101, 102, 103…Mini-Challenge, Hours 18-21
Are you still with us? We’re well past the midway point and if your eyes are still focusing I’ve got a fun challenge. Every year, since I started blogging way back in 2008, I post a look at my TBR pile (all the books I own and haven’t read) and I thought I’d give you all a sneak peek. Feast your eyes on Mt. TBR!
Scary, right? I’ll be writing a post breaking down the numbers in the next few weeks, but wanted to give you all a chance to see it first. There are so many ways to win a prize…
#1– Guess the total number of books in the picture. I don’t care if you are under or over, the closest guess wins. (if there’s a tie, first guesser wins) – $15 at the Book Depository
#2–See a title you’d like you have in your TBR pile? Tell me which one. I’ll draw a random winner at 4 EST and I’ll send it to you.
Now for the Where’s Waldo aspect of the challenge. I chose 8 books, one bag, and a puzzle to give away, but you’ve got to earn it. I’ll show you what I’m offering up and when you find it in the photo, it’s yours. One book per person, please. Get your eyes ready!
The photo quality was not as great as I’d hoped it would be so I’m giving you some help by showing the sides. These books WILL NOT be in the boxes at the bottom. Just tell me if it’s on the top or bottom, what row and how many books down. First one to get it right will win the book and I’ll take it off the list.
#3– Find The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice and you will win the cool bag (not the book).
#4– Find one of the two Jane Austen books and win the cool 500 piece Austen puzzle.
#5 & #6– I found duplicates of both Labor Day by Joyce Maynard and She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb. Find the book and win it, the trick is that these covers may not match what you see in the picture 😉
Just tell me where you find them to win.
#7– Winter’s Child by Margaret Maron, #8-100 Tiny Tales of Terror, #9–The 70 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time, #10–The Twelve by Justin Cronin, #11–Schism:The Battle for Darracia by Michael Phillip Cash, #12-The Summer Nights Never End…Until They Do by Robert James Waller
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What Jane Austen heroine are you?
The Lemon Orchard.. I see it right above THE SIXES by Kate White 🙂
14th row (bottom) tenth book down? I think that’s right. LOL
Yep! That’s it! The bag is yours 🙂 Don’t forget to guess the number of books.
My guess for total books is 800.
#1 – my guess is 759.
#2 – If that copy of The Strain (1st Column, lower level, about 7 books from the top) is by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PICK ME!!!!!!!!
As for the rest, I really can’t tell where they are, even with my reading glasses. ^^
Rachel, if you win The Strain, come join my read-a-long in May and June. I’m also giving a copy away at my horror blog if you don’t win it here. email me: truebookaddictATgmailDOTcom and I’ll give you the blog address. 🙂
Wow, that’s quite the TBR! I’m guessing 877 books.
I hope I’m doing this right! I want The Twelve by Justin Cronin…it’s in the fourth stack from the right, eighth book from the bottom.
My guess for the entire lot…980.
The Twelve is yours, Michelle!
Yay! Thanks, Stacy. 🙂
Book Guess: 437
My TBR: Heartbroken
I’m guessing 750!
I spy The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon which I believe is the next Outlander book I need to read! 😀
I’m guessing 790!
815?
10. The Twelve by Justin Cronin 4 row from right 8th book from bottom
Ha never mind it wasn’t showing any comments a second ago for me so my guess is 920 books
Someone beat you to it~
Too many things to do & I’m working off an iPad.
1. 585.
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3. bottom section, second stack from right, tenth book down.
That’s it from me 🙂 I need to get back to reading.
You are entered for the first 2, but someone beat you to #3!
I couldn’t spot the book, then I realised I could open the image on a new page on my iPad to make it bigger and clearer! Congrats to whoever found the book first 🙂
Answering your first challenge: I’m going to say 789 books.
And I thought I had a long TBR. I never imagined Mount TBR could be a literal expression! Picking a book must be like shopping your own library. Christmas every day!
I’m guessing 540 books!
1. 805 books
My guess: 827 books.
1) 1,078
2) State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
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1. My guess is 782 books!
2. I would love the Fiery Cross by Diana Galbadon there… I’ve been on the holds list at my library forever!
You’re awesome!
Holy SMOKES! This woke me up that’s for sure! Honestly this is fun!
#1 888
Wow :O my guess is 830 (!!!!)
My guess is 786!
1)1000 books in your TBR
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew is in the fifth stack from the right and is the first book on top of the stack!
You are right on the Austen book so the puzzle is yours!
Thanks Stacy!
My guess is 859.
I’m going to guess that there are 790 books.
Can I change that now that I see someone already guessed that number? 807 is now my guess.
that’s fine.
OMG, so many books, my guess is 799
I’d say you have 300 or more books there!
And that picture made me feel better about my TBR (although that might be because I have a lot of it on my Kindle and I cannot pile them up like this lol)
When I saw the title, I thought it couldn’t be that bad. Obviously, I was wrong. Haha.
#1 – 737. And I don’t even think that’s a generous number. 🙂
Oh, international! Thank you! Then:
#2 – Spotted Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister.
#8 – Bottom stack, 5th pile from left, 18th from top.
You’re entered for the first 2, but someone beat you to #8.
I found the 70 greatest conspiracies of all time. It’s below Infinite Jest.
Conspiracies is yours!
1. 780
2. Finny
6. 1st top stack on the left 2nd book from the bottom!
Did you mean She’s Come Undone?
Yep!
It’s yours!
Answering your first question, I’ll say 822 books?
Whoa, that’s one overflowing TBR. It looks stunning though.
1. 860
4. bottom, 11th stack to the right top book
You’re entered for #1 but someone beat you to #4.
