Cai’s Comments (group member since Jan 18, 2015)

Cai’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Baby Got Back

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Duration: 04/02/18 - ?
Level: Fifty Fifty (50 books)

1. 16/02/18 (560 pages)
2. 05/03/18 (461 pages)
3. 15/07/18 (526 pages)
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Duration: 04/02/18 - ?
Level: Fifty Fifty (50 books)

1. 16/02/18 (560 pages)
2. 05/03/18 (461 pages)
3. 15/07/18 (526 pages)
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I am literally drowning in NetGalley books from the year before last. I am not requesting anymore until I have halved what I have.

1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
87
b: What books are on your NG shelf


c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is
21%

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

NPR's Best Books of 2017

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Level: Just Getting Warmed Up (1-5 books)
Duration: 01.01.18-31.12.18

Level: Just Getting Warmed Up (1-5 books)
Duration: 01.01.18-31.12.18

Ultimate International Reading Challenge

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Duration: 01/02/18-?
Level One

Africa
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Asia
1. 23/02/18
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Australia
1. 25/03/18
2. 10/08/18
3. 17/08/18

Europe
1. 16/02/18
2. 04/03/18
3. 23/03/18

North America
1. 24/02/18
2. 25/03/18
3. 02/04/18

South America
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Duration: 01/02/18-?
Level One

Africa
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Asia
1. 23/02/18
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Australia
1. 25/03/18
2. 10/08/18
3. 17/08/18

Europe
1. 16/02/18
2. 04/03/18
3. 23/03/18

North America
1. 24/02/18
2. 25/03/18
3. 02/04/18

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384 pages - 27/01/18

Current Total: 122, 027

Level: Steven Spielberg (25+ books)
Duration: 01/02/18 - 31/01/19

1. 23/02/18
2. 02/04/18
3. 15/07/18

I managed 11 last year! Better than what I thought I did. But this year I shall beat it!

I am literally drowning in NetGalley books from the year before last. I am not requesting anymore until I have halved what I have.

1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
87
b: What books are on your NG shelf

c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is
21%

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

Duration: 01/01/18 - 31/12/18
Level: 100 Books


1. Good Muslim Boy 02/01/18
2. The Dark Age 16/02/18
3. The Good People 27/01/18
4. A Long Way Home 23/02/18
5. The 12 Dares of Christmas 24/02/18
6. The Lavender Keeper 05/03/18
7. Beautiful Messy Love 21/03/18
8. Match Me If you Can 23/03/18
9. Brave and Awake: A Story of Authentic Becoming 25/03/18
10. Still Alice 02/04/18
11. Allegiant 15/07/18
12. Avoiding The Pity Party 10/08/18
13. Courting Trouble 16/08/18
14. True Blue 17/08/18
15. Once a Princess 24/09/18
16. The Red Queen 30/09/18
17. The Business of the 21st Century 11/10/18
18. Household Gold 15/10/18
19. The Greatest Gift 24/10/18
20. The Dry 30/10/18

Duration: 01.01.18-31.12.18
Books: 15/26

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B. - Beverly Molina Brave and Awake: A Story of Authentic Becoming
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F. - Fiona McIntosh The Lavender Keeper 05/03/18
G. - Michele Gorman Match Me If you Can 23/03/18
H. - Hannah Kent The Good People 27/01/18
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J. - Johanna Lindsey Once a Princess 24/09/18
K. - Kathy Lette Courting Trouble 16/08/18
L. - Leigh W. Stuart The 12 Dares of Christmas 24/02/18
M. - Mel A. Rowe Avoiding The Pity Party 10/08/18
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O. - Osamah Sami Good Muslim Boy 02/01/18
P. - Philippa Gregory The Red Queen 30/09/18
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R. - Robert T. Kiyosaki The Business of the 21st Century 11/10/18
S. - Saroo Brierley Lion: A Long Way Home 23/02/18
T. - Traci Harding The Dark Age 16/02/18
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V. - Veronica Roth Allegiant 15/07/18
W. - Tess Woods Beautiful Messy Love 21/03/18
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Duration: 08.01.18 - 09.01.19
Level: VIII


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Duration: 01.01.18 - 31.12.18
Level: Come What May

1. 30/10/18

02.01.18 257 pages

Current Total: 5, 487

Duration: 01/01/18 - 31/12/18
Level: 30 + books

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2. 15/07/18
3. 24/09/18
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Scavenger Hunt Want It All
Level: The Big Apple - 121+ words
Duration: 06/03/2017 - 18/08/2018

