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How many of our Club Books have you read?
41 here! Ranging from books I read over 30 years ago, to ones I read just this year. Neat, I wasn't expecting that many.
Holy moly I'm into 3 digits. I'm throwing our book club a pizza party. Be there or be square. 101/243
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101/243"
Congrats, Jen!
CBRetriever wrote: "I just joined and I've read 86 of the list out of the 243 listed with 5 i my TBR file that I know of (I may have more due to my habit of purchasing the Humble bundles)"I think we're not giving this post its due attention because here we have a DOG THAT CAN READ.
Jen wrote: "Holy moly I'm into 3 digits. I'm throwing our book club a pizza party. Be there or be square. 101/243"
Awesome Jen! Which one was the magical 100?
A Wizard of Earthsea was #100... I didn't plan it that way... I'm happy it was such a special one. :)
I just looked through the bookshelf and I've read 48 of the books. Not sure if I'll be able to read along with the group reads because I read only from Overdrive, and many of the books have long waiting lists and I can't get the book in a timely manner.
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Looks like I’ve read 56 books from the bookshelf. I’m surprised I’ve read that many.
Trike wrote: "I think we're not giving this post its due attention because here we have a DOG THAT CAN READ"not only that, she could use a computer too.
"I like reading and books and GoodReads and ..."
where is this so-called groups bookshelf for which I keep hearing about?
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If you're on the computer, it's top right, below the picture. It's a little trickier on the phone, I usually go through the actual mobile site rather than the app if I need to do anything other than update my reading.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
And is there a set time to read all of these books or are they, in fact, suggested reads? That's a whole lot of books. LOL
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Haha! No pressure. I probably (definitely) won't ever get there! We set goals for how many we're going to read each year in our reading challenge thread. Some people try to read the entire bookshelf...we cheer them on as they go. If that sounds fun to you, good luck, and God speed!
Allison wrote: "John wrote: "And is there a set time to read all of these books or are they, in fact, suggested reads? That's a whole lot of books. LOL"Haha! No pressure. I probably (definitely) won't ever get t..."
Glad of that I'll look the list over and see what all is on there., As we do have the list coming up for which we just voted on. And when that one comes out I'm going to try to at least get through that one. That will probably be a miracle in itself. Especially since my main genere is mainly Fantasy fiction.
John wrote: "And is there a set time to read all of these books or are they, in fact, suggested reads? That's a whole lot of books. LOL"The Group Bookshelf is all the books that have been voted or selected to be our monthly reads. There's no obligation to read them all. Trust me, some of them aren't worth reading.
Kim wrote: "John wrote: "And is there a set time to read all of these books or are they, in fact, suggested reads? That's a whole lot of books. LOL"The Group Bookshelf is all the books that have been voted o..."
I was just looking over the titles of the books and some just by the titles I doubt I'd read. There are some that look like I may have them on my Amazon Wishlist But as I'm looking for something to read I'll look the list over and add them to the list. But I don't that I'd ever read 100 of them. LOL
Now I've got a question being fairly new to the group. I've been going through checking out the books and selecting some for which I'd love to read. Now If I click on the green "want to Read" icon underneath the books icon does that list show up on my page? Or will I have to go through the list each and every time to find my books? Thanks for clearing this up for me.
John wrote: "Now I've got a question being fairly new to the group. I've been going through checking out the books and selecting some for which I'd love to read. Now If I click on the green "want to Read" icon ..."That list is group exclusive, you would have to open up the book itself for it to show up in your TBR list.
Try right clicking on the title and open in new tab to do that.
Hope that helps.
Kim wrote: "John wrote: "And is there a set time to read all of these books or are they, in fact, suggested reads? That's a whole lot of books. LOL"The Group Bookshelf is all the books that have been voted o..."
That explains allot to me. I always wonder how some of the books end up on the shelves.
Kim wrote: "That explains allot to me. I always wonder how some of the books end up on the shelves."yep, I would not have picked that particular Cherryh book or the one by Adrian Tchaikovsky (his Shadows of the Apt series is awesome) and where's Andre Norton, P.C. Hodgell, Jeff Slayard, Elizabeth Haydon and Tad Williams?
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In the meantime, I shall stay on this thread's topic, which is how many of the club books have been read. I am at 53, up from 35 in June, and a couple left planned for the year! At this rate, I'll catch up with Hank by 2030, and Kim by...2045? Ish? I think my real play there is just to wait for Kim to be called back to his planet, and then declare myself victorious in his absence. :)
I think I have only read one book by Andre Norton, well two, but they were both in the same book. It was the first and second Time Traders books. And Tad Williams I read the Dragon Bone Chair Series and really liked, but haven't been able to sink my teeth in anything else by him.
