{"id":8397,"date":"2011-12-30T06:45:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T12:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=8397"},"modified":"2011-12-30T06:45:09","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T12:45:09","slug":"52-books-to-remove-from-my-tbr-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2011\/20111230-8397.htm","title":{"rendered":"52 Books to Remove from my TBR List"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bookish blogosphere is awash with book lists this time of year–mostly lists of books read in 2011. <\/p>\n

But I’m so over<\/i> 2011–I’ve been so busy planning 2012.<\/p>\n

As part of my personal 2012 Challenge<\/a>, I’ve resolved to remove 52 books from my TBR list in 2012.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, the list:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Emily of Deep Valley<\/i> by Maude Hart Lovelace
    \nI’m sorta cheating with this one, cause I plan on accomplishing two goals with the same book. First, I’ll read it to remove it from my TBR list. Second, I’ll use my reading as a means of participating in     Sarah’s Maud Hart Lovelace Reading Challenge<\/a> when it comes around again in Novemberish. Not coincidentally, the Review that Hooked Me<\/a> was linked up to this<\/i> year’s Maud Hart Lovelace Reading Challenge.<\/li>\n

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  2. Anna and the King of Siam<\/i> by Margaret Landon
    \nSaw the movie, er, one of the movies several years ago. Always been vaguely interested at a character named Anna (which is my older sister’s name and not altogether a common name). Carrie’s review ended up being the     Review that Hooked Me<\/a>–and convinced me that I had to read<\/i> the real<\/i> story.<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  3. Peace Like a River<\/i> by Lief Enger
    \nThis was one of Lincoln’s “One Book, One Lincoln” picks several(?) years back, and it didn’t appeal to me at the time. But     Barbara’s Review Hooked Me<\/a>–and I’ll be checking it out this year.<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  4. Selfish Reasons to Have more Kids<\/i> by Bryan Caplan
    \nI don’t usually put books on my TBR list based on     something the Instapundit says<\/a>, but this one was an exception. I come from a large family, and rather selfishly desire a large family myself. I’m curious to hear what Caplan considers good “selfish” reasons :-)<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  5. Press Here<\/i> by Herve Tullet
    \nIt’s sad to say (since I write the occasional review of children’s picture books), but I very rarely add a children’s picture book to my TBR list. Why? Because I don’t have children of my own and thus have little reason (yet) to purchase children’s picture books, and because I’m already reading through the children’s picture book section at my local library in order by author last name. But     Dawn’s Review Hooked Me<\/a> and I added this one to my list.<\/li>\n

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  6. Wonderstruck<\/i> by Brian Celznick
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  7. A Break with Charity<\/i> by Ann Rinaldi
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  8. Never Knowing<\/i> by Chevy Stevens
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  9. The Winters in Bloom<\/i> by Lisa Tucker
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  10. It Looked Different on the Model<\/i> by Laurie Notaro
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  11. Turn of Mind<\/i> by Alice LaPlante
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  12. Entwined<\/i> by Heather Dixon
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  13. The Long Song<\/i> by Andrea Levy
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  14. When You Reach Me<\/i> by Rebecca Stead
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  15. Heads you Lose<\/i> by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  16. Decision Points<\/i> by George W. Bush
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  17. 33 Men<\/i> by Jonathan Franklin
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  18. In a Heartbeat<\/i> by Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  19. The Mysterious Howling<\/i> by Maryrose Wood
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  20. The Things We Do for Love<\/i> by Kristin Hannah
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  21. The Three Weissmans of Westport<\/i> by Cathleen Schine
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  22. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana<\/i> by
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  23. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister<\/i> by Gregory Maguire
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  24. Unbroken<\/i> by Laura Hillenbrand
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  25. The Story of Stuff<\/i> by Annie Leonard
    (The Reviews that Hooked Me:     1<\/a>,2<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  26. Forge<\/i> by Laurie Halse Anderson
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  27. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<\/i> by Rebecca Skloot
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  28. Matched<\/i> by Ally Condie
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  29. Split<\/i> by Swati Avasthi
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  30. Cookie Swap!<\/i> by Lauren Chattman
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  31. The Language of God<\/i> by Francis S. Collins
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  32. Don’t Sing at the Table<\/i> by Adriana Tragiani
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  33. Leaving Gee’s Bend<\/i> by Irene Latham
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  34. Finally<\/i> by Wendy Mass
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  35. The Death-Defying Pepper Roux<\/i> by Geraldine McCaughrean
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  36. 8th Grade Super Zero<\/i> by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  37. Annexed<\/i> by Sharon Dogar
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  38. Stitches: A memoir<\/i> by David Small <\/li>\n
  39. Breaking Night<\/i> by Liz Murray<\/li>\n
  40. A Walk in the Woods<\/i> by Bill Bryson <\/li>\n
  41. Clara’s War<\/i> by Clara Kramer<\/li>\n
  42. The Twenty-One Balloons<\/i> by William DuBois<\/li>\n
  43. Famous<\/i> by Todd Strasser<\/li>\n
  44. The Help<\/i> by Kathryn Stockett<\/li>\n
  45. Courting Miss Amsel<\/i> by Kim Vogel Sawyer<\/li>\n
  46. Fragile<\/i> by Lisa Unger <\/li>\n
  47. The Night Circus<\/i> by Erin Morgenstern
    (    The Review that Hooked Me<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  48. The Girl who chased the Moon<\/i> by Sarah Adison Allen<\/li>\n
  49. The Postmistress<\/i> by Sarah Blake<\/li>\n
  50. I’d know you anywhere<\/i> by Laura Lippman <\/li>\n
  51. Punished by Rewards<\/i> by Alfie Kohn<\/li>\n
  52. ????<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Do you see that empty space? That’s because I accidentally jumped the gun and read Emma Donoghue’s Room<\/i> in 2011. Which means that I have to try to come up with one final(?) book to remove from my TBR list during the next year–which is kinda a lot of pressure. How do I decide among the many hundreds still on the list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The bookish blogosphere is awash with book lists this time of year–mostly lists of books read in 2011. But I’m so over 2011–I’ve been so busy planning 2012. As part of my personal 2012 Challenge, I’ve resolved to remove 52 books from my TBR list in 2012. So, without further ado, the list: Emily of … Read more 52 Books to Remove from my TBR List<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8397"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8397\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}