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Irene, I'll post them on your team's thread in a bit, and update your spreadsheet! Congrats!
I think Robin means sorting the Plans folder alphabetically!
We are doing really well on candy canes! I was worried I had set the bar too high when choosing 8 candy canes for the prompts but it looks like it's working well.
I sat down and figured out my plans. This is one time I'm kicking myself for deciding to read in order since Open Heart would be perfect for the wild animal prompt, which is one I don't have a lot of options for. But alas. I'm committed.(Buddy read for prompt one so not ToB)
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 - Big Swiss
3. book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list (GR Choice Award) - Chain-Gang All-Stars
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world - The Shamshine Blind
6. A book with wings on the cover - The Bee Sting
7. A book with a pronoun in the title - WYALFIITL if my hold doesn't come through for spot 4
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand - The Librarianist (Canada)
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads - I'll see which of the books I have left to read at this point, but currently Boys Weekend, Blackouts, The Shamshine Blind, The Lost Journals of Sacajewea, and Dayswork fit
Eh that is a prompt I felt I could be a bit wiggly on - I don't really like setting prompts to begin with. Thanks for the head's up though... having the Golden Gate Bridge on the cover is enough for me lol.I did notice that The Bee Sting has wings on the cover, if you are aiming to read the play-in books as well! EDIT: I see you already put it on your list!
I typically sort the Plans folder by alphabetical (it defaults to most recently commented on top) and, from there, I can find my topic in the alphabetical list.
It counts!
Welcome to the discussion and challenge Camilla!
I was leaning WYALfiitL for What a Wonderful World, because the cover reminds me of the song (and also skies of blue). That was the only one that I felt fit well enough to count.The Shamshine Blind is set in dystopian San Fransisco, so I may go that route for 25 most beautiful cities.
I'm using one of the books from this list as connected to something I read in 2023 because I read most of the shortlist this year, so the fact that both books made the shortlist of ToB is a connection I'm willing to use.
Nearly all but the horror books (Boys Weekend and Brainwyrms) are available at my library either right now or within 2-4 weeks so I think I'm just going to jump in with the shorter books and the ones that don't easily fit one of the first two months of prompts.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is my book club pick for February, so I'm waiting until then for that one. I'm using Big Swiss for the prompt that didn't make it (GR Choice Award nominee), and any other ones from this list for the connected to 2023.
Oh Bana, just wait until The Winners. It was my favorite of the trilogy.
The shortlist is posted!!American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
Blackouts by Justin Torres
Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
Dayswork by Chris Bachelder
The Guest by Emma Cline
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
And the play-in round:
The Auburn Conference by Tom Piazza
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
Look at us go! I'm super impressed!I had to pick up a sick baby from daycare so I'll be home all day tomorrow. I have 6 research papers I really need to finish grading, then I'll be reading the rest of the day, either my print of A Curse So Dark and Lonely or my audio of Yours Truly while wrapping presents!
Requirements are 200 pages for graphic novels or picture/illustrated books!
Welcome Regina!
You would go to this folder and create New Topic to create a thread where you would track your plans!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Sallie wrote: "Where is the 2024 planning tab???!! I’m still working on it. Thanks."We removed the planning tab to make room for the 2024 tabs coming later this month. It's hidden, so we can show it if you need to access it to move your plans into a thread here.
Yay Traci! We are so close!
I'd say to stick to the specific edition you are reading, so in this case, it would only be one book.
