I'm working my way through #VirtualMountTBR. Here's my current To-Be-Read List, and here's the list of titles I have read this year.
In January 2023
Books read: 12 (plus a short article that I thought was longer when I added it to the list)
Books I decided NOT to finish: 1
I have had Black Pioneers in a White Denomination on my TBR list for almost a decade, and I finally checked out a copy through interlibrary loan, and... decided to DNF about a third of the way through. It was published as a graduate thesis in 1984, through the lens of the late 20th century, and that's not so relevant for me today. I was also looking more for a sociological discussion of contemporary Unitarian Universalist congregations, and this focused on two historical figures in the ministry.
Books left on the TBR List: 138
Best book of the month: In Love
It was approachable (I blazed right through it) and heart-rending and very honest. I come from long-lived people, and 3 of my 4 grandparents experienced some form of dementia before they died (and the 4th died young, so who knows whether he would have); I can expect to revisit their struggles with my own parents (both older now than Brian Ameche was when his Alzheimer's was diagnosed) and perhaps have those genes waiting in myself. Very existential read, prompting the big questions like "What do I want to leave as my legacy?", "How will I live after a major life disruption?", "What makes life worth living?" etc.
Worst book of the month: Christmas Days