2023 TBR Declutter Challenge - hosted by buggy

A Big Book.
Big being defined by you! These ones have a way of sneaking onto shelves and taking up precious real estate for years.

If you pick one up and realize it doesn't interest you, get rid of it! 
Continue to do this until you've found one you're actually interested in investing several hours of your life into, or until you no longer own a book that fits this prompt.  
All books added
Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot

922 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

592 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

Mariana Zapata

428 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Gentleman Bastard #1

Scott Lynch

722 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

A Curious History of Sex

Kate Lister

464 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health history funny informative medium-paced
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

A Taste of Gold and Iron

The Mahisti Dynasty #1

Alexandra Rowland

503 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Second Rebel by Linden A. Lewis

The Second Rebel

The First Sister Trilogy #2

Linden A. Lewis

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous medium-paced
Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan

Heir of Novron

The Riyria Revelations #5-6

Michael J. Sullivan

943 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Years of Rice and Salt

Kim Stanley Robinson

784 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Forging the Sword by Hilari Bell

Forging the Sword

The Farsala Trilogy #3

Hilari Bell

624 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous reflective fast-paced