How many have you read? (Reading the books on our group bookshelf) Showing 501-550 of 1,453

[Hilary]

31 completed from this list and far too many unfinished.

[Carlo]

Some impressive totals above. I've read 56/186. It's a great, diverse list to get some good ideas from and I will definitely be picking up some more from the shelve.

[Renee]

As of July 3 last year I was at 29/152 = 19%. After a year, I'm at 69/186 = 37%. Still a ways to go, but I've made some progress :)

[Tonia]

I am sitting shamefully at 36/189 (19%)

I like to have the list to hand, so I have created a "to do" list on my phone's notes app and colour-code them according to whether I own a physical copy, whether it's available at the library or whether I have the ebook. Currently, I have read or am reading all the ones my library carries, so until a stock shuffle I am trying to read up the ones I have on ebook!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Last night I finished book #150 of 192, but still can't hit the 80% mark.

[Duane]

Well done Bob.

[Melanti]

Congrats, Bob!

I have been chasing that elusive 80% mark for a couple of years now.

Last of the Mohicans and September's selections have barely pushed me over the limit. 154/192, so right at 80%.

[J_BlueFlower]

I am now at 86 of 192 (including The Brothers Karamazov that I am 78% through). That is 43.5483871%. In June I was at 81 of 186..... which happens to be 43.5483871%...!

Progress in numbers is mainly due to the group voting for books I already had read, and me reading The Lottery (short!). Just getting to 50% will require some focus. I understand now how impressive 80% is.

[Kathleen]

I see this is going to be a very long game! I moved from 47 in February to 50, so am now at 26%. But when I think about those few books, like Moby Dick and Brave New World, I've been wanting to read them forever, so each step is a huge one. :-)

[Melanti]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "IProgress in numbers is mainly due to the group voting for books I already had read, and me reading The Lottery (short!). ..."

Yep! My progress the past couple of months has been mainly to the fact the group keeps picking books I've already read.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I completed Lady Chatterley’s Lover last night. I have now finished 156/195 books on our group bookshelf. I have finally reached the illusive 80% completion mark. I'll enjoy it for a single day, tomorrow we add three more books to our shelf, and my 80% will disappear.

[Kathleen]

Bob wrote: "I completed Lady Chatterley’s Lover last night. I have now finished 156/195 books on our group bookshelf. I have finally reached the illusive 80% completion mark. I'll enjoy it for a single day, to..."

Whether it lasts or not, that is an amazing accomplishment. Congrats, Bob!

[lethe]

I read 48/195, plus two DNFs :)

[Sue]

Bob wrote: "I completed Lady Chatterley’s Lover last night. I have now finished 156/195 books on our group bookshelf. I have finally reached the illusive 80% completion mark. I'll enjoy it for a single day, to..."

That is amazing Bob! Congratulations.

I barley increased my percentage since the last time I looked in June. I was at 64 books with 35%, now I'm at 74 and 38%. Still, I can't believe I started with only 14 in June of last year. I've also been reading a lot of classics that haven't been on the list due to my group challenges. This group is a great motivator. It's changed my life. You are all so inspirational. Thank you!

[J_BlueFlower]

Bob wrote: "...I have finally reached the illusive 80% completion mark. I'll enjoy it for a single day, to..."

Impressive! Congratulations.

For me 50% will be an achievement.

[Zoe]

78 of 195. Only 40% :(

[George P.]

I'm over 50% with 108. Many of them I read in the last few years, and the group has picked a few in the past few months that I previously read; I read a lot of them when I was younger.

[Rosemarie]

I have read 145, over the course of 30 years.

[Kayla]

I've read 32 of the 198 currently on the group shelf. Got a lot of catching up to do....

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Just a reminder, we have our own Listopia shelf were we can vote on our favorite group books. We currently have 91 members who have voted for their favorites, we have more than 6000 members. Click on the link below and give it try, I promise it doesn't hurt.

Link to our Group Listopia Bookshelf

[Pink]

Bob wrote: "Just a reminder, we have our own Listopia shelf were we can vote on our favorite group books. We currently have 91 members who have voted for their favorites, we have more than 6000 members. Click ..."

You've reminded me to vote on some more. I just wish these listopia lists let you vote on more than 100 books, I'm up to my limit now.

[Sue]

Pink wrote: "Bob wrote: "Just a reminder, we have our own Listopia shelf were we can vote on our favorite group books. We currently have 91 members who have voted for their favorites, we have more than 6000 mem..."

I didn't know it limited you to 100. That stinks. I voted for everything I read whether I liked it or not because it makes it easier to keep track of how many you've read. It is supposed to give a weighting based on where you rank the ones you voted for (in my case 1-74)

[Pink]

Yes you can only vote for 100 and it only tells you how many you've read out of the top 100 as well. It's a shame, but it's still a fun tool.

[J_BlueFlower]

88 out of 198.... = 44.4%.

[Sarah]

I'm only at 75/198, but that is up about 40 since December. Progress--I'll take it!

[Duane]

I have finally crept above the 80% mark.
163/198-----82%

[Kathleen]

Duane wrote: "I have finally crept above the 80% mark.
163/198-----82%"

Excellent, Duane!! You are an inspiration.

