2025 Reading Challenge discussion

TBR JAR CHALLENGE

Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

The TBR Jar challenge was the big winner of our 2021 Challenge Poll, so we are bringing it back! There are four ways to pick the book titles you’ll be reading for this challenge:

1) You can use books on a specific list or books for a specific challenge. Some examples are:
The Popsugar Reading Challenge (Add a twist to another challenge our group offers)
Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge (A challenge that our group does not offer)
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Or another of the many Listopia lists)

2) You can let Goodreads let choose your books for this challenge:
Step 1: Select the number of books you want to read for this challenge.
Step 2: Go to the “My Books” tab on the top of the Goodreads Page.
Step 3: Bring up your “Want-To-Read” shelf.
Step 4: On the bottom of the page in the middle, go to the “sort” field and select “Random.”
Goodreads will generate a random list of books for you!

3) You can use the following tasks and pick a matching book later.
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list).
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
20. Read a book that you own.
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.

4. You can use any random generator on the internet to choose prompts or subjects. Some examples are:

The TBR Machine: Generates prompts
Wikipedia 4th link down on the left: Random Article; read a book having to do with the article that comes up
Color Picker : read books with the colors you generate on the cover
Random Word: Read books with one of these words in the title or as a main theme
Shuffle your playlist and read books that have to do with those songs.


Write all your selected book titles or tasks on slips of paper, throw them in a jar, and shake! Just let us know how many books you will be reading for this challenge.

We love how creative you all are, and would love to see the pictures of your jars! Happy Reading!

How to Participate:

1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can join a challenge at any time, as long as the challenge is still active. You must choose a goal for the challenge.

2. Whenever you finish a book for the challenge, post here and let the challenge leader know so they can update your progress. Please be sure to post the number of books you have completed and the number of your original message every time you post an update.
The challenge leader is not able to keep track of your total number of books for you because of the number of participants in the challenge. The number of the original post is used to identify you, as there can be many members with the same name. The challenge leader will not look at this post to track your progress.

Example:
message 32 updated! 2/25 books read!

For more information about how challenges work, check out this thread or ask your challenge leader.

P.S. Please do not delete posts! It makes updating very confusing for the Moderators! If you decide to leave the challenge, please just let us know. You can edit your original post to say {redacted}. Thank you!


Participants:

Alissa - 0 / 20
Allie - 47 / 50
Alyana - 12 / 12
Alyson - 0 / 6
Amanda - 7 / 20
Angela - 0 / 26
Anissa - 0 / 5
Ann - 4 / 13
AnnaG - 0 / 25
Ashleigh - 8 / 8
Audrey - 1 / 15
Auntie Terror - 6 / 12
Bailey - 10 / 10
Barry - 8 / 10
Beverly - 96 / 96
Bibliophile - 0 / 30
Blagica - 1 / 15
Bonnie - 11 / 6
Brittany Lynn - 0 / 24
Carmen - 60 / 60
Carrie - 0 / 15
Charlie - 0 / 52
Chrissie - 23 / 32
Claire (msg 68) - 5 / 10
Claire - 0 / 5
Courtney - 0 / 25
CrazyAsACupcake - 13 / 20
Crystal - 0 / 15
Darlene - 15 / 15
Debra - 0 / 50
Desire - 6 / 11
Dhiya - 0 / 30
Dominique - 0 / 25
Dubhease - 7 / 7
Echo - 5 / 5
Eclyan - 0 / 20
Elaine - 0 /
Evil Secret - 0 / 30
Gabriella - 32 / 32
Gail - 0 / 12
Gem - 0 / 24
Gretchen - 1 / 10
Holly - 9 / 50
Jameelah - 0 / 15
Jane - 6 / 25
Jannene - 0 / 20
Jeffrey - 2 / 12
Jennifer (msg 112) - 0 / 52
Jennifer (msg 137) - 2 / 50
Jessica - 28 / 20
Johanne - 7 / 32
Jordynn - 0 / 27
Joy D - 20 / 20
Justicia - 0 / 10
Kara - 0 / 24
KaraBeta - 0 / 20
Karin - 0 / 52
Kathy - 0 / 25
Kay (PhoenixArisen) - 7 / 12
Kelly - 2 / 12
Kendy - 0 / 6
Kerrie - 3 / 13
Lacey - 0 / 25
Laura (msg 116) - 4 / 25
Laura (msg 80) - 0 / 32
Laura Jane - 0 / 12
Lauri - 0 / 25
Leena - 0 / 15
Leona - 0 / 10
Lilac - 9 / 10
Lindsay - 0 / 20
Lindsey - 0 / 45
Luci - 0 / 10
Manda - 0 / 8
Mani - 10 / 10
Marianne - 0 / 20
Martha - 3 / 36
Mave - 0 / 32
Megan BG - 8 / 16
Meghan L - 10 / 12
Michelle - 0 / 15
Michelle - 8 / 12
Monica - 6 / 72
Nat - 0 / 20
Nethra - 5 / 5
Nicole - 1 / 25
Nisanka - 24 / 24
Pervinca - 2 / 10
Rachael - 15 / 15
Rachel (msg 16) - 1 / 6
Rachel (msg 82) - 10 / 10
Raluca - 25 / 25
Regina - 4 / 24
Rina - 24 / 32
Sara - 0 / 37
Sarah - 30 / 30
Sarah c - 4 / 10
SarahKat - 42 / 42
Sharon - 0 / 50
Snezana - 1 / 24
Sonal - 24 / 26
Stephanie - 14 / 52
Sunny - 6 / 6
Susan (dalmatian21) - 13 / 13
Suzanne - 13 / 42
TCampbell - 30 / 30
Tima - 5 / 32
Ziggy - 37 / 37

