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Dust the Shelf 2019
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Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1. The Black Prism
2. The Cadet of Tildor
Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3. Against the Light
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Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
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My 20 Dustiest Books:
✔ 1. The Black Prism
*2. Rhapsody: Child of Blood
3. Daggerspell
*4. Dragon Prince
5. The Last Stormlord
6. The Woman in White
7. Summers at Castle Auburn
8. Dragon Wing
*9. Dragon Bones
*10. Cut to the Quick
11. Falling Kingdoms
*12. Faro's Daughter
13. Inda
*14. Jamaica Inn
*15. And Then There Were None
✔ 16. The Cadet of Tildor
17. Nine Princes in Amber
18. Dragonsbane
19. Legion
✔ 20. Against the Light
Please count me in Allison!Running total: 10/10 - COMPLETED!
Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (21/01/19)
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (05/02/19)
Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3. Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies (23/03/19)
4. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (01/04/19)
Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
5. The Millstone by Margaret Drabble (23/04/19)
6. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier (16/05/19)
7. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (09/06/19)
Level 4 (10 Books) - Polish and shine
8. The Abbess of Crewe by Muriel Spark (30/07/19)
9. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (31/08/19)
10. The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood (11/11/19)
I will be trying to max this one out this year. I am going to do a combination I think of both the oldest on my physical shelf (I am running out of space) and my TBR shelf here on GoodReads as it is quite large too. Once I read them, I will write what my decision is about the book: 1) keep, 2) unhauled, 3) give away to a friend/familyLevel 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1.The Second Course: A Novel by Kelly Killoren (finished 1-13-19) decision: unhauled
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Definitely in on this one :) Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
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I will be joining in this for my physical shelves! Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
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Starting my first challenge! Trying to dust off my physical shelvesLevel 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
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Dust the Shelf 2019Books I've waited the longest to read.
Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1.Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
2.Firstlife
Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3.Tilt
4.The Maze of Bones
Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
5.One False Note
6.The Sword Thief
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Current Level: 2 Dust Bunnies Beware
This is great idea! I will add books which are on my bookshelf for at least a year. Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
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Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster1. The Storms of War by Kate Williams
2.Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler
Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3.Eyes Like Mine by Lauren Cecile
4.We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler by Russell Freedman
Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
5.Garden of Stones by Sophie Littlefield
6.Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban
7.Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Level 4 (10 Books) - Polish and shine
8.Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin
9.Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
10.Underground Airlines
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**My dustiest books**
1. Me Before You
2. When I'm Gone
3. Othello
4. Jane Eyre
5. The Catcher in the Rye
6. The Little Prince
7. 1984
8. Romeo and Juliet
9. Sense and Sensibility
10. A Separate Peace
11. Amy Snow
12. The Rescue
13. The Book Thief
14. Wicked
15. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
16. The Fellowship of the Ring
17. The Kite Runner
18. Ms. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
19. The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
20. Before Green Gables
Level 1 (2 books) - Swipe the duster1. The Secret Life of Bees
2. Lost Light
Level 2 (4 books) - Dust bunnies beware
3. The Bonesetter's Daughter
4. Never Let Me Go
Level 3 (7 books) - Cobwebs begone
5. For One More Day
6. Salvation of a Saint
7. The Reader
Level 4 (10 books) - Polish and shine
8. Airframe
9. The First Men in the Moon
10. Native Son
Completed December 30!
Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster1.Maya's Choice
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Ooh okay this is quite the challenge - I am so good at procrastinating books I have wanted to read for a long time. Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1. Fahrenheit 451
2. The Handmaid's Tale
Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3. Pride and Prejudice
4. Parasite
Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
5. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
6. The Day of the Triffids
7. Slaughterhouse-Five
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8. The Picture of Dorian Gray
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My list:
1. The Name of the Wind
2. Ink and Bone
3. The Last Unicorn
4. The Fellowship of the Ring
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7. Frankenstein
8. Dracula
9. I know there was another classic but honestly???? Cannot recall.
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15. Brave New World
16. Sunshine
17. The Poisonwood Bible
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19. I, Robot
20. Carrie
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I don't know why I do it! A lot of my list are classics or very long books which can be a bit intimidating.
COMPLETEDClear away the cobwebs from the back of your shelves and find the books that have been waiting the longest for you to read. No more delays!
I have about 200 books that have been on my TBR since before I joined goodreads in 2015. I'll use this challenge to see if I can make some progress.
Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1. Blood of the Lamb: A Novel of Secrets - 1/6
2. Bright Young Things - 1/27
Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3. Rules of Civility - 2/3
4. The Princess Bride - 2/17
Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
5. The Woman in White - 3/9
6. Wizard's First Rule - 5/26
7. Slaughterhouse-Five - 8/10
Level 4 (10 Books) - Polish and shine
8. The Color Purple - 9/10
9. Sacajawea - 9/20
10. The Séance - 9/21
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Edible Woman (other topics)Rules of Civility (other topics)
Bright Young Things (other topics)
The Woman in White (other topics)
The Princess Bride (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Margaret Atwood (other topics)Ray Bradbury (other topics)
Muriel Spark (other topics)
Jon Krakauer (other topics)
Daphne du Maurier (other topics)
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Clear away the cobwebs from the back of your shelves and find the books that have been waiting the longest for you to read. No more delays!
You can choose from physical shelves, or it can be a Goodreads shelf sorted by date added, or a combination. Read the books that have been waiting the longest. Owned or not, what matters is how long you've been meaning to read them.
**Note that there is another challenge specifically geared towards reading owned books (Buyer's Remorse). This challenge can include owned books, but it is more about those you've been intending to read for a long time, owned or not.
**You can list up to 20 books that you will choose from for the challenge. Once listed, those are the books you must choose from.
**Deciding you're no longer interested in a book can count as long as you've read at least 50 pages to make sure, and you remove it from your shelves permanently. That'll be one less book gathering dust.
Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
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Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
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Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
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Level 4 (10 Books) - Polish and shine
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