This or That Reading Challenge discussion

This: The book that has been on your TBR the longest.
That: The newest book that you have been gifted.

For this month I chose This: The book that has been on your TBR the longest, which according to GoodReads when I joined in 2014 the first book I added to my TBR was The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. I enjoyed this book very much. It's a story of a dysfunctional family, both their individual lives as well as the problems when they come together, which you may get as well from other works, but the storytelling and characters here was the key. All the family members have problems, but the author gives them life and while you're often not rooting for them, you still feel what they're going through. 4 1/2 stars.

For That, I read Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones. I received this as a gift for Christmas 2024. I read it in June.

For This, I read 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion (Irish Century Book, #1) by Morgan Llywelyn. It's been on my TBR since Feb 17, 2023. I read this one in June, too.