Reserved

HI SarahKat! Can you sign me up for 12 please? I will add the books later. Thank you!

Latest update msg #368

I'd like to pledge - 15 books.

3 from Colour Picker
1. Hot Pink
2. Purple
3. Bright Blue.

3 from Random Word.
1.Chimpanzee
2. Winner
3. Slap

3 from TBR Randomizer
1Read a book that bas won an award
2 Read a debut novel
3 Read the longest book in my TBR

3 from my Tbr
1Dark Detectives: An Anthology of Supernatural Mysteries
2Sita: Warrior of Mithila
3Eight Perfect Murders

3. From the above prompts.
1. Read a book with your name initials either in title or author name
2. Book with a punctuation mark in title.
3. Read a book with an animal or tree on cover

I'd like to sign up with 52 books. I'm using an off-site "52 in 52" challenge to read a book every week in 2021.

I'll add the books as I go.

I will sign up for 7 random books.

1. Animal Farm - finished January 20
2. Chronicles of Avonlea - finished March 26
3. The Book of Negroes - finished April 25
4. Spring Broke - finished July 13
5. The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop - finished September 25
6. Treasure Island - finished October 14
7. The Thirteenth Tale - finished November 22

I'm in for 52 books,
Progress 0/52

Goodreads has made my list ~
1.#767-columbine
2.#588-the overlook
3. #100-desire in frost
4. #687-i'll never tell
5. #517-m is for magic
6. #73-lament: the faeries queens deception
7. #797-sea of memories
8. #128-amazing grace
9. #745-the magic of christmas
10. #550-what really happened in peru
11. #543-every exquisite thing
12. #105- the searchers
13. #402-the searchers -the making of an american legend
14. #101-the heavenstone secrets
15. #229-orphans
16. #236-mayfair
17. #385-born at midnight
18. #583-city of bones
19. #711-chicken soup for the romantic soul
20. #632-white night
21. #102-urgent justice
22. #779-clifford olson: the beast of BC
23. #268-sandstorm
24. #528-on her majestys secret service--
25. #491-innocent victims: the true story of the eastern family murders
26. #561-welcome to shadowhunter
27. #172-the family
28. #518-iceburg
29. #176-danielle steel
30. #104-the quilters apprentice
31. #336-here be sexist vampires
32. #718-murder in the manor
33. #848-a mate in yellowstone
34. #866-capturing the devil
35. #744-the summer house
36. #247-these happy golden years (lhotp#8)
37. #766-breaking the rock : the great escape from alcatraz
38. #80-wicked forrest
39. #112-christophers diary: secrets of foxworth
40. #946-the ghost of halloweeen past
41. #827-before today
42. #704-jack canfields key to living the law of attraction
43. #400-the trouble
44. #912-deadly intentions
45. #334-crave
46. #665-blood canticle
47. #38-61 hours
48. #811-try me again
49. #124-44 charles street
50. #578-the concrete blonde
51. #764-birdman of alcatraz
52. #650-cold days

REMOVED

Please sign me up for 15 books. I have picked the prompts from option 3.

COMPLETED: 15/15

✔️ Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year: The Postscript Murders finished 30 January, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher The Mad Ship finished 18 April, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Read a book by one of your favorite authors: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue finished 18 January, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover: Magpie Murders finished 13 March, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ Randomize your TBR and read the first book: Contagion finished 1 September, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges: Graceling finished 29 March, ⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ Read a book that you feel you "should" read: The Catcher in the Rye finished 15 February, ⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it: Rebel Rose finished 19 May, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf: Reawakened finished 23 March, ⭐⭐⭐ with review.
❌ Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish: Ulysses
✔️ Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR: Tuf Voyaging finished 11 July, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you: The Dirty Dozen finished 2 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself: Malice finished 13 February, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ Read a book that you own: Hill of Bones finished 14 July, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page: The Iron Trial finished 22 September, ⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. Always With Love finished 15 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Hola!
Count me in, please 😉

PROGRESS: 60/60
You can let Goodreads let choose your books for this challenge: 30/30
I randomized my "2021 reading list" shelf and these are the books I got:

