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 Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #3

The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien

554 pages • 1955 • 521 editions

fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
Recursion by Blake Crouch

Recursion

Blake Crouch

336 pages • 2019 • 77 editions

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale

The Decoy Girlfriend

Lillie Vale

320 pages • 2022 • 3 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

The Book of Doors

Gareth Brown

403 pages • 2024 • 49 editions

fiction literary magical realism adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore

464 pages • 2002 • 48 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
King by Jonathan Eig

King

Jonathan Eig

688 pages • 2023 • 16 editions

nonfiction biography history politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

Brad Ricca

432 pages • 2017 • 10 editions

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
In Case of Elftastrophe by Chanda Bell, Chanda Bell

In Case of Elftastrophe

Chanda Bell, Chanda Bell

32 pages • 1 edition

fiction childrens
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

All Good People Here

Ashley Flowers

312 pages • 2022 • 33 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver #1

The Giver

Lois Lowry

240 pages • 1993 • 155 editions

fiction classics dystopian science fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced