Mount TBR 2017 discussion

This year I have decided to go Big or go home. The past four years I've made Everest my declared challenge goal with the hopes that I could manage lift-off to Mars. This year I'm just going to pack my spaceship and set my course for Mt. Olympus.

If you'd like to join me, just open a topic, name your journey, and get ready for the January 1st countdown!

Good for you. I'm just getting my feet wet this year. Perhaps 2018.

Guy wrote: "Good for you. I'm just getting my feet wet this year. Perhaps 2018."

Well, [fingers crosses] it looks like I'm finally going to reach the top of Mt. Olympus, so I thought I'd go all-in next year and see if I can do it again.

Good luck!

Jadetyger wrote: "Good luck!"

Thanks!

Woohoo! I'm so inspired by you Olympians! Wondering what the breakfast of champions might be. Yogurt and oatmeal? Hmm. Yes, that's what it must be. Yogurt and oatmeal.

Glad to see you joining us on the Olympiad. Watch out for the Tharks!

Andrew wrote: "Woohoo! I'm so inspired by you Olympians! Wondering what the breakfast of champions might be. Yogurt and oatmeal? Hmm. Yes, that's what it must be. Yogurt and oatmeal."

I'm hoping it's Crispex and turkey bacon....That's what I had this morning.

Steven wrote: "Glad to see you joining us on the Olympiad. Watch out for the Tharks!"

I'll keep my eyes open...first book done. Just have to do my review.

1. Death at Swaythling Court by J. J. Connington [on TBR since 1/10/13]

Bev wrote: "1. Death at Swaythling Court by J. J. Connington [on TBR since 1/10/13]"

Wow, that's a fantastic book COVER.

Andrew wrote: "Bev wrote: "1. Death at Swaythling Court by J. J. Connington [on TBR since 1/10/13]"

Wow, that's a fantastic book COVER."

It is cool, isn't it?

1. Death of a Racehorse by John Creasey [on TBR since 10/6/16]

I'm amused to see that you and a few others know exactly when a book was acquired. I'm doing well if I can pin it down to a specific year!. I occasionally log things into Goodreads when they arrive, but more often I don't add them until I get to them.

Steven wrote: "I'm amused to see that you and a few others know exactly when a book was acquired. I'm doing well if I can pin it down to a specific year!. I occasionally log things into Goodreads when they arrive..."

Steven: once I got acquainted with Excel and realized that I could track this sort of thing...I...well...went a little crazy. Things get a bit murky before that. I didn't always record when I got things--sometimes I just give it my best guess.

3. The Silent Invaders by Robert Silverberg
4 Battle on Venus by William F. Temple

[both on TBR since 9/24/16]
Both reviewed HERE

Bev wrote: "once I got acquainted with Excel and realized that I could track this sort of thing...I...well...went a little crazy."

I know how that works...you should see my music library layout in my media server, Plex.

I tend not to go with spreadsheets and databases, though...perhaps I should, because one of these days I'm sure to wind up with multiple duplicates (I've done that with only two or three books so far.)

5. The Hidden Planet by Donald A Wollheim, ed [on TBR since 7/9/14]

6. The Snake on 99 by Stewart Farrar [on TBR since 7/1/16]

Going really well here, Bev!

Steven wrote: "Going really well here, Bev!"

Thanks, Steven! We'll see if I can stay focused. Lost my stamina there at the end of 2016...

Oh, and by the way:

7. The 24th Horse by Hugh Pentecost [on TBR since 5/31/16]

Bev wrote: "Thanks, Steven! We'll see if I can stay focused. Lost my stamina there at the end of 2016...."

I managed to completely lose momentum when I started recording ARTLAB1 in June or so, initially because I had to assemble all kinds of new studio components, and then because, well, work, initially on an insane deadline. So I ended up scrambling like mad at the end of the year.

It's probably better to work up an even pace, though, and maintain that through the year -- rather than trying to front-load things the way I'm doing right now. As you've seen over the past several years, my starting pace is generally more even. As February rolls around, I expect to slow down a bit, ad tackle the longer tomes.