1. The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life✔
2. To the Nines✔
3. Disgrace✔
4. The Rake✔
5. Cold Comfort Farm✔
6. Years✔
7. The Beckoning Lady✔
8. Murder in the Mews✔
9. The Subtle Knife✔
10. Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia✔
11. The Tiger in the Smoke✔
12. Paula✔
13. Just the Sexiest Man Alive✔
14. El siglo de las luces✔
15. Johnny Mad Dog✔
16. Crimson Shore✔
17. Scales Of Justice✔
18. Watermark✔
19. Tether's End✔
20. Lead-Pipe Cinch✔
21. Hijo de hombre✔
22. Diego y Frida✔
23. Sold✔
24. Princess of the Midnight Ball✔
25. Averno✔
26. Unbowed✔
27. The Under Dog and Other Stories✔
28. The Marriage of Opposites✔
29. Pedro Páramo✔
30. This Earth of Mankind✔

You can use the following tasks and pick a matching book later. 29/30
❎1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. Desayuno en Tiffany's
❎2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. Body of Evidence (Dec 7, 2020)
❎3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. El laberinto de los espíritus(928)
❎4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. The Deleted World (41)
❎5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. El tragaluz (1967)
❎6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
❎7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. A Personal Matter (3.89)✔
❎8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. Miss Marple's Final Cases
❎9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. The Vegetarian (Margie's review)
❎10. Read a book with a cover you love.
❎11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
❎12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. The Marriage Lesson
❎13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. La Colmena (Carmen López : C. L.)
❎14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list). The Camelot Caper (#11)
❎15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. Palace Walk (Q1-Best in Show and Serial Reader)
❎16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it). Siddhartha
❎17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. The Tree and the Canoe: History and Ethnogeography of Tanna
❎18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. Fragmentos de Apocalipsis
❎19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
❎20. Read a book that you own. El murmullo de las abejas
❎21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. La Isla de los Jacintos Cortados
❎22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. La invención de Morel
❎23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. Los detectives salvajes
❎24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. El Señor Presidente
❎25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Play)
❎26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book. Crowned and Moldering
❎27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. Life and Death are Wearing Me Out
❎28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. Interpreter of Maladies Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2000)
❎29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. Delicious!
❎30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. Antología poética (Q1-Changes: An author or character writing under a pseudonym / Gabriela Mistral)

TBR JAR CHALLENGE

Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

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TBR Machine

1- Won an award -
A Memory Called Empire 2020 Hugo Awards
2- Released in 2018
The Poppy War
3- New Zealand author
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
4- book that is a retelling
Spinning Silver - Rumpelstiltskin
5- A sad book
The Way I Used to Be
6- Beautiful cover

7- Read a book that it seems like 'everyone' has read but you
The Innocent by David Baldacci
8- Read a book released 10 or more years ago
The Great Hunt 1990
9- Read a book released in 2019
The Starless Sea
10- Read your most recent book purchase
Invisible Girl
11- Read the shortest book on your TBR
Randomize 28 pages
12- Read a romance book
Beach Read
13- Read a graphic novel / manga
Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1
14- Read a book featuring something you would like to do
Hidden Creed - K9 trainer
15 - Read a book that you think you will rate 5 stars
Red Seas Under Red Skies
16- Read a book set in a school or a university
Shadow and Bone
17- Read a book with purple on the cover

18- Read a book written by a female author
Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
19- Pick a book off your tbr with your eyes closed
Wolf Winter
20- Read a book written by an author who is older than you
Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz (47 years old)
21 - Read a book with LGBTQIA+ representation
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
22- Read a book written by an author from a different country than you
Serpent & Dove - USA
23- Read a historical fiction
Pachinko
24- One Word Title
Gemina
25- Blue Cover

Hey, I tried out the Wikipedia Random search and got Andrea da Bararino a 14th century writer. let me check him out.

I'm in ( Reserved)

TBR JAR CHALLENGE

Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

I'm using Random Generator from GR shelf

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I am in for 20 books, I will use a GR book generator!

2021 TBR Jar Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Progress: 0/20

2) You can let Goodreads let choose your books for this challenge:
Step 1: Select the number of books you want to read for this challenge.
Step 2: Go to the “My Books” tab on the top of the Goodreads Page.
Step 3: Bring up your “Want-To-Read” shelf.
Step 4: On the bottom of the page in the middle, go to the “sort” field and select “Random.”
Goodreads will generate a random list of books for you!

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I would like to sign up for 15 books. I will post my books later using the prompts.

Thinking 25 books right now.. Letting goodreads randomly choose for me! Will add books as I go.

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Welcome everyone!

Zeejane, yes I would say for the generators they wouldn't have to be on your TBR beforehand. Last year even with the TBR prompts I think I ended up using some I had added during the year.

I read your comment before you edited it, and if you want to read a book with snails on the cover, Things in Jars is excellent! ;)

I'm so glad a couple of you are interested in the generators!

I'll be updating the participant list as soon as I can!

I am trying out a little of everything! I might be biased but I really enjoyed generating things and searching for them!

