Kiwiria

Shamelessly stolen from icepearls :)

1. How do you keep track of your TBR list?
Mostly Goodreads :) However, I do keep my TBR separated from the rest of my books. All read books are in the library, whereas my TBR books are on a separate bookcase in the bedroom. That way I always have those books readily available when I want to read in bed, and I don't end up having people ask "Oh, what's that book like? Can I borrow it?" and then have to admit that I actually haven't read it, so wouldn't have a clue ;)

2. Are your TBR books mostly e-books or print?
Mostly print. In fact, I don't actually count e-books when counting TBR-books unless I've bought them myself (rather than downloaded them for free) or requested them from Netgalley.

3. How do you decide which book to read next?
I see where my mood takes me. I've stopped doing specific reading challenges, as I've found it doesn't work to decide ahead of time. So I'll usually just decide ahead of time whether I want to read a new book or pick up an old favourite, and then go look at the corresponding bookcases (or Goodreads shelf if I'm feeling lazy) until I find something that catches my fancy.

4. Which book has been on your TBR the longest?
This is where Goodreads comes in very handy! I joined in 2007 and there are about 30 books I entered back then and still haven't read. Out of those I think it's probably "Firebird" by Natasha Templeton which I've owned since 1996, but that's just a best guess - I don't know for sure.

5. The Newest Addition to your TBR
The Girl You Left Behind and The Last Letter from Your Lover, both by Jojo Moyes. They were birthday presents from my bible study group. They know me well :)

6. A book from your TBR list that's only there because of the cover?
None. I don't buy books just because of the cover. I may choose a specific edition because of the cover, or look closer into a book because of the cover, but if the back blurb doesn't interest me, I don't purchase it.

7. A book from your TBR list you don't intend to read?
I have a couple of these... Friends often pass books on to me if they don't want them any longer, as they know I don't like seeing books being thrown out ;) There are definitely some among there that I don't see myself ever reading.

However, if I was to pick between the books I've chosen myself, but just no longer think looks interesting at all... "The Officer's Daughter" by Zina Rohan. It sounded fascinating, but Henni read it awhile back and because of her review I immediate knew it wasn't something for me. I still have it, but it'll probably be passed on to a second-hand bookshop at some point.

8. A book that hasn't yet been published that you're looking forward to read.
"Rewind" by Mira Grant - a new stand-alone novel in the Newsflesh series. I LOVED that series, so I can't wait! It's not due out until 2016 though.

9. A book everybody has read but you?
"Gone Girl" by by Gillian Flynn. It seems like everybody and his uncle has read that one.

10. A book everybody keeps recommending to you.
Can't think of any, to be honest. At the moment I seem to be recommending books to others more often than the other way around.

11. A book on your TBR-list that you're really looking forward to?
Whichever book I've purchased most recently!! ;) No seriously, it changes constantly depending on my mood, so I couldn't say.

12. The number of books on your TBR-list
181 books according to my Goodreads list. That's only physical books though. Then I have 2 Netgalleys (although I'm currently reading one of them, so guess that one shouldn't count) and 3 or 4 purchased ebooks.

The last 4 months I've been part of a "Pick-For-Me" Challenge on Goodreads. The way it works is that you get assigned a buddy and then pick books from the other's "to-read" shelf that you think the other should read that month (plus a back-up book if the first choice is unobtainable for some reason). It's been great fun, and a huge success as well, as people tend to choose books they themselves have loved and therefore the hit-rate is generally really good :)

Anyway, I figured it would be fun to expand on it and have a cross-over challenge here. With so many avid readers on my flist I hope we could have a fun little group :) You don't have to have a Goodreads account - a "to-be-read" list anywhere would do the trick (Google docs, blog post, LibraryThing, whatever... as long as it's public).

Anybody interested?

Feel free to spread it around on your LJ as well - the more, the merrier! :)