NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II discussion
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July To-Be-Read (TBR) Challenge
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Participants
Rebecca
Lara
Jodi
Wendelin (Alex)
NancyHelen
Nancy
Reed
Standings
Rebecca - 6
Lara - 9
Jodi - 3
Wendelin (Alex)
NancyHelen - 1
Nancy - 4
Reed - 1
Everyone who wants to participate - Please reserve yourself a spot at the beginning of this challenge where you can update your "Read log" for this challenge. That way it will be easy to see how everyone is doing.Note - to do this just make a post that you can update whenever you've read a book.
Rebecca's TBR Challenge
Most of these books have been on my bookshelf or my mental TBR shelf for a long time. I just started adding books to my Goodreads TBR late in 2011.
2007:
- read 7/3/13 - TBR 12/11, but I've wanted to read it every since I finished The Girl With The Pearl Earring1953:
- read 7/4/13 - wanted to read this since my first Agatha Christie book that I read in 20032011:
- read 7/5/13 - TBR 2/2/12 - I read about this book in a magazine and immediately put it on my TBR2011:
- read 7/10/13 - TBR 12/9/11 - I have this on both audiobook AND my kindle, so it's nice to finish it!2012:
by M.L. Stedman - read 7/15/13 - TBR 12/4/12 - Though this book wasn't published very long ago, I've had it on the top of my "to be read NEXT" pile for a while now (since Dec), but it kept getting pushed back by books for other challenges. So glad I read it!2001
by Sue Grafton - read 7/23/13 - TBR 12/2011 - I started this series maybe 10 years back and I have been slowly working my way through it. I love these books and I'm trying to make them last as long as possible.
You won't get me away from the armchair in the picture anytime soon ;)
Alex' TBR ChallengeRESERVED
My TBR bookshelf is almost my entire house...so I'll get involved too.
Nancy's TBR Challenge:2004 -
(7/4/13) Has probably been on my shelf since 2004! Got it when I joined The Mystery Book Guild way back when!2004-
(7/21/13) Got this from paperbackswap several years ago and it's been on my shelf since!2004 -
(7/27/13) Not sure how long this one has been on my bookshelf for, but at least over 5 years!2010-
(7/14/13) I got this one from a friend probably 2 years ago or so. Soooo glad to get it off my shelf!
I have a slew of books on my shelves at home that have a nice layer of dust on them...I'm in!Reed's TBR Challenge
1.
Read 7/11/2013, my fellow commuter, James, was after me forever to read this series but I knew on 2/10/2013 when I finished the first installment I wanted to see what happened next.2.
Read 7/29/2013, this popped up as one of my advertisements here on Goodreads about two months ago and it looked like something I would enjoy so it was the most recent add to my To Read shelf.
I started my first book in the wee hours of the morning as I was getting ready for bed:
. I've been meaning to try this series for a few years now.
@ Lara - I've read the first two in the series and have really enjoyed them.....and I'm not a huge vampire fan!
Just finished
this morning because it was due back at the library today. Trying to decide which book to pick off my shelf to read. I have to continue reading
since that's due back soon too!
@Nancy, so far it's pretty intense, and a bit over-the-top. But, that last part makes it fun.
I am sorry to say I have yet to start... Have not been feeling well enough to read, but have been thing about where to start.I have only been with good reads since Oct 2012 so that is where my TBR starts so I will reads books starting there or with a published date later then that if that is okay?
Jodi, do you have some books you've been wanting to read for a while but have not gotten too? Those count as well.
I finished two more books:
and
. They couldn't be more different, but I've been planning to read both for a while now.
Jodi - this is a pretty lose challenge; just for fun and to motivate people to read books they've been putting off. You can read any books you have on your "real life" TBR. I would say anything published before 2013 will count.
@Lara - could you make a post here that lists all the books you've read for the challenge, and update it each time you read a book. Easier to keep track of :)You can still post everytime you read one, but it's just helpful to have 1 post that includes everything.
Rebecca wrote: "@Lara - could you make a post here that lists all the books you've read for the challenge, and update it each time you read a book. Easier to keep track of :)You can still post everytime you rea..."
Sure thing. Do you want me to go back and add to a previous post, or start a new one?
@Lara - doesn't matter, totally up to you. A new one will probably still stay on the first page, which works for me!
