This is my first year participating in Bev’s Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2017. For details and to sign up, see Bev’s Blog post or Goodreads group.
My goal is to tackle Mt. Kilimanjaro (Level 5) and read a miniumum of sixty books which were on my TBR as of January 1, 2017. I’ll be keeping track at Goodreads. The 164 eligible books include:
I Am Frankenstein by C. Dean Andersson
Heart of the World (Carlotta Carlyle #11) by Linda Barnes
Lie Down with the Devil (Carlotta Carlyle #12) by Linda Barnes
Vitals by Greg Bear
Pushing Up Daisies (Agatha Raisin #27) by M.C. Beaton
Lovecraft’s Providence & Adjacent Parts by Harry Beckwith
The Queen of Atlantis by Pierre Benoît
Queen of Hearts (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries #8) by Rhys Bowen
Malice at the Palace (Her Royal Spyness #9) by Rhys Bowen
Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness #10) by Rhys Bowen
Hearse and Buggy (An Amish Mystery #1) by Laura Bradford
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Deception Point by Dan Brown
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1) by Dan Brown
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon #3) by Dan Brown
Inferno (Robert Langdon #4) by Dan Brown
Claws and Effect (Mrs. Murphy #9) by Rita Mae Brown
A Dark and Lonely Place by Edna Buchanan
Writers in Paris: Literary Lives in the City of Light by David Burke
Carl Sandburg: His Life and Works by North Callahan
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Lovecraft Remembered by Peter H. Cannon
Scream for Jeeves: A Parody by Peter H. Cannon
Pulptime by Peter H. Cannon
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
Altered States by Paddy Chayefsky
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
Blood Memory (Catherine McLeod #1) by Margaret Coel
Scratch the Surface (A Cat Lover’s Mystery #1) by Susan Conant
Marker (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #5) by Robin Cook
Abduction by Robin Cook
The Garment by Catherine Cookson
Hannah Massey by Catherine Cookson
The House Of Women by Catherine Cookson
Justice Is A Woman by Catherine Cookson
Katie Mulholland by Catherine Cookson
The Menagerie by Catherine Cookson
Miss Martha Mary Crawford by Catherine Cookson
The Moth by Catherine Cookson
The Obsession by Catherine Cookson
The Silent Lady by Catherine Cookson
The Spaniard’s Gift by Catherine Cookson
The Upstart by Catherine Cookson
Tracks by Robyn Davidson
Diana: Secrets & Lies by Nicholas Davies
Out of Africa/Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen
A Single Eye (Darcy Lott #1) by Susan Dunlap
Justine (The Alexandria Quartet #1) by Lawrence Durrell
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) by Tana French
The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad #2) by Tana French
Steppin’ on a Rainbow (Kinky Friedman #14) by Kinky Friedman
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (Kinky Friedman #15) by Kinky Friedman
The Prisoner of Vandam Street (Kinky Friedman #17) by Kinky Friedman
Ten Little New Yorkers (Kinky Friedman #18) by Kinky Friedman
Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned by Kinky Friedman
Lady L by Romain Gary
A Scots Quair (Sunset Song, Cloud Howe, Grey Granite) by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Strait is the Gate by André Gide
A Life’s Morning by George Gissing
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
The New Colossus by Marshall Goldberg
The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
The Private Diaries of Sir H. Rider Haggard, 1914-1925 by H. Rider Haggard
Dead Water (Benjamin January #8) by Barbara Hambly
The Shirt on His Back (Benjamin January #10) by Barbara Hambly
Ran Away (Benjamin January #11) by Barbara Hambly
Song of Orpheus (Beauty and the Beast #3) by Barbara Hambly
Ghost-Walker (Star Trek #53) by Barbara Hambly
Crossroad (Star Trek #71) by Barbara Hambly
The Xibalba Murders (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery #1) by Lyn Hamilton
The Maltese Goddess (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery #2) by Lyn Hamilton
Day Shift (Midnight, Texas #2) by Charlaine Harris
Death on the River Walk (Henrie O #5) by Carolyn Hart
Resort to Murder (Henrie O #6) by Carolyn Hart
Set Sail for Murder (Henrie O #7) by Carolyn Hart
Lovecraft’s New York Circle: The Kalem Club, 1924-1927 by Mara Kirk Hart
Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt’s Past by Zahi A. Hawass
Valley of the Golden Mummies by Zahi A. Hawass
