Oldest book on your TBR list? And will you ever read it?

[Victoria]

I'll start with my own, I added 20 books on one day in March 2010, so I had to pick one. I'm picking Atonement . And will I ever read it? Not sure. It's so small looking, but something always stops me.

[Tracy]

Consequences by Penelope Lively is the oldest on my TBR list. I really doubt I will ever read it. New books keep coming out all the time and my list just keeps getting longer and longer. 🙂

[Victoria]

Tracy wrote: "Consequences by Penelope Lively is the oldest on my TBR list. I really doubt I will ever read it. New books keep coming out all the time and my list just keeps getting longer and longer. 🙂"

I know, somehow I always have about 900+ books on my To Read shelf. But I keep reading!! How can that be? ... oh, I see something shiny ...

[Rachel]

Cloud Atlas. Just collecting a lot of dust..........

[Quirkyreader]

For me it's A Lion Among Men . It's been on my TBR since March 2011. And I still plan on reading it.

[Martha]

I entered multiple titles on my TBR shelf when I first joined Goodreads, but the first two are Olive Kitteridge and Let the Great World Spin. I plan to read both.

[Megan]

Hmmm first one I added on Goodreads was Willow by Julia Hoban. I just checked out the blurb and I’m still interested in it but it’s one of those books that just keeps getting put on the back burner.

[Victoria]

Krista wrote: "I think my oldest read on my TBR list is RoseBlood. I have been meaning to get to it for awhile. I clean up my TBR list often. I have a 150 rule. No more than 150 TBR books on there. However, I hav..."

I’m not sure I could cull my 900+ TBR!

[Idarah]

Honestly, this one always shocks people.

[Victoria]

Eve wrote: "Honestly, this one always shocks people.
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I haven't read this one yet either!

[Ashley]

The Color Purple. Can't believe I still haven't read it!

[Melissa]

The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye has been sitting on my TBR pile since I finished grad school nearly twenty years ago. I look at it often and wonder when I’m ever going to read it - maybe next year?

[Marchpane]

Mine was Cat's Eye - it had been on my TBR for at least six years (since I joined Goodreads) and probably longer, back when I kept my TBR in a handwritten notebook. And this thread inspired me to finally read it! And I loved it and gave it five stars! So thanks Victoria for starting the thread and giving me that push :)

[Michelle (In Libris Veritas)]

Mine is Lasher by Anne Rice, I added it on June 20th 2009. I'll definitely get around to it eventually, I enjoyed the first book. I cull stuff I don't plan to read from my shelves every few months.

[Sue]

February 2012
I don't know if I'll ever read it.

[Dree]

I actually just read one of my oldest TBR books! I can't check the date any more because it is marked as read, but it is a 2008 book and the oldest books left on my tbr seem to be 2009. My tbr shelf is huge...

The book was America America by Ethan Canin. I read it because I needed an audio book that was available and I somehow found it in Libby's less than desirable search screens. The first half of the book was good....

[Debbie]

I have two books on the same day. They are and . I am hoping to read the second for my popsugar challenge this year. The first one I have already read before and will probably not reread for awhile.

[Karin]

Catcher in the Rye is mine I added it back in 2011. I want to read it at some point but too many other higher priority books keep getting added. :)

[Timothy]

Holy crow, it's probably some sci-fi/fantasy book I bought when I was in high school but still haven't gotten too.

[rabbitprincess]

When I joined GR in April 2008 (holy smokes, almost 10 years ago), I added the entire contents of the Top 100 Crime Novels lists compiled by the British and American crime writers' associations. So of the books I own and haven't read yet, the one that's been logged on GR the longest is Malice Aforethought, by Francis Iles. I've earmarked it for reading next year :)

On my "Want to Read" shelf, the oldest book is Farewell, My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler.

[Mariposa75me.com]

rabbitprincess wrote: "When I joined GR in April 2008 (holy smokes, almost 10 years ago), I added the entire contents of the Top 100 Crime Novels lists compiled by the British and American crime writers' associations. So..."

I like the title of that one. I think I will add it to my own bloated TBR List. I think I'll be able to read more once I find a new job.