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TOO MUCH TBR • November 2017

November 3, 2017 Comments : 3

I wished I was successful at reading in October like September, but unfortunately, I wasn’t having that. I haven’t been in a “read from your priority TBR list” mood all month, which sucks. All I wanted to read were non-priority, which was a lot of nonfiction books. At least I was still reading.

For those who do not know, Too Much TBR is a way to help me see which books I really need to read and tackle them. It helps a lot seeing a visual of the books on my TBR pile.

Let’s discuss what I read last month, and what I’m reading this month!

BACK IN SEPTEMBER

In September, I read half of the books I needed to read.

I read:

  • That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston: Kind of a yawn-fest.
  • 13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough: Thriller with unexpected twists I hadn’t foreseen coming. Very riveting.
  • Everything Must Go by Jenny Fran Davis: Love how the story is told, and enjoyed seeing the MC grow to embrace her school.
  • The Dragon Tea Society by Katie O’Neill: Tea dragons!! Gorgeous art! I have my own tea dragon!!
  • There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins: This was September’s read that I finally got to finish. It wasn’t the ode to campy 90s scary movies that I wanted.

I started these books, but didn’t finish (only because of mood):

  • Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore (Magical realism + “if they fall in love too deeply, their lovers vanish”? Tell me more.)
  • Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (Graphic novel about an Indian-American girl trying to fit in at high school + family history.)
  • All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry (Don’t know what to expect from this book, but I was promised magic.)
  • A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo (Psychological thriller with queer main characters!
PRIORITY OCTOBER READS

For November, my TBR is vastly smaller than previous months.

  • Artemis by Andy Weir (Space pirates!!!)
  • City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Set in a future Middle Eastern Kingdom with djinns and such + con artists!! Already started this, and I’m in love with the writing and the story!!!)
  • A World Without “Whom”: The Essential Guide to Language in the Buzzfeed Age by Emmy J. Favilla (Interesting look at how language and words have changed in the digital age of the Internet)
  • Ready to Fall by Marcella Pixley (About grief + boy who believes his mother’s tumor has taken up residence in his own brain)

Let’s see if I can get a 100% read?

Note: All these books here do not account for other books that may slip into my TBR list (because mood reading will probably happen) nor of the comics I will be reading. I’m sure I missed other books I want to read this month too, but since I can’t remember, it must not be priority, right? Let’s hope I make a dent in my TBR books for November!

How was your October? Tell me what’s on your November TBR list. Have you read any of the books on my lists? Or are you planning to read them? 

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Comments

  1. Jess says

    November 6, 2017 at 12:52 am

    Artemis sounds like a very interesting book, but I don’t think I’ll get to it this month :( Rereading some of the old books.

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  2. Aubrey says

    November 6, 2017 at 2:52 pm

    I feel like I haven’t been able to read anything in a long time. This is mostly because I have been so busy with school readings, but also because mood so I get you there. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Amber @ Books of Amber says

    November 14, 2017 at 2:04 am

    I’m so ready to read Artemis! I’ve been putting it off because I’m slightly nervous about comparing it to The Martian, but I think I’m ready to go now XD

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