Reduce TBR. Reduce Paper TBR by 7.
TBR:
Removed: 111
Added: 97 (56 paid)
Net reduction: 14
Pages read: 36358
Paper TBR:
Removed: 28
Added: 16 (16 paid)
Net Reduction: 12
Books read:
1. Helliconia Summer - Brian W Aldiss (k) - 481
2. The Bloody Ground - Bernard Cornwell (p) - 419
3. Medalon - Jennifer Fallon (k) - 427 -
4. Moby Jack & Other Tall Tales (col) - Garry Kilworth (k) - 300
5. River of Gods - Ian McDonald (k) - 607
6. Bloodrush - Ben Galley (k) - 482
7. The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie (h) - 160
8. Ghosts in the Machine (anth) - Lana Polansky & Brendan Keogh (eds) (e) - 108
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9. The Integral Trees - Larry Niven (p) - 235
10. Witch Hunt (novella) - Annie Bellet (k) - 89
11. In the Field Marshal's Shadow (col) - Brian McClellan (e) - 142
12. The Black Shriving - Phil Tucker (k) - 462
13. A Drink Before We Die (short) - Daniel Polansky (k) - 28
14. Miss Marple and Mystery (col) - Agatha Christie (k) - 692
15. Ancillary Mercy - Ann Leckie (e) - 328
16. Galactic North (col) - Alastair Reynolds (k) - 332
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17. Shogun - James Clavell (k) - 1123
18. The Pool of Fire - John Christopher (p) - 150
19. Stories of Your Life and Others (col) - Ted Chiang (k) - 336
20. The Other Wind - Ursula Le Guin (h) - 246
21. Fields of Fire - Marko Kloos (k) - 293
22. The End is Nigh (anth) - John Joseph Adams & Hugh Howey (eds) (e) - 345
23. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (novella) - Gabriel García Márquez (e) - 77
24. Clouds of Witness - Dorothy L Sayers (p) - 299
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25. Helliconia Winter - Brian W Aldiss (k) - 342
26. An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir (k) - 448
27. The Fifth Season - N K Jemisin (k) - 448
28. Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers - Andrew Hewson (k) - 262
29. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers (k) - 503
30. Cyberabad Days (col) - Ian McDonald (p) - 313
31. The Very Best of Charles de Lint (col) - Charles de Lint (k) - 425
32. The Falling Woman - Pat Murphy (p) - 287
33. This is Me, Jack Vance - Jack Vance (k) - 202
34. Five Little Pigs - Agatha Christie (h) - 219
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35. Every Heart a Doorway (novella) - Seanan McGuire (e) - 109
36. So You've Been Publicly Shamed - Jon Ronson (k) - 270
37. Futureland (col) - Walter Mosley (e) - 356
38. Ash: A Secret History - Mary Gentle (k) - 1120
39. Damnation Alley - Roger Zelazny (e) - 157
40. Across the Nightingale Floor - Lian Hearn (p) - 292
41. The Moving Finger - Agatha Christie (h) - 160
42. The Jo Fletcher Books Anthology (anth) - Nicola Budd & Sam Bradbury (eds) (k) - 327
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43. City of Burning Shadows - Barbara J Webb (k) - 321
44. When Gravity Fails - George Alec Effinger (k) - 276
45. Smiler's Fair - Rebecca Levene (k) - 404
46. LA Noire: The Collected Stories (anth) - Jonathan Santlofer (ed) (k) - 123
47. A Call to Duty - David Weber & Timothy Zahn (h) - 382
48. Sorcery and Cecelia - Patricia C Wrede & Caroline Stevermer (k) - 326
49. Sector General (col) - James White (p) - 196
50. Enter a Murderer - Ngaio Marsh (p) - 223
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51. Deserted Cities of the Heart - Lewis Shiner (i) - 286
52. My Word is My Bond - Roger Moore (k) - 293
53. The End is Now (anth) - John Joseph Adams & Hugh Howey (eds) (k) - 320
54. The Thousand Names - Django Wexler (k) - 513
55. Tik-Tok - John Sladek (k) - 184
56. Towards Zero - Agatha Christie (p) - 192
57. The Dark is Rising - Susan Cooper (h) - 172
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58. The End Has Come (anth) - John Joseph Adams & Hugh Howey (eds) (k) - 303
59. Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry (p) - 945
60. The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (anth) - Mike Ashley (ed) (k) - 549
61. Orbital Decay - Allen Steele (p) - 324
62. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones (k) - 304
63. Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor (k) - 327
64. Isaac Asimov Presents: The Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century (anth) - Isaac Asimov, Martin H Greenberg & Charles G Waugh (eds) (p) - 316
65. Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave!: 2000ad and Judge Dredd: The Secret History - Pat Mills (k) - 267
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66. Fortress in the Eye of Time - C J Cherryh (e) - 773
67. The Unusual Genitals Party and Other Stories (col) - Fergus Bannon (k) - 132
68. Death Comes as the End - Agatha Christie (p) - 191
69. More Ghost Stories (col) - M R James (k) - 113
70. The Islanders - Christopher Priest (k) - 338
71. Red Rising - Pierce Brown (k) - 382
72. Between Two Thorns - Emma Newman (k) - 323
73. Treasures of Albion I (col) - Elisabeth Waters & Michael Spence (k) - 83
74. Brontomek! - Michael G Coney (k) - 254
75. Budayeen Nights (col) - George Alec Effinger (e) - 247
76. Red Sister - Mark Lawrence (k) - 482
77. Treasures of Albion II (col) - Elisabeth Waters & Michael Spence (k) - 76
78. Unbreakable - Will McIntosh (k) - 216
79. Unnatural Death - Dorothy L Sayers (p) - 299
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80. Calamity - Brandon Sanderson (k) - 412
81. The Library of Forgotten Books (col) - Rjurik Davidson (k) - 152
82. The Book of Three - Lloyd Alexander (p) - 224
83. A Princess of the Linear Jungle (novella) - Paul di Filippo (k) - 91
84. The Extraordinary Voyage of Jules Verne (novella) - Eric Brown (k) - 150
85. Pandora's Star - Peter F Hamilton (k) - 1144
86. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Dorothy L Sayers (p) - 269
87. Redwall - Brian Jacques (k) - 351
88. Crises and Conflicts (anth) - Ian Whates (ed) (k) - 238
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89. The Jagged Orbit - John Brunner (k) - 397
90. Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff (k) - 325
91. Back Story - David Mitchell (k) - 325
92. Forever Free - Joe Haldeman (p) - 194
93. Lord Peter Views the Body (col) - Dorothy L Sayers (e) - 336
94. The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson (k) - 1003
95. A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff (col) - Neil Gaiman (e) - 105
96. Stephen Morris - Nevil Shute (p) - 238
97. Strong Poison - Dorothy L Sayers (p) - 224
98. Sliding Void (novella) - Stephen Hunt (k) - 90
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99. The Year of Our War - Steph Swainston (k) - 404
100. Pashazade - Jon Courtenay Grimwood (k) - 326
101. Assassin's Charge - Claire Frank (k) - 288
102. By Hook or By Crook (anth) - Ed Gorman & Martin H Greenberg (eds) (k) - 600
103. The Five Red Herrings - Dorothy L Sayers (e) - 292
104. The Dream Curator and Other Stories (col) - Alex Irvine (k) - 291
105. Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton (p) - 399
106. Spellwright - Blake Charlton (k) - 467
107. Demons Hide Their Faces (col) - A A Attanasio (k) - 208
108. Pandemonium Stocking Stuffer 2014 (anth) - Jared Shurin (ed) (k) - 28
109. To Honor You Call Us - H Paul Honsinger (k) - 454
110. Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie (p) - 336
111. The Story of the Stone - Barry Hughart (e) - 240
Monthly Breakdown:
Additional Goals:
1. King of the Mountains. My 5 longest books should total over 4400 pages.
Current total: 5335
2. Unfinished Business. Finish at least 7 different series, sets, lists or other logical grouping of books.
Current total: 8
3. BSFA award winners. Ongoing challenge. 12 left at the start of the year. I'd like to read at least 7.
Current total: 7
4. Fifty Years of SF. 1950-1999. An ongoing challenge to read a book published in every year from 1950 to 1999, in order. 2017 target: To reach the 90s (7 books).
Last year completed: 1990
5. A short story a day. I'm just going to count days missed, of which I'd like there to be fewer than 36.
Current days missed: 0
6. David Gemmell Morningstar Award. Ongoing challenge to read everything ever shortlisted. Let's have a target of 7, with at least one year fully completed.
Feb: I've decided to make this one a stretch goal, and to concentrate on my other challenges first.
Current total: 2
Legend:
Book title:
read 2015,
read 2016,
read,own,
don't own
(p) paperback, (h) hardback, (k) kindle, (e) epub, (i) ibook/pdf, (a) audio
+ especially liked, - didn't much like