Roof Beam Reader
Adam Burgess
June Check-In #TBRYear10
Hello, TBR Pile Challengers!
I hope your summer (or winter for those of you in the other hemisphere) is going well. We are now officially in the second half of our annual challenge, and I’ve seen and read a lot of awesome updates and reviews for challenge books. We’ve got more than 120 links posted! Thank you for sharing!
My Progress: 4 of 12 Completed
I started out this challenge so strong, then time did the thing time does. It flew by! I assumed I would have a lot more time after the Spring semester ended to read to get on this challenge, but I’ve been a little distracted by video games and manga (a new mini-obsession of mine is the Boy’s Love genre of manga, which has been eating a lot of my time.) I’m also teaching summer school again, so I was never going to be “free” to read. Anyhow, the bright side is, I do have four books read and reviewed, and I’m currently reading two more for my challenge list: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I should be caught up by the end of this month, at least with the reading, if not the reviewing.
Books Read:
- The Poppy War (2018) by R.F. Kuang (Chinese Historical Fantasy) (Completed 1/10/23)
- Pachinko (2017) by Min Jin Lee (Korean-American Fiction) (Completed 2/12/23)
- Look (2016) by Solmaz Sharif (Poetry/Iranian-American) (Completed 3/10/23)
- Steppenwolf (1927) by Hermann Hesse (Philosophical Novel) (Completed 4/22/23)
How are you doing?
Below, you’re going to find the infamous Mr. Linky widget. If you read and review any challenge books this month, please link-up on the widget below. This Mr. Linky will be re-posted every month so that we can compile a large list of all that we’re reading and reviewing together this year. Each review that is linked-up on this widget throughout the year may also earn you entries into future related giveaways, so don’t forget to keep this updated!
MINI-CHALLENGE Winner
Congratulations to Michelle from True Book Addict, whose comment on last month’s check-in post was randomly selected as the mini-challenge winner! Michelle will get to choose one book of her choice ($15 or less) as a prize.
Roof Beam Reader 
Thanks again, Adam. Just linked up book number seven!
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Not too shoddy! Keep up the great work!
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According to Goodreads I’m 25% through Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Villette’at this halfway mark, having completed my first five titles *and* reviewed them, so I’m cracking on quite well, thank you. 🙂
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Your challenge has helped me make enormous progress on my TBR. None of my reading has been careful reading, however, just the get-me-through-this sort, and my reviews are insipid, too. But maybe that makes sense; if the books had been deeply compelling, would they have lingered in my TBR for years, decades? But I’ve made my way through thirty-eight books in my TBR so far this year, so thank you.
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That’s amazing! I’m often surprised by how much I love some of the books that I’ve had sitting around for years, but not always. I’m barely getting through the one I’m reading now… although I know it’s a favorite for many. Oh well!
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Just finished book #9 of the original 12–The Distant Hours by Kate Morton. I’ve also completed both of the alternate books, but I do plan on finishing all three of the original list. Getting close!
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I’ve now finished 12 books total–with two of the original 12 yet to be read.
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Holy moley! What’s your favorite so far?
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Slow progress, as I keep getting distracted by shiny new releases, but I have managed four this year. A slight dent in the TBR but I shall continue to nibble at it’s foundations, until the whole thing comes toppling down.
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