29/42

Randomizer: 5/12
1. Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do
2. The Rust Maidens
3. Invisible Girl
4. Hella
5. A ​Court of Silver Flames
6. The Iron Trial
7. Dark Waters
8. I Found You
9. Imaginary Friend
10. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
11. The Lies of Locke Lamora
12. Night

List: 18/20
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
Shōgun by James Clavell
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
The Color Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
Faithful Place by Tana French
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
One by One by Ruth Ware
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
Himself by Jess Kidd
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list). 19 - Alice in Deadland
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.- Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern "favorites"
20. Read a book that you own. - Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business/The Manticore/World of Wonders or Forward Collection or The Bear
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR. - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.

Generators: 6/10 (2 each)

The TBR Machine: Generates prompts
1. Has won an award
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
2. Published before I was born
The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters (1982)

Wikipedia
1. Seba's Short-Tailed Bat
2. Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales

Color Picker
1. ef200e (Bright red)
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2. 895bf3 (Lavender/Purpley)


Random Word
1. Benefit
-Self-help
2. Willpower
-Green Lantern

Spotify Shuffle
1. Killer Queen (Queen)
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
2. Now We Are Free (2Cellos)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (all about being free)

TBR Jar Challenge
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2021

Please sign me up for 5 books! I am always looking to shrink my owned TBR so I am going to let Goodreads randomly generate my books from "Owned-Not Read" shelf.

Goal: 5 books ; Progress: 0/5

1. January
2. The Bookseller
3. Among the Beasts & Briars
4. Fighting Envy
5. A Million Junes

I'd like to join! Aiming to read 15 TBR books.

0/15

Goodreads generated list:
1. A Man Called Ove
2. Raksura
3. Itsuwaribito Vol 2
4. If We Were Villians
5. Red Sister Book 1
6. Seraph of the End Vol 1
7. We are the Wildcats
8. The Fortress
9. The Foxhole Court
10. Addie Larue
11. The City We Became
12. Don't Call the Wolf
13. The Boy Who Steals Houses
14. It Came From the Sky
15. The Bear and the Nightingale

I take up the challenge and pledge 30 Books.
Progress = 5/30

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. – The Silent Patient
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. – Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. – A Short History of Nearly Everything
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. - Night
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. - Ender's Game
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR. – Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. – The Catcher in the Rye
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. – A Wrinkle in Time
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. – Where the Crawdads Sing
10. Read a book with a cover you love. – Homegoing
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. – The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. – Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. – All the Light We Cannot See
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. – Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. – TBD
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it). – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. – Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. – Such a Fun Age
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. – Olive Kitteridge
20. Read a book that you own. – Water for Elephants
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. – Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. – Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. – NOPE. I DNFed it for a reason.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. – The Widows of Malabar Hill
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. - Becoming
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book. – Between the World and Me
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. - Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. – The Sellout
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. – Thinking, Fast and Slow
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. – Brave New World
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR. - Verity

I'm joining with a way bigger challenge number this year. I'll be back to fill it in. I can hardly wait to start!!! So I let Goodreads randomly select 48 books for me and then I selected an additional 48 books alphabetically (12 each starting with A, B, C and D) which will account for oddities like reading 3 different books entitled The Babysitter! Completed 96/96

1. A Bullet for Carlos by Giacomo Giammatteo FINISHED 4/25
2. A Girl From Nowhere by James Maxwell FINISHED 1/4
3. A Moment of Fireflies by John McCluskey FINISHED 2/1
4. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie King FINISHED 1/31
5. A Murderer's Music Box by Manuel Rose FINISHED 3/21
6. A Portal in the Storm by Robert Anton FINISHED 4/29
7. A Room Full of Night by T. R. Kenneth FINISHED 5/24
8. A Strange Encounter by Steve Fellick FINISHED 6/8
9. Abandon by Blake Crouch FINISHED 7/16
10. The Abandoned Heart by Laura Benedict FINISHED 8/1
11. Abducted by T. R. Ragan FINISHED 9/20
12. The Abduction of Mary Rose by Joan Hall Hovey FINISHED 7/23
13. Abe and Ann by Gary Moore FINISHED 12/13
14. Aberrations by Jeremy Shipp FINISHED 12/27
15. The Art of Forgetting by Peter Palmieri FINISHED 3/29
16. Baby by J. K. Accinni FINISHED 1/15
17. The Baby-Catcher Gate by Wendy Jo Cerna FINISHED 5/17
18. The Baby Farm by Karen Harper FINISHED 3/4
19. Baby of the Family by Maura Roosevelt FINISHED 3/11
20. Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage FINISHED 5/7
21. The Babysitter by Nancy Bush FINISHED 7/2
22. The Babysitter by Sheryl Browne FINISHED 10/4
23. The Babysitter by Liza Rodman FINISHED 8/15
24. Back by Henry Green FiNISHED 9/27
25. Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell FINISHED 11/18
26. Back to the Moon by Travis S. Taylor FINISHED 11/25
27. Backlash by Nancy Fulda FINISHED 1/16
28. Benjamin Ashwood by A. C. Cobble FINISHED 12/19
29. The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver FINISHED 6/2
30. The Book of Dreams by Nina George FINISHED 2/13
31. Cabal by Clive Barker FINISHED 1/29
32. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay FINISHED 3/7
33. The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart FINISHED 4/28
34. Cage of Stars by Jacqueline Mitcham FINISHED 6/24
35. Cajun Chameleon by Jimmie Martinez FINISHED 6/2
36. Cajun Justice by James Paterson FINISHED 7/29
37. Caleb by Charles Alverson FINISHED 10/10
38. Caleb's Window by John J. Siefring FINISHED 10/25
39. California Has Fallen by Mark Lages FINISHED 2/23
40. The California Immigrant by Barbara Anne King FINISHED 12/31
41. Calf by Andrea Kleine FINISHED 12/6
42. The Carriage House by Carla Neggers FINISHED 2/4
43. The Case Against Satan by Ray Russell FINISHED 3/31
44. A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr FINISHED 12/30
45. Changed Forever by Stven Misosky FINISHED 12/3
46. Cold Dark Places by Kylie Brant FINISHED 12/20
47. D Day Girls by Sarah Rose FINISHED 1/21
48. The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace FINISHED 2/26
49. The Dagger by Pam Anders FINISHED 4/21
50. Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg FINISHED 6/29
51. Daisy Has Autism by Aaron J. Wright FINISHED 6/11
52. Daisy in Chains by Sharon J. Bolton FINISHED 8/26
53. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor J. Reid FINISHED 8/14
54. Dakota Blues by Lynne Spreen FINISHED 10/7
55. Damnation Island by Stacy Horn FINISHED 11/3
56. The Damned Highway by Brian Keene FINISHED 11/20
57. Dance Away With Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips FINISHED 12/15
58. A Daub of Dickenson by Elliot Engel FINISHED 3/31
59. Death on Demand by Carolyn Hart FINISHED 1/19
60. The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger FINISHED 7/21
61. E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton FINISHED 1/5
62. Fast Girls by Elise Hooper FINISHED 8/16
63. Festering Lillies by Natasha Cooper (now titled A Common Death) FINISHED 3/28
64. Flowers Over the Inferno by Ilaria Tuti FINISHED 4/17
65. Fry by Loarna Dounaeva FINISHED 12/8
66. Furyborn by Clare Legrand FINISHED 8/9
67. Ghost a la Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian FINISHED 7/25
68. Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon FINISHED 9/3
69. Hide and Seek by Mary Burton FINISHED 5/29
70. Hobbs Horrific Arts and Girts by Wendy Drinkwater FINISHED 7/17
71. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs FINISHED 8/15
72. The Housemate by C. L. Pattison FINISHED 11/12
73. If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch FINISHED 1/23
74. The Illusionist's Apprentice by Kristy Cambron FINISHED 10/5
75. In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton FINISHED 5/17
76. The Killing of Emma Gross by Damien Gross FINISHED 12/16
77. The Last Girl by Joe Hart FINISHED 11/28
78. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie FINISHED 1/28
79. Once Upon a Time is Now by Stephen Carpenter FINISHED 10/29
80. One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke FINISHED 9/3
81. Open Carry by Marc Cameron FINISHED 11/22
82. People of the Book by Geraldins Brooks FINISHED 1/24
83. The Perfect Fraud by Ellen LaCourt FINISHED 1/15
84. Relic by Preston and Child FINISHED 1/5
85. The Reticent Executioner by John Fullerton FINISHED 12/23
86. Round Robin by Joseph Flynn FINISHED 1/19
87. Saved by the Enemy by Craig Ledbetter FINISHED 11/14
88. The Sea Before Us by Sarah Sundin FINISHED 6/6
89. She Died Famous by Kyle Rutkin FINISHED 12/26
90. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane FINISHED 1/19
91. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep FINISHED 7/9
92. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco FINISHED 8/9
93. The Straggler's Mask by Juho Pohjalainen FINISHED 1/25
94. The Sword of Gabriel by Tom Holloway FINISHED 5/5
95. The Trophy Wife by Sunday Tomassetti FINISHED 5/2
96. Velocities by Kathe Koja FINISHED 12/13

I'm In will do 50 books using the prompts and random

2021 TBR Jar Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Progress: 0/20

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.Death at Hilliard High 1/15/21
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.Clothed With the Sun: Might as Well Repent and Believe 1/11/21
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.Larger Than Life 1/28/21
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.The 9th Hour 1/8/21
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.The Girl Next Door1/15/21
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.The Keeper of Lost Things 1/30/21
10. Read a book with a cover you love.Bloody Mary 1/18/21
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.Copper King1/15/21
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.Looks Could Kill2/11/21
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.The Absurdity Of It2/2/21
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list).Dance By Midnight5/5/21
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.The Snowdonia Killings 1/11/21
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).Daisy Jones & The Six2/20/21
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.The Glass Admiral 1/11/21
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.Hot Six 1/17/21
20. Read a book that you own.Killer Green Tomatoes2/11/21
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.The Winter Ghosts 1/30/21
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.Breathing on Her Own2/20/21
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.Justice for All1/28/21
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.Fire in the Bones 1/17/21
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.Flowers in the Snow2/24/21
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.Full Wolf Moon2/17/21
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.One Snowy Night2/25/21
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.My Sister, the Serial Killer3/20/21
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.

