TBR Jar - 2020

[Pam]

8/10 complete!!!

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest –
2. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages – The Final Empire - complete!
3. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages – None is too smal to make a difference - complete!
4. Read a book by one of your favorite authors –
5. Read a book with a cover you love –The Starless Sea - complete!
6. Read a book that you own – Naturally Tan - complete!
7. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you – The Dispossessed - complete!
8. Read a book that you feel you "should" read – We Should All be Feminists - complete!
9. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read – The Time Machine - complete!
10. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book –Red Rising - complete!

[Samantha]

You can use the following tasks and pick a matching book later.
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.
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
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.
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
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.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
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).
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
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).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
20. Read a book that you own.
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.

[Maureen]

9I am in again, with 27 books chosen randomly from books I already own and following the alphabet, plus a book starting with a number. I choose them as I go!

26/27

1. Number: 200 Years Of Great American Short Stories Carryover from 2019
2. A: The Angel of Darkness DONE!
3. B: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife DONE!
4. C: Cold Fire DONE!
5. D: Downtown Owl DONE!
6. E: The Enemy DONE!
7. F: Flag Boy DONE!
8. G: The Garden of Letters DONE!
9. H: Heads or Tails DONE!
10. I: The Institute DONE!
11. J: A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future DONE!
12. K: Kafka on the Shore DONE!
13. L: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey DONE!
14. M: Mrs Queen Takes the Train DONE!
15. N: Never Go Back DONE!
16. O: One of Ours DONE!
17. P: The Painted Drum DONE!
18. Q: The Queen of Bedlam DONE!
19. R: Red Mountain DONE!
20. S: The School of Night DONE!
21. T: Their Eyes Were Watching God DONE!
22. U: Unsheltered DONE!
23. V: Vainglorious Sun DONE!
24: W: Where the Light Enters DONE!
25. X: Xingu DONE!
26. Y: The Yellow Wallpaper DONE!
27. Z: Zuleika Dobson DONE!

[Sheila]

These are the 10 Goodreads selected for me.

8/10

1. The Woman in Black
2. Akata Witch
3. I Am Grimalkin
4. I Am Alice
5. We
6. The Oath of the Vayuputras
7. The Spook's Revenge(Formatting made it very difficult to read; had to replace:The Mysterious Worlds of Jackson Nash )
8. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
9. Cinder
10. Call a Spade

[Ilona]

Auntie Terror wrote: "I'm in! This year I'll use an actual physical "jar".

I'll be trying for 20 books.


So my jar used to be a tea tin and therefore it's a TeaBR Jar now. You know, because... tea... and stuff... it'..."

Love your little TeaBR Jar :)

[Ilona]

Welcome to this challenge, everyone! :)

[Kara]

I'm doing Book Riot's, so I'm in for 24.

[Auntie Terror]

Ilona wrote: "Love your little TeaBR Jar :)"

Thanks, Ilona. I keep being disproportionately amused by it. ^^'

[Dalynn]

I'll join! I think I'll call this one 12 books, one per month. That might be too many, but my entire goal is to whittle down my TBR and I often have trouble choosing a book. I might let goodreads do it for me, from my "aaa top priority tbr" or something. Or I might use the prompts, not sure yet!

I may not start in on this one until later in the year, when I run out of the easy choices for other challenges. I'll keep track on my Member Corner and reply here with my title, updated count, and a link to the correct post on my thread.

[Joy D]

Challenge completed 5/6/20

I will commit to 12, chosen by the randomizer:

✅1. In the Distance by Hernán Díaz - completed 1/13/20 - 5 stars - My Review
✅2. Porgy by DuBose Heyward - completed 1/22/20 - 4 stars - My Review
✅3. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls - completed 2/2/20 - 4 stars - My Review
✅4. Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler - completed 2/12/20 - 4 stars - My Review
✅5. Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy - completed 2/18/20 - 4 stars - My Review
✅6. The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy - completed 2/23/20 - 4 stars - My Review
✅7. Golden Hill by Francis Spufford - completed 4/3/20 - 3 stars - My Review
✅8. Redshirts by John Scalzi - completed 4/12/20 - 4 stars - My Review
✅9 The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner - completed 4/16/20 - 4 stars - My Review
✅10. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith - completed 4/26/20 - 4 stars - My Review
✅11. A Mercy by Toni Morrison - completed 4/29/20 - 5 stars - My Review
✅12. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - completed 5/6/20 - 4 stars - My Review

Joy D's Book Balcony

[KaraBeta]

I'm in! I'm going for 25 books and I'll use a jar, filled with prompts and titles.

Progress: 15/25

1. Prompt: "How many more times?"...
...will I say 'not now' to T. C. Boyle?
Hart auf hart

2. Prompt: "Miroloi" by Karen Köhler
Miroloi

3. Prompt: "Friends"
Based on the song's lyrics "...keep on climbing...." I read
Auf dem schwarzen Berg

4. Prompt:"Middleearthbingo: Sauron = The Evil"
One incarnation of The Evil was Josef Mengele, so my choice for this prompt is:
Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele

5. Prompt: "H"
Hundsköpfe

6. Prompt: "Middleearthbingo: Valinor"
... is far away in the West, so is Jamaica, where Marlon James was born.
Schwarzer Leopard, roter Wolf

7. Prompt: "Middleearthbingo: Galadriel"
... Claire Lombardo => Caladriel Ombro
Der größte Spaß, den wir je hatten

8. Prompt: "Immigrant Song"
...'We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow' , well, Iceland it is:
Die Teufelsinsel

9. Prompt: "Maggie Stiefvater: Wie Eulen in der Nacht"
Wie Eulen in der Nacht

10. Prompt: "Nigel Hinton: Im Herzen des Tals"
Im Herzen des Tals: Roman

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

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

[Charity]

I didn't complete this challenge in 2019 but I'm going to try again in 2020. I'm going to aim for 12 one pulled from my TBR jar each month.

3/12

1. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult 2/21/20
2. Beach Music by Pat Conroy 4/8/20
3. The Vines by Christopher Rice 4/25/20
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[Lisa]

The idea behind TBR Jars isn't really my jam (haha, get it? get it? ;)) BUT let's give it a whirl, because why not? It's not like I've already signed up to 8 other yearly challenges...good lord what I'm I getting myself into?! :D

Okay. So please sign me up for 5.
Thanks :)

[Janine]

I'm in for 20 of the tasks.

[Manda]

I'm in for 8 books.

I will make a jar and pull out 8 books. With a bit of luck I'll be able to use them for other challenges as well, 'cause I've been signing up enthousiastically haha.

3/8
1. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
2. Engel gezocht
3. Child 44

[Ilona]

Updated! Welcome to the challenge, everyone :)

[Maggie]

I will aim for 15 books.


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(view spoiler)[Prompts
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.
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
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.
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
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.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
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).
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
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).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
20. Read a book that you own.
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.
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[Alison]

I would love to sign up for 50 books....most likely will be reading from the books that have been on the TBR list the longest and working from there :-)

1. House Rules
2. What Alice Forgot
3. Summer Island
4. Night Road
5. The Book of Life
6. Still Missing
7. Love Anthony
8. For Whom the Bell Tolls
9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
10. The Gifts of Imperfection
11. Key of Valor
12. The Villa
13. Bay of Sighs
14. Island of Glass
15. Murder Most Immoral
16. Three Day Road
17. Change of Heart
18. Evening Class
19. The Birth House
20. Circle of Friends
21. Mrs. Dalloway
22. The Widow
23. The Child
24. The Bell Jar
25. Close Enough to Touch
26. Never Let You Go
27. Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities
28. Too Late
29. The Wife
30. Beartown
31. The Bear and the Nightingale
32. The Girl in the Tower
33. The Woman in the Window
34. Shelter in Place
35. A Sparrow in Terezin
36. All Your Perfects
37. A Gentleman in Moscow
38. Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
39. Us Against You
40. The Fear
41. Time's Convert
42. Gathering Blue
43.

