
Sandra wrote: "Ugh! Still not able to grab my list. Judithe or Steph do you want to see if you can get in?"I tried too and got "An unexpected error occurred. We will investigate this problem as soon as possible — please check back soon!" Bugger! PM GR staff now, girlie! Don't wanna lose all your stuff. :( Same goes for mine, if you need space in the meantime. GOOD LUCK! Got the big bad wolf standing by in case we need to blow down the doors. ;)
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Yep, just turned on the computer, and its still MIA so I've just sent a message to the PTB. All fingers crossed.Luckily most of the current stuff is on SOS Mbr lists, but the histories, challenge idea stuff & the pretty covers better not disappear.
Well, I don't think the PTB had time to do anything and I haven't heard from them, but it is now working again. Phew!
Judithe wrote: "No problem with that, DG! Great that you've cleared off all but one from your first 6 months! I've still got to do that..."Thanks, Judithe. :)
Last year I did a challenge and I read a bunch of those books from 2007-2008-2009 but I still have some left. :)
Now off to make my list!
OK, here's my list. I'm starting only with 5 just in case I can't make the March deadline for the oldest books. If I make it, I'll add more books.SOS TBR Redux 2012
Duration: 1/1 - 12/31/12
Rules: Read 5-25 books from Mt. TBR; oldest books first.
Read the 2 oldest by March 31, 2012
Uluru: 863 metres
Read 5 books
1. The Name of the Rose (4/2008)
2. In the Name of Salome (6/2008)
3. Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios (7/2008)
4. The Birth of Venus (11/2008)
5. Brideshead Revisited (6/2009)
Sandra wrote: "Well, I don't think the PTB had time to do anything and I haven't heard from them, but it is now working again. Phew!"Yay! :D
SOS: Serious Overload of SeriesSelf-Challenge: Mt. TBR Redux 2012
Duration: 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
Progress: 0 out of 25
Mt. Everest: 8,848 metres
25. The Bitch Rules by Elizabeth Wurtzel
24. The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love and Healing by Bruce Perry
23. Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults, 4th Edition: A Different Way of Thinking by Lynn Weiss
22. How to Read Your Child Like a Book. by Lynn Weiss
21. The Art of Happiness at Work by Dalai Lama XIV
Mt. McKinley: 6,194 metres
20. Mr. Maybe by Jane Green
19. Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans by Jane Green
18. Neuromancer by William Gibson
17. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
16. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Mt. Olympus: 2,919 metres
15. Dune by Frank Herbert
14. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
13. 1984 by George Orwell
12. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
11. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Mt. Vesuvius: 1,281 metres
10. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
9. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
8. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
7. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
6. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Uluru: 863 metres
5. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
4. The Joy Luck ClubAmy Tan
3. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
1. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
That's a great way to do your list, Suzanne. I like. May copy ya. That way I can visualize my climb to the top (yeah, I hope) of Mt. Everest.
I'm in - I have over 200 TBRs on my Kindle alone. I don't even want to think about my DTBs. Joined GR: Sept 2011.
"SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Self-Challenge: Mt. TBR Redux 2012
Duration: 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012"
{[ETA]: Layout shamelessly stolen from Suzanne's list! Thank you!}
:D
Progress: 3 out of 25
Mt. Everest: 8,848 metres
25.
24. Heart of a Knight
23. Triad
22. At the Queen's Command: The First Book of the Crown Colonies
21. The Weight of Blood
Mt. McKinley: 6,194 metres
20. Lyric's Cop
19. A Scandalous Past
18. Hollowland
17. Blood Country
16. My Man Pendleton
Mt. Olympus: 2,919 metres
15. Dark Horse
14. City of the Falling Sky
13. Blood Ties
12. Blood on the Ice
11. A Change of Heart
Mt. Vesuvius: 1,281 metres
10. Just the Way You Are
09. Storytellers
08. Skulduggery Pleasant
07. Enemies and Playmates
06. Elvis and the Dearly Departed
Uluru: 863 metres
05. Dead Reckoning
04. Sons of Thunder
03. The One You Love
02.
01.
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Steph wrote: "That's a great way to do your list, Suzanne. I like. May copy ya. That way I can visualize my climb to the top (yeah, I hope) of Mt. Everest."I like it too!!! :)
I'm in desperate need of this challenge. Unfortunately, it didn't occur to me to use the TBR section of goodreads as books I already owned (As opposed to a wishlist of what I wanted) until recently, so I'm going to have to look at my shelf and judge what has the most dust on it. Also, while I should be going for Mt Everest, I'm doing several other challenges this year that require new books, so I'm going to do Mt. Olympus: Okay, here goes:[eta--oh, I love suzanne's layout! I'm switching mine up and shamelessly stealing.)
Mt. Olympus: 2,919 meters
15.[book:Stolen|11922]
14.
13. Saint City Sinners
12. Mistborn: The Final Empire
11. Spirit Bound
Mt. Vesuvius: 1,281 metres
10.
9.Alpha
8.The Nymphos of Rocky Flats
7. Blood Cross
6.Carpe Corpus
Uluru: 863 metres
5.
4. My Soul to Save
3. Lady of Light and Shadows
2. Deadtown
1.Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
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Thank you, Steph, for such a great challenge!
You can see the original challenge here.