It turns out I have way too many books on my reading list that I need to get read in the month of September. I do not know if I will be able to complete them and I know I will be distracted with other books but I thought I would share a whole list of different books waiting for me. A lot of these books are books from the library or just books I have agreed to read as part of a buddy read or a read-along. I am excited about many of the books I am going to be reading but this TBR is just beyond ridiculous. Let us see how many I do complete.
- Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (currently reading)
- Satin Island by Tom McCarthy (library book & currently reading)
- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George (translated by Simon Pare) (in real-life book club book for September)
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (re-read and BookTube read-along)
- Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (library book & BookTube read-along)
- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin (translated by Ken Liu) (potential buddyread with Riv)
- A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (library book)
- Quiet by Susan Cain (audiobook)
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Literary Exploration Goodreads group)
- The Devil’s Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth (library book)
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (library book)
- Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan (translated by Heather Lloyd) (potential buddyread with Time to Read!)
- Chess by Stefan Zweig (translated by Anthea Bell) (potential buddyread with Time to Read!)
- My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein) (in real-life book club book for October)
- The Parrots by Filippo Bologna (translated by Howard Curtis)
I know I am not going to complete all these books, but I will try. If you are interested in buddyreading any of these, please let me know and I shall see what I can do.
I’m loving all the library books you’ve got listed here!
I read My Brilliant Friend a few months ago – I think it was in March or April – and I hated it. I didn’t understand its appeal and once I was finished, I was like “That’s it? WTF was that?” So, if you end up finishing that one in September, I’d really like to hear your opinions on it.
I use my library so much, I’m a huge fan of trying books and buying the ones I really want.
I’m probably going to love My Brilliant Friend…aren’t I?
Dear heaven… no one can accuse you of lack of enthusiasm, that’s for sure. I liked Quiet and Handmaid’s Tale and loathed American Gods. And don’t remember a single thing about Choke. It’s been a bit of a challenge to find Three-Body Problem copy that does not cost a little pile of gold, but I’m not giving up.
This is just insane, not enthusiasm. I just have so many books from the Library.
This is a great list, I might steal some of it. Impressive if you make it through them all in a month – will definitely check back to see! I read The Handmaid’s Tale at school and have just been thinking it’s due a re-read, so maybe I’ll ease myself in with that one.
I don’t know if I’ll make it but it would be great if I complete them all. I read The Handmaid’s Tale a few years ago but needed to see how my reading has developed since then. I think I love re-reading the more I do it.
Me too actually – I think it’s a test of a truly great book, whether it stands up to a second or third reading. I often pick up so much more the second time around!
I’ve finally discovered that. Problem is there is so much I want to read, it is hard to find a balance.
Agreed – I’ve often said that I’ll need to be turned into a vampire just to be able to get through my reading list!
or be able to freeze time