Alison

[Monica]

I would like to join with 50 chosen at random by Goodreads
1. Forever and Ever Boxed Set
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
3. The Passion of Cleopatra
4. The Alpha's Desire
5. Whiskey Secrets
6. Entice
7. Veiled Eyes
8. Facing West
9. When She's Ready
10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
11. Alpha's Temptation
12. To Love a Lady
13. Big Rock
14. Life Before Legend
15. The Deal
16. Gathering Darkness
17. A Gathering of Shadows
18. Under the Never Sky
19. The Kingdom of Back
20. Becoming Americana
21. My Favorite Half-Night Stand
22. The Bromance Book Club
23. House of Earth and Blood

[Luci]

My TBR jar is like my last resort for when I don't know what I feel like reading, so hopefully I won't have to use it too much. Anyways, I want to read 5 books from it.

Progress: 6/5

1. The Colour of Magic
2. City of Bones
3. Carrie
4. Shatter Me
5. Scarlet
6. Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music

Actually! My TBR jar is a little paper box that looks like this:

[Ann]

Will attempt more than 1 a month generated randomly

14 in total

1 FINISHED. Up and Down. Terry Fallis
2 FINISHED. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Claire North
3 The Boat People. Sharon Bala
4 Do Not Say We Have Nothing. Madeleine Thien
5 FINISHED. On What Grounds. Cleo Coyle
6 FINISHED. Lost Roses. Martha Hall Kelly
7 The Diary of a Bookseller. Shaun Bythell
8 FINISHED. Night of Miracles. Elizabeth Berg
9 FINISHED. Time After Time. Lisa Grunwald
10 FINISHED. Young Jane Young. Gabrielle Zevin
11 FINISHED Hidden Figures. Margot Lee Shetterly
12 A Woman Is No Man. Etaf Rum
13 FINISHED. The Day of the Triffids. John Wyndham
14 FINISHED. Gown. Jennifer Robson

10/14

[Kylie]

{Redacted} I’d love to join the TBR Jar challenge. I’ve set my 2020 reading challenge for 30 books, I’ve decided 10 of those books will come from the TBR jar.

[Gail]

I love this challenge. I also like having Goodreads choose for me. I am in for 10.

O/10

[Melissa]

I'm trying for all 32. Currently: 30/32
2020 Yearly Challenges > TBR Jar - 2020

Need to read: The Paying Guests and The Help or Divergent or The Alchemist

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. Mapp & Lucia or The Paying Guests
✓2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year: The Trauma Cleaner (completed January 2, 2020)
✓3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. The Starless Sea (completed January 12, 2020)
✓4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. You Have Arrived at Your Destination (completed January 10, 2020)
✓5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. James Herriot's Treasury for Children (completed January 23, 2020 - while Goodreads says this is from the 90s, the copyright information actually said the stories were all copyrighted the 1970s, so I'm counting it)
✓6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR. Hatching Twitter (20th on kindle all tbr), completed February 15, 2020
✓7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. Notes from a Young Black Chef, completed January 11, 2020
✓8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. The Splendid Outcast, completed January 25, 2020
✓9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, completed January 3, 2020
✓10. Read a book with a cover you love. The Stationery Shop, completed January 4, 2020
✓11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. By the Shores of Silver Lake (horse and grass on cover), completed March 8, 2020
✓12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. The Millionaire and the Bard, completed March 7, 2020
✓13. Read a book that contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. Mary Roach Packing for Mars
✓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). Saint Mazie, completed January 28, 2020
✓15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. The Children's Blizzard, completed January 14, 2020
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 Help or Divergent or The Alchemist
✓17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. Notes from New Zealand, completed March 3, 2020
✓18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. If You Want to Make God Laugh, completed February 18, 2020 (although upon reading it I unfortunately found it sad and depressing instead of sparking joy)
✓19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. An Irish Country Doctor, completed January 27, 2020
✓20. Read a book that you own. Out East, completed January 7, 2020
✓21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. Trail of Lightning (recommended by my dad), completed February 14, 2020
✓22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. Frankenstein (it's a classic, right?), completed January 27, 2020
✓23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisine, completed February 25, 2020
✓24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. The Sun Down Motel (mystery), completed January 20, 2020
✓25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. March (graphic novel -- do you still call it that when it's largely nonfiction?), completed February 9, 2020
✓26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book. Catfish and Mandala, completed October 1, 2020
✓27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, completed January 1, 2020
✓28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, completed January 19, 2020
✓29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, completed January 8, 2020
✓30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. Mischief in Fez, completed February 3, 2020
✓31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR. On the Banks of Plum Creek, completed January 13, 2020
✓32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. Circe (reimagining of Greek myth), completed January 22, 2020

[Sue]

I am going to ATTEMPT to read 100 books from my TBR's.

