How many of our Club Books have you read? Showing 901-950 of 1,698

[Gabi]

Anna wrote: "Wow, 90% is high! I’m a little over 50% and there are very few books left I’m actually looking forward to."

I have to torture myself now and then … XD

[Hank]

Gabi wrote: "Even though this year about half the time my gut feeling and the group votes were on different ends of the range, I still have the long term goal to read at least 90% of the group shelf. "

I personally have found 90% tough to achieve and maintain, i.e. I am not mainting it :) You only get to skip 2 books a year once you get to that level.

2011 is the year I apparently didn't agree with the larger group. I have 7 unread books from that year and can't seem to make myself pick any of them up.

For me it is fun to explore with the group either in the out of the way corners or the latest trends. I usually find something I like in all the books we read. I think I only gave one of our books 1 star although I have not read the Doctor Who book which I think Kim really did not have good things to say about.

[Trike]

Hank wrote: "I have not read the Doctor Who book which I think Kim really did not have good things to say about.."

It’s not great. It’s also not really Dr. Who. I kinda think Moorcock repurposed an existing story. My brief take: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Coralie]

I have been slack and have slipped back to 27 books not yet read. But I am reading two at the moment to bring my total back to 25. I would like to reduce to 20 by the end of the year. I have already read one of next month's (unless there is a dramatic turn around and Cuckoo's Egg wins the poll) but the other is not in either of the library's I use.

[Pat the Book Goblin]

I’ve read 55 books on the list. Personally that’s a bad number for someone who’s a fantasy/sci-fi fan lol. I need to read newer stuff haha.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Bad? Or does it mean you have a solid foundation and sooooo many good books ahead of you!!

[Pat the Book Goblin]

Yeah that’s what I mean lol

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Yay for anticip----

--ation!

[Nichelle]

83. More in my TBR pile, one in progress. So many good books, so little time...

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

So close to double digits!!! Nice work! :)

[Meredith]

Hooray, I hit 100 bookshelf reads today when I finished A Night in the Lonesome October. Chocolate here I come! :)

[Trike]

Meredith wrote: "Hooray, I hit 100 bookshelf reads today when I finished A Night in the Lonesome October. Chocolate here I come! :)"

Good timing, as I just restocked.

[Deborah]

76

[Barry]

As of 31 October 2019, I've read 75.

I'll see if I can get that number close to 80 by the end of the year (can't believe it's 2 more months!). I've got 12 books I own that are also on the group bookshelf.

[Hank]

Great Job Meredith! I can't remember what our current prize is for triple digits but it definitely should be chocolote since you hit it on Haloween and I am sure we all have some left over ;)

Great Job YouKneek as well hitting 150! (found the post in another thread)

[YouKneeK]

Hank wrote: "Great Job YouKneek as well hitting 150! (found the post in another thread)"

How sneaky, thank you! ;)

Congrats Meredith on hitting 100! We both hit our milestones on the same book. :)

[Meredith]

YouKneeK wrote: "Hank wrote: "Great Job YouKneek as well hitting 150! (found the post in another thread)"

How sneaky, thank you! ;)

Congrats Meredith on hitting 100! We both hit our milestones on the same book. :)"

Thanks YouKneek!. Congrats to you as well. I felt it was definitely a worthy book for the milestone(s).

[DivaDiane]

I got 2 more under my belt!! With Blackout and A Night in the Lonesome October I’ve read 70 (I think, I’m pretty sure, it might be only 69)!

[Bookworm]

24

But I didn't read any of them with the group and most likely will never read them all - a few are parts of a series. A few are books I know I won't like.

[Bruce]

I think only about 12 or 13. However, I have read several others by the same authors that are not on the list, i.e. Octavia Butler, Ursula K Le Guin, Arthur C Clarke, Asimov, Alan Moore.

[Eva]

Wow - congrats to all the people who've read so many on the list!

I think I've read 42 on the group shelf so far, and many more are on my TBR. My goal is to read 8 shelf books in 2019 (I only joined the group in October) and have 3 more to go.

Does anyone know how the challenge switches in the new year - will the 2020 challenge automatically only count books I mark as read in 2020, or will have to create a new shelf to keep it from also counting my 2019 reads?

[Sarah]

Eva wrote: "Wow - congrats to all the people who've read so many on the list!

I think I've read 42 on the group shelf so far, and many more are on my TBR. My goal is to read 8 shelf books in 2019 (I only joi..."

It will only count books you've read in 2020, assuming you mark the dates that you've read the book.

[Silvana]

Thanks to Lowell's spreadsheet, now I can say I read 124 books with 14 unread but already owned.

Total Sci Fi read: 65 of 143
Total Fantasy read: 59 of 140

So, do I get a chocolate or something?

[Eva]

I think you totally get your (virtual) chocolate! :-)

Thank you for explaining, Sarah, that's really helpful and I'm glad I won't have to make a new 2020 shelf.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

yes! come join us in the club house Silvana! haha! that's a great start Eva! You reminded me that tomorrow I want to get some year end stuff done, too

[Silvana]

Thanks Eva & Allison. I am liking the club house already, love what you triple-digit members done with the place!

In my mind, I have my own private room facing the ocean, with several fluffy reading nooks, endless supply of coconuts and coffee, plus my dog and my cat are with me.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I love that so much! that sounds like a great reading room!

