Mount TBR 2016 discussion

I managed to finish reading 24 books for the Mt. Blanc challenge in 2015. Here's hoping I can complete this next challenge! Good luck everyone!

I'm in that boat too--best of luck!

Ok, so I'm off to a good start. I finished reading David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell yesterday, Jan 1. I purchased this last year I think.

Welcome back, Sarah! And congrats on the first book done!

2. Bitch Planet by Deconnick and De Landro. Purchased in 2015, finished Jan. 3, 2016. Wow! This is a great comic series, very powerful.

Bev wrote: "Welcome back, Sarah! And congrats on the first book done!"

Thanks Bev. Best to you for 2016. Which challenge level are you trying to complete this year?

Sarah (Barmy for Books) wrote: "Bev wrote: "Welcome back, Sarah! And congrats on the first book done!"

Thanks Bev. Best to you for 2016. Which challenge level are you trying to complete this year?"

My commitment is for Everest, but I have high hopes of making it to the top of Olympus. I've cleared away all the challenges that require library books or "out of my comfort zone" books that might keep me from reading my own TBR piles. I read 164 books last year total--but about 40 of those were from the library.

3. Alligator Pie by Dennis Lee. Received this as a gift for my baby boy last year. Read Jan. 3, 2016.
4.Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. Purchased in 2012. Finished Jan. 3, 2016. Meh...preferred her other books - Sharp Objects and Gone Girl.

5. Landline by Rainbow Rowell. Purchased in 2015, finished Jan. 4, 2016.

6. The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon. Purchased a couple of years ago. Finished Jan. 8, 2016.

7. Rat Queens vol. 2 by Kurtis Wiebe. Purchased 2015, finished Jan. 9, 2016.

I've been stuck on Dark Places for a while now. I prefered her other books as well.
I also have Landline, as well as Fangirl and Attachments, by Rainbow Rowell on my TBR list. I have yet to read anything from her. Did you enjoyed it?

Natália wrote: "I've been stuck on Dark Places for a while now. I prefered her other books as well.
I also have Landline, as well as Fangirl and Attachments, by Rainbow Rowell on my TBR list. I have yet to read an..."

Hi Natália. I really like Rainbow Rowell's work, except I didn't really enjoy Landline very much. Attachments was great, and I loved Eleanor and Park. I also have Fangirl on my TBR list and have heard good things about it. I thought Landline was boring and I didn't connect with the characters. But that's just me. There are plenty of people who enjoyed it!

And yeah, Dark Places...I don't know. I was stuck on it for a long time too. I picked it up and put it aside at least 5 or 6 times, for over a year. Have you read her short story/novella ,The Grownup, that was recently published?

Sarah (Barmy for Books) wrote: "Natália wrote: "I've been stuck on Dark Places for a while now. I prefered her other books as well.
I also have Landline, as well as Fangirl and Attachments, by Rainbow Rowell on my TBR list. I hav..."

Hum, I think I'll start with Fangirl or Attatchments first, then! They were the ones who captured my attention first anyway.

No, I'm still waiting for the library copy. There's a huge waiting list for this book!

8. Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis. Purchased in 2015, finished Jan. 12, 2016. Loved this book. Very sad though: I couldn't get through it without crying. In a nutshell, the book is a commentary on what it means to be human. An apologue à la Animal Farm, but way better. It won two important awards in Canada last year, and deservedly so.

9. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper. Purchased 2015. Finished Jan. 15, 2016.

You are zooming right along!

10. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Translated into English by Ann Goldstein. Purchased December 2015. Finished Jan. 25, 2016. Wow. Superb novel, thanks in part to a great translation. Can't wait to read the next installment.

11. The Nest by Kenneth Oppel. Purchased Dec. 2015. Finished Jan. 27, 2016. Creepy middle grade horror novel.

12. Lumberjanes, vol 1. Purchased 2015. Finished Jan 27, 2016.

Goodness!! 3 Books finished in 2 days. Wow!!! Great job!

13. Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay. Really great book. Love her musings on pop culture.

Pike's Peak done and you're headed for Mount Blanc. You'll have Mt. Vancouver done in no time!

Bev wrote: "Pike's Peak done and you're headed for Mount Blanc. You'll have Mt. Vancouver done in no time!"

Jessika wrote: "Wow, you might have to climb a higher mountain soon, you are zooming along! Nice work!"

I have a new born baby at home who sleeps a lot at the moment, which is why I have been able to read so much lately. But as he gets older I doubt I'll be able to keep it up. I think I'll be lucky if I finish the Mt. Vancouver by the end of the year!

14. The Likeness by Tana French. Purchased 2013. Finished February 17, 2016.

15. Circus: A story by Claire Battershill. Received sept 2015. Finished March 1, 2016.

16. Sex Criminals, Vol. 1. Purchased 2015. Finished March 1, 2016.

17. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursela Le Guin. I purchased this years ago and finally finished it March 4, 2016.

Sarah (Barmy for Books) wrote: "17. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursela Le Guin. I purchased this years ago and finally finished it March 4, 2016."

Hope you enjoyed it. I read it back in the day in a science fiction course in college. I love Le Guin.

18. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simsion. Purchased 2012, finished May 2016.

19. Bear by Marian Engel. Purchased Dec 2015, finished June 2016.

Major Pettigrew! I really enjoyed that sweet story. :)

Laura wrote: "Major Pettigrew! I really enjoyed that sweet story. :)"

Me too! One of my favorites!

20. Affinity but Sarah Waters. Purchased 2013, finished November 2016.