[ChuiB]

Hi!!

I'm in for 20 books this year!

I'll post the picture of my jar as soon as I finish it ;p

Progress 🔋
6 out of 20

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. The Bluest Eye ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
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.
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR. The Henchmen's Book Club ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
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.
10. Read a book with a cover you love. I Wish You All the Best ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
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).
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. The Princess Diarist ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
20. Read a book that you own.
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. Concubine ⭐️⭐️
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. El Príncipe del Sol ⭐️⭐️⭐️
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.

Thanks!

[Christina]

I 'm in for 10.

1 Χτυποκάρδια στο κρανίο 1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2 Not Joe’s not so short short 4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
3 Και Τώρα Εγώ 3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
4 Αν μείνω 7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
5 All Lined Up 8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
6 All Broke Down 20. Read a book that you own.
7 Missä elämä odottaa 21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
8 Ο Χάρι Πότερ και η φιλοσοφική λίθος 22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
9 Ο Χάρι Πότερ και η κάμαρα με τα μυστικά 25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
10 Ο Χάρι Πότερ και ο αιχμάλωτος του Αζκαμπάν 15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.


2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
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).
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).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.

10/10

[Sabah]

I’m in for 10 books using the tasks provided in this challenge. Will be picking the tasks as I go and try to make them match with the monthly reading challenges I’m participating in.

Progress: 3/10

1. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR: All the Light We Cannot See
2. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself: Spinning Silver
3. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
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[Overbooked ✎]

I'm in for 40 (which is the number of books on my must-read-in-2020 list) and will try to fill as many prompts as I can.

[Snezana]

TBR JAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

I aim for 24, two each month. I will pull three books each month from a jar and aim to read two of them.

10/24

Books I pulled for January:
Dead Voices - read
The Kiss of Deception
Dragonfly in Amber - currently reading

February picks:
Kulti - read
Angels' Blood
The Wicked Deep - read

March picks:
Daughter of the Blood
The Girl in 6E - read
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - read

April picks:
The Girl in Red - dnf
Lover Revealed - read
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

May picks:
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing - dnf
Receiver of Many
Flame in the Mist

June picks:
The Kite Runner
The Kiss of Deception
Girls Burn Brighter

July picks:
Scythe
The Way of Shadows - currently reading
If I'm Being Honest - read

August picks:
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
Final Girls - currently reading
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

September picks:
This Savage Song
Three Women
Behind Her Eyes

October picks:
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
The V Girl: A Coming Of Age Story - read
Turtles All the Way Down

November picks:
Say You Still Love Me
Sabriel
Bad Behavior

December picks:
Moon Called
The Bride Wore Black
Every Heart a Doorway

[Lauri]

Lauri's Spot!

3 / 14

I will go for 7 from my TBR list and 7 randomly selected from my public library!!

1) My longest on the ol' TBR list
Bossypants 1/6/20
2) TBR
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 1/9/20
3) TBR
Glory Over Everything
4) Random Library offering
To the Land of Long Lost Friends
5) TBR
The Raven Boys 1/11/20
6)TBR
Glory in Death
7) TBR
The Library ar Mount Char
8) Random Library offering
The Harmony Silk Factory
9) Random Library offering
Keeper of Light and Dust
10) Random Library offering
The Preacher's Daughter
11) Random Library offering
The Winter Ghosts
12) Random Library offering
Iced in Paradise
13) Random Library offering
The Eye of Jade
14) TBR
The Rosie Project

[Greg]

I am in for 20 books off my TBR list. I will determine which books as I go along.

[Aryan]

I'm in for all 32

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[Laura]

Goodreads is going to pick my list this year. I'm aiming for 25 books!