Total July TBR Books Read: 8(I'm adding lots of covers as the moderators mentioned that being fun for older books)
7/3/13
1.
7/4/13
2.
3.
7/5/13
4.
7/6/13
5.
6.
7/7/13
7.
7/13/13
8.
(note, while this is a new release, it has been on my GR TBR list for over a year)7/21/13
9.
How are we doing in the challenge so far? Or are there no updates yet for this one?
This challenge is just an inner-team challenge (sorry if I didn't explain that before) so it kinda of just for fun and to compete against your team mates. I'll try go update the "leaderboard" today sometime.The captains just wanted to do a TBR challenge to help everyone work on their TBR shelves and read whatever you want!
That works. I have a very long to-read list, and tons of books and ebooks I haven't gotten to yet. I'm enjoying getting to some that always look attractive but I haven't started yet.
Me too! I have so many books that have been on the top of my list to read next, but I end up reading other things for challenges or someone else suggests a book for me, that it takes forever to get around to them. That's why I was so excited to have a TBR challenge.
I'll start a new post and keep adding to this although I am not sure how many I'll manage this month. But the challenge has made me go and borrow a book which has been on my Goodreads TBR pile since 2008 from the library!I finished
last night. It's probably also been on my mental TBR shelf since 2008.
I finished Mozart's Last Aria, which was just okay and I've had as an audiobook AND on my nook/kindle for a while.
It so disappointing when I finally get to a book I've been planning to read for years and it's only okay. I had a few of those earlier this year, and expect I'll have quite a few more in the future.
Exactly! Luckily this one didn't take me that long to read, but it's so disappointing when that happens. Especially because I feel like I've had it for a while so I feel like I need to just finish it, but don't like it.
Well, I just finished a longer book that took me most of the week to read (>600pp). It was just released, but I've had it on my TBR list for well over a year as it was the final book in a trilogy that I really like. I would say love, but this book lacked the finish of the previous two.
Got some books off my TBR shelf... And your right it feels so good! 
Just finished
for the TBR challenge. It took me forever to get it finished....was painfully slow. I was doing a buddy read w/ the friend who gave it to me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I would have chucked it!
Just finished
which was amazing. So emotion (which I knew it would be and part of the reason I kept pushing it back), but so good! Need a lighter book next.
Rebecca, I loved that book! One of my favs last year... still think about it every once in awhile!
Nancy, I cant stand books like that. You get to the point you dont even want to read it, but yet you want to put it behind you so you can go on to the next book!
Well, I've finished another book I've been meaning to read for a while. The library had it and its sequel on the new release shelf (even though the sequel came out last year), so I picked them up. Right now I'm having a hard time focusing on any of the books I've started, but began
today and am really enjoying it so far.
Finished
. Got it from paperbackswap several years ago and finally decided to read it for this challenge. So glad I did. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it!
@Nancy - I've heard such good things about that book. My mom owns it and I keep meaning to borrow it to read. One day....so many books so little time
I finished
yesterday. I don't even remember where I got the book but it's been on my shelf for what seems like forever. That's probably my last book read for the July TBR challenge!
LARA
Congratulations Lara!! You won this challenge with 9 books read and recorded from your TBR! Your prize is......
Confettiiiii
Hope everyone had fun with this relaxed challenge and were able to cross some books off your TBR lists :)
NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II
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July To-Be-Read (TBR) Challenge
Have any books you've been wanting to read, but somehow never seem to get around to reading them? Well here is a little push to cross some books off of you "TBR" list.
So brush the dust off those neglected books because.....We captains challenge YOU, Purple Mountain's Majesty to read as many books that have been sitting on your shelf.
Challenge: Read books that have been on your TBR/want-to-read (goodreads or "mental") list for more than a year. If you don't know how long they've been there, you can use your goodreads shelf or take an educated guess. (Use books that have been published over a year ago). This is an inner-team challenge.
Bonus Challenge Try to read a book published in various years in the past. This will help you eliminate some older books that have been sitting around for a while! Lets see how many years you can cover!
Duration July 1 - July 31, 2013
Note: Books finished in July will count, even if they were started in June.
This is for fun so we've not going to grill you about how long you've wanted to read a book, but feel free to add how long you've had the book / wanted to read it!
Possible Template
Year Pub: Book - Date finished - Approximate time on "TBR" shelf