TBR Jar - 2020

[Sara]

Update to message #205

15/32

[KaraBeta]

Update to msg #65:
Progress 12/25

11. Prompt: "Moby Dick"
Because the orange of the cover matches John Bonham's shirt at the 1970 performance at the Royal Albert Hall I chose
Singt, ihr Lebenden und ihr Toten, singt

12. Prompt: "Part of a series (sequel)"
Das Schattenlicht

[Kathleen]

Update to message #393
Progress: 9/10

[Marja]

Update to message #104

Progress: 3/12

[Greg]

The Monkey's Raincoat has been on my TBR list since 2016.

13/20

[Rachael]

Updated message 31: 7/10 completed

[Carmen]

Update to message #37

PROGRESS: 29/32

[Eggp]

June update:
Goal: 16/24, 66.67%

28. Hyped/bestseller/award-winner: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (George Smiley, #3) - 09 Jun 2020, 4/5
25. Genre rarely read: Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories - 19 Jun 2020, 3/5
18. First book that "sparks joy": Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10) - 22 Jun 2020, 4/5

[Michelle]

Message #38 updated to 13/20 complete!

[Martha]

Message 17 update: I have now read 16/32 books for this challenge.

[D.L.]

1/8 complete
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Susan (dalmatian21)]

Updated message #91, 12/15 done

[Kathleen]

Update to message #393
Progress: 10/10
Complete!
This is the first challenge I've actually completed! =]

[Auntie Terror]

Update to message 44: 5/20

with Das große Heft, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Finally managed to get to a quarter of my challenge... ^^'

[Ilona]

The list has been updated!

[Ilona]

Kiwi Begs2Differ ✎ wrote: "finished my last book: Proof

40/40 must-read-in-2020 books
36/36 tasks (on 10 April)

Challenge completed!"

Congrats! :)

[Ilona]

Kathleen wrote: "Update to message #393
Progress: 10/10
Complete!
This is the first challenge I've actually completed! =]"

Congratulations, Kathleen! :)

[Ilona]

Isabella, D.L., welcome to the challenge!

[Sonsoles]

Update #135

6/10

[TCampbell]

Updated message #47
20/24 Complete

[[deleted user]]

Message 25: 12/12 completed.

12 Books from my Goodreads TBR

✅1. They Called Us Enemy
✅2. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
✅3. West
✅4. Remarkable Creatures
✅5. Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
✅6. Eight Perfect Murders
✅7. We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
✅8. The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
✅9. Girl with a Pearl Earring
✅10. Euphoria
✅11. Death in Her Hands
✅12. Women Talking

[Greg]

The Modigliani Scandal has been on my TBR list since April 2012.

14/20

[KaraBeta]

Update to msg #65
Progress 15/25

13. Prompt: "Reinhard Rohn: Die sieben Leben des Anton Busch"
Die sieben Leben des Anton Busch: Roman

14. Prompt: "Samar Yazbek: Die Fremde im Spiegel"
Die Fremde im Spiegel

15. Prompt: "David Vann"
Goat Mountain

[Nisanka]

Updated message #115.
Finished reading 5/11 books.

[Sara]

Updated message #205: 18/36

[Charity]

Update message 66.



Since the pandemic started I haven’t been reading as much so I’ve decided to drop some challenges. Can you please remove me from this challenge? Thanks!

[Rachael]

Updated message 31: 9/10

[Eggp]

July update:
Goal: 19/24, 79.17%

01. Longest on TBR: Brideshead Revisited - 06 Jul 2020, 4/5
24. Favorite genre: Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) - 22 Jul 2020, 5/5
20. Book that you own: I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) - 30 Jul 2020, 4/5

[Nisanka]

Updated message #115.
Finished reading 6/11 books.

[Ann]

Update 75

7/14

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

Update to Message 202:

Completed: 7/12

[Beverly]

Updated message #24: 20/36

[Laura ☾]

Updated Message 133 - 31/32 complete!

I have a question, how can I find out what the yearly/monthly/quarterly themes are?