A

Acre - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Actor - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Actress - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Agricultural - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change 15/06/17
Albany - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Alps - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 09/07/17
Author - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12

B

Bagels - Playing House 12/03/17
Bartender - Beautiful Burn 19/03/17
Big Apple - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17
Billion - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Bloomingdales - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17
Broadway - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Brooklyn - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Brooklyn Bridge - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17 The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Buffalo - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12

C

Cafe - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17
Capital - All I Want is You 13/03/17
Carnegie Hall - How to Win Friends and Influence People 17/07/17
Carriage Ride - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17
Center - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Central Park - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Cheesecake - A Bead in the Hand 14/03/17
Chelsea - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
City - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Colony - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17
Columbia University - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Comedians - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Comedy - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17
Coney Island - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Constitution - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17

D

Dairy - A Bead in the Hand 14/03/17
Dancer - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Debut - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Dehli - The Enchanted Island
Deli - Playing House 12/03/12 The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Designer - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Director - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Downtown - A Bead in the Hand 14/03/17
Dutch - The Diary of a Young Girl 17/04/17

E

Eggs Benedict - A Bead in the Hand 14/03/17 7
Empire State - Playing House 12/03/17
Entrepreneur - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change 15/06/17

F

Farming - Dear Banjo 26/07/18
Fashion Week - The Van Alen Legacy
Ferry - The Diary of a Young Girl 17/04/17
Fifth Avenue - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Flatiron Building - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
France - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17

G

George Washington - How to Win Friends and Influence People 17/07/17
Germans - The Diary of a Young Girl 17/04/17
Grand Central Station - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Greenwich Village - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Ground Zero - Good Muslim Boy 02/01/18

H

Hamptons - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Hell's Kitchen - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17
History - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Hot Dogs - Playing House 12/03/17
Hudson River - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17

I

Immigration - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17
Irish - The Enchanted Island
Italians - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17

J

Jewish - The Diary of a Young Girl 17/04/17
JFK Airport - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17

K

Knicks - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17

L

Largest - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Liberty - A Bead in the Hand 14/03/17
Library - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12

M

Macys - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Madison Avenue - The Van Alen Legacy
Madison Square Garden - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17
Magazine - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Manhattan - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Mayor - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17
Model -Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Music - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Museum of Modern Art - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17

N

National - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
New Amsterdam - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Newark - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
New York Times - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change 15/06/17

O

Opening-Night - A Bead in the Hand 14/03/17
Oxford - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17

P

Park - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Pastrami - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17
Pizza - Playing House 12/03/17
Plaza Hotel - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Preserves - The Diary of a Young Girl 17/04/17
Presidential - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Politician - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17
Pretzels - A Bead in the Hand 14/03/17
Producer - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Pub - Dear Banjo 26/07/17
Public - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Publisher - Commonwealth 01/05/17
Punishment - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12

Q

Queens - Adam 22/04/17

R

Rockefeller Center - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17
Rose - All I Want is You 13/03/17
Rye - The Diary of a Young Girl 17/04/17

S

Saks - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Seaman - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change 15/06/17
Skyscraper - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Socialite - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
South - All I Want is You 13/03/17 The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Staten Island - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Statue - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Statue of Liberty - Good Muslim Boy 02/01/18
Struggling - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
Subway - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17

T

Taxi - Playing House 12/03/17
The Tonight Show - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person 12/03/12
The Village - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17 The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
Theater - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Tiffanys - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Times Square - Playing House 12/03/17
Tourism - True Blue 17/08/18
Tourist - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17

U

Underground - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17
United Nations - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change 15/06/17
Upstate - Adam 22/04/17

V

Vendor - A Bead in the Hand 14/03/17
Vehicle - All I Want is You 13/03/17
Villages - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17

W

Waiter - A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 29/03/17
Waitress - All I Want is You 13/03/17
Walden - The Help
Wall Street - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17
West - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 12/05/17

X

Xenophobic - Good Muslim Boy 02/01/18

Y

Yankee Stadium - Playing House 12/03/14
Yankee - Playing House 12/03/14

Z

Zany - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17
Zigzag - The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel 19/05/17
Zip - The Art of Keeping Secrets 26/06/17

145/121 words

16/07/17
288 pgs

Current Total: 1, 167, 126

Duration: 01/07/17-31/07/17
Option: Spell It Out
Level: Heat & Chill 9-10 Books

S Charles Schwab How to Win Friends and Influence People 16/07/17
U
M - Malala Yousafzai I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 09/07/17
M - The Mother Road 02/07/17
E Marshall Elliot Anne's House of Dreams 04/07/17
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