TBR challenge wrap-up

As almost everyone seems to be with Christmas, busy I thought today may be a good day to look how well I did at Emily's TBR challenge. The original point of the challenge was to buy 20 books from the TBR pile and no new until these 20 books have been read. Yeah, right. I think I got it a week before the caving in reports at half price. But I held, and while I don't manage reading off my list to read all of you, I still think I have pretty good.

The books I read:

The year of the flood of Margaret Atwood.Blankets by Craig Thompson.The Angel's game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.The forbidden Rumi by Rumi, translated by Nevit O. Ergin.The tyranny of email from John Freeman.The gates of John Connolly. MOO Pak by Gabriel Josipovici.Lois Witch of Elizabeth Gaskell.Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles. Proust and the squid by MaryAnne Wolf.The Winter fairy tale of Shakespeare. Edith Wharton by Hermione Lee.Gongora of Luis de Góngora y Argote and illustrated by Pablo Austen.The Picasso.Mansfield Park of Jane master by Colm Toibin.A human eye Adrienne Rich.

I'm currently in the middle of 2666 by Roberto Bolano and hope to finish it until the end of the year.

It I is not with three books, those get:

I will wear these three next year over because I still want to read. It was a fun challenge and in 2011, I hope to read more books that have been sitting on my shelves for a while.

On a side note must if you have an eBook reader, or if you find in your Christmas stocking, to take a gander at NetGalley. I just found about you today. It is a secure site for publishers to share digital galleys. Book bloggers are welcome sign request galleys wishing to evaluate. There are several big name publishers and even some university presses. Check it out!

Although I not Christmas celebrate I know many people do and the blogosphere is always very quiet. I take away the opportunity for a little time to relax from my computer for a few days and read. To all the Christmas celebrate hope your parties with love and happiness are met!

Avid reader and Halden books and soon librarian.

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