[Darren]

ok, so I have increased by 16 in the last 4 months,
making 75 total,
/198 = 38%

(the sixteen were:
6 catch-ups: Princess Bride, Rebecca, Mme Bovary, Clockwork Orange, Time Machine and Matilda
6 read-with-group: Old Man & Sea, Pit & Pendulum, Slaughterhouse 5, Grapes Of Wrath, Brave New World and Dead Souls
4 added-that-I'd-already-read: Call Of Cthulu, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Three Men In A Boat and House Of Mirth

strangely no 5-Starrers for me there - closest were BellTolls, BraveNW, OldMan&Sea and ClockworkOrange

[Pink]

Well done everyone!

I've just managed to hit the 70% mark, 139/198.

I've added 33 books since I last checked in February. A long way from where I started when I first joined this group, but still a way to go!

Apr 2014 - 28 books
Apr 2015 - 42 books
Apr 2016 - 80 books
Sep 2016 - 95 books
Feb 2017 - 106 books
Oct 2017 - 139 books

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

The greatest thing about catching up on the groups bookshelf is that there are terrific books to choose from.

Duane, congrats on the number of shelf reads. I only had that 80% feeling for a day, so its back to the comfortable reading chair and the bliss of reading good books.

[Kimberly]

I've read 51/198 so far...just over 25%. Not bad for someone who hasn't read a ton over the past few years because of college. Getting back into the reading habit now!

[Melanti]

Congrats, Duane!

I enjoyed being over the 80% mark for a couple of months, but like Bob, I've dropped down below with November's selections.

[J_BlueFlower]

June 2017 81 out of 186 = 43.54 %
Aug 2017 86 out of 192 = 43.54 %
Oct 2017 88 out of 198. = 44.4%.
Nov 2017 92 out of 201 = 45.7%

[siriusedward]

Sue wrote: "Pink wrote: "Bob wrote: "Just a reminder, we have our own Listopia shelf were we can vote on our favorite group books. We currently have 91 members who have voted for their favorites, we have more ..."


me too Sue... I wish they did not limit it so...

[siriusedward]

Now, 64 + 3 (currently reading)

[Francisca]

Counting next month's reads, I'm up to 111, so 55%. I'm liking the multiples of eleven aspect :D

[Tammy]

As of my first day in the group I have read 80. In 2018 I plan to read 10 more off of the list. And I will be looking forward to the new monthly and quarterly group reads.

[Nafisa]

I just started... Read 2 by far.

[Pink]

Well done everyone and if you're just starting out it means you have some great books to come!

[J_BlueFlower]

Pink wrote: "Well done everyone and if you're just starting out it means you have some great books to come!"

Yes!

If you could completely erase a book from the group shelf from memory, to read it again - would you do it? And which one?
For me:
Jane Eyre
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Dune

I would like to re-read The Name of the Rose but it almost already erase itself (it's been 30+ years).

[Marilyn]

My personal challenge for next year will be to work on the new classics bookshelf. Right now I am 38/80.

[Kathleen]

I've been counting this wrong--looking just at the number of the first 100. So good and bad news. The bad = I'm obviously not paying enough attention to detail. The good = I've read more than I thought! 77 out of the current 201, and when I finish the three I'm reading now, will be 80/201, which is getting close to 40%.

I'd be happy if I could eventually reach 50%--something to shoot for!

[Terris]

I've read 164/201! I've added a lot this year because of this group!
AND I'm old, so after awhile they start to add up ;)
I've still got a lot on my TBR list though, so I'm still reading!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Great numbers for both of you, Kathleen and Terri. I have fallen further behind this year. I need to concentrate of some of those I have missed.

[Phil]

109/201. Respectable.

[Sue]

Kathleen wrote: "I've been counting this wrong--looking just at the number of the first 100. So good and bad news. The bad = I'm obviously not paying enough attention to detail. The good = I've read more than I tho..."

That's great Kathleen. Your total did seem low before for how much you read. This makes more sense.

[Sue]

Terris wrote: "I've read 164/201! I've added a lot this year because of this group!
AND I'm old, so after awhile they start to add up ;)
I've still got a lot on my TBR list though, so I'm still reading!"

Amazing total Terris! Congrats!

[Sue]

I started the group in June of 2016

June 2016 14/148 - 9%
Dec 2016 44/168 - 26%
June 2017 64/183 - 35%

Nov 2017 79/201 - 39%

edited to correct Nov. It said 2016 before

[Rosemarie]

I have read 150 and am reading Ben Hur right now.

[Sue]

Dear Moderators - I had a thought regarding what Pink said about only being able to vote on 100 books. It's just a thought because I don't know how cumbersome it would be and you guys do so much already!

Would it be possible to have listopia lists for each 100 books? Then we'd have list of 1st 100 books, 2nd 100 books, 3rd 100 books etc. The 1st and 2nd 100 would have to be split randomly but going forward would be easier.

It would be nice to be able to vote and then rank all the books you've read. That way we could see both what books have been read the most and how favorably they were rated. Ranking 100 is easier than ranking 200. I know it's especially hard for me because with my 79, I've only not liked maybe 5-10 at most.

But if it's complicated for the moderators, then it's not worth it of course. Just throwing it out there.