Leslie is back in 2021

[Leslie]

Here is my thread for 2021. I am starting with El Toro but am hoping to reach 100 or even higher by the end of the year. Over my years of doing this challenge, I have found that it works best for me to set a goal that I am confident that I can achieve without undue stress and move on to higher peaks rather than setting my sights too high.

[Bev]

Thanks for joining me again, Leslie! Good luck!

[Leslie]

Thanks Bev!

[Natália]

Welcome back, Leslie! Good luck with your climb!

[Leslie]

Thanks Natalia & good luck yourself :)

[Leslie]

Thanks Sunshine!

[Sophia]

That's a wise choice, Leslie! I hope to see you on a higher slope at New Year's Eve. :)

[Leslie]

Sophia wrote: "That's a wise choice, Leslie! I hope to see you on a higher slope at New Year's Eve. :)"

Thanks - I'll see you on the slopes Sophia!

[Leslie]

January Progress: 0 Print, 10 total {acquired: 3, 0 read}

Paperback books (and hardcovers!)
1.

and additional formats:
Kindle books
1. Death at La Fenice (1/5); 4*; owned since Dec. 2019
2. P.S. from Paris (1/12); 3.5*; owned since Aug. 2017
3. Henry VI, Part 1 (1/22) (read as part of "Complete Works of Shakespeare); 4*; owned since July 2015
4. A Prefect's Uncle (1/24); 3.5*; owned since March 2012

 Dad's Kindle (owned since July 2017):
1. The Book of the Dead; 4*
2. Tropical Issue; 3*
3. The Stone Sky; 4*

Audiobooks
1. *No Country for Old Men (1/2); 2.5*; owned since Jan. 2019
2. *The Bonfire of the Vanities (1/27); 2.5*; owned since Dec. '19
3. Meet the Sky (1/28); 3*; owned since May '19

* means the book is on the Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Should Read list

New books obtained: (all Kindle books unless otherwise noted) (crossed out books have already been read)
The Shadow Box Amazon Prime First Read freebie
Blood from a Stone
West with Giraffes Amazon Prime First Read freebie

[Leslie]

Not reading at the pace I was a year ago... Oh, well!

[Leslie]

February Progress: 0 Print, 7 total {acquired: 4, 2 read}
Year to date: 17 total {acquired: 7, 2 read}

Paperback books (and hardcovers!)
1.

and additional formats:
Kindle books
5. *The Magic Skin (in Kindle omnibus of [The Human Comedy]) (2/3); 2*; owned since Aug. '20
6. King Henry VI, Part 2 (in Kindle omnibus "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare") (2/7); 4*; owned since July '15
7. *Study of a Woman (in Kindle omnibus of [The Human Comedy]) (2/26); 4*; owned since Aug. '20

 Dad's Kindle (owned since July 2017):
4. Late Harvest Havoc (2/7); 3*
5. Any Shape or Form (2/26); 4*

Audiobooks
4. Interview with the Robot (2/6); 3.5*; owned since Jan. '20
5. Les Liaisons Dangereuses: Read by the Cast of the Stage Play (2/25)' 3.5*; owned since April '20


* means the book is on the Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Should Read list

New books obtained: (all Kindle books unless otherwise noted) (crossed out books have already been read)
Cotillion (audiobook)
Trader's Leap
The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds Amazon Prime First Read freebie
General Practice (paid for in part with Amazon credit)

[Leslie]

I have reached the top of Pike's Peak :) Now on to Mount Blanc...

[Elyse]

Leslie wrote: "I have reached the top of Pike's Peak :) Now on to Mount Blanc..."

Congrats! What a good start to the year!

