The 2013 TBR Pile Challenge
The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four Dialogues was my last book for the 2012 TBR Pile Challenge. I got through 12 books that had been on my shelf since at least 2010, so thanks to Roof Beam Reader for the push.
I finished just in time to start the 2013 challenge! The challenge is to read 12 books (allowing two alternatives) that you’ve had in your possession since before January 1st, 2012. I actually didn’t have as many from back then as I thought I had, almost not enough for this list, so I guess I’m making progress.
- Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
- Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson
- Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw
- Chocky by John Wyndham
- The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
- Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
- Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland
- Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
- Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
- The Man Called Noon by Louis L’Amour
- Journey to the Edge of the World by Billy Connolly
- The Sleeping Dragon by Joel Rosenberg
Alternatives:
- The Hacker Ethic: and the Spirit of the Information Age by Pekka Himanen
- Without Feathers by Woody Allen
2 Comments
Adam @ Roof Beam Reader
Hey – CONGRATS on finishing the 2012 Challenge! I’m glad you’re back for 2013. I wish I could say that I was “just barely” able to make a list, but I think I’ll be able to easily participate in this challenge for many, many years to come. I just keep buying more books and don’t have enough time to read them!
I loved your 2012 list and this one looks good, too. I’ve only read 2 books from this one, though – War of the Worlds & Cannery Row. I wasn’t a huge fan of the first, but Cannery Row was fantastic. I just read & reviewed it within the last week or so, actually. Steinbeck is one of my favorites – I fall deeper and deeper in love with him every time I read another of his works.
Good luck with your challenge – hope you can “win” again this year!
Rob
It is quite a mishmash this year, with what was left. Cannery Row and Chocky are probably the two I’m most looking forward to.