Reducing Celia's Two Thousand (owned) Books

[Celia]

I get too many free books, especially ebooks, and that's just taking up space for what I OWN on Goodreads. Let's do this.

[Celia]

5/1/21 - duplicates

1. By the Neck - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
2. By the Neck - duplicate of above
3. Snofluff the Polar Cub: Expedition - duplicate
4. The God of Small Things - duplicate
5. The Keeper of Lost Things - duplicate
6. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - duplicate

[Celia]

5/2/21 - no longer free on Prime A - C titles

1. All Too Familiar - no longer free w/ Amazon prime
2. Sand - no longer free w/ Amazon prime
3. The Belt of the Buried Gods - in omnibus no longer free w/ Amazon prime
4. Boxes in the Basement - no longer free w/ Amazon prime
5. The Bright Side of Going Dark - no longer free w/ Amazon prime
6. Cinder & Ella - no longer free w/ Amazon prime

[Celia]

5/4/21 - searched my books "apple," "brown"

1. Appleseed - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
2. A Bite of the Apple: Behind the Scenes at Virago Press - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
3. This Magnificent Dappled Sea - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
4. The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
5. It Gives You Strength - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
6. The Llano Kid: Double Cross - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
7. Out of Hounds - - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway AND later in series I've never read
8. Pinot Rocks: A Winding Journey through Intense Elegance - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
9. The Stalker's Song - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

I love the method you've chosen to find books on your TBR list. I can't wait to see which words you'll choose next. Good work, Celia!

[Celia]

Haha thanks. I enjoy finding new ways to remove them so it doesn't get boring.

[Celia]

5/6/21 - I actually read a book

AESOP by Michele Packard - actually finished this 5/6

[Celia]

5/7/21 - I actually read a book

A Witchy Mistake by Rhonda Hopkins - actually finished this 5/7

[Celia]

5/12/21 - I actually read a book

Cooking the Books by Chelsea Thomas - actually finished this 5/12

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

We're halfway through the month and we've removed over 1000 books from our To-Read shelves. 1088 books to be exact!

[Celia]

Words 5/16: beneath, crown, sing, and song (some of the words for the June monthly keyword for The Lost Challenges group):

1. Beneath Devil's Bridge - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
2. The Steel Beneath the Silk - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway AND later in series I've never read
3. The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
4. The Crowns of Croswald - added it because I saw someone else reading it and it looked interesting but I wouldn't prioritize it
5. Always a Song: Singers, Songwriters, Sinners, and Saints - My Story of the Folk Music Revival - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
6. Dark Wings Rising - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
7. The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
8. Fallen Ancients Rising - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
9. Happy Singles Day - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
10. The Killing Plot - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
11. Local Woman Missing - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
12. Make Your Portraits Magic: Using Digital Camera Settings Creatively - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
13. Malibu Rising - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
14. The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
15. Moses the Singer - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
16. Noah's New Phone: A Story About Using Technology for Good - kids book, added it probably in a giveaway
17. Serena Singh Flips the Script - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
18. The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
19. Teen Aged - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
20. This Passing World: A Novel about Geoffrey Chaucer - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
21. Alina: A Song For the Telling - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
22. The Mockingbird's Song - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway AND later in series I've never read
23. Super Fake Love Song - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway

[Celia]

Words 5/17: earth, find, found (some of the words for the June monthly keyword for The Lost Challenges group)

1. Mean Little People - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
2. The Art of Finding Truth: One Man's Journey Through Love, Life, Grief and Joy - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
3. Assemble the Tribe: Believe in Your Value. Find Belonging. Be Different. - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
4. The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
5. Find Me in Havana - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
6. Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
7. Finding Nicole: A True Story of Love, Loss, Betrayal, Fear and Hope - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
8. Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
9. Deciphering the Text Foundations of Traveller - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
10. Spitting Image: A Foundling's Memoir of Faith and Gratitude - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
11. The Summer of Lost and Found - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway AND later in series I've never read

5/17 actually read a book

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - actually finished this 5/17

[Celia]

