Tuesday, January 6, 2015

2015 TBR Pile Challenge

So, I mentioned on Monday that I want to be more involved in the book blogging community this year. One of the ways I plan to do that is to join some of the great reading challenges that are out there. I figured a great way to start would be with the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge that Adam hosts at Room Beam Reader. 

I think this is a great fit for me. I may not have a book buying problem, but I do have a problem with adding too many books to my On Reserve list and then going years without thinking about them again. 

I have been doing a little better lately reading some of those books, but I can definitely use the extra incentive.

For those of you not in the book blogging community, a TBR Pile is a "To-Be-Read" Pile. I've always just called it my On Reserve list over here because, frankly, it's typically a list of books I have on reserve through the library. If you've never taken a look at that list, I encourage you to do so. I update it every three weeks or so.


The challenge is this: select 12 books from your TBR list (plus two alternates, just in case). The books must have been on your list for at least a year. Read them all by the end of 2015. Theoretically, that's one per month.


It's that simple. Totally do-able, I think. 

In accordance with one of my other goals (to be more active on social media), I'll be tweeting about the challenge with the hashtag #TBR2015RBR. You can find other participants that way, too, if you're interested. 

My 2015 TBR Pile Challenge List

  1. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (12/14/15)
  2. NW - Zadie Smith (gave up on this one)
  3. Blindness - José Saramago (6/17/15)
  4. The Red Tent - Anita Diamant (4/7/15)
  5. Half the Sky - Nicholas D. Kristof (2/8/15)
  6. Life After Art - Matt Appling
  7. Shadows of a Princess - Patrick D. Jephson (1/19/15)
  8. The Apprentice - Jacques Pépin (4/26/15)
  9. Jesus Feminist - Sarah Bessey (12/1/15)
  10. Wave - Sonali Deraniyagala (1/25/15)
  11. The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery (6/13/15)
  12. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker (3/4/15)
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2 comments:

  1. I'm reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog right now! It was recommended by a friend of mine about six months ago, and I'm finally getting to it (I started on this morning's train commute). Happy reading!

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    1. You'll have to let me know what you think! I found out about it when I read The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe. He made it sound too good to pass up!

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