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Sunday, December 28, 2008

The Sunday Salon: The Books I Didn't Read in 2008

At the beginning of 2008 I challenged myself to read 12 specific books off my TBR. I did not manage to read all 12, but I did get through 5 of them. Here is the list:

I read half of My Sister's Keeper and will finish it. I am going to go ahead and give away Wicked and Year of Wonders. I just have no desire to read either of those.

I will probably do this personal challenge again next year. I think there is an official challenge for it, but I haven't paid close enough attention to join.

I also cleared 20 or so books out of my TBR. I am posting most of them to Paperbackswap, but there are a few that I can't for various reasons. If any of you are interested in these, leave me a comment and I'll send it out to you. First come, first serve.
  • The Best American Essays 2005 (has a very small amount of unknown water damage at the bottom)
  • The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (this one has significant water damage. It came to me this way from paperbackswap and I was then sent a second copy. It is readable, but the cover and the last 70 pages are wavy.)
  • All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg (has a Christmas tag stuck to page 113 by the previous owner. Probably covers 10 or so words)
  • Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble (ARC, corner of back cover is torn off- maybe 2 inches long?)
Interested in any of them?
What did you hope to read this year and not get around to?

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11 comments:

  1. Good job! I don't think I even got through 5 of my 12. Eeeeek!

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  2. I wanted to read Edgar Sawtelle. I even bought it to read before years' end but never got around to it.

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  3. That was an interesting thing to keep track of Lisa. It wouldbn't have occurred to me. But it is a bit alarming to realise that some books have been waiting in the iwngs for over a year isn't it?
    All the best for 2009

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  4. There were quite a few books I didn't manage to get to this year that I had hoped to. Most of my TBR Challenge list. LOL I only managed to read 2 of the books on my list. So you did much better than me, and you were doing it all on your own. :-)

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  5. I'd love either the essays or Things I Want My Daughters to Know, if no one else has claimed them.

    I had planned to read Tess of the D'Urberviles and also Eldest and Brisingr by Paolini, but didn't get to any of these. Maybe in 2009?

    nnjmom at yahoo dot com

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  6. I'd like All Over But the Shoutin' if it's still available.

    I read The Thirteenth Tale and it was one of my favorites this year. I also listened to the audio of Water for Elephants and Audacity of Hope. Good luck with your TBR in 2009!

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  7. Oops, forgot to leave you an email if you need to get a hold of me.
    akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com

    Thanks!

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  8. I'll take the best American essays off your hands.

    savvyverseandwit AT gmail DOT com.

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  9. Andi, I'm actually surprised that I read 5!

    Ti, one of my good non-blogging friends read Edgar Sawtelle and LOVED it.

    Kerrie, I have books I've been dragging aroung for 15 years unread!

    Wendy, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who gets distr... oh look, a book I haven't heard of yet!

    Carrie K, Alyce, Serena- I will email you!

    No one wants a damaged book, huh? Yeah, me either.

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  10. I would like to read The Lace Reader. It looks like a good book and as long as it's readable. Then I can put it on our library free table and pass it on to someone else.

    Deidre
    deidre_durance at hotmail dot com

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  11. If no one has taken Things I Want My Daughter to Know off your hands, I've really been wanting to read that one!

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