5/19 - various methods

1. The Star and the Shamrock - no longer free w/ Amazon Prime

[Celia]

5/20 - I actually read a book

Till Midnight by Aya Ling - actually finished this 5/20

[Celia]

5/23 - Words from the TLC Monthly Keyword Challenge - January words

January:
End
1. And It Will Be Splendid: A Guided Journal for 2021 - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
2. The Bears Ears: A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
3. Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
4. The Break-Up Book Club - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
5. Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
6. City of the Beasts - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
7. The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
8. Cover to Cover: What First-Time Authors Need to Know about Editing - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
9. Emotional Colors - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
10. The End of the Day - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
11. Forest of the Pygmies - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
12. The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
13. Insanity Defense: Seven National Security Crises and How to Fix the Endless Cycle of Failure - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
14. Jubilee - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
15. Kingdom of the Golden Dragon - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
16. Life Came to a Standstill: True Accounts of Loss, Love, and Hope - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
17. The New World: Dark Dependence, Prequel - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
18. Penelope Pinkerton's Pink Polka Dot Purse - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
19. Shaking Up the House - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
20. Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
21 - Stories Written Along COVID Walls - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
22. Summertime Guests: A Novel - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
23. Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
24. War at the Ice Cream Store: Mustachio Pistachio vs Bully Vanilli - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
25. We Begin at the End - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
26. We Run the Tides - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Princess
0 books to remove (I love fairytale retellings too much to remove any of them, even though I probably should)
Dance
0 books to remove
Midnight
27. Luz at Midnight - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
28. Midnight in Vehicle City: General Motors, Flint, and the Strike That Created the Middle Class - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Court
29. After You Vote: A Woman’s Guide to Making an Impact, from Town Hall to Capitol Hill - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
30. The Project - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Why
31. A Fool's Errand: Why Your Goals Are Falling Short and What You Can Do about It - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
32. Ghost: Why Perfect Women Shrink - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
33. The Search for Why: A Revolutionary New Model for Understanding Others, Improving Communication, and Healing Division - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
34. The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal--and How to Set Them Right - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
35. Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why We Fall for Them - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Winter
36. Cheese for Breakfast: My Turkish Summer - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
37. The Sea in Winter - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Story
38. 121 Days: The Corbin Raymond Story of Fighting for Life and Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
39. 8 Miraculous Months in the Malayan Jungle: A WWII Pilot's True Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
40. Against Civility: Race and the Dark History of an Idea - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
41. The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
42. Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
43. Elsie's Story: This Story Has No Hero - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
44. Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
45. Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
46. The Great Pyramid - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
47. Hatched in a Hole: Pilley and Addy's Story - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
48. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
49. In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
50. Jacob: A short story - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
51. Julian Bond's Time to Teach: A History of the Southern Civil Rights Movement - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
52. Leah's Gift: A Story about Reframing Loss - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
53. The Light from Darkness: A Story of the Civil War - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
54. Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
55. Never Enoughitis: A Story of Success, Emptiness, and Overcoming Myself - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
56. No. 204 is going home: A true story of survival, love, motherhood and being human. - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
57. The Note Through the Wire: The Incredible True Story of a Prisoner of War and a Resistance Heroine
58. Oliver: The True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought Together - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
59. Out Cold: A Chilling Descent into the Macabre, Controversial, Lifesaving History of Hypothermia - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
60. The Psychopath: A True Story - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
61. Rock and Roll Children: An 80's Hair Metal Garage Band Story - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
62. Rolling Warrior: My Story of Fighting to Belong - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
63. The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
64. Someone's Story - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
65. Spy Sites of Philadelphia: A Guide to the Region's Secret History - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
66. The Spymaster of Baghdad: A True Story of Bravery, Family, and Patriotism in the Battle against ISIS - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
67. Stanley: An Origin of Life Story - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
68. a story I still need to tell - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
69. Unraveled: A Mother and Son Story of Addiction and Redemption - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
One more for an even 70
70. The Twin Towers - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

We're on our last week of this challenge. I hope you're accomplishing what you wanted to achieve. I'm struggling to find books on my To-Read list that I can easily remove. That's not a bad thing :)

[Celia]

5/29 - I actually read a book

Circe by Madeline Miller - actually finished this 5/29

[Celia]

5/30 - Words from the TLC Monthly Keyword Challenge - February words.

