Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
- Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
- Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
- Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
This week’s topic is Books From My Past Seasonal TBR Posts I STILL Haven’t Read. I’ve decided to look back at the list I put together in March for an earlier Top Ten Tuesday. I have to say I’m pretty pleased with how many of them I have actually read. It may have something to do with the fact I included a lot of books I needed to read for upcoming blog tours! Links from the titles will take you to my review or the book descrption on Goodreads.
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson – Read and reviewed
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu – Read and reviewed
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota – Read and reviewed
Traitor in the Ice by K. J. Maitland – Read and reviewed
The Magician by Colm Tóibín – Yet to read
Still Life by Sarah Winman – Yet to read
The Fall by Rachael Blok – Read and reviewed
The Dark Flood by Deon Meyer – Read and reviewed
The Birdcage by Eve Chase – Read and reviewed
Fortune by Amanda Smyth – Read and reviewed
If you make TBR lists, how good are you at sticking to them?
What Cathy Read Next... 
I’m not good at sticking to TBR lists at all. I often can’t even stick to my “this week in books” schedule and my 20 Books of Challenge list is completely unrecognisable from what it looked like at the start.
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I’m glad you read so many books from your seasonal TBRs? Honestly, I struggle with them. 🙂
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-from-my-past-seasonal-tbr-posts-i-still-havent-read/
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I need to get back to Deon Meyer! I love the cover for The Birdcage!
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You have done very well, Cathy. I am terrible sticking to TBR lists. I try, I really do, but I am too much of a mood reader.
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Cathy, I’m forever making (and revising) TBR lists. For the most part I stick to them, though I’ve been know to create TBR lists that are overly ambitious. LOL
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I haven’t read any of these, but The Birdcage and Still Life look interesting.
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The Birdcage sounds really good.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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I’m impressed by how many you’ve read as well! I enjoyed THE BIRDCAGE and PEACH BLOSSOM SPRING is one I bought and just haven’t gotten to yet. One of these days, I hope.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Oh my – ALL these covers make the books look interesting – I’m just going to have to take a few minutes and check them out. I recently read Open Water – it was just ok for me. I have Still Life on my TBR, the rest are intriguing. I do keep an extensive TBR, but since regularly participating in TTT, it has exploded. So many books, so little time. I chip away at the list all the time, but still the shiny new book catches my eye! It’s a problem. 🙂 Terrie
here’s me: https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/ttt-old-tbr-list
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I want to read Still Life. I wanted to read more of my own books this year, but keep getting distracted by Blog Tours!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/07/26/top-ten-tuesday-books-from-my-past-seasonal-tbr-posts-i-still-havent-read/
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I can definitely identify with that. It’s mainly why I’m cutting back on blog tours so I can tackle all those books sitting on my bookshelves or on my Kindle.
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I have no idea how many I have on my Kindle! An obscene amount no doubt! August is my first month of starting to cut down. I have 2 in August and 2 in September.
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Wow you did really well on these! I used to be fairly good at sticking to TBRs but over the past year or so, I’ve definitely gone on a lot of wandering and reading books that aren’t necessarily on my list!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/07/26/top-ten-tuesday-378/
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A reading schedule works for me because I hate the thought I might miss a blog tour slot or review date I’ve committed to. If a book’s on my list it’s pretty likely to get read.
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That is totally fair enough!
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I found The Magician rather slow and dry. It’s a fascinating life history but just needed a little more ‘sparkle’. There’s a review on my blog if that helps. My TTT post is here: https://wordywitterings.com/2022/07/26/ttt-books-that-have-been-lingering-on-my-tbr-pile-for-far-too-long/
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I haven’t read any of these, but do still intend to read Still Life.
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Me too, and I can’t count how many times I’ve said that 😁
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My TBR tend to be successful, mainly because I load them with ARCs. Maybe that’s cheating a little, but it works for me and helps keep me accountable.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/books-i-still-need-to-read-from-previous-tbr/
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Not cheating at all! I’m pretty good at sticking to a reading schedule and I’m always conscious of the privilege of being given an ARC.
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