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How many have you read? (Reading the books on our group bookshelf)
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May 02, 2014 12:15AM

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:-) Peace! Julia

:-) Peace! Julia "
Haha! So true :) Peace!

I've read 18 of them since joining this group!! :-o (wow!) "
I had a chance to update my list in the "Catching Up Challenge" thread. With June 2014's titles added, we're currently at 86 books on the bookshelf. Of those 86 titles:
• I have read 30 titles ...
• ...including 6 abridged versions
• I will be at 34 titles, when done with the 4 I'm currently reading (not including W&P)
• I'm at 41 when you count 7 titles I think I read but really can't recall for sure
• ... and at 45 when you count the 4 titles I started and dnf'd
I'll stick with the 30 down (counting the 6 abridged versions) :D

Last April I was at 45/84. This April (today) I am at 66/105. In the same year I have read 21 book from the bookshelf the group has added 21. I think I am on the hamster wheel and not going anywhere fast.


I was at 41 and two halves this time last year, so I've added 28 and two halves.
But to be fair, probably about half of that count stems from the group selecting books that I've already read. I only re-read one of the halves.

Last April I was at 9 of 84, so that's 29 read in the past year. I'm satisfied with that progress.





Wow! I'm impressed."
Thanks Andrea.

Me too, but I don't think I'm reading enough from our shelf, I keep getting distracted by other things!
I read Hitchhikers guide as a teen, but don't think I'd like it now. I've never attempted Rob Roy and probably never will. Clockwork Orange and especially Catch 22 were great reads, the latter being an all time favourite, you just have to push past the initial part of the book until things start to make sense.


I'm 99% sure I read TKaM in school (different country), and I *think* I read Treasure Island as a kid (kid version?) so possibly 14.




Update: now at 69/139 and did read the secret sharer, it was pretty good.



When the polls close and the winning books get added to the bookshelves, I'll be at 101/139, which is up 30 from April of last year.
But I've really been slacking off in this group in the past year, so less than 10 of those have been new reads/rereads. The majority comes from the group selecting books that I've already read.

Don't feel badly - I've only got 30 under my belt. It seems we have a lot more room for fun and improvement then our other "more well read" group members. ;-)

well I just joined here, so definately plan to read a lot of the books on the list, most of them are on my TBR-list anyway :-)"
Almost two years later I'm at 108/138 - so I must say I'm very satisfied with my 'classics progress'

The 21 books was from May 2014 and 33+3 from April 2015. At this moment it's 61/135 + 1 currently reading (Jamaica Inn). I think I will get over 70 this year, because I have so many books from the shelf included in my challenges this year and also whatever gets chosen from the polls will affect the number as well. But pretty good job from myself, I must say, I actually didn't think this would be possible at all.

I must be so lazy to ask..."
I was just coming to suggest that maybe someone could make a listopia list where everyone could vote for the books they have read. And the link could be added to the group description, too.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Someone who writes better English might want to add a description and stuff. And everyone should add books that they (and the group) have read.
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