Bea’s Comments (group member since Apr 29, 2011)

Bea’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Goal: 4 books
January Plan: Simple FINISHED

1. Revisit: Read from any picked shelves for January.
You need only read from 1 shelf but if you like, you can read from all these shelves or crossover between this month's shelves

Jan-09 Young Adult
Jan-10 Mystery Thriller
Jan-11 Coming of Age
Jan-12 Speculative Fiction
Jan-13 Magic - Eragon by Christopher Paolini - Read 1/30/21 - 4*
Jan-14 Contemporary
Jan-15 Audiobook
Jan-16 Debut
Jan-17 Bucket List
Jan-18 Read in 2017
Jan-19 Sports
Jan-20 Latin America

2. Crossing Borders 2: Read book/s originally published in a language that is not your native tongue.
Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec (French) Read 3/12/21 - 2*

3. Owned: Read book/s you owned (physically or digitally) by December 31, 2020.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini - Read 1/30/21 - 4*

4. Pick-a-Shelf 3: Pick a PAS buddy and read book/s from their shelf (if you find they haven't read it either, you could suggest a buddy read!)
Jayme (the ghost reader): The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan - 1/20/21 - 4*

5. Last Month 3: Pick your best read from last month and read from "Readers Also Enjoyed / See similar books…" list (link found on book page; right hand corner)
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - Read 2/12/21 - 3*

My goal is 4 books per month.

Tien wrote: "Finished!!! Woot Woot :D"

Congrats!

Lusie wrote: "Congrats Bea!"

Thanks, Lusie. That last book was a toughy to get going.

Anna and Dree, you are linked.

Finished!

Trim That TBR

1. How many?!?! ~ 8
🌙 Secret Daughter
🌙 The Zookeeper's Wife Read 11/20/21
🌙 Rooftops of Tehran Read 11/4/21
🌙 The Mountains Bow Down Read 4/26/21
🌙 Old World Murder Read 1/30/21
🌙 A Very Private Grave Read 5/28/21
🌙 Death of a Cozy Writer Read 10/31/21
🌙 Flesh & Bones Read 3/22/21

√2. Share the love
Sort your TBR by "avg rating" and read:
a. Books with the highest number
✂️ Deity - 4.88 - not yet published
✂️ March: Book Three - 4.66 Read 3/8/21
✂️ A Story of Deep Delight - 4.60 Read 4/26/21
✂️ War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line - 4.57 Read 3/27/21

Since Deity is not yet published, I will pick one more.
✂️ Making Payments: An American Indian, the Vietnam War, Laos, and the Hmong - 4.57 Read 4/13/21

b. Books with the lowest number
✂️ The Birthing House - 2.47 Read 5/22/21
✂️ The Life of Elves - 2.75 Read 5/18/21
✂️ In the Blood - 2.85 Read 4/1/21
✂️ Travelers Rest - 2.86 Read 3/22/21

√3. Monstrosity
Read 1 (one) of the 5 thickest books on your TBR.
💜 Bone: The Complete Edition by Jeff Smith - 1344 pages Read 1/14/21
💜 The Priory of the Orange Tree - 827 pages
💜 The Fireman - 768 pages
💜 Against All Enemies - 756 pages
💜 The Angel of Darkness - 752 pages

√4. Catch Up (For this I used my NEXT IN SERIES shelf)
Read that last book in the series!
Or at least, catch up to the latest installment.
🌸 The Green Mill Murder (#5) Read 2/11/21
🌸 Murder on St. Mark's Place (#2) Read 4/1/21
🌸 To Play the Fool (#2) Read 3/2/21
🌸 Iron Kissed (#3) Read 2/28/21
🌸 A Superior Death (#2) Read 2/1/21
🌸 Twisted Twenty-Six (#26) Read 3/8/21
🌸 The Hollow (#2) Read 2/4/21
🌸 Strawberry Shortcake Murder (#2) Read 2/5/21

Wow! I would never attempt that, but I bet the result is beautiful! Impressive.

Congrats, Susan.

I'm willing to try it again. I also failed the last time out, but I may be able to do better this time...at least I can hope. LOL

Mary, you are linked.

Wow~ Tien. I am impressed. I gave up knitting such a long time ago...my stitches were never even as each time I picked up the piece my tension was different! I ended up pulling more out than I was putting in!

Lusie wrote: "Bea, I have slowed down with my reading now. I have got too many other hobbies and am spending less time on reading.

Sounds like you are doing great, Meg! I have finished 2 books"

Lusie, that was one of the things that slowed my reading also this year. I have started birding, photography, obtained a trailer, and cooking. I have also continued to grow my skills in gardening. Most of those, except for the cooking, have taken a hiatus during the winter ~ at least until the first of the year.

Joanna wrote: "Finally finished!"

Congrats, Joanna!

Becky wrote: "Here is my Lost List 2021. This is a really fun challenge. I have not really looked at my to read list in nearly a decade, lol! These books are the oldest 10 from a very long time ago.

4. A Morbid Taste for Bones"

Becky, I just started a Cadfael series on Britbox TV. I loved the books and am enjoying even the episodes for books I have recently revisited.

Dee wrote: "Bea - i was planning on listening to Alienist for SRC but likely not to start until next week if you want to wait (i have another uber long audio i'm in the middle of)"

Dee, I am about 1/3 of the way through it now. I think I will keep going.

Lusie, congrats on a good RAT so far!

I will try to complete The Alienist. It is the last LOST book, so there is that motivation. But, it is also starting to get a bit more interesting.

I was pushing to do the three books consecutively, but that was 94 pages per day. I have had to revise my plan and slow up a bit. Currently I have also started the second book - The Second Chair. The two books together are over 1000 pages.

Becky, your post is linked in message #2.

OK...everyone is linked.

@Michelle: This is not required, but...if you add the links for your planned books, it makes it easier for someone to browse your list!

Tien wrote: "I know I've just posted my list (#29) a few days ago but I've been thinking that I really don't feel like them... I feel like shunting them all to a different shelf and just redo my list.."

Sounds like a solution. The important thing is that this list is made up of books that have been on the shelf or TBR for a long while. Nothing says you have to stick with the 10 oldest.