Mount TBR 2016 discussion

My fourth and lowest climb so far. I hope too at least make it this far and then move on to the next mountain.

Welcome back, Ellinor!

1. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham (read 01/02/16)

2. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (read 01/13/16)

3. The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell (read 01/26/16)

4. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (read 02/18/16)
5. I Heart Paris by Lindsey Kelk (read 02/20/16)

6. The Garden Party and Other Stories (read 03/22/16)
7. A Traveller In Time (read 03/27/16)
8. War and Peace (read 04/02/16)
9. Chaireas and Kallirhoe

I'm really making slow progress this year but some works just take their time!

Ellinor wrote: " I'm really making slow progress this year but some works just take their time! ..."

Like War and Peace! Congrats on finishing that large book!

Thanks! I'm really glad that I finally finished it. It's a good book but after a while you just want to read something else again.

10. Der Amokläufer by Stefan Zweig
11. The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow (both read 04/07/16)

Good for you conquering War & Peace! That's one classic I just don't think I'm going to get around to....

12. Monica by Saunders Lewis
13. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
14. After the Quake

I'm a lot behind schedule this year. After finishing War and Peace I needed some light reading and so I borrowed several books from the library.
But I did some serious sorting out. I gave away several unread volumes and I went through my tbr list here on Goodreads and especially my wishlist. I removed almost 3,000(!) books from my shelves. Now this whole business looks slightly more manageble!

Ellinor wrote: "I'm a lot behind schedule this year. After finishing War and Peace I needed some light reading and so I borrowed several books from the library.
But I did some serious sorting out. I gave away seve..."

Wow, 3000 books!! That would be over 10 years worth of reading for me!

As for the schedule, I am impressed by how much you have read with a (fairly new) baby. You have reached Pike's Peak so even if you don't make Mt. Vancouver, you have made it to one summit :)

15. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
16. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
17. Dampfnudelblues by Rita Falk

Leslie wrote: "Ellinor wrote: "I'm a lot behind schedule this year. After finishing War and Peace I needed some light reading and so I borrowed several books from the library.
But I did some serious sorting out. ..."

I just kept adding everything that sounded interesting. When I went through the list there were masses of books I had no idea I had been planning to read, let alone why I had added them.
My son's almost 13 months old and I'm using every free moment for reading. We take lots of long walks and I listen to audiobooks while he's sleeping in his pram.

Ellinor wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Ellinor wrote: "I'm a lot behind schedule this year. After finishing War and Peace I needed some light reading and so I borrowed several books from the library.
But I did some seriou..."

Ah, I try to keep my to-read shelf here under 300 books (but I am also trying to read the Guardian's list of 1000 novels so my true TBR is more like 1500!) :P

Leslie wrote: "Ellinor wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Ellinor wrote: "I'm a lot behind schedule this year. After finishing War and Peace I needed some light reading and so I borrowed several books from the library.
But I..."

On my to read shelf here there are all the books I own plus several others... I'm a little list-obsessed and try to read my way through the Guardian's list as well plus through the 1001 list (but there's an overlap of about 500 books so it's not as bad as ot sounds) pöus through the 1001 children's book list. So I shouldn't run out of reading material too soon :)

18. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf

19. On the Road: the Original Scroll by Jack Kerouac

20. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

21. 1913 - Der Sommer des Jahrhunderts by Florian Illies

22. The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna

23. Deutschlandalbum by Axel Hacke

24. Bayern fürs Handgepäck: Geschichten und Berichte - Ein Kulturkompass by Bianca Stein-Steffan

25. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
26. Die Ringe Des Saturn by W.G. Sebald

27. The Stranger by Albert Camus

28. The Path to the Spiders' Nests by Italo Calvino

29. Kim by Rudyard Kipling
30. Thursbitch by Alan Garner

31. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann

32. The Son by Philipp Meyer

33. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

34. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr

35. Dear Nobody by Berlie Doherty

36. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

Completed Mt. Vancouver! Moving on to the next level.

Ellinor wrote: "36. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

Completed Mt. Vancouver! Moving on to the next level."

Well done Ellinor!!

WTG Ellinor!!

Thanks, Leslie, Jessika and Sue!