KT's First Climb

[superawesomekt]

2021 PHYSICAL Mount TBR

Update Apr-2:
My next goal is to not summit White Plume Mt. before May.

Update Mar-2:
I did it! I didn't climb Mt. Crumpit before March :) Strange goal, but I think it helped me to keep my pace on my Physical TBR. My next goal is to be higher on my Physical TBR (Just finished #18) than I am on my Virtual TBR (finished #22). I'm very close, so maybe in the next week or two! *fingers crossed*

Update Feb-22:
Okay, so pretty sure I will not be able to avoid climbing Mt. Crumpit before March... but I am still meeting my physical TBR goal so I guess I'm just going to accept it... ha!

Update Feb-1:
Welp, clearly I am not prioritizing my physical TBR enough. I think my new goal is to NOT climb Mt. Crumpit before March!

I'm prioritizing my physical TBR for 2021 but I have some books on my virtual TBR that are aging and I want to read them or let them go. Hopefully I don't cannibalize my other challenge too much.

Currently Reading:
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
Heir to the Silver Cross
The Essential Rumi
Rich People Problems


Rum Doodle - summited Feb-1
(view spoiler)[1. The City Baker's Guide to Country Living - Jan-5
2. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Jan-11
3. Mr. Dickens and His Carol - Jan-15
4. Here in the Real World - Jan-16
5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Jan-23
6. The Late Bloomers' Club - Jan-25
7. American Born Chinese - Jan-26
8. Displacement - Jan-26
9. On Tyranny - Jan-27
10. Art Matters - Jan-28
11. The Color of Law -Jan-30
12. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Feb-1 (hide spoiler)]

Mount Crumpit (24 books) - summited Mar-15
(view spoiler)[13. Crazy Rich Asians - Feb-4
14. Starting Over at Acorn Cottage - Feb-6
15. The Will and the Wilds - Feb-7
16. Miss Moonshine’s Emporium of Happy Endings - Feb-16
17. Amberwell - Feb-17
18. Summerhills - Feb-18
19. The Stranger - Feb-19
20. YOLO Juliet - Feb-20
21. China Rich Girlfriend - Feb-21
22. The House with Chicken Legs - Feb 22
23. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise - Mar-11
24. In a Holidaze - Mar-15 (hide spoiler)]

Mount Munch (36 books) - summited Apr-2
(view spoiler)[25. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew - Mar-17
26. Looking for The Stranger: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary Classic - Mar-25
27. Our Town - Mar-28
28. Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide - Mar-29
29. The Bright Book of Life: Fifty-Two Novels to Read and Re-Read Before You Vanish - Mar-29
30. The New York Times: Right at Home: How to Buy, Decorate, Organize and Maintain Your Space - Mar-29
31. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - Mar-29
32. Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës - Mar-31
33. Kodi - Mar-31
34. What Kind of Woman - Mar-31
35. Sh**, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema - Apr-1
36. Shattered Warrior - Apr-2 (hide spoiler)]

White Plume Mt. (48 books)
37. Song of the Court - Apr-2
38. The Midnight Library - Apr-3
39. First Frost - Apr-3
40. The Poetry Remedy: Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul - Apr-6
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Stormness Head (60 books)
Mount Seleya (100 books)
Mount Mindolluin (75 books)
Mount Olympus (150+ books)

[Bev]

Happy climbing! See you at the top!

[superawesomekt]

1. The City Baker's Guide to Country Living - finished Jan-5

This was a lot of fun. It is almost like a book about Sookie from Gilmore Girls. Not really, but kind of. One-sitting read.

[Deborah]

superawesomekt wrote: "1. The City Baker's Guide to Country Living - finished Jan-5

This was a lot of fun. It is almost like a book about Sookie from Gilmore Girls. Not really, but kind of. One-sitting r..."

I read this book last year. I also thought it was cute and fun.

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2. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - finished Jan-11

This was a fun read.

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3. Mr. Dickens and His Carol - finished Jan-15

didn't care for this one.

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4. Here in the Real World - finished Jan-16

This was a sweet middle-grade novel.

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5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - finished Jan-23

Been meaning to read this one for a long time. It was very good, though quite raw. Love Angelou's poetry, so it was interesting learning more about her life.

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6. The Late Bloomers' Club - finished Jan-25

This was just okay. I enjoyed it enough to finish it, but wouldn't particularly recommend it.

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7. American Born Chinese - finished Jan-26

Great coming of age graphic novel.

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8. Displacement - finished Jan-26

A young girl experiences the past as she is interned in the same Japanese internment camp as her grandmother's family during WWII.

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9. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century - finished Jan-27

Excellent little treatise on Tyranny.

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10. Art Matters - finished Jan-28

Little gift book on art and creativity—full of encouragement.

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11. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America - finished Jan-30

Highly recommended if you are interested in the history of race politics in the US.

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12. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - finished Feb-1

Very enjoyable read

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13. Crazy Rich Asians - finished Feb-4

Lots of fun though quite crude at times. I really liked the movie.

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14. Starting Over at Acorn Cottage - This was a weird combination of Hallmark and racy. It didn't really work for me.

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15. The Will and the Wilds - finished Feb-7

This was a fun little read.

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16. Miss Moonshine’s Emporium of Happy Endings

Read this on Kindle Unlimited and it was a cozy collection of short stories. No uncomfortable content, either!

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17. Amberwell - finished Feb-17

I have read the second book in this duology many times so it was fun to read the first.

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18. Summerhills - finished Feb-18

Reread this on Kindle Unlimited.

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19. The Stranger - finished Feb-19

Read this for book club.

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20. YOLO Juliet - finished Feb-20

mildly amusing

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21. China Rich Girlfriend - finished Feb-21

Even though this series is utterly ridiculous it is so fun to read. Still a little crass at times.

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22. The House with Chicken Legs - finished Feb-22

Meh. I love Baba Yaga stories but the protagonist was so angsty and full of deceit that it was painful to finish. I only did bc it's middle grade fiction and it doesn't take very long to read it.

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23. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise - finished Mar-11

Read this with a family book club and thoroughly enjoyed it!

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24. In a Holidaze - finished Mar-15

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25. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew - finished Mar-17

I had been wanting to read this for a very long time. It was really sweet! I would have loved this as a child.

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26. Looking for The Stranger: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary Classic - finished Mar-25

This was a nice complement to reading The Stranger for book club—it definitely enhanced my appreciation!

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27. Our Town - finished Mar-28

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28. Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide - finished Mar-29

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29. The Bright Book of Life: Fifty-Two Novels to Read and Re-Read Before You Vanish - finished Mar-29

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30. The New York Times: Right at Home: How to Buy, Decorate, Organize and Maintain Your Space - finished Mar-29

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31. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - finished Mar-29

I'm not really a cat person, but I have enough experience with cats to find this fairly funny. Some outdated cultural / racial terms & stereotypes so not something to give kids without some context.

[superawesomekt]

32. Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës - Mar-31

Interesting!!!

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33. Kodi - Mar-31

illustrations were amazing, story was just okay.

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34. What Kind of Woman - Mar-31

Poems made for post-partum women.

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35. Sh**, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema - Apr-1

Silly, irreverent, and fun.

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36. Shattered Warrior - finished Apr-2

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37. Song of the Court - finished Apr-2

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38. The Midnight Library - finished Apr-3

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39. First Frost - finished Apr-3

This was a sweet sequel to Garden Spells. I enjoyed it.

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40. The Poetry Remedy: Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul - finished Apr-6

A nice anthology of poetry—a great introduction to those who may consider themselves poetry-adverse.

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Well, I stopped updating here.. but trust me I have read probably 200 books, and still working on Mt. TBR. I'm not going to record all of my virtual TBR here at this point....since my real goal was to prioritize Mt. TBR over this one. Sigh. I'll have to try a new strategy next year...