0/25 books

1. Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
3. Have a Little Faith: a True Story by Mitch Albom
4. Mata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle Moran
5. A Cottage by the Sea by Ciiji Ware
6. Bone and Bread by Seleema Nawaz
7. Song of the Fireflies by J.A. Redmerski
8. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
9. A Brewing Storm by Richard Castle
10. The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
11. Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare's Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona and the Power of Love by Lise Friedman
12. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
13. The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention and Energy by Chris Bailey
14. Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
15. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
16. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
17. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
18. The Pact by Jodi Picoult
19. Cold Days by Jim Butcher
20. Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham
21. Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
22. No Drama Discipline: The Whole Brain Way to Calm Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Seigel
23. My Not So Perfect Life by Sophia Kinsella
24. Bridge of Shadows by Iris Munchinsky
25. One with You by Sylvia Day

[Carrie]

I will attempt 5 random picks from my Want to Read list (I've never had much luck with this challenge as many of the books on that list I don't own and can't get at the library)

#373 - Departure
#384 - Hidden Wives
#65 - The Dallas Cowboys: The Outrageous History of the Biggest, Loudest, Most Hated, Best Loved Football Team in America
#833 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
# 412 - Dark Places

[Susan (dalmatian21)]

I'm in for 15 books. I let Goodreads pick, other than making sure it was either the beginning of a series, or a book that I'd already started the series.

1) Blood and Justice
2) Stripped
3) The Hook-Up
4) His Every Need
5) Desert of the Damned
6) Dreams of Stardust
7) Pretty Little Liars
8) Ali Cross
9) On Dublin Street
10) Secrets of Hallstead House
11) Unethical
12) Glutton for Pleasure
13) House of Pleasure
14) If I Had You -- couldn’t track down
Substituting The Wager
15) The Butcher's Boy

15/15 read

Done!

[Megan BG]

10/20

1. Blood for Blood
2. Cinema Lumière
3. Crazy About Money...
4. Grimm's Fairy Tales
5. Heat Wave
6. Sia
7. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
8. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
9. The Intuitionist
10. Watchers
11. China Rich Girlfriend
12. Elevation
13. Fractured
14. The Prized Girl
15. I Am Number Four
16. In the Unlikely Event
17. Nineteen Minutes
18. The American Girl
19. The Surgeon
20. Then She Was Gone

[Gwen S.]

Hi There,

I am going to attempt this challenge again in 2020, lowering my expectations and setting my goal for 6 novels on my shelves.

In for 6!

#02) Book added last year: "Shadow Rider" by Christine Feehan
#03) Read book most pages: "Shadow Reaper" 480pgs by Christine Feehan
#04) Book under 100 pgs:"Mother's Day,the Krewe, and a REally Big Dog" by Heather Graham (25 pages);-(
#07) Read a book with avg rating>3.8: "See Her Die" 4.47* by Melinda Leigh
#08) Read novel by fav author: 'Immortal Angel' by Lyndsay Sands &
#20) Book you own:"The Return" by Nicholas Sparks
#23) Read a novel DNF'ed:"BitterCreek Falls"
#24) Book from your fav. genre/format:''Secret Sister" by Jayne Krentz & "The Cipher" by Isabella Maldonado FBI, Crime & Murder/Mystery on Ebook/Kindle format.

Will update as I make progress.

Updated: Challenge completed 8/6!

msg# 93.

[Rina]

Joining for 20 books, please!

TBR JAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Progress: 23/20 (Completed)

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.
--- I'll Never Tell
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
--- House of Earth and Blood
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
--- Shine
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
--- Long Bright River
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
--- Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
--- Don't Look Back
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
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11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
--- Ninth House - snake
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
--- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
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).
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
--- The Family Upstairs - fit into Yearly challenges: Genre Jammin, Listopia, popsugar, and Quarterly challenge: Meet Us at the Bookshop.
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).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
--- The Girl Before
20. Read a book that you own.
--- Queen of Hearts
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
--- The Novice
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
--- Amberlough - I DNF’ed this twice before.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
--- Take a Chance
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
--- Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
--- Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life - humour (and audiobook)
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
--- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
--- Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
--- My Sister, the Serial Killer
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
--- The Stranger Inside for 'Meet us at the Bookshop' Q1 challenge.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
--- One by One - book of the month for Literally Dead book club.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.
--- A Curse So Dark and Lonely - reimagining of Beauty and the Beast

[Michelle]

I'm going to sign up for 20 books that I own. I will write the titles down and put in a jar!!!

