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Time frame!! Oh noes!! I have over 400 titles that I want to clean out (since I'm only using my Kindle Cloud on this one) there's no way I can have a time frame.
Of course, you've seen my huge challenge list, so I know you understand!! ;)
If you don't start over once you get to the end, you can do this in no time at all!
Good luck everyone and thanks Jack for making this a thing in this group! ;)
I need to stop being so cheery when I type. Too many !!!
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I love the concept of this challenge :)
Katherine wrote: "I love the concept of this challenge :)"I agree! Gotta do it sometime...
I have now officially accepted this challenge. Hope I can do it along with passing my exams :)
Ratz wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I love the concept of this challenge :)"I agree! Gotta do it sometime..."
Same here!
Start Date: 1st April 2013End Date: 31st May 2013
Progress: 3/6 books
1. Sort your TBR list alphabetically and choose the 24th book that appears. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. Sort your TBR list by date added and read the first book you added.
3. Sort your TBR list by average rating and read a book that falls in the top 15 highest rated books. Plays, Prose Writings And Poems
4. Choose your favorite number and read the book that corresponds with that number on your list.
5. Sort your TBR list to show all the books that start with the first letter of your middle name and choose one.
6. Sort your TBR list by date added and read a book you added in your birthday month. Alice in Wonderland
I had to adapt this slightly, as I don't have a middle name, so used my first name, nor was I a member of GR in my birthday month of August, so I used the initial of that month instead :)
Fun! And a great way to 'force' you to read what you've already spent $ on!! I am using ebooks I had already acquired. I am able to pick some of those already purchased for other challenges, too.I fully plan on going back thru once I finish this first run.
I have to start adding some shorter books to my TBR list if I only have 6 weeks to complete this challenge. All of the ones I have put on my bookshelf for this challenge are at least 400 pages.Dont think I will make it somehow by the end of May
I'm trying to read The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe - Volume 1 AND Lilithright now. Talk about slow reads!!
Hi all, I have just joined your group. Love the idea of this challenge, so here are the ones I am going to try and do.1. Sort your TBR list alphabetically and choose the 24th book that appears. - The Art of Racing in the Rain
2. Sort your TBR list by date added and read the first book you added.
Roots of Evil
3. Sort your TBR list by average rating and read a book that falls in the top 15 highest rated books.
Night
4. Choose your favorite number and read the book that corresponds with that number on your list.
The Handmaid's tale
5. Sort your TBR list to show all the books that start with the first letter of your middle name and choose one.
Just one more day
6. Sort your TBR list by date added and read a book you added in your birthday month.
The Secret Speech
6. Sort your TBR list by date added and read a book you added in your birthday month.I have a problem with this one. I haven't added any books in my birthday month (August), so should I just skip this one and start again or pick another month? I think it's a great challenge by the way, you really can clean up your TBR list.
I had that problem with August as my birthday month too, so instead I chose a book starting with A, I think do whatever works for you :)
There are 6 items listed but you can do as many or as little as you'd like. I am only doing 5 (my Kindle Cloud list doesn't have ratings...) and it's 'my' challenge! ;)
TBR Cleanup Challenge1. Sort your TBR list alphabetically and choose the 24th book that appears.
Because I Said So! : The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids
2. Sort your TBR list by date added and read the first book you added.Like Water for Chocolate
3. Sort your TBR list by average rating and read a book that falls in the top 15 highest rated books. A Story of the West by Susan Spence
4. Choose your favorite number and read the book that corresponds with that number on your list.The Shadow of the Wind
5. Sort your TBR list to show all the books that start with the first letter of your middle name and choose one.The Joy Luck Club
6. Sort your TBR list by date added and read a book you added in your birthday month.The Violets of March
Kat wrote: "There are 6 items listed but you can do as many or as little as you'd like. I am only doing 5 (my Kindle Cloud list doesn't have ratings...) and it's 'my' challenge! ;)"Kat, if you log into goodreads on the web the challenge results are there. My app doesn't give my my ratings but the full results are on the web
Katherine wrote: "Kat, if you log into goodreads on the web the challenge results are there. My app doesn't give my my ratings but the full results are on the web."Probably do that for the next batch. If I ever manage to get thru Lilith and Poe. :(
Thanks for the tip!
I love this. It takes away the hard decision of choosing which book to read next. :) So far, I've only finished 1 of 6 so I think I've got to pick up my pace a little. Although, I was reading some other books when this challenge began, and now those are done with so I'm really ready to tackle this list.
1. Sort your TBR list alphabetically and choose the 24th book that appears.
2. Sort your TBR list by date added and read the first book you added.
- next up!3. Sort your TBR list by average rating and read a book that falls in the top 15 highest rated books.
- 4/21/13 ✓4. Choose your favorite number and read the book that corresponds with that number on your list.
5. Sort your TBR list to show all the books that start with the first letter of your middle name and choose one.
6. Sort your TBR list by date added and read a book you added in your birthday month.
(I had to improvise for this choice, as my birthday month is September, and I've only just joined goodreads, and therefore only have books on my list from March and April.)
Pink wrote: "I had that problem with August as my birthday month too, so instead I chose a book starting with A, I think do whatever works for you :)"I also don't have a book with an A, but I think I will just skip that one then.
@Liz, have a box of tissues handy for End of Your Life...Fair warning.
DOOD. I am struggling SO hard with the last two books of this daggone challenge.I never take this long to read a book. I'm seriously thinking to scrap it. Washing my hands. I'm out!
60% into Lilith and we're only just now officially introduced to the title character?? Really?
And Poe. I had no idea his stories were so ... blase (aayy!)
Totally affecting other books I want/need to read because I'm spending too much time on these.
AAARRGG!!!
I've only managed to read 3 out of my chosen 6 books for this challenge and it ends tomorrow!
I have finished 3 and almost done with 4th.
I realize this challenge is technically over, but I like the idea of it and I'm going to take it on. I really need to start ticking some of those TBR books off my list.1. Church Folk
2. Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit
3. Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
4. Thr3e
5. Adam
6. Mercy
I just finished this challenge this month!
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1. Sort your TBR list alphabetically and choose the 24th book that appears.
2. Sort your TBR list by date added and read the first book you added.
3. Sort your TBR list by average rating and read a book that falls in the top 15 highest rated books.
4. Choose your favorite number and read the book that corresponds with that number on your list.
5. Sort your TBR list to show all the books that start with the first letter of your middle name and choose one.
6. Sort your TBR list by date added and read a book you added in your birthday month.
When you finish, START OVER!!