I'm taking the TBR Dare!

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I like dares and I have an insane (for me) 177 books in my TBR. So the TBR Dare, hosted by C.B. at Ready When You Are, C.B. is right up my alley. C.B. clarifies that this is not a challenge, but a dare. The dare is this: read only your TBR books for as long as you can. The dare starts on Jan. 1 and ends on April 1 because, according to the original post,
"...we're all fools for taking a dare like this one, we know it and we celebrate it. "
I like it.

I don't know why this is, but calling it a dare seems more comfortable. I think it's the acknowledgement that we'll all break at some point, so it's more freewheeling and guilt-free.

And so, I commit to reading only my TBR books (those I've owned before 2011) until the end of February. I figure two months is a challenging enough length of time without unrealistically overextending myself either.

However, I'm going to beg for a pass for the book club books that I'll need to read during this period. There are only 2-3 anyway. I am going to include in my TBR books, however, the six books that I purchased before Christmas last year, but are still on their way to me. That isn't cheating, is it? Tell me it isn't because they're all books I badly want to read.

If you're the brave (or foolish) kind, come and take the dare with us. It's fun to be amongst similar fools.:)

Comments

Anonymous said…
This sounds excellent though.
Good luck!
January 3, 2011 at 12:20 AM
Stepford Mum said…
I'm with you on this one, Honey! My TBR's at about 70, and I pledge to read 50, though I will squeeze in the book club books.

Taking it a step further though, I have promised myself not to buy any new books (unless 80% off, for gifts, or below P200) until I finish the 50. Yesterday my husband wanted to go to Makati Cinema Square, so I promptly bought 6 books at Booksale :(
January 3, 2011 at 2:34 PM
fantaghiro23 said…
@innocentlyjaded and @ruperto - Thanks!

@stepfordmum - Actually, I have a stricter agenda, which I will reveal in my next post.:) Good luck to us!
January 3, 2011 at 5:05 PM
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