Over
1. Andean Adventures: An Unexpected Search for Meaning, Purpose and Discovery Across Three Countries - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
2. Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
3. Book Cover - not interested, added it in a giveaway
4. Come On Over!: Southern Delicious for Every Day and Every Occasion - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
5. Deep Kindness: Practicing Kindness in a World that Oversimplifies It - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
6. Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
7. Greg and Doc, Two Souls Surrounded by Badlands: A Memoir of Adventure, Discovery, Anguish and Triumph - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
8. The Layover - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
9. Layoverland - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
10. Limitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
11. Middle Ageish - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
12. These Feathered Flames - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
13. Through the Storm of Early Trauma : Healing and Overcoming - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
14. A Turtle's Guide to Introversion - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
15. The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Edge
16. Edge of Sundown - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
17. Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
18. The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Rain
19. Out of the Rain - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
20. How My Brain Works: A Guide to Understanding It Better and Keeping It Healthy - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
21. The Children's Train - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Blade
22. Razorblade Tears - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
23. The Dark Awakening - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Red
24. A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
25. Vintage Embers - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
26. A Vast, Untethered Ocean - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
27. A Tortured Road - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
28. A Spindle Splintered - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
29. Redfork - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
30. The Red Thread - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
31. The Recruiter - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
32. Quintessence - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
33. The Night She Disappeared - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
34. Heart and Seoul - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
35. Hadley & Grace - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
36. The Genome Odyssey: Medical Mysteries and the Incredible Quest to Solve Them - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
37. Extraordinary Women In History: 70 Remarkable Women Who Made a Difference, Inspired & Broke Barriers - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
38. The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
39. Dishonoured - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
40. The (Almost) Zero Waste Guide: 100+ Tips for Reducing Your Waste Without Changing Your Life - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Come
41. Thy King Dumb Come - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
42. Thriller Meets Romance: A Comedy - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
43. Come Nightfall - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
44. Come Back to Bed: Attract More Foot Traffic and Make People Fall in Love with Your Store - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
45. Come As You Are - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway

[Celia]

5/31 - Words from the TLC Monthly Keyword Challenge - March words.

Dear
1. Dearest Josephine - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
2. Dear President Trump: 50 Satirical Letters from Phoenix to the White House - no longer relevant
Ink
3. The World Between Blinks - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
4. What Makes You Think You're Awake? - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
5. Pinky Doodle Bug - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
6. The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies from a Sinking Ship - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
7. The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
8. Healing at Your Fingertips: Quick Fixes from the Art of Jin Shin - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
9. Geek Ink: The World's Smartest Tattoos for Rebels, Nerds, Scientists, and Intellectuals - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
10. Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
11. Blink - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
12. Anna and the Pink Pony - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Fly
13. Where Bluebirds Fly: Inside the World of Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
14. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
15. Dragonfly Girl - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
16. The Butterfly House - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
17. The Butterfly Effect - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Lost
18. Willow Moss & the Lost Day - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
19. Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
20. The Lost Village - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
21. The Lost Signal - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
22. The Lost Manuscript - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
23. Lost in Summerland: Essays - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
24. The Living and the Lost - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
25. Little Girl Lost - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
26. Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
27. The Dictionary of Lost Words - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
Never
28. Where Irises Never Grow - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
29. They'll Never Catch Us - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
30. Only Forward, Never Back - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
31. Nevermind - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
32. Never Saw Me Coming - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
33. Never Have I Ever - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
34. Never Have I Ever - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
35. I'll Never Tell - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
36. A Growing Need to Die: And Other Modern Nightmares - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
True
37. True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
38. The Spymaster of Baghdad: A True Story of Bravery, Family, and Patriotism in the Battle against ISIS - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
39. The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway
40. More Amazing True Stories of Pepito The Squirrel - not interested, added it probably in a giveaway