8. Murder at the Masque by Amy Myers [on TBR since 7/12/14]

9. Metamorphosis [ST Fotonovel #5] by Gene L. Coon [on TBR since 6/27/12]

Oh my, I forgot about those photo novels. How much do I love our pulpy fan history??? :)

Andrew wrote: "Oh my, I forgot about those photo novels. How much do I love our pulpy fan history??? :)"

They were so wonderful back in the day before the video tapes and DVDs came out. They're still awfully cool.

10. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss [on TBR since 4/18/15]

Bev wrote: "They were so wonderful back in the day before the video tapes and DVDs came out. They're still awfully cool."

I had most of the Star Trek Fotonovels when I was living in Jamaica (my teenage years, and a bit, pretty much.) They actually represented a good part of any familiarity I had with the TV series; I saw very few of the episodes until the 1980s.

Steven wrote: "Bev wrote: "They were so wonderful back in the day before the video tapes and DVDs came out. They're still awfully cool."

I had most of the Star Trek Fotonovels when I was living in Jamaica (my te..."

I grew up on Classic in reruns (every afternoon at 4 pm!). Still my favorite Trek.

11. I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison [on TBR since 10/9/15]

Quirkyreader wrote: "That Ellison story has been on my pile for years. Maybe when I finally get around to his collected works I'll finally read it."

I love Ellison. I hope you enjoy it when you get to him.

12. The Unconscious Witness by R. Austin Freeman [on TBR since 7/26/14]

Pike's Peak flag planted!

Bev wrote: "12. The Unconscious Witness by R. Austin Freeman [on TBR since 7/26/14]

Pike's Peak flag planted!"

Good going!

Thanks, folks! Onward and Upward!

13. A Losing Game by Freeman Wills Crofts [on TBR since 12/12/15]

Congrats on reaching Pike's Peak already!

Quirkyreader wrote: "Bev,

That Crofts story is also another one I have been meaning to get around too.

So many good stories and not enough time for it all."

The Crofts is a good one.

Leslie wrote: "Congrats on reaching Pike's Peak already!"

Thanks!

14. Death Takes a Bow by Frances & Richard Lockridge [on TBR since 10/17/15]

Bev wrote: "14. Death Takes a Bow by Frances & Richard Lockridge [on TBR since 10/17/15]"

I just discovered yesterday that there was a short-lived TV show based on these books back in the 1950s! I wonder how true to the books it was...

Leslie wrote: "Bev wrote: "14. Death Takes a Bow by Frances & Richard Lockridge [on TBR since 10/17/15]"

I just discovered yesterday that there was a short-lived TV show based on these books back in the 1950s! I..."

I've got the DVD set of the TV series...I haven't had a chance yet to watch them. When it comes down to a choice between "read a book" and "watch something" I almost always choose "read a book."

15. All for the Love of a Lady by Leslie Ford [on TBR since 4/28/15]

16. Spice Island Mystery by Betty Cavanna [on TBR since 2/20/16]

17. Deception Island by M. K. Lorens [on TBR since 7/12/14]

18. The Thursday Turkey Murders by Craig Rice [on TBR since 10/17/15]

Good going, Bev! I'm eyeing Mt. Ararat after I finish Pike's Peak. I have so many books! My Goodreads Challenge for the year is set at 70 books, so I figured I'd skip a few mountains. :)

Jadetyger wrote: "Good going, Bev! I'm eyeing Mt. Ararat after I finish Pike's Peak. I have so many books! My Goodreads Challenge for the year is set at 70 books, so I figured I'd skip a few mountains. :)"

Thanks! I've been in a reviewing (and overall blogging/online) black hole...I've got several reviews to do and hope to have a flurry of posts on my trail stops go up....

19. Episode of the Wandering Knife by Mary Roberts Rinehart [on TBR since 7/26/14]

20.A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion by Ron Hansen [on TBR since 6/16/13]

21. Zadok's Treasure by Margot Arnold [on TBR since 5/29/14]

Quirkyreader wrote: "Most of the Mary R.R. I have on my TBR pile were added in the early aughts. The rest were from when I found Feedbooks."

I found a large stash of her books at our annual community used book fair a few years ago--still working my way through those....