Mount TBR 2021 discussion

Climbing even higher next year then Guy.

This year 24 and I'm struggling with that; I knew I was going to read some long books and ones I didn't own at the beginning of the year. I'm not sure what to go for next year yet.

Guy, I agree that long books should count as extra! I have The Stand, It, and War and Peace on my TBR piles. However, I signed up for 100 books next year. I'll never make it if I read any books that large! Maybe I'll sign up for 12 books in 2022 to conquer the large novels.

Bethea, my "strategy" is to read a tough book in the background. so I usually have a few going at a time whereas one is pretty easy so I can make progress in my allotted time and still make progress on a tough book. granted I horribly failed last year, reading only 23 book. I usually do between 60-75. But I will allot myself a week, grab an easy read and when I finish that during my week I pick up the tough one I'm working on. I did finally.manage to finish IT this year.

Welcome back, Guy! Happy climbing!

Off to a good start Guy! I have read a bunch of the Lew Archer books - my memory is that The Zebra-Striped Hearse was not one of the best but still a good hardboiled PI story. What did you think of it?

You're on track to make Mount Everest!

Guy wrote: "Very happy with this. I almost signed up for 100 next year but the pressure... the pressure"

Better to go for what you know you can do and then if you make 100 again next year, it'll be a bonus! I thought about making Olympus my goal for 2022 (since I finally made it this year)--but as you say...the pressure...the pressure.