How many have you read? (Reading the books on our group bookshelf) Showing 1,251-1,300 of 1,453

[Renee]

July 2016 19/152 = 19% (When I first joined)
July 2017 69/189 = 36%
Dec 2017 89/201 = 44%
Dec 2018 125/240 = 52%
July 2019 139/263 = 53%
Dec 2019 146/278 = 53% (52.5 rounded up)
Dec 2020 154/318 = 48%

My percentage went down quite a bit this year because I had such an off year for my reading. Hopefully I'll be able to bring it up a bit next year!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

For the end of the year tallying:

July 2018 67/227 = 29.5% (when I joined the group)
Jan. 1st, 2019 88/247 = 35.6%
Dec 31, 2019 127/276 = 46.0%
Dec 30, 2020 153/319 = 48%

Holding steady or slightly increasing is what I hope to do. Eventually I would like to get to 50% and stay near that number. I also participated in two group reads where I reread the books, but that does not show up in the numbers.

[Laurie]

Sue wrote: "Laurie wrote: "I check in every December as well. Last year I was at 62%. Now I've read 216/318 for 68%."

I wonder if you'll get stuck like me soon Laurie."

I've been stuck in the 60 percent range for several years which is fine. Like you, it would take reading more books each month/quarter than I am willing to tackle to improve.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Joseph wrote: "I was set to make my annual tabulation of How Many I Have Read…but I’m quite confused. The Listopia list, says it has 318 Books, but there is no #200, and some books are listed twice: (The Pickwick..."

There are two problems keeping up the Listopia 1. Listopia will only allow a person to vote for 100 books and there are over 300 now on our bookshelf (and growing)! 2. The Listopia is open to anyone. People may vote on it just for classics without being part of the group.

I tried to keep it up yet even making a second account with my work email (which I never ever use to vote twice in our monthly polls) I still have trouble adding new books without "losing" an older one.
We tried to clean up the list earlier this year and got it perfect. It never lasts.

Joseph I am really glad you care about it too. If you vote it will help us. Thanks to J_Blueflower who has been adding in new books lately. : )

[Irphen]

I'm around here for a year more or less now so I thought of doing a little check :-)
When I first joined ( end 2019 ) I had read about 16 of the books on the self. Now I'm at 38 read and 20 and something on my to read list. Seems like I did quite well reading more then 20 classics in only one year!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Sue wrote: "End of the Year update - I don't include the January to read books

June 2016 14/148 - 9% (when I started the group)
Dec 2016 44/168 - 26%
Dec 2017 85/201 - 42%
Dec 2018 137/244 - 56%
Dec 2019 180/..."

Sue I think you speak for a lot of us! Of course there is that chance that a book you have already read gets voted in!

[Joseph]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Joseph wrote: "The Listopia list, says it has 318 Books, but there is no #200, and some "

I have done the librarian "check for duplicates" on the list and two duplicates was found and removed. I a..."

Thanks!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Irphen wrote: "I'm around here for a year more or less now so I thought of doing a little check :-)
When I first joined ( end 2019 ) I had read about 16 of the books on the self. Now I'm at 38 read and 20 and som..."

I agree. You did quite well!

[Joseph]

Lynn wrote: "...We tried to clean up the list earlier this year and got it perfect. It never lasts."

I get it. And that's sort of what I suspected. I moderated a similar sort of group once upon a time, and I know how certain items are never-ending chores. No worries. You and all the mods do a great job. I have voted on the list...just not all 100 of my votes. Cheers

[Sue]

Lynn wrote: "Sue wrote: "End of the Year update - I don't include the January to read books

June 2016 14/148 - 9% (when I started the group)
Dec 2016 44/168 - 26%
Dec 2017 85/201 - 42%
Dec 2018 137/244 - 56%
D..."

