How many have you read? (Reading the books on our group bookshelf) Showing 1,401-1,450 of 1,453

[Lynn, New School Classics]

On the Group homepage, look for bookshelf. It's easier on a desktop computer than a phone app. You will see on the shelves all the books the group has read. If you scroll through and count the number you have rated it's an easy way to count how many you have read. I tagged all those books with "Catching-Up-On-Classics". Now I have an easy way to add books to the count when I read new ones.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Here is a number that may surprise: If you read two group reads every month, your % will slowly converge to 60%.

We add 3 x 12 + 4 = 40 books to the shelf each year. (Sometimes less the the long ..."

I have had "around 50%" as my goal for a while. I tend to stay at about 47%. I try to read 20 book from the shelf each year. Last year it was a few less than that. This year I will try to increase... by coincidence I wanted to read 12 group books from 2023 and 12 from previous years... That's your magic number for 60% if I keep it up.

[J_BlueFlower]

Lynn wrote: "I tagged all those books with "Catching-Up-On-Classics"..."

I use a similar system: I have a
catching-up-read shelf for books on the group shelf, I have read,
and catching-up-on-classics‎ shelf for the unread ones.

Alternatively you can vote on the Listopia list:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
for books you have read. That only works so long you are under 100 books.
The list is not quite up to date.

[Annette]

A Catching Up group shelf is a good idea! I think I'm at around 67% read.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I was at 85 on 5/7/2022; today I am at 100.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Oh my goodness, RJ, 100% is amazing. I will never be there.

Okay just realized you were not saying percentages. Sorry!

[J_BlueFlower]

Here is one more trick, if you want to keep track of all the group books including those you haven't read and isn't going to:

The "read", "currently-reading‎" and "to-read‎" are exclusive shelves. You can introduce your own exclusive shelves, for instance "looks-interesting‎". That way you can shelf a group book you don't want to read without it cluttering your "to-read".

[Wobbley]

I think it's probably close enough to the end of the year for me to update this info:

Jan 2023:  119/399 = 29.8% (when I joined the group)
Dec 2023: 160/433 = 37.0%

So, some good progress in my first year! :)

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Wobbley wrote: "I think it's probably close enough to the end of the year for me to update this info:

Jan 2023:  119/399 = 29.8% (when I joined the group)
Dec 2023: 160/433 = 37.0%

So, some good progress in my f..."


Absolutely!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Terrific progress, Wobbley. It is exciting to see the numbers grow. I have been steady the last few years and think this year will be the same.

[JenniferAustin]

Wobbley wrote: "I think it's probably close enough to the end of the year for me to update this info:

Jan 2023:  119/399 = 29.8% (when I joined the group)
Dec 2023: 160/433 = 37.0%

So, some good progress in my f..."

Wobbley, that's impressive progress!

I am pretty new and never checked on this before.
Dec 2023: 43.2%

My impulse is to aim for 50% because I like round numbers. That's an additional 48 books in 2024, which feels like a lot! For now, I will keep the list handy, and pick out things that look fun!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

JenniferAustin wrote: "Wobbley wrote: "I think it's probably close enough to the end of the year for me to update this info:

Jan 2023:  119/399 = 29.8% (when I joined the group)
Dec 2023: 160/433 = 37.0%

So, some good ..."



Very nice JenniferAustin. My goal is also 50% ish.

[Kathleen]

Fantastic, Wobbley--that's a big jump!

And JenniferAustin, that's a huge number for your first time checking! Don't forget that you get bonus books when the group reads some you've previously read, so you don't necessarily need to read all 48.

I'm sticking with a 50% goal, and am surprised that I'm getting closer. I usually inch up 1% or so each year, but this year it was 2%:
210 books read out of the group's 428, so now at 49%.

[JenniferAustin]

Kathleen wrote: "Fantastic, Wobbley--that's a big jump!

And JenniferAustin, that's a huge number for your first time checking! Don't forget that you get bonus books when the group reads some you've previously read..."

