Project 7767

The following is a confession regarding my "to-read" pile. These books are all members of my personal library. As you will soon see, I absolutely CANNOT buy or borrow anything new until I finish this stack. Chaos has already begun to ensue. I have decided to make this my new credo. 'Finish the stack first.' Or some such. Might need a shorter, more forceful mantra for when I pass a Borders. This way I might actually pass by and not, you know, go in and buy a book.

Anyway. Here is a list of what is in the pile, with number of pages. As an aside, it bears saying that some of these books I am SO stoked to read, and then some of them were foisted upon me during someone else's library purge and as such I am somewhat uncertain as to quality and/or personal interest. That sounded defensive. Basically, I'm aware there are a lot of books here; of topics wildly disparate. Pray, judge me not.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon  (221)
The Great Perhaps by Joe Meno  (414)
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest  (414)
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen  (1103)
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell  (405)
The Kingdom Beyond the Waves by Stephen Hunt  (556)
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible! by Jonathan Goldstein  (239)
The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Under the Bed by Patrick Rothfuss (72)
Oaxaca Journal by Oliver Sacks  (159)
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx  (337)
Dry by Augusten Burroughs  (309)
The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs  (369)
Stories: All-New Tales edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio  (423)
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi  (359)
A box set of twelve plays by Shakespeare (1072)
The Gathering by Ann Enright  (261)
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan  (782)
Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott  (272)

Thus, a total of 7,767 pages.  Hold me. I can't start on that daunting number until I finish The Court of the Air, which is the "to-read" that I'm halfway through.  And, and! I want to be done in time to get myself a book or so for Christmas. I'd also like to orchestrate world peace by January. I'll let you know how things go on both fronts.