Only 555? I have 1,284 books in my possession that I haven’t read. My GoodReads “to be read” list has another few hundred but they are virtual books. Right now my finances are keeping me from buying any new books. That’s a plus side, I guess, to being unemployed.

You can see the full breakdown of what I have here.
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Okay, 1284 is quite a bit more daunting, you totally win!

I love the idea of the Random Reading Challenge and even if you don’t do the challenge, using the random number generator once in a while to make progress on the list. Thanks for sharing the link to your TBR sitch.

btw, I got thrown off track by BookCrossing rings and rays a couple years ago too.

Kelly, you are hilarious. You keep a speadsheet! I’m green with envy that I can’t display such graphs. I’ll show you mine on Goodreads if you show me yours. But mine’s only 100 or so long.
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As for tips on reducing the pile, I think we take our TBRs to the grave.
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My TBR list is posted on my blog – you can see it HERE, and I’m actually surprised at how many books I’ve actually knocked off my list. However, I’m always adding to it, and I’ve got I would say roughly 200 or so more to add from books that other bloggers have reviewed that show up in my feedreader that I just tag and move on with. Someday I’ll get it all under control!

I really like the idea of doing a random number generator to pick a book to read! That’s such a great idea. I might have to try it.
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555? *dies* Seriously I don’t think you’ll have a chance to finish them cos more books are added every year right?
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I only have a little over a hundred unread books lying around – it was actually going over a hundred that scared me and inspired me to start the ban! But I have endless lists of books I don’t own but plan to read someday. If I added them all up, I know I’d end up with a daunting number too: more books than I could possibly read in my lifetime. I try not to think about it, really
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I don’t know if any of these suggestions will work for you, but here goes:

–Pick one day a week to read book blogs and add books to your TBR list. I do it on Sundays because I participate in Sunday Salon. This will help limit how many books you are adding.

–Do a little sleight-of-hand by dividing your lists up. My official TBR list currently stands at 96 titles, but I have 106 more titles on a list I call “Not at my library”. I’m interested in these books and don’t want to forget the titles, but I won’t read them until I can get my hands on them for free.

–Go through your list and eliminate any books that no longer sound interesting. You can either delete the titles or move them to a separate list to reevaluate them later.

Reading is a hobby and should be fun, so don’t let a long list drag you down!
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Rhiannon, I have a spreadsheet problem. I look for any excuse to make them. I once tried to use a spreadsheet to keep my grocery list in every week. Hehe.

I think I’m going to try to whittle my list down quite a bit before moving to Goodreads, but these comments are certainly motivating me to chip away at it!

Jess, I completely FORGOT that I have some pinned posts with book titles too. Dang. I like how you integrated the series titles into your list. I have my TBR series in a separate list, even.

So I guess my 555 total is a bit misleading still…

Thao, yes, I think you’re right, unless I can cut it by a lot.

Maybe I need to figure out a way to read faster. Or while walking.

Nymeth, ah…therein lies the beauty of the Meg style of keeping your TBR list.

Dani, these are fabulous ideas!!! Thank you!

I’m list dividing by making sure I’ve categorized everything by genre, since I like to switch between genres each book I read.

Then this weekend, I started going through and culling the list. I cut a grand total of…FIVE. Heh. Oh well, every little bit and all that.

Oh gosh no need for the shame and clammy skin I don’t use a spreadsheet but I’ve a whole big list of books I own that need reading and half a notebook of totals I want to buy/borrow and read. Just keep going, have a wonderful reading expereince and remember a massive pile of shoes would have cost you way, way more than those books.
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Frankly, I just love the fact that you graphed your TBR pile. That is awesome.
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I’ve been plugging away at my list and I’ve gone from 555 to 310. Woo!

Too bad it’s still too high. Le sigh.

I’ve gotten rid of the low-hanging fruit so not sure what I’ll do next to cull it down…hmm.
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Jodie, thank you for the words of wisdom! Those are good reminders.

I guess it’s my personality that makes me want to “get through” my list. Like it’s a to-do list for myself, you know?

Patti: Hehe. I loooooove spreadsheets and graphs. Sometimes I just stare at those pretty graphs for a couple minutes. *blush*

I was trying to think of other interesting graphs I could put together, but haven’t thought of anything quite yet.

Your TBR is just like mine. And I still bought 3 books just yesterday. Eeek!
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Nicole, a TBR kindred spirit! Do you mean we have the same size or system for tracking?

I’m still holding strong at just over 300, but that’s way too many.

I have over 50% nonfiction on the list, and I think for some of those once I read a few pages, I might decide to skip them. So maybe that’s where I’ll focus next…