March 2024 TBR
The way I have been constructing my monthly TBRs this year is not really working. I put on any NetGalley books I need to read, and whatever book is next on my 10 oldest books list. Usually, I get those read, but after that, there's no telling what I will pick up. I guess what I'm saying is that I am not really making a To Be Read list, but more of a Might Read This list. I went back and looked at the February TBR and compared it to what I actually read. Two vastly different lists. So take this post with a grain of salt.
The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne - This is the next book on my 10 Oldest Books On My Shelves list. It has less than 300 pages. This is about a guy with Tourette's who found himself in books and weightlifting. I don't care so much about weightlifting, but I am here for the books.
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley - This is the only NetGalley book that needs to get read by the end of March. I'm a third of the way through it, and I like it, I just have been pressed to finish other things. Also, my Kindle battery is dying and I have to remember to find a charger for it. This is why paper books are better.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - I got half way through this one and had to put it down so I could read a book I needed to finish in February. I am really liking it and can't wait to get back to it.
I have a couple of books checked out from the library that I will most likely not finish before the end of today. So they are going on my March TBR.
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya - I have been told repeatedly that I would probably like this manga series, so I'm giving it a shot. The description sounds a little unhinged. This high school girl is orphaned and moves into a tent onto the land of a strange group of people. When they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they turn into symbols from the Chinese Zodiac. Ooooookaaaaaay. We'll see how this goes.
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney - I am finally first on the list for this book at the library, so I anticipate it will need to be on the March TBR. This is the retelling of Jane Eyre where she and Bertha escape together? I've heard it's great. It will also meet the reading challenge to read a book I heard about on a podcast.
The Collectors: Stories edited by A.S. King - This is a short story collection about strange collections. I am excited to read several of these authors' stories.
Past this, I have no idea. I am well behind on reading books from my shelves. I think I've finished 4 and I need to be at 10. It doesn't help that I am hankering for long books, a la Wolf Hall. I may have to get serious.