This is where I started.
This is my progress so far. Two of the four books I've finished were rather hefty books, thankyouverymuch. And I've made some decent progress in David Copperfield. So I am reading at an admirable clip, I'd say (and will hopefully have finished at least two more of these books by the end of next week). One small problem, though...
Um. I don't know how to say this...but...I've been cheating. I've been reading some books on the side. I know it's shameless behavior, but I can explain... Two are review copies. One was meant to be a quick weekend read and didn't quite work out that way, two were a total impulse starts, and one is a library book that I absolutely could-not-wait-to-begin. That said, I will likely finish three of them before the end of the year. And even if I didn't--my goal was to reduce my stack to a manageable number, which for me is six. Now, if I can just finish the books in the middle photo, I'll be set! And I didn't even mention the two books waiting in the wings (one being the next Slaves book) or the books I have in mind to read over the holidays.
What can I say. Rationalizations offered free of charge here.