The goal of this challenge is to read books that have been sitting in my TBR pile for a long time. Basically make a list of 12 books that have been on your TBR pile for at least one year (any book published before 2014 qualifies as long as it has been on your list for a year) and read them before 2015 is over. For the full details of the challenge see Roof Beam Reader’s original post here.
I am actually really excited to do this because there are so many books that have been sitting on my TBR pile that I feel guilty about neglecting.
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson– completed Jan 6, 2015Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer– completed Jan 20, 2015Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne– completed Jan 14, 2015A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness- Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
White Oleander by Janet FitchPractical Magic by Alice Hoffman– completed Feb 19, 2015- The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Potzsch
- Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton(DNF)
Alternates (you are allowed 2 in case you can’t get through one of your original 12)
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
- The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
As I read these books throughout the coming year I will update each book with a link to my review of that book.
Happy reading!
I loved #s 3, 5, and 10 on your list. Also, The Red Tent is fantastic. What a great list!!
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A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson is one of my absolute favorite books! 🙂 Good luck with your challenge!
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I liked Into Thin Air and Memoirs of a Geisha. I have Tess on my list as well. Good luck with your challenge.
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Happy reading! I’m participating in the challenge too. I’ve read about half the books on your list and by far my fave is Into Thin Air. That book stuck with me. I also loved White Oleander and The Red Tent too. What one are you going to start with?
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I will probably start with A Walk in the Woods because I feel like that is the one I’ve been wanting to read the longest!
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This is one of my favorite challenges and your list is great. So many books i want to read on it! Good luck and have fun.
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Thanks! This is my first year doing this challenge but I am super excited to do it.
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Interesting list. I’ve seen Love in the Time of Cholera on a few lists now. I really must get on and read it. Best of luck with the challenge.
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