Random
1.The Ghost of Old Coal House 1/1/21
2.Mystery at Washte 1/19/21
3.Balanced on the Blade's Edge1/23/21
4.DeadAlive 1/23/21
5.The Secret River 1/24/21
6.We Journey No More1/26/21
7.The Academy1/28/21
8.Rusty Nail 1/30/21
9.Murder at Yappy Hour2/2/21
10.Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 2/6/21
11.Whiskey Devils2/7/21
12.The Bear Trap2/15/21
13.Boys that Bite2/15/21
14.Until Forever2/15/21
15.Dragonfly Dreams2/17/21
16.Miss Polly had a Dolly2/19/21
17.Greensmith Girls2/26/21
18.Ruby Milk 2/28/21

Hi SarahKat. Please sign me up for 24 books.

8/24

Read an unread book from my physical shelves
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✅1. Raven Black
✅2. Weather
✅3. Summerwater
✅4. The Good People
✅5. Klara and the Sun
✅6. The Stranger Diaries
✅7. When the Emperor Was Divine
✅8. The Postscript Murders
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Anissa wrote: "TBR Jar Challenge
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2021

Please sign me up for 5 books! I am always looking to shrink my owned TBR so I am going to let Goodreads randomly generate my books from "Ow..."

Hi SarahKat, I set my goal at 5 books (message #23) but you have it listed on the participant's list as 23 books.

In am in for 20, selected by the randomzier:
20/20

Challenge Completed 10/30/21

✅1. The Road to Lichfield by Penelope Lively - completed 6/21/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅2. Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother's Love by Zack McDermott - completed 1/14/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅3. The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell - completed 4/21/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅4. The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner - completed 5/28/21 - 5 stars - My Review
✅5. Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters by Jason A. Ramos - completed 5/16/21 - 3 stars - My Review
✅6. Embers by Sándor Márai - completed 2/5/21 - 5 stars - My Review
✅7. Random Harvest by James Hilton - completed 6/10/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅8. Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie - completed 8/10/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅9. The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch - completed 4/5/21 - 5 stars - My Review
✅10. Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson - completed 3/1/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅11. The Fat Lady's Low, Sad Song by Brian Kaufman - completed 2/28/21 - 2 stars - My Review
✅12. Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald - completed 4/26/21 - 5 stars - My Review
✅13. The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani - completed 6/17/21 - 3 stars - My Review
✅14. Amistad by David Pesci - completed 5/27/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅15. The Citadel by A.J. Cronin - completed 6/20/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅16. Doña Barbara: A Novel by Rómulo Gallegos - completed 10/30/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅17. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan - completed 6/12/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅18. By Night Under the Stone Bridge by Leo Perutz - completed 7/1/21 - 4 stars - My Review
✅19. The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh - completed 3/26/21 - 5 stars - My Review
✅20. The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash - completed 5/26/21 - 4 stars - My Review

I am in, again. I have a randomized list of 15 titles, each placed into my tbr jar. I will choose one a month. The extra 3 promise that, even in December, it will be a surprise!

My random titles are:
1. The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
2. #Murdertrending
3. Autobiography of a Face
4. Under the Dome
5. Carve the Mark
6. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
7. The Vine Witch
8. Incendiary
9. Part of Your World
10. Poison or Protect
11. Moxie
12. A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology
13. Watch Over Me
14. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
15. Red Sparrow

Update to message #12

Hi, SarahKat!
I added 30 books, so my new goal is 60 now.

Hello! I would like to sign up for 5 randomized books + all 32 prompts. So 37 please!

To anyone whose goal was wrong on the participant list yesterday I apologize (I had to go back and fix 3 I think). It should be correct now!

Note to self: Don't update challenges on 2 hours of sleep 🥴

Hi SarahKat :) Please put me down for 12 books. I picked from the option 3 prompts.

Aug 21st Changed goal to 6 books.

Progress: 6/6

Completed!

My jar, which I'll be drawing from (the slips of white are my books), contains My Aunt Carolyn 's blue beads that were part of her collection she kept for Mardi Gra. I keep them on one of my bookshelves. She passed away the Friday before Thanksgiving.

