Anyway, here's my literal "To Be Read" pile.
I think I will retrieve Down and Out in Paris and London from the abandoned TBR list and add it to the pile. The rest of them are either read, rejected, or on hiatus for the foreseeable future.
Here are the results of my very last ever TBR challenge.
The List!
The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
Read. It was good. I recommend.
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men - Lundy Bancroft
Read. It was disturbing. I learned a lot. Recommend.
Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream - Barbara Ehrenreich
Read. Felt discouraged. I still think I recommend.
Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon
Attempted to read three times. Each time I get a bit further before I give up and skip to the dirty parts. Inspires incredible cravings for bananas.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Read. It was also good. Also recommend.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus: Volume 1 - Joss Whedon and Others
Read. It was good, although my expectations were awfully high, and a few parts seemed too goofy to me. However, all things Whedon and Whedon-adjacent are generally recommended.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
Did not read. One of those things I continue to feel I should read so that I will be less ignert.
Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy - Samantha King
Did not read. Skimmed a little bit and it wasn't as engaging as I thought it would be.
American Gods: A Novel - Neil Gaiman
Read. It was good. Recommend this one, too.
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Did not read. Probably will eventually.
Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs
Rejected. Too much anal penetration while being hanged by the neck.
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
Read. It was good. I can not imagine how they made a Will Smith movie out of this unless they just stole the title and ignored all the things that made it good.
The Alternates!
Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
Did not read. Yet.
The Daily Coyote: A Story of Love, Survival, and Trust in the Wilds of Wyoming - Shreve Stockton
Don't even own yet.
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets - Sudhir Venkatesh
Don't even own yet.
The Call of the Cthulhu - H.P. Lovecraft
Um, not scary. Rejected.
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
Rejected. Casual misogyny. Pissed me off after about 10 pages.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream - Hunter S. Thompson
Read. Totally awesome. Will probably read again a couple of times. And watch the movie some more, too.
The Day the Earth Stood Still and other SF Novellas - Harry Bates
Read. Ridiculously boring and predictable. How in the world did this story spawn two movies and come to be considered a sci-fi classic?
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why - Bart D. Ehrman
Don't even own yet.