[Karl]

Just counted them. Looks like I'm at 57 without even reading from the list...just random reads over the past years. My reading interests jump around a lot, but I do often read Sci Fi.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

That's pretty great for an unconcerted effort, Karl! Nice work! Hope you find more in the next year :)

[Alia]

I've read 21 / 297, most of which were read before joining the group

[Banshee]

I have only read 38 books from the group's shelf. Which basically means there are still a lot of awesome books that I will be able to read for the first time!

A lot of the books are on my TBR list for 2020 (49 to be specific - so that's gonna be fun!), so I'll do the challenge next year. I didn't participate this year, because I only joined Goodreads in January and I didn't have everything figured out at this point.

[Hank]

Great starts both of you! I am certain you will find some gems in the ones you haven't read.

[Trike]

Trike wrote: "Trike wrote: "Trike wrote: "Trike wrote: "45/133 with Hyperion being one I abandoned. By the side of the road. After punching it in the nuts."

3 years and 3 months later I'm up to 76/213. Some I've read with the club, some I'd previously read and the club added them.

Currently (1-4-17) I'm at 83/225, or just under 37%."

Today on 1-1-18 I’m at 112/249, or 45%. Progress!

1-25-19 I’m at 125 (synchronicity!) of 275, or 45.4545%. Heh.

If I can double the number of books I read this year to 25, I might hit 50% by this time next year. That’s the holy grail percentage for me, since I’m never going to read some of the books on the shelf.

2012: 33%
2015: 35%
2016: 37%
2017: 45%
2018: 45%"

1-1-2020 and I just made a shelf specifically to count these. Duh, took me long enough. Currently at 166/297, or 55.8%. 😊

[DivaDiane]

That’s really funny. Except I’m surprised you didn’t like Hyperion.

[Richard]

Setting out my starting point for the year. Like Trike 50% is about as good as I can hope for and with 170/297 I’m starting the year on a triumphant 57%.
Now I just need to hold onto that, or even with the help of Kindle book sales filling my TBR pile, better it by the end of the year.
Hope everyone has a great reading year ahead of them.

[Stephen]

Reviewing the list, I’ve read 112 of them. I’ll see where I am in 12 months.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Wow, that's great! We'll save a spot for you in the 100+ club house :-D

[Melani]

Trike wrote: "If I can double the number of books I read this year to 25, I might hit 50% by this time next year. That’s the holy grail percentage for me, since I’m never going to read some of the books on the shelf."

Oh I like the idea of hitting 50%. I'm very close at the moment with 133/297 meaning I need to read all the books this year plus 15. I think I can do that.

[Anna]

Check this out to easily see what % of books you've read!

[Chris]

Melani wrote: "Oh I like the idea of hitting 50%. I'm very close at the moment with 133/297 meaning I need to read all the books this year plus 15."

By the end of 2020, the club bookshelf should have 319 books. 50% rounded up is 160, so you can make it by reading 27 this year.

[Melani]

Chris wrote: "Melani wrote: "Oh I like the idea of hitting 50%. I'm very close at the moment with 133/297 meaning I need to read all the books this year plus 15."

By the end of 2020, the club bookshelf should h..."

EVEN BETTER!

[Kellyn]

I've only read 20 on the list. But I didn't know The Underground Railroad (group read in may 2018) counted as sci-fi. Did I miss something? Is it because it has a literal underground railroad? Otherwise, I can't remember any sci-fi elements from the book.

[Chris]

Kellyn wrote: "But I didn't know The Underground Railroad (group read in may 2018) counted as sci-fi. Did I miss something? Is it because it has a literal underground railroad? Otherwise, I can't remember any sci-fi elements from the book."

It also fits under alternate history. It's true that the book is most commonly shelved under historical fiction, but there was a lot of interest in the SFF community, as you can see from the awards list on the GR page.

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

I think I've read 68 of the 297 book clubs selection but own 157, possibly more. Really going to push for 150 reads by the end of the year and 50% by Spring 2021.

Turns out that I've never read a Terry Pratchett or Neil Gaiman novel (besides Sandman). By years end that'll either still be true or I'll have read all their entries on the club's bookshelf.

[Trike]

Kellyn wrote: "I've only read 20 on the list. But I didn't know The Underground Railroad (group read in may 2018) counted as sci-fi. Did I miss something? Is it because it has a literal undergroun..."

It qualifies as SF, but just barely. It’s actually an excellent example of my categorization policy of “one single element” making a work eligible for either Science Fiction or Fantasy. (On the Fantasy side, I use Hamlet, because of his dad’s ghost which only appears in the opening scene.)

My Underground Railroad review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kellyn]

Chris wrote: "Kellyn wrote: "But I didn't know The Underground Railroad (group read in may 2018) counted as sci-fi. Did I miss something? Is it because it has a literal underground railroad? Othe..."

I had no idea. Today I learned something...lol

[Kellyn]

Trike wrote: "Kellyn wrote: "I've only read 20 on the list. But I didn't know The Underground Railroad (group read in may 2018) counted as sci-fi. Did I miss something? Is it because it has a lit..."

Thanks for sharing. Great review!

[Gabi]

Thanks to 10000 Doors winning next month's poll I'm now at 130 books from the shelf. I'm getting there … I'm getting there …

only 140 more to reach my goal ^^' (plus everything that'll win the polls from now on … oooookay, I guess 90% is a tiny wee bit far fetched)

[Anna]

Anna wrote: "Check this out to easily see what % of books you've read!"

New page, so a reminder that here's the easiest way to check your progress!

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

Do you know what 30 books that you won't be reading, Gabi?