1. The Scarlet Night
2. Snowfall on Haven Point
3. No Place to Die
4. Dr. Dan
5. Overdue for Love
6. Accounting for Love
7. The Forgotten Girl
8. No Place to Die
9.Finding our Forever
10. Blizzard for Love
11. The Sea of Lost Girls
12. Secret Remains
13. Board Stiff
14. Stiff Penalty
15. Serenity Harbor
16. Another Man's Treasure
17. Stealing Home
18. A Slice of Heaven
19. Big Lies in a Small Town
20. Some Choose Darkness

[ReGina]

I'm in to read 25 books that are on my TBR list as of today, January 1, 2020.

[Nicole]

In for 25 Books (TBA) & Using Option 3 (the Task List).
My TBR Jar:

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest: Amateur Angel
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year: The Five
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.: Fallout
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.: Rosario
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.: The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa (1990s)
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR.: City of Ghosts
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.:
HomoAmerican - The Secret Society
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.: Lord of Shadows
10. Read a book with a cover you love.: The Crane Girl
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.: If the Moon Had Willow Trees
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.: The Air You Breathe
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.: Gai-Jin
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 Hobbit
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.: The biography of a parish
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance, Part One
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.: Diary of the Dark Years, 1940-1944
20. Read a book that you own.: The Long Fuse
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.: Hawaii
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.: Gulag
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.: By Design
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.: Stalking Jack the Ripper
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.: Tales from Omega Station
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.: Les Fleurs du Mal
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.: Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Manga) Vol. 3
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.: Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.: The Goldfinch
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.: Great Expectations

Goal Met So Far: 5/25

[Gaijinmama]

I'm in for 10 books, using the tasks listed above but all in my possession already since I have too darn many books!
Update 11/29/20
4/10 books read

1. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
task #15, meets a Yahoo Group annual challenge (title is an idiom)
and A-Z Title and Author Challenges here on Goodreads

2. The Royal Physician's Visit by Per Olov Enquist
task #18, "sparks joy" because Mads Mikkelsen stars in the movie version and he is HOT!!

3. Girl, Woman, Other by Geraldine Evaristo
Task #2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.

4. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Task #10. Read a book with a cover you love. Seriously, great story and the cover is stunning!

[anusha]

I'm in for 50 books this year

[Nicole]

Question: for #31 (Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR), are we only counting books from this year's group/buddy reads or can we use any that have been featured over the years?

[Sarah]

I am in for 5 prompts and 10 which are randomly chosen by Goodreads.

Prompts: 5/5-COMPLETED
Random: 10/10-COMPLETED

Overall Total: 15/15-CHALLENGE COMPLETED

Prompts:
✅1.Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.(Added 10th December 2018)-Jughead: The Hunger #1(25/7/20)
✅2.Read the book you added to your TBR within the last year.(Added 18th November 2019)
Cress(18/2/20)
✅3.Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.(833 Pages)
Winter(12/3/20)
✅4.Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.(31 Pages)Josie & the Pussycats (2016-) #1(25/7/20)
✅6.Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR.The Archies #0(26/7/20)


Random:
✅Sweet Temptation(21/8/20)
✅The Granny(13/11/20)
✅Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit(13/10/20)
✅Keeping it Real(25/12/20)
✅Betty & Veronica (2016-) #1 (Betty & Veronica(27/9/20)
✅Chicken Soup for the College Soul: Inspiring and Humorous Stories About College(1/10/20)
✅I Heart New York(31/10/20)
✅Ten Out of Ten(20/10/20)
✅Boy Meets Girl(8/3/20)
✅Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #3(10/10/20)

[Ilona]

This challenge has officially started!

Welcome everyone, and best of luck! :)

[Ilona]

Nicole wrote: "Question: for #31 (Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR), are we only counting books from this year's group/buddy reads or can we use any that have been..."

We're only counting books from this year :)

[Marja]

I didn't officially participate this challenge last year but I made a TBR jar and tried to read one book every month from it but ended up reading only 4 books because I got distracted by other books... #embarrashed

This year I will try this challenge and hopefully the peer pressure will push me to finish it.

Progress 8/8

1. Before I Croak
2. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
3. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
4. Lasilinna
5. Making History
6. Suuri digikuvauskirja : vaiheittaiset ohjeet kuinka saada ammattimaisia kuvia
7. Ehkä rakkaus oli totta
8. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

[Overbooked ✎]

3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages: The Robe

Progress:
Must-read-in-2020: 1 book
1/32 task