Rebeki relaxes her ROOTing in 2024
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1Rebeki
In spite of being terrible at keeping my own thread updated, let alone visiting others', I love being in this group and am excited to be back in 2024. I met last year's goal of 25 ROOTs - scraping in on 30th December - but, in order to do that, ended up ignoring many of my new acquisitions. This feels counterproductive, as, ever since I first joined this group in 2017, I've been trying to move away from hoarding books and instead to read new books within a few months of acquiring them.
With that in mind, I'm changing my approach to ROOTing, so that any new book I acquire in 2024 will count as a ROOT. Non-ROOTs will be books I've borrowed or read with my son (although, now he's 12, there may not be many of these, unfortunately). My aim is to read 30 ROOTs in 2024. My official starting TBR number is 129 and, allowing for non-ROOTs and new acquisitions, I'd love to end the year with a TBR of 115 books.
With that in mind, I'm changing my approach to ROOTing, so that any new book I acquire in 2024 will count as a ROOT. Non-ROOTs will be books I've borrowed or read with my son (although, now he's 12, there may not be many of these, unfortunately). My aim is to read 30 ROOTs in 2024. My official starting TBR number is 129 and, allowing for non-ROOTs and new acquisitions, I'd love to end the year with a TBR of 115 books.
2Rebeki
ROOTs read in 2024
1. The Past by Tessa Hadley (bought in 2023)
2. Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe (received as gift in 2023)
3. I Didn’t Do the Thing Today by Madeleine Dore (bought in 2024)
4. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (birthday present 2023)
5. Gabrielle Chanel (exhibition catalogue) by Oriole Cullen and Connie Karol Burks (bought in 2024)
6. Strangers On A Train by Patricia Highsmith (Christmas present 2023)
7. A Winter Book by Tove Jansson (given to me in 2023)
8. Mrs Mohr Goes Missing by Maryla Szymiczkowa (Christmas present 2023)
9. The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney by Okechukwu Nzelu (Christmas present 2023)
10. How to Be Hopeful by Bernadette Russell (bought in 2023, abandoned 70% of the way through, but still counts!)
11. Karolina, or the Torn Curtain by Maryla Szymickowa (bought in 2023)
12. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (bought in 2023)
13. Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous (bought in 2024)
1. The Past by Tessa Hadley (bought in 2023)
2. Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe (received as gift in 2023)
3. I Didn’t Do the Thing Today by Madeleine Dore (bought in 2024)
4. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (birthday present 2023)
5. Gabrielle Chanel (exhibition catalogue) by Oriole Cullen and Connie Karol Burks (bought in 2024)
6. Strangers On A Train by Patricia Highsmith (Christmas present 2023)
7. A Winter Book by Tove Jansson (given to me in 2023)
8. Mrs Mohr Goes Missing by Maryla Szymiczkowa (Christmas present 2023)
9. The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney by Okechukwu Nzelu (Christmas present 2023)
10. How to Be Hopeful by Bernadette Russell (bought in 2023, abandoned 70% of the way through, but still counts!)
11. Karolina, or the Torn Curtain by Maryla Szymickowa (bought in 2023)
12. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (bought in 2023)
13. Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous (bought in 2024)
3Rebeki
Non-ROOTs read in 2024
1. Teenagers!: What Every Parent Has to Know by Rob Parsons (borrowed)
2. Kaspar: Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo (read with my son)
3. Whatever Love Means by David Baddiel (borrowed)
1. Teenagers!: What Every Parent Has to Know by Rob Parsons (borrowed)
2. Kaspar: Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo (read with my son)
3. Whatever Love Means by David Baddiel (borrowed)
4connie53
Hi Rebecca. good to see you back with the ROOTers. Happy New Year and Happy Reading those ROOTs and other books.
5Rebeki
>4 connie53: You're very quick off the mark, Connie! Happy New Year and Happy Reading to you too :)
6Jackie_K
Welcome back, and good luck with your 115 end of year target! My end of year target is 560 (argh).
7rabbitprincess
Welcome back and have a great reading year!
9Rebeki
>6 Jackie_K: Thank you! I know my TBR number is lower than many people's, but it's still going down painfully slowly. Thinking about it some more, 115 seems a bit too ambitious for my reading pace, but we shall see. Good luck with making a dent in your 560!
>7 rabbitprincess:, >8 cyderry: Thank you! And thank you, Chèli, for all you do running this group. It's life changing!
>7 rabbitprincess:, >8 cyderry: Thank you! And thank you, Chèli, for all you do running this group. It's life changing!
10Jackie_K
>9 Rebeki: It's so hard, isn't it? I'm sure I'll feel just as much pressure if my TBR ever gets down to 115 as I do now! (my total today is 584, 560 is my end of year goal)
