January 2018 will kick off the seventh year for the Mount TBR Reading Challenge (I miscounted last year!) and I don't seem to be getting those mountains moved at all. Despite the fact that I hope to have knocked 150 books off of my 2017 Mount TBR by the end of December, there are still whole mountain ranges lined up and down my hallway and in my back room waiting to be conquered. As fast as I read 'em and get them off the stacks, my bookaholic ways help me replace them. [Case in point--just returned from a long weekend in which I brought home about 20-25 new-to-me books.]
So, once again, I plan to concentrate on reading primarily from my own books in the coming year. And you're invited to join me in knocking out some of those books that have been waiting in the wings for weeks....months...even years.
Challenge Levels:
Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s
Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s
El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s
And the rules:
*Once you choose your challenge level, you are locked in for at least that many books. If you find that you're on a mountain-climbing roll and want to tackle a taller mountain, then you are certainly welcome to upgrade. All books counted for lower mountains carry over towards the new peak.
*Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2018.
*You may sign up anytime from now until November 1st, 2018.
*Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2018. No library books. If you're looking for a library book challenge or one that counts books on your non-owned TBR list, then there may be challenges out there that do that. This one does not.
*Rereads may count only in the following circumstances: If you did not own the book when you read it long ago and far away [based on your age, you can decide what that might mean] and you bought the book pre-January 1, 2018 intending to reread it now that it's your very own. [To clarify--the intention is to reduce the stack of books that you have bought for yourself or received as presents {birthday, Christmas, "just because," etc.}. Audiobooks and E-books may count if they are yours and they are one of your primary sources of backlogged books.]
*You may count any "currently reading" book that you begin prior to January 1--provided that you had 50% or more of the book left to finish when January 1 rolled around. I will trust you all on that.
*You may count "Did Not Finish" books provided they meet your own standard for such things, you do not plan to ever finish it, and you move it off your mountain [give it away, sell it, etc. OR remove it from your e-resources]. For example, my personal rule (unless it's a very short book) is to give a book at least 100 pages. If I decide I just can't finish it and won't ever, then off the mountain it goes and I count it as a victory--the stack is smaller!
*Books may be used to count for other challenges as well.
*Feel free to submit your list in advance (as incentive to really get those books taken care of) or to tally them as you climb.
*There will be quarterly check-ins and prize drawings!
*A blog and reviews are not necessary to participate. If you have a blog, then please post a challenge sign up and link THAT post (not your home page) into the linky below. Non-bloggers, please leave a comment declaring your challenge level--OR, if you are a member of Goodreads, I will once again put together a group for the challenge there. Feel free to sign up HERE if that's where you want to participate. At the beginning of the year, I will update the sidebar link called Mount TBR Review Headquarters for current reviews and progress updates.
2018 Mount TBR Sign-up
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22 comments:
I'm in again! Thanks for hosting, Bev.
I definitely need to do this, I seem to be reading everything but my own books! Will get a sign up post together later.
I'm definitely in! I usually do a post about my reading plans for the year near the beginning of the year, so I will link up then.
I'm in. Thank you for hosting! Hope to do better than I did last year!
I'm in again... I'm still hoping to complete Mt Vancouver for 2017 (even with 8 books to go and only five weeks), and will go for the same again. I do count library books where the books have been on my TBR for a long time. C'mon, with 550 books on my TBR I'm desperate!
I think I'm going to squeak by this year, barely making my goal. The Mount TBR Challenge is a great motivator for me, so I'm in again for 2018!
One more year --one more TBR pile --] one more valiant try at Mt. Ararat......[hopefully beyond]
I did this challenge several years ago, looking forward to trying it again! I'm going for Mt. Vancouver. I have plenty of books in my own stacks, now if I can only stay focused and not get distracted by all the shiny new titles...
I am going to join this year!!
I'm in for this. I'm setting myself up with low expectations at Mount Blanc - need to write in 2018 too.
I have succumbed to the reading siren's call. :p
I'd like to participate! I have a mostly disused blog that I might post it on, but for now, I'd like to sign up here. :) I'll go for Mount Blanc to start with and might upgrade to a taller mountain if things go well!
I'm up for a polishing off a dozen. Thanks for coordinating this.
I'm excited for this! My TBR pile never stops growing!
I'm upping my goal to the Mt. Kilimanjaro level this year!
I'm in! The TBR shelves are a big focus this year, and this should help me stick to my goal of reducing the backlog. Thanks for hosting!
Question: Do ARCs from last year count? I've already signed up, but just checking!
Hi! I have a question--does it count if you are planning to keep it but want to move it from your TBR pile to its proper permanent place on the shelf?
Cindy P: I'll allow it as long as you don't later decide to give it another chance and try to count it for a future climb.
Sheila: Provided you got them pre-January 1.
Thanks, Bev; No, I wouldn't do that. I have picked up other books by childhood favorite authors, and I would add them to my collection in the proper shelves/rooms, rather than my huge TBR shelves in my bedroom, but want to read them first! I just wanted to know if this is strictly for ones to actually clear out of the house, or more to reduce the "TBR" aspect :-)
I'll sign up on Goodreads. Glad to find this challenge!
I have about a million unread books on my bookshelf and on my Kindle so I decided to sign up for this challenge. I am also doing a bunch of other challenges this year and I have only gotten to a few so far. I am setting my sights low at first so I will aim for Pikes Peak this year.
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