So I thought that this Mount TBR Reading Challenge has my name all over it. I've discovered that signing up for something like this is a good discipline for my reading habits.
I've chosen the lowest level, Pike's Peak, and will plan to read 12 books from those listed below from my TBR mountain during 2016:
The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers
Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes *
If I Perish by Esther Ahn Kim
Cancer Ward by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
The Refugees by A. Conan Doyle
Consider This by Karen Glass
The Edge by Dick Francis
A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor
When Children Love to Learn - Elaine Cooper, General Editor
A Lantern in her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich
The Tragedy of the Korosko by Arthur Conan Doyle
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Pastoral by Nevil Shute
Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen *
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte *
Children of Men by P.D. James
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
The Road From Home by David Kheridian
Nothing Else Matters by Patricia St. John
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter
Anyone care to join me?
13 comments:
A Passion for the Impossible was GOOD. A bit slow going, but overall, I really loved it! There is an independent movie out about Trotter's life, that I would love to see, but not sure if it will be near me...called Many Beautiful Things. :) This is a great idea to read what you have already! I can't join this coming year, as we hope to move locally to a different property, most of my books are packed up there, and I don't want to overload myself, but I'm looking forward to watching for your reviews etc and cheering you on! :)
Very tempting! However, as I have just signed up to Back to the Classics (I found this through your blog-thank you) and hope to do the Tim Challies challenge I think that I shouldn't join another. Such a good idea though.
Love to see more lists. I LOVE Cancer Ward, loved it more than any other Russian book so far.
I want to, as soon as I get a few, take pics and keep looking for challenges, this one sounds like fun.
Initially I thought it would be A LOT, but looking back, I have read 60 books in 2015 (what???), I would never have said it was possible. And 1 was 900 pages, another 1200 pages, and a third one 600.
I have fun with the challenges, then I don't put pressure and I end up, if not meeting the challenges, reading wonderful books.
Pics of the books I want to read this year.
Pics?? I agree about the challenges, Silvia. The point is to read some great books & it is fun to check out what everyone else is reading.
I picked that title as I'll be reading it aloud to dd. My son read it but I'd only skimmed it before giving it to him. We've been at this house for over 15 years & I still have stuff in boxes. Goes with a large family, I think. I'm always putting things aside to save for later years & then I come across them after I really need them!
You've chosen some great titles & given me some more ideas, unfortunately!!
Yes, I saw that it is an AO pick!!! Neat! :)
Pictures of the books. I love those, :)
Duh! Now I understand - I thought you meant you'd added some photos to your comments.
I have just about finished A Lantern in Her Hand, a wonderful read! I am reading it on my Kindle late at night so I am missing opportunities to copy passages in my Quotes notebook, there are many I am drawn to reflect upon.
I've had this book for a long time so I really want to read it this coming year. I've only heard good things about it so that should be an impetus for me.
I have read a couple on your list and a couple more are works-in-progress. Great list!
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