Oooh, good to know! Thank you, Kathleen!

[Wobbley]

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I'm happy to have had such a big jump this year! I don't really have a goal for this -- I just want to read books I enjoy -- but nonetheless it is rewarding to see the number grow.

JenniferAustin, that's a great starting number!

Kathleen, you're really close to your goal now -- exciting!

[Annette]

I just updated my Catching Up On Classics Read shelf. I'm at 70% including the current reads and upcoming reads. That's up from 67% in February. Progress was made!
Recently I find that I am spending my time on reflecting on what I've read, what I want to read and what others have read and and want to read, rather than actually reading books. It's just too much fun!

[Daniela]

I checked today for the first time and I have read 185 out of 428, it is 42%. I will check again next year!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Lynn wrote: "I tagged all those books with "Catching-Up-On-Classics"..."

I use a similar system: I have a
catching-up-read shelf for books on the group shelf, I have read,
and catching-up-on-clas..."

For a while I was trying to keep the Listopia up to date. It was kind of my job. But it is now not possible with the 100 book limit you mentioned. I would need multiple accounts, and that's just not worth it.

[Laurie]

I apparently didn't track this the first few years I was a member, but I have held pretty steady since 2017. I am hoping to read some already on our bookshelf in 2024 that I've been meaning to get to and we'll see about new additions, but hopefully I can stay over 60%.

End of 2017 - 132/205 = 64%
End of 2018 - 150/245 = 61%
End of 2019 - 173/278 = 62%
End of 2020 - 216/318 = 68%
End of 2021 - 232/354 = 65.5%
End of 2022 - 242/395 = 61%
End of 2023 - 265/434 = 61%

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I am starting to slide, from a high of 82.9% down to 78.0%

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
December 11, 2022 - 324/399 = 81.2% 75 books unread
December 17, 2023 - 342/438 = 78.0% 96 books unread

[Laurie]

Bob wrote: "I am starting to slide, from a high of 82.9% down to 78.0%"

This is still an awesome statistic. Well done, Bob!

[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 %
Dec 2022 (no data)
Dec 2023 322/438 - 75.5%

I haven't updated since March of 2021. I'm surprised that I didn't go down because I haven't had time to participate in as many group reads as I used to. The group did seem to pick quite a few that I had already read over the last couple years so that helped. I'm happy if I can be anywhere in the 70-80% range and expect to go down like Bob & Laurie at some point.

[Regina]

191/438 = 43.6%

Not bad considering I just joined the group!

[Wobbley]

You guys are all doing so well -- very inspiring!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Keeping a yearly record is like a diary. 2020-2021 was the Covid year. I thought lock-down would be great for reading. Nope. I forgot my husband would also be locked down with me, LOL! He is a noisy fella at times.

Fall 2021 - present I moved from the teaching position I had been in for years to teaching reading at an elementary school. I guess there has been less time for classics. I moved from 8th to 3rd grade then 4th grade. I used to sneak group reads into my classroom when I could. Two birds, one stone...

July 2018 67/227 = 29.5% (when I joined the group)
Jan. 1st, 2019 88/247 = 35.6% +21
Dec 31, 2019 127/276 = 46.0% +39
Dec 30, 2020 153/316 = 48.4% +26
Dec. 31, 2021 167/354 = 47.2% +14
Dec. 31, 2022 183/394 = 46.5% +16
Dec. 30, 2023 207/433 = 47.8% +24

[Gaurav]

96/429 which comes out to about 22%.
I'll try to get that number up to 30% by the end of the year.

[J_BlueFlower]

Last time I checked was Feb 25, 2023
Then I had read 244 out of 405 = 60.2%.

Now I am at 264 read of 438 = 60.3%
Well, well.... +0.1%

[Wobbley]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Last time I checked was Feb 25, 2023
Then I had read 244 out of 405 = 60.2%.

Now I am at 264 read of 438 = 60.3%
Well, well.... +0.1%"

You read 20 group books this year -- that's great!

[Joseph]

150 out of 439 (34%) as of 12/31/2023

-- 136 out of 399 as of 12/31/2022
-- 126 as of 12/31/2021
-- 116 as of 12/31/2020
-- 100 as of 12/31/2019
-- 81 as of 12/31/2018
-- 71 as of 12/31/2017
-- 54 as of 3/6/17

[J_BlueFlower]

Wobbley wrote: "You read 20 group books this year -- that's great! "

Just checked. 16 actually. Less than I would have guessed. I imagine myself trying hard to read the short every month. Pff...

I read:
1 A Very Easy Death (short)
2 The Symposium (old)
3 Winnie-the-Pooh (new, I reread)
4 Lady Windermere's Fan (old)
5 The Bear (short)
6 Into the Wild (new)
7 How Much Land Does a Man Need? (short)
8 Children of the Corn (short)
9 Moby-Dick or, The Whale (old/long)
10 The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (old)
11 The Moon Is Down (new)
12 Brokeback Mountain (short)
13 Heart of a Dog (old/short)
14 The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (short)
15 A Confederacy of Dunces (new)
16 Twelve Angry Men (short)

7 books added I had already read and did not read again:
The Sign of Four
The Sound of Waves
The Story of an Hour
Medea
The Big Sleep
Electra
The 39 Steps

What I liked the most: Twelve Angry Men
Most fun/surprised by: A Confederacy of Dunces (very glade I was group-pushed into that one)

[Darren]

since my most recent declaration 13 months ago (Dec'22: 222/399 = 55.6%)

there have been 42 titles added to our shelves, which now stand at 441
of which I have read a further new 23 (some catch-up, some with group, some already read previously)

8 catchup:
Oliver Twist
From Earth To Moon
Scarlet Letter
Les Miserables
Metamorphoses
Remains of the Day
Canterbury Tales
Lady Chatterley

4 withgroup:
Aeneid
Way We Live Now
Death Comes for Archbishop
Power & Glory

11 previous:
Swann's Way
Sign of Four
Arthur Gordon Pym
Castle of Otranto
Heart of a Dog
Loved One
Big Sleep
Night Before Xmas
Mrs Palfrey
39 Steps
Confederacy of Dunces

so I am now on 245/441 = 55.6%

freakily exactly the same! :oO

[Wobbley]

Darren wrote: "freakily exactly the same!"

Right? The number of books increases so fast, it's hard to keep up! I'm really impressed you're over 50%!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Darren wrote: "since my most recent declaration 13 months ago (Dec'22: 222/399 = 55.6%)

there have been 42 titles added to our shelves, which now stand at 441
of which I have read a further new 23 (some catch-up..."



Same here Darren! Year after year I stay right at 47% or 48%. Those who know me realize I could never achieve that exact a number deliberately!!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Regina wrote: "191/438 = 43.6%

Not bad considering I just joined the group!"

Right. Very nice Regina!

[Julie]

I really try to prioritize reading our group reads, but sometimes it can be hard to keep up. That's why I always include some of the previous group reads I have missed, in planning my yearly challenges.

My Yearly checkin
Group reads: 426/454 (93.8%)
Fun fact: The first "unread" on my list is nr. 326.

Personal long running challenges
Pulitzer prize for fiction: 80/97 (82%)
Nobel laureates (read at least one publication): 111/118 (94%)
Womens prize for fiction: 8/27 (30%)
Man Booker prize: 17/58 (29%)

[Wobbley]

Wow Julie, those numbers are seriously impressive!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

I agree, Julie. Mind-boggling. Good for you!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Julie wrote: "I really try to prioritize reading our group reads, but sometimes it can be hard to keep up. That's why I always include some of the previous group reads I have missed, in planning my yearly challe..."

Oh my goodness Julie!! 93% wow,

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Julie, I am also impressed. A terrific accomplishment!

[Wobbley]

Okay, I think we're near enough to the end of the year that I'm unlikely to read more from our shelf, so I'm doing my annual count:

Jan 2023: 119/399 = 29.8% (when I joined the group)
Dec 2023: 160/433 = 37.0%
Dec 2024: 178/464 = 38.4%

Only a small increase this year, which makes sense, since I concentrated more on my challenges than the group reads this year. :)

[Rora]

257 out of 469 = 54%

It's probably more than that, but I would have to go through the short stories and figure out which ones I've read in collections. Too lazy to do that.

[Laurie]

Good timing, Wobbley. I was just thinking earlier today about calculating my current percentage. I thought I might drop below 60% since I didn't focus on group reads this year, but the group read several this year I've read before so that helped.

Dec 2017 - 132/205 = 64%
Dec 2018 - 150/245 = 61%
Dec 2019 - 173/278 = 62%
Dec 2020 - 216/318 = 68%
Dec 2021 - 232/354 = 65.5%
Dec 2022 - 242/395 = 61%
Dec 2023 - 265/434 = 61%
Dec 2024 - 293/464 = 63.1%

[J_BlueFlower]

Jun 2017: 81 out of 186 = 43.5 % (my first post in this tread)
Feb 2023: 244 out of 405 = 60.2%.
Dec 2023: 264 read of 438 = 60.3%
Now: 282 of 469 = 60.1%

In May 2022 I reached 60%. I am not trying to stay above. It just happens.

This year I read 15 books with the group
Best of the year: The Grapes of Wrath

[Wobbley]

Wow, you folks are so inspiring!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

It's that time of year again. I still have two more Group Reads I might finish before end of year. If so I will just update.

July 2018 67/227 = 29.5% (when I joined the group)
Dec. 31, 2018 88/247 = 35.6% +21
Dec 31, 2019 127/276 = 46.0% +39
Dec 30, 2020 153/316 = 48.4% +26
Dec. 31, 2021 167/354 = 47.2% +14
Dec. 31, 2022 183/394 = 46.5% +16
Dec 31, 2023 206/433 = 47.58% +23
Dec 20, 2024 227/466 = 48.7% +21

I participated in 17 of this year's Group Reads.
Best of the year was a book I reread Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

[Kathleen]

Last year I was at 210 out of 428 - 49%
This year, as of today: 242 out of 469, or 51.5%

My goal was 50% so Yahoo!! I knew I read a lot of classics this year--a total of 32 were from our shelf. I have two more I'll be reading before the end of the month, so that will bring me to a comfortable 52%.

This is more than I ever thought I would reach. Dare I go for a new goal? Why not, I'll shoot for the moon and hope to some day get to 60%. :-)

[Wobbley]

Kathleen wrote: "My goal was 50% so Yahoo!!"

Bravo!! Well done hitting your goal. :)

[J_BlueFlower]

We used to add 40 books to the shelf each year. Now it can be anywhere from 16 (12 short and 4 moderates pick) to 44 (12 short + 4 moderates pick + 12 new + 12 old + 4 long).

If for instance we add 12 short + 4 moderates pick + 8 new + 6 old + 2 long = 34, you need to read (or have already read) 20 books to keep up 60%, or 21 per year to ever so slowly get to 60%.

Aaand that could be 12 short stories and 9 books. Not impossible. (Definitely easier than my catching-up year .... Les Misérables, Don Quixote and Swann’s Way).

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Congrats, Kathleen. I have settled out and my percentage is beginning to go backward.

Jay - the math makes my head spin! I agree reading those three in one year is a reward unto itself.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Kathleen wrote: "Last year I was at 210 out of 428 - 49%
This year, as of today: 242 out of 469, or 51.5%

My goal was 50% so Yahoo!! I knew I read a lot of classics this year--a total of 32 were from our shelf. I ..."



Way to go! Maybe next year I'll hit 50% That is my goal as well.