The Woman and the Ape: A Novel by Peter Høeg
H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life by Michel Houellebecq
Silence of the Grave (Reykjavik Murder Mysteries #2) by Arnaldur Indriðason
Strangled in Paris (Victor Legris Mystery #6) by Claude Izner
Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson
Firestorm by Iris Johansen
I Lived to Tell It All by George Jones
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes
Run to Overcome by Meb Keflezighi
The Game of Thirty by William Kotzwinkle
Boundary Waters (Cork O’Connor #2) by William Kent Krueger
In the Forbidden Land by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
The Priestess (Dr. Owen Orient #5) by Frank Lauria
The Seth Papers (Dr. Owen Orient #6) by Frank Lauria
Blue Limbo (Dr. Owen Orient #7) by Frank Lauria
Sideshow by Anne D. LeClaire
A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov
Escape From Tomorrow: 3 Previously Unreprinted Weird Tales by Frank Belknap Long
Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Dreamer on the Nightside by Frank Belknap Long
To Quebec and the Stars by H.P. Lovecraft
Letters to Alfred Galpin by H.P. Lovecraft
Lord of a Visible World: An Autobiography in Letters by H.P. Lovecraft
Letters to Rheinhart Kleiner by H.P. Lovecraft
The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft & Donald Wandrei (Letters 1) by H.P. Lovecraft
Road to Valor: A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation by Aili McConnon
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? by Horace McCoy
The PMS Outlaws (Elizabeth MacPherson #9) by Sharyn McCrumb
Too Many Murders: A Carmine Delmonico Novel by Colleen McCullough
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz
Locked In (Sharon McCone #26) by Marcia Muller
Coming Back (Sharon McCone #27) by Marcia Muller
City of Whispers (Sharon McCone #28) by Marcia Muller
Looking for Yesterday (Sharon McCone #29) by Marcia Muller
Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company by Multatuli
I Am Not Spock by Leonard Nimoy
Leaf in the Storm by Ouida
The Second Opinion: A Novel by Michael Palmer
Hard Time (V.I. Warshawski #9) by Sara Paretsky
Total Recall (V.I. Warshawski #10) by Sara Paretsky
Blacklist (V.I. Warshawski #11) by Sara Paretsky
Fire Sale (V.I. Warshawski #12) by Sara Paretsky
Hardball (V.I. Warshawski #13) by Sara Paretsky
Body Work (V.I. Warshawski #14) by Sara Paretsky
Breakdown (V.I. Warshawski #15) by Sara Paretsky
Critical Mass (V.I. Warshawski #16) by Sara Paretsky
The Vanishing Thief (Victorian Bookshop Mystery #1) by Kate Parker
That Bringas Woman by Benito Pérez Galdós
Balzac by V.S. Pritchett
Still Me by Christopher Reeve
The Night Stalker (The Night Stalker #1) by Jeff Rice
Noli Me Tángere by José Rizal
The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini
The Delegates’ Choice (Mobile Library Mystery #3) by Ian Sansom
The Bad Book Affair (Mobile Library Mystery #4) by Ian Sansom
The Heart of Mid-Lothian by Walter Scott
Olympic Gold: A Runner’s Life And Times by Frank Shorter
Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth by Andrew Smith
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller
The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton by Elizabeth Speller
The Pearl/The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck
Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
Curse of Al Capone’s Gold by Mike Thompson
Murder in Chinatown (Gaslight Mystery #9) by Victoria Thompson
Murder on Bank Street (Gaslight Mystery #10) by Victoria Thompson
Murder on Waverly Place (Gaslight Mystery #11) by Victoria Thompson
Murder on Fifth Avenue (Gaslight Mystery #14) by Victoria Thompson
Murder in Chelsea (Gaslight Mystery #15) by Victoria Thompson
Murder in Murray Hill (Gaslight Mystery #16) by Victoria Thompson
Murder on Amsterdam Avenue (Gaslight Mystery #17) by Victoria Thompson
Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue (Gaslight Mystery #18) by Victoria Thompson
Murder in Morningside Heights (Gaslight Mystery #19) by Victoria Thompson
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The Vicar of Wrexhill by Frances Trollope
The Lost Chronicles: The Official Companion Book by Mark Cotta Vaz
Emile Zola – Novelist and Reformer by Ernest A. Vizetelly
True Women by Janice Woods Windle
97 Orchard by Jane Ziegelman
The Death of Olivier Becaille by Émile Zola
The Miller’s Daughter by Émile Zola
Truth (Les Quatre Évangiles #3) by Émile Zola
Vauquer Boarding House 
On your marks, get set, go!