📕Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. Dog on It
📕Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. Angelina Ballerina
📕Read a book with a cover you love. Cat of Many Tails
📕Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. Death Of An Expert Witness
📕Read a book that you feel you "should" read. The Edge of Sadness
📕Read a book in your favorite genre or format. Murder Past Due

Hi I’d like to join. I pledge 25 books and am going to use the prompts given under way 3.
Read the book that has been on your tbr list the longest?
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
2. Read a book you added to your tbr within the last year?
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn.
3 read the book with the most pages on your tbr?
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.
4 Read the book with the least number of pages?
Saints and Misfits by S.K. ali.
5 Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born?
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.
6. Read the 20th book on the page on your tbr.
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko.
8. Read a book by one of your favourite authors?
The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman.
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want To Read folder. Read the book that is that same number.
Ask Me No Questions by Louisa de Lange.
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings?
The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings?
Glow Girl by M. Weidenbenner.
18. Read the first book from the list that sparks joy as soon as you think about reading it.
Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed.
20. Read a book that you own.
Warcross by Marie Lu.
21. Read a book that an irl friend, family member or acquaintance has recommended to you.
The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton.
22. Read a book that you feel you should read?
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.
24. Read a book in your favourite genre or format.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
Just My Luck by Adele Parks.
26. Sort tbr by cover. Read the first or last book.
Fledgling by Octavia e. Butler.
27. Sort your tbr by title. Read a book from the middle page.
Let’s Call It a Doomsday by Katie Henry.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller or award winning book.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck.
32. Read a book that is a retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.

I'm in for 10. I'm making my own list.

1.) Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

2.) The Eagle's Daughter by Judith Tarr

3.) The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar

4.) The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley

5.) House of Thieves by Charles Belfoure

6.) The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips

7.) The Secret Eleanor by Cecelia Holland

8.) The Spy by Paulo Coelho

9.) Tides of War by Stella Tillyard

10.) The Ballroom by Anna Hope

I'm feeling ambitious so I'll try for 52! I'll use a jar to pick my books. I'll add the books as I read them.

Progress: 14/52

1. Icebound
2. The Rosie Result
3. Artemis
4. The Underground Railroad
5. The Baker Street Translation
6. A Darker Shade of Magic
7. An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew
8. Illuminae
9. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
10. The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
11. King of Scars
12. The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
13. Neverwhere
14. The Chronicles of Royal High: The Lost Noble

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I will join for 25. I have randomly picked the prompts.

6/25


1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker

2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
Wolf Whistle by Lewis Nordan

3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia by Orlando Figes

4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir by Joseph Auguste Merasty

5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver

7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
Revolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991: A History by
Orlando Figes

8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier

9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

10. Read a book with a cover you love.
Sky of Red Poppies by Zohreh Ghahremani

11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
All But My Life: A Memoir by Gerda Weissmann Klein

14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list).
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov

16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
Stalin's Citizens: Everyday Politics in the Wake of Total War by Serhy Yekelchyk

18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
Sub Rosa by Amber Dawn

22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
Interpreter of Maladies

23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
How to Lose Everything: A Memoir by Christa Couture

25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton

26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.

28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.

29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
Do You Have Kids?: Life When the Answer Is No by Kate Kaufmann

TBR JAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
I will join I read 10 books
4/10

1.Secrets Only Sleep 14 dec
2.Scar Tissue
3.The Road Beyond Ruin
4.The Transporter 28 March
5.Love, Lies and Lemon Cake
6.Jog On: How Running Saved My Life
7.Geekerella
8.The Tattooist of Auschwitz 24 Jan
9.The Good Neighbour
10.Pause to Rewind 28 aug

I'm in for 15. Update with list to follow.

Zeejane (Sara) wrote: "Leena wrote: "Hey, I tried out the Wikipedia Random search and got Andrea da Bararino a 14th century writer. let me check him out."
I've spent over an hour playing around with the wikipedia randomi..."

True. And I got such diverse topics, im going for it . And I wasn't even aware it had such a fun option.

Hi Sarahkat,
Message 5 edited. Please note.

I was for 25 books and have stretched myself to 50. I've used a variant on option 2 to pick my books by having the 25 highest rated on Goodreads from my "Want to Read" shelf as my list - I did this last year and it was the best set of reading I had all year. I recommend it to anyone.

For the rest of the year, I'm also going to use this to do some more TBR clearing by having the lowest 50 rated on my TBR as a list - by the end of the year I want to have either read or discarded 30 of these books. If other Goodreaders didn't like them and they don't take my fancy in the next year, I don't want them cluttering up my shelves.

Progress: 50/50

TBR Challenge

Top 25


✅1) Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life
✅2) The Complete Novels of George Orwell
✅3) A Discarded Son
✅4) Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day: My Autobiography - The Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller
✅ 5) The Colour of Time: A New History of the World, 1850-1960
✅ 6) The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
✅ 7) Man's Search for Meaning
✅ 8) I Have a Dream / Letter from Birmingham Jail
✅ 9) A Suitable Wife
✅ 10) Beyond Blessed: God's Perfect Plan to Overcome All Financial Stress
✅ 11) Surviving the Storms: Extraordinary Stories of Courage and Compassion at Sea
✅ 12) A Love So Sweet
✅ 13) God Has a Name
✅14) The Confectioner Chronicles
✅ 15) Becoming
✅ 16) Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity
✅ 17) Stolen Thoughts
✅ 18) 100 Hymns and Poems of Love and Devotion
✅ 19) Redeeming Love
✅ 20) When He's an Alpha
✅ 21) Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
✅ 22) Where the Crawdads Sing
✅ 23) Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures
✅ 24) Soul Fuel: A Daily Devotional
✅ 25) This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor


✅Stretch target: 25/25


Setting myself a further stretch target to read the most mediocre (rated 4 by fellow goodreaders) as I am having difficulty choosing books off the TBR:
TBD:
Done:


Bottom 50 - Need to read/ditch at least 30

GONE:

Welcome everyone!!