[Ilona]

Laura ☾ wrote: "Updated Message 133 - 31/32 complete!

I have a question, how can I find out what the yearly/monthly/quarterly themes are?"

Laura, we have a list over here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Susan (dalmatian21)]

Updated message #91

13/15 done

[Laura ☾]

Ilona wrote: "Laura ☾ wrote: "Updated Message 133 - 31/32 complete!

I have a question, how can I find out what the yearly/monthly/quarterly themes are?"

Laura, we have a list over here: https://www.goodreads...."

Thanks - in that case I'm finished! Updated message 133!

[Izzy]

I would like to join the challenge! I picked 9 prompts by random number generator out of the 32. I'm gonna list them, then update as I read. :)

1. (prompt 24) Read a book in your favorite genre or format:
Just Like Heaven
2. (prompt 15) Read a book that helps you complte 2 or more other yearly or quarterly challenges:
The Kingdom of Back
3. (prompt 18) Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it:
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
4. (prompt 4) Read the book with the least # of pages from your TBR:
I can't find this to link. The Decorative Life - Casandra Aarssen
5. (prompt 31) Read a book that is featured as a group or budy read and was already on your TBR:
Hidden Figures
6. (prompt 12) Randomize your TBR and read the first book:
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
7. (prompt 23) Read a book you previously DNF'ed and still want to finish:
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
8. (prompt 14) Look at the number of pages on your TBR. Read the book that is that same #:
Queen of Coin and Whispers
9. (prompt 29) Read a book with punctuation in the title:
What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal

So excited!

[TCampbell]

Updated message #47
21/24 Complete

[Ilona]

Regina wrote: "Message 25: 12/12 completed.

12 Books from my Goodreads TBR"

Congratulations on finishing this challenge!

[Ilona]

Charity wrote: "Update message 66.

Since the pandemic started I haven’t been reading as much so I’ve decided to drop some challenges. Can you please remove me from this challenge? Thanks!"

I'll remove you from the list, good luck with your other challenges :)

[Ilona]

Izzy wrote: "I would like to join the challenge! I picked 9 prompts by random number generator out of the 32. I'm gonna list them, then update as I read. :)

1. (prompt 24) Read a book in your favorite genre o..."

Welcome Izzy!

[Ilona]

List has been updated! Congrats on your progress everyone!

[Rachael]

Updated message 31: 10/10. Challenge completed!

[Samantha]

Update message #6

Progress: 7/10

[Gaijinmama]

Update Post #98
3/10 books read

[Manda]

Update message #69

3/8
Took some time to get this challenge started, but I'll make sure to get there haha.

[Nisanka]

Updated message #115.
7/11 complete

[Sara]

message 318 updated

26/32

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. - Love From A to Z 3/17/20
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. - Chain of Gold 3/18/20
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. - آفتاب در حجاب 4/10/20
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR. - A Thousand Mornings 8/7/20
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. - Catching Fire 2/19/20
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. - You Deserve Each Other 4/18/20
10. Read a book with a cover you love. - On Chesil Beach 6/12/20
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. - The Hunger Games 2/15/20
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. - Lolita 8/14/20
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. - The Court of Miracles 6/10/20
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list). - All the Light We Cannot See
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. - And Then There Were None 3/23/20
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it). - The Great Gatsby 6/15/20
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. - A Door Between Us 4/2/20
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. - Little Women 7/5/20
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. - خاطرات سفیر 2/27/20
20. Read a book that you own. - Sense and Sensibility 2/25/20
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. - Tiger Lily 3/28/20
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. - A Room with a View 3/31/20
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. - Jane Eyre 4/16/20
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. - Know My Name: A Memoir 3/20/20
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book. - Midnight Sun 8/20/20
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. - Someone I Loved 8/23/20
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. - Interpreter of Maladies 2/25/20
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. - What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions?
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. - His & Hers 7/27/20
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR. - The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 8/4/20
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. - A Christmas Carol 3/24/20

[Greg]

He Who Hesitates has been on my TBR list since August 2018.

15/20

[Beverly]

Updated message #24: 21/36