La Mariane : trying to climb again

[La_mariane]

Here are the books I want to read this year, and I'll cross them out and add the date once i've knocked them off the TBR Mount :

1. Zoe's Tale by Jon Scarlzi
2. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi, read on the first day of the new year...
3. Uprooted by Naomi Novik finished on the 9th of January
4. The Trials of Apollo : the hidden oracle by Rick Riordan
5.The Three bodies problem by Liu Cixin
6. The World according to Garp by John Irving
7. The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien
8. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Elizabeth von Arnim
9. Danser les ombres by Laurent Gaudé (untranslated into English, the title means "Dansing the shadows")
10. Ecoutez nos défaites by Laurent Gaudé (not translated into English either. The title means "Listen to our defeats").
11. Socrates for President by Yan Marchand
12. L'Evangile selon Pilate by E-E Schmitt (not translated into English, the title means "The Gospel by Pilate")

Lots of SF and contemporary novels!

Edit : I also have lots of other books in my TBR pile.
So, I changed my plans a bit, and I read "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Ernestine and Franck Gilbreth (12/01/2020).

[Bev]

Good luck!

[La_mariane]

When I typed my above comment, I took the books out of my bookshelves and put them in a physical pile in my living room (there are far more than the twelve books I listed) : seeing those books all the time, I've already read a few of them, and the year has not begun yet. So, I can take out of my reading pile the four novels of the "Harper Connelly" series by Cherlaine Harris. Those books will never make it to the 2020 TBR challenge :)

Edit : I just couted the books I took out of the shelves, and the number is a staggering 115... several years of reading right here!

[La_mariane]

The nice plan with the list of 12 books is already out of the window. I've picked my first book for the TBR 2020 challenge, and it Man in Flames by Serge Filippini. I'm pretty sure I won't be able to finish it before the new year, so I'll count it in 2020.
I'll also count this book for my "around the world" challenge, because it takes place in Italy (and it's a historical novel, for the bingo).

[La_mariane]

I'm giving up on Man in Flames, the writting is good, but some themes are a bit too wierd/dark for me.

On to the next book!

[La_mariane]

First book read! One step toward Pike Peak : The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi.

[La_mariane]

I'm starting my second book towards Pike Peak, Uprooted by Naomi Novik.

[Leslie]

La_mariane wrote: "I'm giving up on Man in Flames, the writting is good, but some themes are a bit too wierd/dark for me.

On to the next book!"

If you don't plan to return to this book, then you can count it in your climb because it is no longer on your to-be-read list.

[La_mariane]

Leslie wrote: "La_mariane wrote: "I'm giving up on Man in Flames, the writting is good, but some themes are a bit too wierd/dark for me.

On to the next book!"

If you don't plan to return to this b..."

Thanks, it's true it does reduce the TBR mountain. I plan, when I have enough books I read, to gather them all and give them away. It'll make space on my shelves for new books.

[La_mariane]

Second book knocked off my TBR pile : Uprooted by Naomi Novik.

[La_mariane]

I'm starting my third book, climbing up to Pike Peak : The Attack by Yasmina Khadra.

[La_mariane]

"The attack" is a good book, but I can't seem to "get into" the story. And I wanted Something lighter to read : I've picked up Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Cary. I remember reading it as a teenager and laughing a lot. We'll see if it's still as good now;

[La_mariane]

I've just finished Cheaper by the Dozen, I read it in one afternoon. Funny and easy book. Also, number 3 done on my way toward Pike Peak.

[La_mariane]

I'm starting Around the World in 72 Days by Nellie Bly.

[La_mariane]

Book number 4 toward Pike Peak is finished : Around the World in 72 Days!

[Eileen]

You are well on your way!

[La_mariane]

5th book toward Pike Peak : La Gloire de mon père by Marcel Pagnol. It's a re-read because I plan to read the second book in the series soon.

[La_mariane]

6th book toward the top : Une amazone.

[La_mariane]

7th book read from my shelves : Hell's Gate by Laurent Gaudé. This book is amazing!

[La_mariane]

8th book finished, it took me 4 months to read : The Attack by Yasmina Khadra. The writing is very good, but this book is so dark. Brace yourselves if you decide to read it.

[La_mariane]

9th book read this year, from my shelves : Animal Farm by George Orwell. I hesitated to add it to this challenge, because it's a re-read for me, but well… I really want to climb Pike Peak, so...

[superawesomekt]

Animal Farm is a worthy re-read. Seems like you're doing a great job on your climb!

[La_mariane]

10th book, and the first ebook : Gurvan by Paul-Jean Hérault.

[La_mariane]

After one of my long "reading slumps", I'm back in buisness, with my 11th book : Out of Africa by Karen Blixen.

[La_mariane]

I've been stuck at eleven books since July : so close to the summit! (I hope it's the right word in English, too lazy to check right now).

Anyway, I decided I really wanted to entirely climb Pike Peak, so I chose a small book amongst the hundreds of wild books that share my home with me : Mother Comes of Age by Driss Chraïbi. I've started it this morning and I'm about half-way though.

[La_mariane]

I've just finished "Mother Comes of Age" : THIS CHALLENGE IS DONE!