Updated through here (message 47)

AnnaG wrote: "I'm aiming for 25 books and will stretch myself to 50 possibly.

I'm using a variant on option 2 to pick my books by having the 25 highest rated on Goodreads from my "Want to Read" shelf as my list..."

Hi Anna, I see Becoming and Where the crawdads sing in your list. there's a buddy read for Becoming that you can join, and maybe suggest Crawdad, and I can join :)

TBR Jar 2021

Challenge Accepted: January 1, 2021
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: December 31, 2021

8/24 Completed
Updated through: 5-20-21

January:
1. First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones 1-9-21

March:
2.The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge 3-2-21
3.Rules of Redemption by T.A. White 3-3-21
4. The Gamble by Kristen Ashley 3-6-21
5. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell 3-23-21

April:
6. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 4-26-21

May:
7. Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson 5-12-21
8. Wolfsong by T.J. Klune 5-20-21

Please sign me up for 10 books! ☺️ Hopefully I'll be able to tackle more than just 10 but I know I can't fully commit to more.

Progress: 10/10 COMPLETE

1. Battle Royale
✅2. Black Butler, Vol. 1
3. The Count of Monte Cristo
4. Creepshow
5. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
6. Crime and Punishment
7. 僕のヒーローアカデミア 25 Boku no Hero Academia 25
8. If It Bleeds
9. Not Without Laughter
✅10. Little Women ⭐⭐⭐⭐
11. Gingerbread
12. The Institute
13. The Summer Wives
✅14. If I Stay ⭐⭐
✅15. Fifty Shades Darker ⭐⭐⭐
16. 1984
17. A Green and Ancient Light
18. Nowhere to Call Home
19. The Fellowship of the Ring
20. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born
✅21. Mr. Mercedes ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
22. Moby-Dick or, the Whale
✅23. Honestly don't have any that I've officially DNF'd but still want to finish so random sorting gives me... The City We Became ⭐⭐⭐
24. The Haunting of Hill House
25. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (YA)
26. Skeleton Crew
27. The Handmaid's Tale
✅28. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
29. My Sister, the Serial Killer
✅30. Treasure Island ⭐⭐
✅31. The Alchemist ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅32. The Old Man and the Sea

Please sign me up for 12 books!

Goal: 12
🏆Progress 12/12 (100%)
COMPLETED 6/10/23

Books:
✿1. The Kept Woman
✿2. Between Shades of Gray
✿3. Mountaintop School for Dogs
✿4. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
✿5. The Butterfly Girl
✿6. The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Prompts:
✿1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. = A Widow for One Year
✿5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. = Watership Down (1972)
✿6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR. = Triptych
✿11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. = Evergreen
✿26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book. = The Same Sky
✿27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. = The Most Wanted

Sign me up for 5 please (I picked a few books by the Goodreads random option this year, so will be using that). I'll decide on my books as I need them:

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Planning

8/8

√1. Faerie Tale
√2. The Slynx
√3. The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees
√4. A Green and Ancient Light
√5. 84, Charing Cross Road
√6. Magic Unmasked
√7. A Seal Called Andre: The Two Worlds Of A Maine Harbor Seal
√8. Outside Looking In

I look forward again to attempting an A-Z Plus a Number Random Challenge from books I already own. This year based on first letter of author's last name. Thinking there will be a couple of carryovers from 2020, but it has been a tough year! If a book in a series comes up, it will automatically revert to the earliest book.

10/27.

1. No.: 200 Years Of Great American Short Stories carryover from 2020.
2. A: First Frost DONE!
3. B: Track of the Cat DONE!
4. C: The Stationmaster's Cottage DONE!
5. D: My Dead World DONE!
6. E: Hardcore Twenty-Four DONE!
7. F: The Reivers
8. G: The Witch Narratives Reincarnation DNF, still taking credit!!
9. H: The Keeper of Lost Things
10. I: Yellow Crocus DONE!
15. N: Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII DONE!
16. O: A Promise of Ruin DONE!
20. S: Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History DONE!

Resigned from challenge. Coming out of COVID is more challenging than being in it...

I pledge for 6 books using the goodreads book generator from my tbr.

2021 TBR Jar Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Progress: 0/6

1. Flowers for Algernon
2.The Nightingales are Drunk
3The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
4.Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow
5.The Kite Runner
6.The Reader