My TBR has been out of control for YEARS. Then in January of 2019 I started tracking weekly my true reading/acquiring habits, and voila! I have been able to keep on top of things a little bit better. I may never get below 1,000 books, but at least I won't be topping out over 5,000! When a book cover is linked, it goes to the review here on my blog.
I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!
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Previous Week's TBR Total: 3,125
Currently Reading
Books Added to TBR
Books Removed from TBR: 2
Books Read
Books DNF-ed
Duplicates Removed: 0
New TBR Total: 3,129
Approvals and wishes granted are still rolling in from NetGalley. There are five left that have had no action taken yet. OI!
Any of these catch your eye? Have you already read any? Let me know!
Happy Reading!
You finished The Need! What did you think about that ending?
ReplyDeleteI...really did not the book, at all. I have been trying to figure out how to write a review of it, and I can't quite come up with anything yet.
DeleteI can definitely see how it can be divisive. There is a lot of ambiguity to the story and the mechanics behind it, so I think it really comes down to personal interpretation. Sorry you didn't get as much out of it as I did. :(
DeleteDon't be sorry at all! I am glad I read it. I think what pissed me off the most is that I felt like there were so many other interesting avenues to explore with the story and I kept hoping for more. But I still find value in books I don't like, because they really give me pause to think about how else it could have gone, if that makes sense?
Deletethe one about Med. Eng. sounds inviting... what happened in 1326?
ReplyDeleteEdward II reigned at the time and his wife Isabella of France (derisively referred to as the She-Wolf of France by some) were at odds, to put it nicely, because Edward preferred his pal Hugh to his Wife. So she took matters into her own hands to rid the country of Hugh for good and Edward was also taken down in the process.
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DeleteNo problem!
DeleteFoul is Fair sounds good...I have added that to my list. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Year 1000, and why you didn't finish the others?
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I really loved Capin's modern twist on Henry VIII and his wives, called The Dead Queens Club. It was FANTASTIC and honestly stayed so true to the history, more so than some non-fiction texts even. It is one of my fave YA books ever. The Year 1000 was really interesting and I will hopefully getting the review up this weekend.
DeleteAs for the DNFs...Invisible Women is FANTASTIC and a must-read. But I just could not read any more without feeling like my head was going to explode from all the obvious biases that exist and even when men know about these, they do nothing to try to break those walls down. It's all very rage-inducing. As for the other two, At Day's Close was just too boring even though it is about my favorite periods. I tried The Last Week, but have a much better book about the last week in the life of Jesus that I read every year during Holy Week, starting on Palm Sunday and it's just a much better book and better written.
Thanks for coming by!
I *really* must think of your stress levels when I recommend a book to you! I'll let you know how angry *I* get when I read 'Invisible Women' at some point in the coming year (or next). Doing well here - 3 books in my review pile now and another one predicted for Saturday/Sunday.. [grin]
DeleteYeah, I haven't finished books like that as well - they hit too close to home. I *really* don't want to be reading stuff like that right now! However, I very happily found the Dead Queen's Club on Overdrive - I usually can't find things in there, like Foul and Fair isn't in there yet, but (in two weeks when it becomes available) I will be able to give this one a try! (Speaking of stress levels, I was going to suggest Woman, Church and State by Matilda Joslyn Gage - I was told to have a big bowl of chocolate ice-cream next to me when I tried that one. SO hard to believe it was written in 1893! - but maybe not. Wait til later.) However, I will suggest Jesus, A Pilgrimage by James Martin, that was good.
DeleteI'm not crazy about e-books, I'd rather read paper, and rely on the library a lot; I have ordered a couple of books since ours had to close (weep), one a risk that paid off and one a re-read, but I hate paying for a book I don't like!
- Donna
CK -yes please! You know how quickly my blood pressure can skyrocket! lol. It's a really good book and it is incredibly intense and filled with so much information. Part of what makes me so angry is that it will change nothing.
DeleteDonna - I struggled with ebooks for a really long time. I am a total snob and love actual physical books I can hold and smell. But I began using NetGalley, and having a Kindle became must because it was so impractical for me to sit at my laptop and read books. Not to mention not very comfortable if I wanted to read for an extended period of time. I will always prefer the real thing, but there is definitely a need for them right now with all our wonderful libraries closed.
DeleteThank you for the suggestion, that Jesus" A Pilgrimage is already on my TBR! Too funny, I think our reading habits are very similar in many regards! I will look into the Gage book you suggested, and I have plenty of ice cream on hand!
I really hope you love Dead Queens Club. It was so beautifully done. I have a soft spot in my heart for Catherine Howard and I feel like she was characterized so accurately in this book - she is so often done such a disservice by historians. She was practically a child still and the role given to her was something she was in no way prepared to handle.
I didn't like Foul as Fair as much as I thought I would, but I know a lot of other people who've loved it! I hope it's a win for you. :)
ReplyDeleteLindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? 😷💬
Thank you! It will be a while before I get to it though because my library only has physical copies and who knows when the libraries will be open again. I loved The Dead Queens Club SO SO SO SO much, that I knew I would at least give a try to her other work, I hope I love it, too!
DeleteNetGalley approvals always seem to come in waves. I love the variety in your reading. I will be curious about your thoughts on Foul is Fair.
ReplyDeleteMy binge was pretty out of control and I am still requesting here and there. So far I have not been denied any requests or wishes. And Pen and Sword has approved everything I have wished for so far, so I may go through their entire catalog...
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