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How many have you read? (Reading the books on our group bookshelf)

It sounded like a lot until I did the math.


It sounded like a lot until I did the math."
It is a lot Patty! I started out at only 19 or something. Look how much Jehona above you increased her % in just 5 months. Congrats Jehona!

I decided that I'm only updating every quarter now that I'm well over 100 and it's so cumbersome to count. It's also a pain to add over 130 books to a list. I wish I would have started doing that earlier like some of you have.
Don't forget to VOTE for your new books all!

it is the work of a few seconds to make a complete list
open the group bookshelf
display all books at once by extending the url with "&per_page=240" (or however many as the total grows in future) like so:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
copy and paste into a spreadsheet.

Show-off! ;)
(You know I'm green with jealousy!)

it is the work of a few seconds to make a complete list
open the group bookshelf
display all books at once by extending the url with "&per_page=240" (or however man..."
Thanks for that, Darren!


it is the work of a few seconds to make a complete list
open the group bookshelf"
I have a shelf called "catching-up-read". It is a work of less than seconds to see the number next to the title on my profile page.

In April 2016 I had read 92/142 for 65%
March 2017 I had read 133/175 for 76%
December 2017, I had read 147/201 for 73%
November 2018 - 188/240 for 78%
March 2017 I had read 133/175 for 76%
December 2017, I had read 147/201 for 73%
November 2018 - 188/240 for 78%
Sara wrote: "In April 2016 I had read 92/142 for 65%
March 2017 I had read 133/175 for 76%
December 2017, I had read 147/201 for 73%
November 2018 - 188/240 for 78%"
Very nice Sara. You really kept up with the new books this last year, plus a few.
March 2017 I had read 133/175 for 76%
December 2017, I had read 147/201 for 73%
November 2018 - 188/240 for 78%"
Very nice Sara. You really kept up with the new books this last year, plus a few.
I'm not sure I can ever get above the 70% mark, because I seem to read at about the same pace that others are added. It is interesting to keep trying though.

Have fun reading whatever you like. Read a lot and vary it a bit or more, and you probably learn a lot.

A a lot to discover is a real good attitude of looking at it. Go for it; fast or slow.
Yes, the perfect attitude, Stefania. I sometimes feel envious of people who are reading my favorites for the first time. Nothing beats the first time you read a book that blows you away.

March 2017 I had read 133/175 for 76%
December 2017, I had read 147/201 for 73%
November 2018 - 188/240 for 78%"
That's great Sarah. Congratulations!

great job Rich!

yes, great attitude. There are so many great books on the list!

dec 17: 92/201 = 46%, unread = 109
dec 18: 145/240 = 60%, unread = 95
52 more books read over the year but only 14 shaved off the unread total!

Aug 2017 86 out of 192 = 43.54 %
Oct 2017 88 out of 198. = 44.4%.
Nov 2017 92 out of 201 = 45.7%
Dec 2017 93 out of 205 = 45.3%
Feb 2018 96 out of 208 = 46.1%
March 2018 98 out of 211 = 46.4%
April 2018 100 out of 214 = 46.7%
May 2018 105 out of 218 = 48.2%
June 2018 109 out of 222 = 49.1%
July 2018 110 out of 227 = 48.5%
Aug 2018 112 out of 230 = 48.7%
Sept 2018 113 out of 234 = 48.3%
Oct 2018 120 out of 237 = 50.6%
Nov 2018 125 out of 240 = 52.1%
Dec 2018 128 out of 244 = 52.5%

Impressed too! How do you read so fast and so much? Can you remember a book, say, a year after reading it?
That means that you - probably as the only person in the group - as the total overview of all group books and can compare them all.
What are your top 5 favourites on the group shelf?

I have a much easier time picking out what I did not like

😲 I can't believe you're almost at 100%! Great job reading them all!

I didn’t like Faulkner, Verne, Kidnapped, treasure Island, Moby Dick.
Every time Faulkner is picked I die a little inside.

I didn’t like Faulkner, Verne, Kidnapped, treasure Island, Moby Dick.
Every time Faulkner is picked I..."
As I Lay Dying is a little too literal in your case 😉



Mine too! My sister bought it for me for my birthday a couple years ago, and I can't believe I still haven't read it yet! I'm looking forward to it though, because it's always nice to try a new (to me) author.

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