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And you already have one down! Good going, Guy.
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Oh wow, I reckon you might have been able to read one of these in the time it took you to type ’em all out!
Let me know on GR when you read True History of the Kelly Gang, The Leopard and Tracks, (all on my TBR too) and I’ll try to read along with you:)
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LOL, you got that right. Maybe I should have been like Guy and not tallying up the count.
Sounds great. Jonathan is also planning to read The Leopard so I’ll let him know.
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I’m thinking of reading The Leopard this month, definitely; it may even be my next read. But let me know when you’re both planning to read it.
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“Definitely” – eek! Going public sure worked. One time is really as good as any for me.
Lisa? Oh, she may be asleep now.
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I suggest you read the Tana French to get you off to a flying start!!
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Thanks for the tip, Cleo. In fact, it might have been you who originally put me onto this series..
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shall we send you an oxygen tank for when you are half way through climbing that mountain?
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Yes, please! Thanks, Karen, I may be needing it for sure.
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Loads of variety there! I’m hoping to read some Tana French this year too, plus re-read the second and third volumes of the Scots Quair, since I re-read Sunset Song last year. Good luck with the challenge, and enjoy! 🙂
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I’ve heard such good things about Scots Quair and have been meaning to read it for several years. Maybe this will finally be the year.
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Dagny,
That’s an impressive list. I’ve read only a few of them. One overlap is Durrell’s _Justine_, which I will be reading, probably this month, for two of my own resolutions: read all of Durrell’s works and reduce my TBR.
I’m not going to go beyond that and provide a list of books for the coming year, but will rely on passing my hand near Mount TBR and see which book leaps up into my hand.
It looks like an enjoyable reading year for you.
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Thanks, Fred. I had heard of the Alexandria Quartet but it was your blog which persuaded me to try them. Good luck with your TBR.
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Dagny,
I’ve started reading Durrell’s _Justine_.
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Cool, Fred! I finished a book earlier today so can begin Justine tonight or tomorrow.
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Dagny,
Good. I’m looking forward to any comments you might make.
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That’s an impressive list Dagny and one that gives you a lot of choices. I’m glad to see a lot of Steinbeck on there.
It also reminds me that I still have to read Zola’s Paris—I can’t delay it much longer.
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It does look like I’m a special fan of Steinbeck, doesn’t it? Not really, not like Balzac or Zola, but these are some I hadn’t got around to yet.
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I like Steinbeck but haven’t read any for years. I sense that he’s out of fashion these days.
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I suspect you are right. The last I read of his was the non-fiction Travels with Charley.
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YAY! You go! 🙂
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Thanks! Hope you’re feeling better.
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Thank-you.
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Wow that’s a lot of books. Good luck with the challenge!
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Thanks, Yvo!
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Not to worry. Your Mount TBR is a mere ‘molehill’ compared to mine. LOL
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Yes, My number is really low compared to many I’ve seen. I think the only reason I panicked was because of my age. 🙂
Good luck with your TBR!
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Good luck with the challenge. I’ll be one of your cheerleaders. 🙂
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Thanks, Emma.
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A quick note: Of course our reading experiences generally are somewhat Frostean (most genre fiction is on my road not taken) but there are a couple of titles in this list I would like to hi-light or otherwise comment on. First, I noticed several comments mentioning that The Leopard is a-wanna-read … this very important novel is in my top 40 list and in years past has actually been in the top 10. A must read!
When I read the Alexandria Quartet, I found I spread the four volumes over too much time and missed some of the nuances between the texts: make sure you read all four volumes without throwing in too much delay.
And finally, I found The Riddle of the Sands fascinating, but not a real page-turner and perhaps a solitary opinion, but I felt Peter Høeg’s The Woman and the Ape absolute dreck.
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Re The Leopard – Lisa, Jonathan and I have all three already read it – did it right away!
Thanks for the tip on the Alexandria Quartet. I’ve already read Justine, but hadn’t yet planned moving on to the next one.
I was wondering about The Woman and the Ape and fear I will end up being of the same opinion. I found it at a library sale for a buck and it looked interesting … but also like one of those books which could go downhill very fast, lol.
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Mike,
I agree with your comments about The Alexandria Quartet. Much of the enjoyment comes from recognizing in the second, third, and fourth books information that clears up or makes one rethink episodes in previous volumes. I have now finished Justine and Balthazar and will go on to Mountolive in a week or so.
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Looks like I’d better grab Balthazar from the library this week.
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