I will have to look at the others and see what they have to offer and take a gander at it. Always like getting new stuff to look over.
thx
Allison wrote: "I am at 53, up from 35 in June, and a couple left planned for the year! At this rate, I'll catch up with Hank by 2030, and Kim by...2045? Ish? "How many have they read? I've read 86 of them with a quick look at the list
ETA: I've had a lot of years to read them as I'm over 60, though
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Well since I haven't been on to long and can lay claim to 1 that I've read.
Speaking of the list Farenheit 451 isn't even in English. Who put a ringer in the book list?
I’ve just joined. I’ve read 32 so far I think, plenty are on my TBR and I’m hoping to start going in the reads.
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Pfft. Come talk to me when you hit 200! lol
John, Fahrenheit 451 is definitely in English :-)
Welcome Nicholas, hope you find things you enjoy! And good job Maxine, keep truckin'!
Allison wrote: "I think my real play there is just to wait for Kim to be called back to his planet, and then declare myself victorious in his absence. :) "Australia's not a planet, silly.
Jeez louise, what are they teaching you kids these days?
Besides, he's a robot, not an alien.
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Australia's not a planet, silly.
Jeez l..."
Excuse me, I studied immigration law. When people come to the US from other places, they're called "resident aliens." As we all know, aliens come from outer space. Ipso facto, Kim's from outer space.
I am okay with him being a robot alien, though, that sounds great.
So you're saying that Oz wasn't his origination? Kim's been trying to fool us this whole time? Man, you just can not trust a robot.
Allison wrote: "Ipso facto, Kim's from outer space., ..."😂😂😂
I think that robots from Oz prefer to be called Tin Men.
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BOOM! /micdrop!
Not sure if I introduced myself in the introduction thread or not (maybe I will do that sometime soon), but I've been following along with the club for the last year or so and am up to 86 books read (many having been ones I read pre-club as a result of a lifelong fandom of these types of books), getting to 100 seems like a nice short-term goal.This might not be for this thread, but were there any books on the list that were generally panned by the group? Just seeing if there are any I should avoid. Conversely were there any out and out smash hits that I should be reading this instant?
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That's a great question. I don't think I know anything off hand that everyone agreed on. I'm'a start a thread.
So I did.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Allison wrote: "Sarah Anne wrote: "I'm at 191."Pfft. Come talk to me when you hit 200! lol
John, Fahrenheit 451 is definitely in English :-)
Welcome Nicholas, hope you find things you enjoy! And good job Maxin..."
Allison ok your telling me that this is English
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
it's the link from the book list. If the blurb is English then I speak Ancient Mandarin Chinese.
John that has nothing to do with the group or bookshelf. When we add a book it adds the default, unlike your own bookshelf where you can select an edition. For some reason the default for Fahrenheit 451 is a Spanish edition.
Kim wrote: "John that has nothing to do with the group or bookshelf. When we add a book it adds the default, unlike your own bookshelf where you can select an edition. For some reason the default for [book:Fah..."I see how that there works. But what don't make no sense is the fact that every book on the list is in English all 200 plus except for 1. And yes I went through everyone of them to see what I wanted to read. Of course When I looked it up on Amazon and was able to read the blurb in English I'll probably pass on the book.
Thanks for the relply about it though it just struck me odd that just the one was in Spanish.
Christopher wrote: "Not sure if I introduced myself in the introduction thread or not (maybe I will do that sometime soon), but I've been following along with the club for the last year or so and am up to 86 books rea..."As for books panned by the group the only real stinker that leaps to mind is Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles by Michael Moorcock.
I Lemmed it after the first couple of chapters. Who'd of thought Moorcock could produce such rubbish, hope the paycheck was worth it.
Richard wrote: "I Lemmed it after the first couple of chapters."Hey! We don't use that kind of language around here! Looks like S&L is leaking.
Richard wrote: "Who'd of thought Moorcock could produce such rubbish, hope the paycheck was worth it."
I have to believe that's what it was and the book was just something he'd half written but never bothered to finish but then that sweet tie-in money meant a couple of quick name changes and done. It was so bad.
Trike wrote: "Allison wrote: "I think my real play there is just to wait for Kim to be called back to his planet, and then declare myself victorious in his absence. :) "Australia's not a planet, silly.
Jeez l..."
Wait Australia isn't a planet? Why to kill my dreams. I was sure it had to be another planet, after all AC/DC sure seem to be aliens to me.
I am at 213 and simultaneously watching Kim fade away in the distance and waiting for the whoosing noise as Sarah Anne blows by me.It is too bad goodreads doesn't have the capabililty to show the average rating of a book just by members of a group. That would have a huge impact on my choices of book.
Kim's planet already called him back, he just isn't listening.
Hank wrote: "I am at 213 and simultaneously watching Kim fade away in the distance and waiting for the whoosing noise as Sarah Anne blows by me.It is too bad goodreads doesn't have the capabililty to show th..."
I agree with you on the goodreads and capability to show the average rating by members. There are some books for which I doubt that I will read but things may change.
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