7th bottom row from the left fourteenth book down?
Someone beat you to it!
One jane austen is under Dean Koontzs strangers looks like a collection of novels
Someone beat you to it.
Ooh actually I found one of the jane austen books. Its the eleventh row on the bottom and the first book on the pile. I would much rather win this prize.
Sorry, someone got there first.
1 00 Tiny Tales of Terror – Bottom section, 5th row from left, halfway down.
The Terror is yours!
#1 – I think there’s a total of 838 books there~
have no idea how you can read all the titles!
even with a magnifying glass it’s difficult to figure them out ..
if that’s actually a ciji ware book in the stacks , that’s my choice
if not I just like the look of the spine of the top book on the far right – crazy =)
as to book count? i’ll say 672
Luv your generosity Stacy!
TY big time for the offer =)
1. 975
10. The Twelve – bottom stack – 4th stack from right – 8th book from bottom
Teri Beckelheimer – http://cowgirldining.blogspot.com/
Sorry, someone beat you to it.
And for the tbr pile books, I would love to win One Day
I’ll guess 876 for books and 100 tiny tales of terror is in the 5 the bottom stack 2 above crime and punishment
You are entered for the # guess but somone beat you to the book.
1. 736. 2. P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern. 5. Would love to win this one, but cannot locate it…despite the fact that I have found 3 of the other books in the lists. Boo. 🙂
Wow! Not only impressive for the sheer size of Mt TBR but also that you moved them all together -and will have to move them all apart again! My guess is: 646!
It is my yearly workout 🙂
1) I’m guessing there are 782 books!
2) Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
I am guessing 748. Also I would like to have PS I love you for my TBR stack. Also Schism: The Battle for Darraica is below Swoon. It is the second to last stack on the bottom and it is the second book down.
Schism is yours!
Thank you! 🙂
820 is my guess
Schism is on the bottom, below swoon
Jenna beat you by a minute or two!
#1 – my guess is 867 #2 Drood by Dan Simmons
Wow – I feel so much better about my own number of TBR books! Of course, if you read faster than I do, then you’re probably okay!
My guess is 978
i’m guessing 658 books in the pic
Oh man. I’m going to guess 535 books.
I am guessing 1011 books
715 is my guess!
This basically looks like my stack of books at home which has 822. But someone already commented that so what about………… 822 ^_^
WAIT SORRY I MEANT 821
#12: I could be wrong but i think its the 17th book down on the bottom and is in the row that beings with the swoon book
Yep, it’s yours 🙂
So many beautiful books! 888, maybe?
#7- Winter’s Child by Margaret Maron- Row 7, 8 up from the bottom.
It’s yours!
Hi, we guesstimate 803. That is an impressive pile of books. You house must be jam packed if these are the ones you haven’t read!
I believe there are 857 books in your TBR. May you have a long, long life in which to read them all!
#1 my guess is 890
#2- Diana Gabaldon’s – The Fiery Cross.
I would love to have The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker in my TBR pile. Oh and I have to add that Lost and Found is an awesome book. You have to read it!
What a brilliant way to keep sleepy book lovers awake, lol! My guess is 750 and for #2-if my name is picked I would love Discovery of Witches. Thanks!
850 books
I’m guessing high – 952
I’m guessing there are 807 books on your TBR! Even if that’s not right, I’m amazed by all of the books! So awesome!
Sand in My Eye by Christine Lemmon =]
Impressive stack!! 🙂 I’m sure someone has been close already, but I’m going to guess 684. 🙂
#1- Guess the total number of books in the picture.
I’m guissing 625. 😛
My guess for the wall of books: 775
975 books total
Now and Then would be cool to have
Labor Day is the very left row, six books down.
Labor Day is yours!
Wooohoooo! I will send you my address. Thank you.
#1- I guess that you have 724 books in your TBR Pile.
#2- I’d love to win a copy of Outlander by Donna Galbraith
My word!!! That is a TBR pile and I am very impressed – I’d imagine it took a while to put together too! Thankfully a decent % of my own TBR heap is now on my kindle so I can no longer see the scale of the crisis.
I would guess you have 1001 books…?
1- My guess is 896 books.
2 – I read Outlander at the start of the readathon today so I’d want Diana Gabaldon’s The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, or An Echo in the Bone. Which ever one you want the least 😉
5 – Labor Day by Joyce Maynard: first column on the floor (left side, against the wall), sixth book down
Thanks for hosting the giveaways. Fingers crossed to win.
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#1: So, math is not my strong point & I lost count a few times, but…..
Books in Piles= 697. Books in Boxes= 110.
Total Number of Books= 807. 🙂
#2: “A Breath of Snow and Ashes” by Diana Gabaldon. Please & Thank You! ❤
#11: Schism- Bottom Stacks- Second to Last Pile/stack (therefore on the right hand side of the picture)- Second Book. 🙂
I’d guess you have around 800 books there. I can’t read the titles very well but do you have any historical fiction?
Hmm… 845?
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1) 910 books
2) Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse
1) 831 books
2) Ada by Nabokov
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson is in my TBR pile. And I’ll say 525 books total.
I’d have to estimate there’s around 710 books.
And is that The Firey Cross by Diana Gabaldon I see there all red and lovely looking?
I nearly fainted when I saw your books. Is the floor sagging?!?! My guess is that you have 786 books.
I really like this challenge. I was asleep through it, but great idea.
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Wow – my guess is 600.
oops – I thought I might be too late. My guess was way off anyway!
2 words … holy cow!! I’ve followed your pictorial TBR over the years and ummm are you aware those books are breeding?? 🙂