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 Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis

4h 22m • 1950 • 462 editions

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross by Kieran Kavanaugh, Otilio Rodriguez, Juan de la Cruz

The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

Kieran Kavanaugh, Otilio Rodriguez, Juan de la Cruz

814 pages • 1618 • 2 editions

user-added

nonfiction poetry religion informative reflective slow-paced
The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly

The Dressmakers of London

Julia Kelly

432 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

fiction historical emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Black Mamba by William Friend

Black Mamba

William Friend

303 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Foxglove by Adalyn Grace

Belladonna #2

Foxglove

Adalyn Grace

454 pages • 2023 • 72 editions

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

Sarah Wynn-Williams

393 pages • 2025 • 15 editions

nonfiction business memoir politics technology dark informative medium-paced
The Raven and the Crown by Elizabeth Amy Hajek

The Song of the Fay #2

The Raven and the Crown

Elizabeth Amy Hajek

491 pages • 2024 • 2 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy
The Mermaid and the Unicorn by Elizabeth Amy Hajek

The Mermaid and the Unicorn

Elizabeth Amy Hajek

362 pages • 2016 • 2 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
All The Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley

All The Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

Patrick Bringley

240 pages • 2023 • 17 editions

nonfiction art memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Realm Breaker #1

Realm Breaker

Victoria Aveyard

576 pages • 2021 • 66 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced