tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post3667170094213433480..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: More 2020 Reading GoalsTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-55015419902871666112020-01-27T14:27:32.411-08:002020-01-27T14:27:32.411-08:00Making challenges up is a great idea, Col. That wa...Making challenges up is a great idea, Col. That way they can be tailored to fit your needs. My problem is I have less motivation that way. I do plan to come up with some long term personal challenges sometime though.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69820154346086558832020-01-26T20:37:17.063-08:002020-01-26T20:37:17.063-08:00Good luck, I'm notoriously poor at completing ...Good luck, I'm notoriously poor at completing these things. I think I'll mainly make up my own in future.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48384547263055897742020-01-21T11:22:45.932-08:002020-01-21T11:22:45.932-08:00Thanks, Bev, for hosting the Mount TBR challenge. ...Thanks, Bev, for hosting the Mount TBR challenge. A lot of us really need to work on this.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-82354157371313505142020-01-21T09:14:38.276-08:002020-01-21T09:14:38.276-08:00Thanks for joining me on the TBR Mountain slopes a...Thanks for joining me on the TBR Mountain slopes again! Good luck with your climb.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-39918913509978378332020-01-09T13:37:24.021-08:002020-01-09T13:37:24.021-08:00Bill, I had been thinking about the Crime Alphabet...Bill, I had been thinking about the Crime Alphabet that Kerrie used to do and wishing it was still around. I agree, it was demanding but that was good. I have been tempted to do something similar now and then just on my own. Maybe focus on a author or a type of mystery. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7959567948666735342020-01-08T20:39:53.286-08:002020-01-08T20:39:53.286-08:00I have not been involved in a challenge for some t...I have not been involved in a challenge for some time though I have read the shortlists for some awards in recent years. I would be tempted if someone were to resurrect Kerrie's Crime Alphabet challenge. It was interesting and demanding and I miss it.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88587247806977367902020-01-07T19:33:11.825-08:002020-01-07T19:33:11.825-08:00Katrina, I am always aware of trying to pare down ...Katrina, I am always aware of trying to pare down the TBR piles but this year I decided I needed a tangible reminder to focus on. I hope it helps.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18283657046240752132020-01-07T15:20:00.457-08:002020-01-07T15:20:00.457-08:00I should definitely be joining the TBR Challenge a...I should definitely be joining the TBR Challenge as my piles grow weekly and sometimes daily. Then there's the library!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3118916972207911672020-01-07T12:51:38.879-08:002020-01-07T12:51:38.879-08:00Thanks, Rick, and thanks for having patience while...Thanks, Rick, and thanks for having patience while I try to figure out the best way to change my commenting (and then I hope it actually works for you). You would think since my background is computer programming, etc. it would be easy but it has not been.<br /><br />I am trying to cut down the books I buy also, Rick, but I have no discipline when I go to the September book sale. I do have both Chandler and Ross Macdonald's books in my TBR, and I do plan to read some of both of those authors this year. <br /><br />Now that I am retired, my goal is to review more of the books I read and keep better track of my challenges. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-37146060170730674522020-01-07T12:43:21.465-08:002020-01-07T12:43:21.465-08:00With my huge TBR piles, Margot, I do have lots of ...With my huge TBR piles, Margot, I do have lots of historical fiction, some I had forgotten about. So there will be overlap between those two challenges for sure. I figured out that last year about 40% of my books read were NOT from the TBR and I would like to lower that percentage.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27823790611984324642020-01-07T12:37:20.103-08:002020-01-07T12:37:20.103-08:00A comment via email from Rick Robinson:
You are r...A comment via email from Rick Robinson:<br /><br />You are really challenging yourself (yes, a pun)! Totaling it up, that’s at least three-quarters of your reading year, just in these challenges.<br /><br />I read from just three places, my TBR, the library, and the dozen or two books I buy in a year. I’m trying to cut that last bunch down, and increase the first. One problem is the TBR grows at birthday and Christmas, so just now I have a surfeit. But then I guess I always do.<br /><br />I’ll be particularly interested in your choice(s) for Victorian and historical, and will be unsurprised if those are combined in a single book. Unless, of course, you go with an historical set during WWII. It would be interesting if you included, somewhere, at least one hard-boiled mystery, perhaps by Hammett, Chandler or one of Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer books. I wonder if you have any of those in your TBR?<br /><br />So good luck with the various challenges. I’m sure you’ll keep us, your loyal readers, informed of your progress?TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-73390672252695461232020-01-07T09:45:11.808-08:002020-01-07T09:45:11.808-08:00Those are great challenge ideas, Tracy. I like the...Those are great challenge ideas, Tracy. I like the variety in what you chose. I like historical fiction, too, so I'll look forward to your reviews as the year goes on.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-309165209971751562020-01-07T08:46:10.849-08:002020-01-07T08:46:10.849-08:00Meredith, I am glad I remembered the Japanese Lite...Meredith, I am glad I remembered the Japanese Literature Challenge this year. It has been a while since I read any mysteries by Japanese authors. <br /><br />My struggle with my huge TBR piles will never be over because I always go to an annual book sale in September and purchase many many books at very good prices. But I have to keep trying.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-64070562400071254732020-01-07T08:43:11.806-08:002020-01-07T08:43:11.806-08:00Cath, I have been introduced to Japanese authors o...Cath, I have been introduced to Japanese authors of mysteries because my husband likes to read them. They vary, of course, but I have enjoyed all of the ones I have read. I am going to pay special attention to reading from my TBR books this year because I did not do so well with that last year.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38392744787067452582020-01-07T08:39:33.879-08:002020-01-07T08:39:33.879-08:00Thanks, Prashant. I am hoping I have not overexten...Thanks, Prashant. I am hoping I have not overextended myself but I look forward to reading for all the challenges.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44778467830498441392020-01-07T05:20:04.251-08:002020-01-07T05:20:04.251-08:00I should probably do the TBR challenge; I’m the pe...I should probably do the TBR challenge; I’m the person who buys used books for .50 cents each at the library every time she goes to check out books! So glad that you’ve decided to join in the Japanese Literature Challenge 13! I look forward to sharing great literature with you. XoBellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27278457784622289602020-01-07T03:54:20.932-08:002020-01-07T03:54:20.932-08:00They all sound like huge fun, Tracy! I'll be k...They all sound like huge fun, Tracy! I'll be keeping a particular eye on what you read for the Japanese one as I really don't read enough foreign authors (I don't count the USA or Canada) and need to branch out a bit more. I'm also in awe that you're going for 48 books for Mt. TBR! Good luck and have fun with all of these. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-73153451512713026132020-01-07T03:17:23.383-08:002020-01-07T03:17:23.383-08:00Tracy, I like the way you mix your reading challen...Tracy, I like the way you mix your reading challenges, which gives you a great variety to choose from. I'd be interested in your choices and reviews of Mount TBR books and Historical Fiction.<br /><br />Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com