Stephanie tries again

[Stephanie]

Hi all! I participated in the Mount TBR challenge last year at the Pike's Peak level and I ended up DNF'ing and getting rid of enough books to complete the challenge, but hopefully this year I will actually read and enjoy books off of my growing pile.

7/12

1. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings
2. You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs
3. Flintridge
4. It's Easy Being Green: One Student's Guide to Serving God and Saving the Planet
5. I've Got Your Number
6. The Poetic Diary of Love and Change: Volume 3
7. Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous!
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[Bev]

Welcome back Stephanie! Good luck!

[Stephanie]

Bev wrote: "Welcome back Stephanie! Good luck!"

Thanks Bev! I'm looking forward to this year! I think I might go through books faster this time because I bought a lot of fiction last year and they are so much quicker to read than all of the nonfiction I tried to get through last year.

[Bev]

Yes, fiction does read faster than nonfiction. Hope you have fun with them.

[Stephanie]

I'm starting off with The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings which I have wanted to read forever. I am going to be skipping the "Other Writings" portion of the book, so it shouldn't take too long to read.

[Bev]

Hope you like Dorian Gray--it's one of my favorites.

[Stephanie]

I finally finished my first book off my TBR. You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs by Laurie Graff. Not very good.

[Stephanie]

I read a bunch of my smaller TBR books for Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon and it put me right back on track! Woohoo

I also went through and culled a bunch of books off of my shelf so I don't know if I will even be able to participate next year... I may be completely out of unread books!

[Stephanie]

I did not finish the challenge this year, however, I am not blaming myself for this. At the end of the summer my husband and I moved temporarily across the country and I didn't bring any of my TBR books with me (i used the library exclusively during this time), and since we made the move permanent in November I have yet to unpack my books as we have no where to put them yet. SO, I will participate again next year... and I will actually succeed!