The Neverending TBR Pile

The books I plan to read across 2014 have now been given their own shelf.  I have so many titles I want to get to but I'll start with these (I'm up to 18 planned reads so far) and add in more as I go along. 

My goal each year is usually a book a week (52 books), but the time I can set aside for reading is not as much as it used to be.  Still I managed my 30 books goal in 2013 (I've managed 37 so far with a fortnight still to go) and I think 2014 will follow the same pattern.

So the starting goal for 2014 is 30.  If I get to read more then woohoo... but we'll see how it goes.

It doesn't help that I have lots of long reads and series I consider active reads.  That always slows me down. 

Managed to finish two books this past week:  What Katy Did at School and 1929.

I'm enjoying the Katy books although I doubt they will become favourites.  As I mentioned previously I like Katy and her family, just don't always agree with some of the points made within the text.  I'll have a think about what I mean and maybe post more later.

1929 was interesting.  Again an interesting set of characters.  Not entirely sure I liked where the story went though.  About half way through I felt my mood change from interested to "I'll keep reading and finish it".  So... make of that what you will.

Treated myself to a copy of The Hobbit.  I have read this as well as the LOTR saga but not for very many years.  Not since long before the films were even being considered.  So... a while ago.  I suppose seeing all the stuff to do with the latest film has got me thinking about rereading it all again.

Maybe in the New Year.  We'll see. 

I want to read these.  I don't know when that will happen however...

Just a simple list for December.  I have Lord of Chaos to finish before moving on to the next Wheel of Time novel.  This is technically a reread but I need to remind myself what happened before reading the end of the series.  Have been dragging my reading feet over it for a while now so ...

Also want to read the sequel(s) to What Katy Did.  I may as well continue and see what the rest are like. 

If I get to any other books (I might) then great but I'm not going to worry over it. 

When I started using sites like Goodreads and so on, I devised a basic rating structure for myself to use.  Which is:

The first post.

Well, I am new to Booklikes but not to books.  Have been reading books since I was young.  I'd like to say as a toddler/pre-school but to be honest I can't really remember when I started.  I do remember having books around me though and still fondly remember the typical things like the Mr Men books or A Very Hungry Caterpillar and Where The Wild Things Are. 

For the first time since, 2013 saw me take a wee break from reading.  I did read but really I was too busy or too overwhelmed with other non-book stuff which just felt strange and all sorts of wrong.  Books are just part of my identity, or my psyche.  So I'm hoping 2014 will get me back on track with my reading.  Although I have been reading for 30+ years I still have a humungous TBR pile/wishlist and constantly amazed at how many books I still haven't got round to reading.  

Far too many...