I don't think Evie from the Bookish Blog still carries this on, as I can't find it on her page but her words with which she started this challenge are still true: "We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they're gifted to us. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we'll finally decide to pick them up."
As I mention every year, even now, after several years of participation, my TBR (To Be Read) pile is still a lot longer than it should be because I just can't resist buying any new books and going to the library though I have tried to attempt reading more old books than buying new ones (without success). But I read lately that buying books, collecting books and reading books are three completely different hobbies. And I have them all.
Here is the challenge:
1-10 A Firm Handshake
11-20 A Friendly Hug
21-30 First Kiss
31-40 Sweet Summer Fling
41-50 Could This Be Love?
50+ Married with Children
I could, of course, try to tackle the 50+ challenge but we all know that is not going to happen, instead, I tried to do at least 11-20 old books in addition to the new ones I'm buying and those I get from the library and wished to be pleasantly surprised at the end of the year. That happened, I have did reach 11-20 (A Friendly Hug) for the last three years, hopefully I can get to 41-50 (Could This Be Love?) one day.
I have read
37 books in 2016,
32 in 2017,
38 in 2018,
23 in 2019,
25 in 2020,
39 in 2021,
15 in 2022,13 in 2023 and
16 in 2024
of the books that had been waiting to be read for more than a year.
I hope I will manage more in 2025.
So far, I have already read two of my "old books" in 2025:
Hopmann, Sophie/Heidelore Mais "Gurkensandwich im Handschuhfach" [Cucumber Sandwich in the Glove Compartment] - 2019
Wilde, Oscar "Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast" - 1946
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