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I have certainly moved way beyond the point of worrying about TBR. Now it is more of a case, of making sure I read all the likely great books I possess, before I leave this mortal coil ... and of course any new ones that come along meanwhile. That and reading all by the authors I am greatly fond of.
I have a few reading ambitions though.
The first and most obvious one, is to enjoy what I read, and not force myself beyond good sense to stick to an agenda. That has become easier now, as I know I can never possibly read all I already possess, so I am being quite selective while also trying to ensure enough variety.
I am a fan of many many authors, far too many no doubt. So another of my ambitions, is to read all their works at least, but where possible in order of publication, though I do make it chronological sometimes as well, so I stay up-to-date with events in them. An example, is Agatha Christie, where I am approaching the last handful she wrote. I have read the majority of Rafael Sabatini, Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Leslie Charteris, Terry Pratchett, C.J. Box and so on, and a good number since I started with this ambition, have been re-reads ... chiefly because I never read them in the proper order in the first place. I have a bigger bunch of authors, that I am roughly halfway or slightly more through, and then very many where I have read somewhat less.
Another ambition, is to read certain classics I still haven't gotten around to.
Then there is ambitions like staying up-to-date a little regarding new modern authors, expanding the genres I read, convincing myself to learn to tolerate audio books, etc, etc.
Anyway, I am convinced there is plenty to read out there still .... ha ha ha.
P.S. Reading the Bible properly as an adult from start to finish, used to be an ambition, but that fell by the wayside, along with any belief, over a decade ago. I was also going to re-read The Book Of Mormon at some point .... but I have seen the latest musical, and that's enough ... ha ha ha.
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