I love when that happens Lynn ( a book you've already read gets on the list). Our goals are the same (50% and maintain). It is hard when you pass it and watch yourself go down, but now that I have a better sense of which classics I like, I don't want to read ones I'm not interested in just to up my percentage.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I usually check my status in April. I didn't do that this year so for the years end, here is where I stand

December 4, 2012 - 21/47 = 45%, 26 books unread
April 24, 2014 - 45/84 = 54%, 39 books unread
April 6, 2015 - 66/105 = 63%, 39 books unread
April 4, 2016 - 100/142 = 70%, 42 books unread
April 13, 2017 - 134/180 = 74%, 46 books unread
April 9, 2018 - 180/217 = 82.9%, 37 books unread
April 5, 2019 - 212/256 = 82.8%, 44 books unread
December 30, 2020 - 264/321 = 82.2%, 57 books unread

Percentage is still looking good, but the number of unread books went up a bunch.

I have resigned myself to the fact that I will never read the whole shelf. Even if I wanted to read all of our selections, which I don't, I don't see how I can ever keep pace with all of our new selections and hope to read any other non-group books.

[Terry]

I have tentatively decided not to do these calls, for the reasons stated by Sue and Bob. It seems futile to me, without dedicating my reading to group reads, which I will not do. I would rather just keep track of the books I do read, including the “classics.” That seems like a more psychologically satisfying approach.

However, congrats to those who do!

[Irphen]

Lynn wrote: "Irphen wrote: "I'm around here for a year more or less now so I thought of doing a little check :-)
When I first joined ( end 2019 ) I had read about 16 of the books on the self. Now I'm at 38 read..."

Thank you Lynn!^^ I hope I will be able to make more or less the same ( or more you never know! ) progress coming year! :-)

[Joseph]

116 out of 320 (36%) as of 12/31/2020

-- 100 as of 12/31/2019
-- 81 of as of 12/31/2018
-- 71 as of 12/31/2017
-- 54 as of 3/6/17

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Joseph wrote: "Lynn wrote: "...We tried to clean up the list earlier this year and got it perfect. It never lasts."

I get it. And that's sort of what I suspected. I moderated a similar sort of group once upon a ..."


Thanks Joseph for compliment and for the votes.

[J_BlueFlower]

We have 324 books on our shelf.

Listopia-list was at 325, but a duplicate check put it back to 323, so it seems that one book is missing. I checked the newer ones and it is not one of those.

[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%.
Dec 2017 93 out of 205 = 45.3%
Feb 2018 96 out of 208 = 46.1%
April 2018 100 out of 214 = 46.7%
June 2018 109 out of 222 = 49.1%
Aug 2018 112 out of 230 = 48.7%
Oct 2018 120 out of 237 = 50.6%
Dec 2018 128 out of 244 = 52.5%
Feb 2019 134 out of 250 = 53.6%
April 2019 137 out of 256 = 53.5%
June 2019 143 out of 263 = 54.4%
Aug 2019 147 out of 269 = 54.6%
Oct 2019 154 read and 121 unread (including Nov’s books) out of 275. That is 56.0%
Dec 2019 159 read and 123 unread (including January’s books) out of 282. That is 56.4%
Feb 2020 166 read and 122 unread out of 288 = 57.6%
April 2020 168 read and 127 unread out of 295 = 56.9%
June 2020 175 read and 130 unread out of 305 = 57.4%
Nov 2020 183 read out of 318 = 57.5%
Feb 2021 188 read out of 327 = 57.4%

[Darren]

my percentage has fallen from 56.6 (171/302) to 55.0 (180/327) since last July;
this is due to the last 25 books being added containing a significant number of plays, poetry and nonfic and even the novels including several additional titles from authors I have decided not to bother with any further.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Darren wrote: "my percentage has fallen from 56.6 (171/302) to 55.0 (180/327) since last July;
this is due to the last 25 books being added containing a significant number of plays, poetry and nonfic and even th..."

I know I care about percentages, and many of us do, but just looking at your number 188 tells me you have quite a lot from our list!

[Sue]

Quarterly update

June 2016 14/148 - 9% (when I started the group)
Dec 2016 44/168 - 26%
Dec 2017 85/201 - 42%
Dec 2018 137/244 - 56%
Dec 2019 180/278 - 65%
Dec 2020 220/318 - 69%

Mar 2021 229/326 -70 %

I went up a percentage after 2 stagnant quarters (in terms of %). It helped that 3 group reads were books I had already read. I averaged two current or past group reads per month which is my goal.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Sue wrote: "Quarterly update

June 2016 14/148 - 9% (when I started the group)
Dec 2016 44/168 - 26%
Dec 2017 85/201 - 42%
Dec 2018 137/244 - 56%
Dec 2019 180/278 - 65%
Dec 2020 220/318 - 69%

Mar 2021 229/3..."


