Sunday, January 6, 2013

Sunday Salon: Doing the TBR Double Dog Dare in Alphabetical Order

I hope everyone is enyoing the TBR Double Dog Dare so far.  With just under a week under our belts I've already read five books from my TBR pile.  I confess, I started a little early.

This week, I saw someone mention that they are reading books in alphabetical order by title.  I think it was a reading challenge.  I took a look at myTBR stack and wondered could I pull it off with just books I own.  So I set myself to task looking through my TBR stack for titles starting with each letter of the alphabet.  Don't think this was a chore at all; those of us with very large TBR stacks can tell you that half the fun of having one is going through it.  I came pretty close to pulling it off, too.

Here's my list:
  • The Angry Buddist by Seth Greenland
  • The Bafout Beagles by Gerald Durrell
  • Chaos and Night by Henry De Montherlant
  • Double Vision by Pat Barker
  • Eat the Document by Dana Spiotta
  • Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
  • Grendel by John Gardner
  • Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker
  • The Illusion of Return by Samir El-Youssef
  • The Jukebox Queen of Malta by Nicholas M. Rinaldi
  • A Clash of Kings by George R. Martin
  • Love in a Fallen City by Eileen Change
  • Mortality Bridge by Steven R. Boyett
  • The Northern Clemency by Philip hensher
  • Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
  • Piracy, Turtles and Flying Foxes by William Dampier
  • The Possibility of an Island by Michel Houellebecq
  • Rogue Justice by Geoffrey Household
  • Skyscraper by Faith Baldwin
  • The Three Christs of Ypsilanti by Milton Rokeach
  • You Deserve Nothing by Alexander Maksik
  • Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C.C.arke
  • Windows by Ed McBain
  • First Execution by Dominico Starnone
  • You are Not Like Other Mothers by Angelika Schrobsdorff
  • City at the End of Time by Greg Bear.
Why not give it a go yourself.  Can you make it all the way through the alphabet using just the books in your TBR stack?  


12 comments:

Lisa May said...

Given the ridiculous number of TBR books on my shelves, I'm sure I could - and you've already got me making a list!

Sarsafrass said...

Oh good, something to do instead of the laundry I've been putting off for ages! Books are way more interesting to sort than socks. I've got two read so far!

Sandy Nawrot said...

I'm certain I could do this easily, considering that I will never ever read everything I have on my shelves. But you are a more disciplined person than I. I am all over the place, and I love it.

Karen K. said...

I checked my "owned and unread" list on Goodreads. I could easily do this except for X and Z. . . I'd have to think of something clever to include those. It will give me something to ponder today while I'm at work.

Amy said...

I really enjoyed the story of The Angry Buddhist, but oh dear, Europa Editions must have let go all of its copyediting staff. Very disappointing on that front. I almost bought a copy, marked it up, and sent it with a bill to the publisher.

Carol N Wong said...

Gee, I did A-Z title last year and was successful. Now doing A-Z for authors. Next year, I may do locations. What is good about this is that you tackle some books in your TBR pile that you might otherwise shy away from.

Molly said...

Very clever! Since I have failed miserably at all reading challenges in the past I have decided to forego any in 2013. I will however to continue to plod through my tub of cozy mysteries. Hmmm....I wonder if I could do an alphabetical order of those?

Sam Sattler said...

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. I started the year off with two from my shelves, but number 3 is an ARC to be published next month - although I did receive it on December 24, so technically I might still be in the hunt. Won't last, though, I know that already.

Vasilly said...

Grendal is on my reading list too though I am a little scared to read it. ;-)

Jenners said...

What a fun little twist!

Rebelle said...

I've picked mine by genre, specifically Martin Cruz Smith's Russian thrillers featuring Arkady Renko. I've read liitle though...so many distractions...

Dead Book Darling said...

I had a proper go at this last week and did a blog post with my pile - thanks for the inspiration!!!