Lia from Lost in a Story’s challenge “Down the TBR Hole” has helped me whittle down my massive virtual TBR, or at least get me thinking critically about what books I’m actually going to read. I’ve realized I’ve added a lot of books in 2012 and 2013 that I’ve never read and will probably never get around to reading!! There’s also a ton of books that I added in the moment that I’ve never even thought of since then.
“Down the TBR Hole” works like this: order your Goodreads “to be read” shelf with the oldest books first and remove the ones you’re no longer interested in reading. I’ve added in two of my own personal rules: if I have multiple books in a series I’ll only keep the next (or first) one I have to read, and I’ll remove complete works or collections (unless it’s a collection I already own).
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
Date added: Mar 15, 2017
remove
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
Date added: Mar 15, 2017
remove
The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky by Ken Dornstein
Date added: Mar 15, 2017
remove
Tender Hook by Beth Ann Fennelly
Date added: Mar 15, 2017
keep
Digging to America by Anne Tyler
Date added: Mar 15, 2017
remove
The Seal Spot 