Wow 70%. That's really good. Gotta love those times people vote in books you have read. : )

[Sue]

I never thought I'd get to 70% Lynn, so I am very happy with it.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Looks like I missed last April and just about missed this one too

December 4, 2012 - 21/47 = 45%, 26 books unread
April 24, 2014 - 45/84 = 54%, 39 books unread
April 6, 2015 - 66/105 = 63%, 39 books unread
April 4, 2016 - 100/142 = 70%, 42 books unread
April 13, 2017 - 134/180 = 74%, 46 books unread
April 9, 2018 - 180/217 = 82.9%, 37 books unread
April 5, 2019 - 212/256 = 82.8%, 44 books unread
April 2020 - Oops
April 29. 2021 - 276/333 = 82.9%, 57 books unread

Stuck, stuck, stuck, 82%

I now have more group books unread than the group total was in 2012

My Unread Group Books

[J_BlueFlower]

I have read 196 out of 336 books = 58.3%

April 2020 was 168 read and 127 unread out of 295 = 56.9%

Best recent reads has been
Memoirs of a Geisha (currently reading)
Fathers and Sons
I, Claudius
A Rose for Emily
84, Charing Cross Road
Our Man in Havana

[Janice]

I've read 41 books on the list. :)

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Janice wrote: "I've read 41 books on the list. :)"

Excellent progress.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

The listopia is now current through the end of April--books we have actually read. (333)

I have read 273 of 333, for a percentage total of 82%. Still leaves me with a rather long list of to-reads that doesn't seem to be getting any shorter. 40 that I want to read, and 16 that I probably never will.

[Erin]

Oct 2018: 30 of 236 read, for 12.7%.
Mar 2020: 41 of 292 read, for 14%.
Jun 2021: 53 of 333 read, for 16%

My progress is slow, but continues, which I am glad to see, considering I read toward too many goals, occasionally toward none at all, and with interruptions!

I’m currently reading Anna Karenina and am planning to join in some group reads next month. :)

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Your progress is marvelous, Erin. What is really exciting is that you are reading all those great novels--like Anna Karenina!

[Erin]

Sara wrote: "Your progress is marvelous, Erin. What is really exciting is that you are reading all those great novels--like Anna Karenina!"

Thank you! And you are so right! It has been one of many delightful surprises — I had been rather dreading the great Russian novels as difficult and dreary but Tolstoy certainly is not and I may even read Dostoyevsky yet! Overall I’ve been greatly enjoying my journeys with the classics! :)

[Janice]

Lynn wrote: "Janice wrote: "I've read 41 books on the list. :)"

Excellent progress."

Thank you :)

[Anjali]

Just 11 % of the list (37 of 333). I am planning to read more classics in the coming months. :)

[Lynn, New School Classics]

It's been six months since I last updated the percentage read from our shelves. I know mine has dropped because I have only read two group reads so far this year, that I had not read before.

July 2018 67/227 = 29.5% (when I joined the group)
Jan. 1st, 2019 88/247 = 35.6%
Dec 31, 2019 127/276 = 46.0%
Dec 30, 2020 153/319 = 48%
June 10, 2021 155/329 = 47.1%

I have spent the first six months of this year concentrating more on the Challenge Buffet. When I get to the group read challenge, hopefully this percentage will move back up. Holding steady or slightly increasing is what I hope to do. Eventually I would like to get to 50% and stay near that number.

I am using the 329 number because I am not including the books we are currently reading.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Anjali wrote: "Just 11 % of the list (37 of 333). I am planning to read more classics in the coming months. :)"

That is a good place to start when you join the group. It means you have a lot of good books to look forward to.

[Anjali]

Lynn wrote: "Anjali wrote: "Just 11 % of the list (37 of 333). I am planning to read more classics in the coming months. :)"

That is a good place to start when you join the group. It means you have a lot of go..."

