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 Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • 2020 • 27 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Pickleballers by Ilana Long

Pickleballers

Ilana Long

360 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary romance sports funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

Ayesha at Last

Uzma Jalaluddin

351 pages • 2018 • 19 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite

Dorothy Gentleman #1

Murder by Memory

Olivia Waite

103 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery science fiction lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Between Here and the Yellow Sea by Nic Pizzolatto

Between Here and the Yellow Sea

Nic Pizzolatto

180 pages • 2006 • 4 editions

fiction crime mystery short stories dark mysterious slow-paced
The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy

The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA

Liza Mundy

480 pages • 2023 • 7 editions

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker

The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

Ellen Baker

384 pages • 2024 • 14 editions

fiction contemporary historical adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Homecoming by Kate Morton

Homecoming

Kate Morton

547 pages • 2023 • 67 editions

fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

The Lost Story

Meg Shaffer

329 pages • 2024 • 19 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom

The Stranger in the Lifeboat

Mitch Albom

271 pages • 2021 • 22 editions

fiction historical literary religion emotional reflective medium-paced