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January 31, 2022

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#MountTBR February reading list

by NancyElin

  • The hardest thing you have to change is your mind….. 
  • I’ve decided to start this most difficult challenge !
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  • #BeatTheBacklog
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Reading List February: 15/15   

 

  1. Dancing Lessons – Olive Senior (novel)

FEBRUARY

30. Dancing Lessons by Olive Senior by Olive Senior

Finish date: 22 February 2022
Genre: novel
Rating: B-

 

  1. Unbound – Tarana Burke (memoir)

FEBRUARY

32. Unbound My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke by Tarana Burke (no photo)

Finish date: 24 February 2022
Genre: memoir
Rating: B

 

  1. A Walk in the Woods – B. Bryson

FEBRUARY

18. A Walk in the Woods Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson

Finish date: 20 January 2022
Genre: Non-fiction, travel
Rating: D

 

  1. John Adams D. McCullough

FEBRUARY

John Adams by David McCullough by David McCullough David McCullough

Finish date: 01 February 2022
Genre: Biography
Rating: A++++++++++++   (Why? see review!)

 

  1. King Charles III – M. Bartlett  (play)

FEBRUARY

King Charles III by Mike Bartlett by Mike Bartlett (no photo)

Finish date: 04 February 2022
Genre: Play
Rating: A

 

  1. Red Velvet – L. Chakrabarti (play)

FEBRUARY

Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti by Lolita Chakrabarti (no photo)

Finish date: 25 January 2022
Genre: Play
Rating: A++++

 

  1. All That She Carried – Tiya Alicia Miles (NF)

FEBRUARY

All That She Carried The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles by Tiya Miles Tiya Miles

Finish date: 08 February 2022
Genre: Non-fiction
Rating: B-

 

  1. Big White Fog  – Theodore Ward (play) 

FEBRUARY

Big White Fog by Theodore Ward by Theodore Ward (no photo)

Finish date: 11 February 2022
Genre: Play
Rating: D

 

  1. Redeployment (12 stories)- P. Klay

FEBRUARY

Redeployment by Phil Klay by Phil Klay Phil Klay

Finish date:  8 February 2022
Genre: Short Stories (12)
Rating: A+++++

 

  1. No Man’s Land – H. Pinter (play)

FEBRUARY

No Man's Land by Harold Pinter by Harold Pinter Harold Pinter

Finish date: 15 February 2022
Genre: Play
Rating: B

 

  1. Last Night (10 stories) – J. Salter

FEBRUARY

Last Night by James Salter by James Salter James Salter

Finish date: 10 February 2022
Genre: short stories (10)
Rating: F

 

  1. Macbeth – W. Shakespeare (play)

FEBRUARY

Macbeth by William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare

Finish date: February 14 2022
Genre: Play
Rating: A++++++

 

  1. No Name in the Street – James Baldwin

FEBRUARY

No Name in the Street by James Baldwin by James Baldwin James Baldwin

Finish date: 20 February 2022
Genre: Non-fiction
Rating: A

 

  1. No Man’s Land – H. Pinter (play)

FEBRUARY

No Man's Land by Harold Pinter by Harold Pinter Harold Pinter

Finish date: 15 February 2022
Genre: Play
Rating: B

 

  1. Sweat – Lynn Nottage (play)

FEBRUARY

Sweat by Lynn Nottage by Lynn Nottage Lynn Nottage

Finish date: 21 February 2022
Genre: Play
Rating: A++++++++

 

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6 Comments Post a comment
  1. Oh my goodness I just LOVED John Adams so I hope you do too. I haven’t read Bryson yet but I’ve heard that he’s pretty good. Enjoy your February!

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    • Jan 31 2022

      This will be my first Bill Bryson book. Can his book live up to the media hype surrounding his
      travelogues? I’m curious. Absolutely loving David McCullough’s John Adams!
      (see comment on GR). Making a list for the entire month and READING only these books is the solution to reaching my TBR goal of reducing my backlog by 100 books on 2022. I haven’t purchased a book since 12 December 2021!

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  2. Jan 31 2022

    Well done on your no purchasing; would that I could be so restrained! I haven’t read any of your planned books apart from the Bill Bryson, which is good but not, I think, his best. Hope you enjoy them. In January I really had a booklist to follow with my NetGalleys and then Annabel’s NordicFINDS challenge, and in February I’ve got a lot of NetGalley books again and will pick a pile out for doing the ReadIndies challenge, so the same. All hopefully from my “old” TBR that my challenge is based around … Good luck and good reading to you!

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    • Jan 31 2022

      If I had NetGallery…I’d never be free from TBR!
      Thanks for your comments.

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  3. MaryR
    Jan 31 2022

    I have found Bryson uneven, but A Walk in the Woods was one of his good ones. You should never hesitate to abandon books that aren’t working for you–life is short and there are a lot of books. Abandoning a title still knocks it off the TBR list.

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    • Jan 31 2022

      18 books read….82 more to go. If I want to get the TBR -100 books this year
      I will have to DNF a few. Tastes change between 2015-2016 compared to what I want to read now.
      I’ve decided NOT to read crime fiction books on TBR…they just do not appeal to me. Thanks for your comments!

      Reply

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