Definitely looking forward to it. Thank you.

[Kathleen]

It's been a year for me, so time to check. I had this idea that I'd seen lots of books I'd already read come up as group reads, so thought I'd maybe see a little improvement, and I did!

I went from 131 books at the end of last May (45%) to 159 books as of now (47%). That's double my usual increase of 1% a year! It didn't seem possible to go up 28 books, so I went to the bookshelf and counted 30 in the last year that I either had already read or read with the group.

So yay! A smidge closer to my 50% goal. :-)

[Robin P]

I just joined this group but have been in another classics group and read a lot in school. I counted 193 but haven’t done the math for percentage.

**update - counted more carefully and got 207 which is 61%

[Benjamin]

I have just done the math and counted 71/339. I have started getting inspiration from this group and reading along aroud six months ago and I have so far read around 18 books suggested by this group. I am really excited about going further. I really love these suggestions and they motivate me to pick up books I wouldn't necessarily without this group.

[Nidhi]

I am at 44% with 147 books read.

[Lori]

My first year as a member:

As of 6-14-21 56/339 is 16%.

[J_BlueFlower]

My stats:
April 2020 was 168 read and 127 unread out of 295 = 56.9%
April 2021 196 out of 336 books = 58.3%
July 2021 199 out of 342 books = 58.2%

I normally read the monthly short story no matter what, but the last two months I have been too busy and started reading Moll Flanders as the discussion looked more lively.

[J_BlueFlower]

Benjamin wrote: "I have just done the math and counted 71/339. I have started getting inspiration from this group and reading along aroud six months ago and I have so far read around 18 books suggested by this grou..."

How to make it easy: Make a
catching-up-on-classics
or
catching-up-unread
and
catching-up-read ‎
shelf. Goodreads will do all the counting for you and as a bonus it is easy to see if a book has already been read when you are nominating.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Benjamin wrote: "I have just done the math and counted 71/339. I have started getting inspiration from this group and reading along aroud six months ago and I have so far read around 18 books sugge..."

I agree, the Catching Up Shelf is very handy!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Benjamin wrote: "I have just done the math and counted 71/339. I have started getting inspiration from this group and reading along aroud six months ago and I have so far read around 18 books suggested by this grou..."

This is what the group is all about. Your story reminds me of when I started a few years back. I am glad you are finding inspiration in your reading Benjamin.

Robin, your percentage is really great! I hope you enjoy our discussions.

[Benjamin]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Benjamin wrote: "I have just done the math and counted 71/339. I have started getting inspiration from this group and reading along aroud six months ago and I have so far read around 18 books sugge..."
Thanks for the explanation. I didn't know this (I prefer reading to figuring out technical stuff I guess :-))

[Benjamin]

Lynn wrote: "Benjamin wrote: "I have just done the math and counted 71/339. I have started getting inspiration from this group and reading along aroud six months ago and I have so far read around 18 books sugge..."

Thanks for your encouragement. I appreciate it!

[George P.]

193 now of the 342 listed, so 56%. This is pretty much over a lifetime, so I sort of feel it should be higher.
It's been a year and a half since I last counted, and I was at 52% then. At this rate in 15 years I'll be near 100%!

[Natalie]

I just started reading books with the group at the beginning of this year. It's been really fun! I've read a lot of books I'd never even heard of or thought of reading. I've enjoyed most of them.

I know that I will never get 100% on the list because there are plenty of classics I don't want to read. Lol. There are a lot on there though that are on my list and I'm excited to read eventually.

Here's where I'm at so far.

July 2021: 146/342 - 43%

I'm impressed with how many books everyone has read. That's awesome!

[Shaina]

I started reading the classics last year when I joined this group. I was at a measly 4% in July 2020 - 12 read of 304 books on the shelf.

I wanted to check my progress and I'm happy to say I have accomplished 41% as of today 11th Sept 2021 - 144 read of 349 books. Yay!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Shaina wrote: "I started reading the classics last year when I joined this group. I was at a measly 4% in July 2020 - 12 read of 304 books on the shelf.

I wanted to check my progress and I'm happy to say I have ..."

WOW, Shaina, that is awesome. I hope you have enjoyed most of them!