[Leslie]

Thanks Elyse! And I managed the first few steps up Mt. Blanc today :)

[Leslie]

March Progress: 1 Print, 13 total {acquired: 3, 1 from Feb. read}
Year to date: 30 total {acquired: 10, 3 read}

Paperback books (and hardcovers!)
1. The Fifth Man (3/8); owned since July '18; 4*

and additional formats:
Kindle books
8. King Henry VI, Part 3 (3/13); owned (in omnibus "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare") since July '15; 3*
9. The Lost Diadem (3/13); owned since Aug. '12; 3.5*
10. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (3/28); owned since Dec. '19; 5*
11. *Ursula (3/31); owned since Aug. '20; 4*
12. Redliners (3/31); owned since Sept. '19; 3.5*

 Dad's Kindle (owned since July 2017):
6. 1222 (3/11); 4*
7. Somewhere in the House (3/12); 4*
8. Tainted Tokay (3/20); 3*
9. Moroccan Traffic (3/21); 3*

Audiobooks
6. *The Secret History (3/19); owned since Aug. '19; 3.5*
7. Dead or Alive (3/27); owned since Oct. '19; 3.5*
8. The Other Boleyn Girl; owned since Feb. '20; 4*

* means the book is on the Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Should Read list

New books obtained: (all Kindle books unless otherwise noted) (crossed out books have already been read)
The Aeronaut's Windlass (audiobook)
The Secret Stealers Amazon Prime First Reads freebie
Locked On (audiobook)

[Leslie]

Finally I have finished a book for this challenge in March! I am so far behind :(

[Leslie]

I have reached the peak of Mt. Blanc huffing and puffing...

Too many library books & too much rereading recently - I'll have to buckle down to my climbing in April.

Just a reminder for myself:
Mt. Wycheproof (6 books)
Pike's Peak (12 books)
Mont Blanc (24 books)
Mt. Vancouver (36 books)
Mt. Ararat (48 books)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60 books)
El Toro (75 books)
Mount Everest (100 books)
Mount Olympus (150+ books)

[Sophia]

Leslie wrote: "I have reached the peak of Mt. Blanc huffing and puffing...

Too many library books & too much rereading recently - I'll have to buckle down to my climbing in April.

Just a reminder for myself:
M..."

Woohoo, Leslie!

Catching your second wind and keeping it up. Library book reading is great too. :)

[Leslie]

Thanks Sophia! I'm a third of the way up so at least I am not 'behind' but I know I can do better...

[Sophia]

Leslie wrote: "Thanks Sophia! I'm a third of the way up so at least I am not 'behind' but I know I can do better..."

Me, too, that is the part about being on track, but knowing I can do better. :)

[Elyse]

I've also had a recent run of borrowed books this month and have slowed my ascent drastically. But it's only almost April so plenty of time. :)

[Leslie]

Elyse wrote: "I've also had a recent run of borrowed books this month and have slowed my ascent drastically. But it's only almost April so plenty of time. :)"

Hahaha -- you need to read a bunch more borrowed books so I can catch up or at least get closer to you!

[Leslie]

April Progress: 0 Print, 13 total {acquired: 1}
Year to date: 43 total {acquired: 11, 3 read}

Paperback books (and hardcovers!)
2.

and additional formats:
Kindle books
13. *Another Study Of Woman (4/5); owned since Dec. '19; 3*
14. El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (4/9); owned since Aug. '12; 3*
15. The Murder on the Links (4/12); owned since Jan. '19; 4*

 Dad's Kindle (owned since July 2017):
10. And So to Murder (4/6); 3.5*
11. The Layton Court Mystery (4/10); 3.5*
12. The Attenbury Emeralds (4/13); 3*
13. A Presumption of Death (4/13); 3.5*

Audiobooks
9. The Way of Kings (4/5); owned since Nov. '20; 4*
10. Alone with the Stars (4/6); owned since Feb. '20; 3.5*
11. Oedipus the King (4/10) (in omnibus "The Oedipus Plays"); owned since July '17; 4.5*
12. Oedipus at Colonus (4/10) (in omnibus "The Oedipus Plays"); owned since July '17; 3.5*
13. Antigone (4/10) (in omnibus "The Oedipus Plays"); owned since July '17; 4.5*
14. Alien: Out of the Shadows (4/12); owned since Nov. '17; 2.5*

* means the book is on the Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Should Read list

New books obtained: (all Kindle books unless otherwise noted) (crossed out books have already been read)
I Thought You Said This Would Work Amazon Prime First Read April freebie

[Bev]

Hope you've got more updates for us!