The Behemoth Reads - those with excessive and long term TBRs

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Overview

 So I appear to have bought too many books over the years. Believe it was slowly built over two decades since I was a teenager.

With growing storage problems led me to count actually how many unread books I currently have. 

1343 is the current count as of 3/2/2025.  Yikes. I need to keep an eye on this a little more.

Its a bit of a behemoth of a pile to read but adding this publicly for anyone else who wants to keep track of a large pile of books over time .

Rounded the count to a nice round number. 

Challenge Books

All books added
The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton

The House on Biscayne Bay

Chanel Cleeton

8h 50m • 2024 • 5 editions

user-added

fiction historical horror emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

368 pages • 2017 • 62 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey

J.D. Salinger

208 pages • 1961 • 104 editions

fiction classics literary short stories reflective slow-paced
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Bel Canto

Ann Patchett

318 pages • 2001 • 58 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

224 pages • 1970 • 111 editions

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

462 pages • 2016 • 103 editions

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

The Chosen and the Beautiful

Nghi Vo

262 pages • 2021 • 15 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sarah Hawley

Glimmer Falls #2

A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch

Sarah Hawley

415 pages • 2023 • 20 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

Bellinger Sisters #2

Hook, Line, and Sinker

Tessa Bailey

353 pages • 2022 • 49 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The Folk of the Air #1

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black

370 pages • 2018 • 155 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced