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I have read 105 of 152 = 70%
Last count was 92 of 142 = 65%
So, improvement. There are 5 books on the list that I have no interest or intention to read. Still that leaves me a lot of reading to catch up to the group.
Last count was 92 of 142 = 65%
So, improvement. There are 5 books on the list that I have no interest or intention to read. Still that leaves me a lot of reading to catch up to the group.

Last count was 92 of 142 = 65%
So, improvement. There are 5 books on the list that I have no interest or intention to read. Still that leaves me a lot of reading to cat..."
That's awesome Sara - you are definitely an inspiration!!! ;-)

That's fantastic Bat-Cat! :)

Last count was 92 of 142 = 65%
So, improvement. There are 5 books on the list that I have no interest or intention to read. Still that leaves me a lot of reading to cat..."
Wow Sara improvement is an understatement!! :)
Loretta wrote: "Up to 39!! :)"
Nice! :) How exciting!
Nice! :) How exciting!


That's awesome Phil! :)

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1670115357
Currently at 111/152. 73%

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1670115357
Currently at 111/152. 73%"
Wow Duane, that's incredible! Keep it going! :)
Kathy wrote: "Duane, you are a reading machine."
Ditto. Lol
Ditto. Lol
I currently have 109/152 on the groups bookshelf. On the groups Listopia shelf I have 81 of the top 100. Check it out and vote for your favorites.
Link to our Group Listopia Bookshelf
Link to our Group Listopia Bookshelf

Link to our Group Listopia Bookshelf"
That's an impressive number Bob, on both lists! :)

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1670115357
Currently at 111/152. 73%"
Duane you are amazing!!!! I keep debating whether to try to play catch up with you mega readers but I get distracted by other books off of the list. oh well!
Bob, that's a huge number also! and thanks for the link to the listopia list, very cool!


Phil wrote: "Also interesting is that two books I loathe- Frankenstein and Dracula are in the top 25. To each their own, I guess. ..."
The Hobbit and Jane Eyre are both in the top 10, but I've long since resigned myself to the fact that the rest of the world finds those two books far more interesting than I do.
A Tale of Two Cities is way down at #57, which makes me happy cause I can pretend that everyone else dislikes it too.

The thing is, of the other 10, I really only want to read 3 (apparently I'm getting selective in my latter reading days!). I think I'll try to reach half, or 50 for the short term, and be happy with that. :-)


mainly just from trying to keep up with new monthly reads, rather than "shelf mining" (or new reads being books I've already read)
I have managed to get slightly ahead of the game with The Yellow Wallpaper though, as I've already read it, and it is on the Listopia list, but is not on the group shelf yet!

Snap, I got 44 too. Although some of them were so long ago I can barely remember them.
A much better score than I expected from quickly scanning my ratings. But a childhood interest in Wells, Verne and Conan Doyle, long before I started using Good Reads bumped my score a fair bit.

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie."
Oh I like this idea of seeing what you've read from our shelves each month!

Hmm, new thread idea, maybe? Might encourage others to read the same books and contribute to the already-existing discussion threads. :)

read Animal Farm and Lord Of The Flies
plus one that was chosen which I'd already read (Death Of Ivan Ilyich)
40 total now

Paula wrote: "41 for me. But when I joined this group in January of this year, I had only read 10. Watch out, people with 100+. I'm coming for you!! :)"
WOW, that is amazing progress, Paula. You will leave us all in the dust in no time.
WOW, that is amazing progress, Paula. You will leave us all in the dust in no time.


Thanks Veronique! Your number is fabulous! Keep it going! :)
Veronique wrote: "Those are pretty great numbers. Finally checked mine - 66 and I'm reading another 3 right now - and this is over 10 more than 3 months ago. My problem is that I like reading a variety of genres, no..."
That's super progress and a great number. I enjoy reading a lot of genres as well, but I have resolved to read all the classics I missed along the way. No shortage of reading materials...only a shortage of time.
That's super progress and a great number. I enjoy reading a lot of genres as well, but I have resolved to read all the classics I missed along the way. No shortage of reading materials...only a shortage of time.

I agree Sara! "So little time"! :)
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