How many of our Club Books have you read? Showing 1,201-1,250 of 1,698

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

New unofficial group rule: post a lovely photo of your book life plus treat whenever you hit a group milestone!

[CBRetriever]

Boston Cream Pie would work for me:

Two layers of sponge cake are filled with thick vanilla custard and topped with a chocolate glaze or a sprinkling of confectioners’ sugar. It is cut in wedges like a pie.

chocolate glaze though, no sprinkling of sugar for me. I'm proposing this for 125 (my next milestone)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Mmm Boston Cream Pie is my favorite "pie."

One year for Easter we made Boston Cream Pie crepes! A thin pancake with a little custard between each drizzled in ganache. It was like a mille feuille meets Boston Cream. Totally worth all the calories and effort!

[CBRetriever]

or chocolate eclairs done the French way (chocolate mouse inside) instead of the American way (vanilla pudding)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

One of my life missions is to introduce people to dark chocolate filled churros. I think this dessert demonstrates a future I want us all to share.

[Anna]

I'm going to have to stay out of this thread, I've already had chocolate, chocolate* and hot chocolate today, and I don't want to have to bake chocolate cake and/or brownies!

* yes, that's chocolate twice on purpose

[Hank]

Thanks for the applause! I am out of words for the day and need to rest up for any posts tomorrow.

[Lost Planet Airman]

Allison wrote: "i love everything about that picture!!"

Ooooh, shes got Four Lords of the Diamond books! I often feel like I'm the only person to have ever read those!

[Kateb]

DivaDiane wrote: "Sorry to hear about your illness, but glad you are still able to read!! And so much!!"

I often feel like a fraud for sympathy given to me. My illness is not life threatening, i have a virus that has taken up residence in my hypothalamus region of the brain

which means permanent vertigo ,so no driving, sometimes it settles and i can do things, other times its do something be nauseous and dizzy, back to whatever i was doing

BUt it gives a great excuse to read and read . Plus i am a fast reader . The library is around the corner and i can walk to it and pick up pre ordered books ( on the internet).

[Lost Planet Airman]

Amanda wrote: "I don't think I've ever responded to this post, but I've read 52 of the books since I started using Goodreads and probably 10-20 others prior to that (but I don't review things from before because ..."

I created one of the non-exclusive shelves for Read All The Books books before GoodReads. It lets me mark the books I read off the SFFBC shelf before I joined, or if they get selected after I?'ve read them.

[Lost Planet Airman]

Kateb wrote: "DivaDiane wrote: "Sorry to hear about your illness, but glad you are still able to read!! And so much!!"

I often feel like a fraud for sympathy given to me. My illness is not life threatening, i h..."

Hey, no one should see you as a fraud -- brain changes that keep you from being your best are still roadblocks in life! My late wife had Chiari malformation that propagated into balance, vision and reading problems; I just found I have ADD and sometimes just getting to work is like running an obstacle course!

[DivaDiane]

Kateb wrote: "DivaDiane wrote: "Sorry to hear about your illness, but glad you are still able to read!! And so much!!"

I often feel like a fraud for sympathy given to me. My illness is not life threatening, i h..."

It is what it is, @Kateb. It prevents you from doing things that you would otherwise do. Don't feel like a fraud, we all have our challenges. I have type 1 Diabetes, which is invisible to most people. Most of the time it doesn't affect my ability to do anything, but sometimes it does. But to get back on topic, what Type 1 (juvenile) Diabetes doesn't do is prevent me from eating Boston Cream Pie (which is something I don't think I've actually ever had, which is shocking)! Provided my blood sugar is in order beforehand and I don't overdo it (like really anyone shouldn't), I can balance it with insulin and enjoy a piece.

Luckily, I have a milestone coming up (100 - I know, again? because I messed up my tally like twice already) and will definitely take a picture of my chocolate related treat.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Yes!!! Excited this gives us a chance to see your treat!

Fully agreed on the sentiment that we all have our own battles and we get to feel about them what we feel. Some days, having a body sucks, even if most days we're able to feel gratitude for what we CAN still do.

I should likely do another tally soon, I think I'm comin up on 150!

Correction: I just did a tally. I'm at 164--169 if I count DNFs. So it's possible I'll hit 200 this year. Here's my Cabinet Of Let's Hope It's Not Any Poison Other Than Alcohol:

[Lost Planet Airman]

Allison wrote: "...Here's my Cabinet Of Let's Hope It's Not Any Poison Other Than Alcohol"

Sweet! Which of those is mine?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

So, funny story, I drank that already. It was excellent in a champagne cocktail, and with really spicy gingerale!

Now you can pick: Mixed berry wine, blueberry wine, spiced plum mead or cranberry orange mead!

[Hank]

Those all sound amazing!

[HeyT]

I'm currently sitting at 149 but I don't have another shelf book in my schedule until february.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

that means you have time to pick your 150 treat!!

[Richard]

Allison wrote: "So, funny story, I drank that already. It was excellent in a champagne cocktail, and with really spicy gingerale!

Now you can pick: Mixed berry wine, blueberry wine, spiced plum mead or cranberry ..."

I’ve got to pick up my pace so I can get me some of that fabulous sounding artisanal mead before it’s all snaffled up.

[Kateb]

DivaDiane wrote: "Kateb wrote: "DivaDiane wrote: "Sorry to hear about your illness, but glad you are still able to read!! And so much!!"

I often feel like a fraud for sympathy given to me. My illness is not life th..."

ta, hopefully you can eat chocolate treats for many years to come. reading obviously takes the stress away

[Bonnie]

Phase 2: Headed to 50% of bookshelf
This treat = Lemon Pudding Cake with Rote Gruetze (red berry compote) and vanilla sauce.
Celebrating 47% and headed to 50% of the bookshelf. Hopefully!

Now we eat and watch some live news from the States... at 8:15am on Inauguration Day... a bookend to an escalator ride.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I feel like you're trying to butter me up here! haha Great photo and that treat looks delicious! Making me very jealous as I ask myself if i want wheat toast or a protein smoothie for breakfast.

[HeyT]

I've managed to cross the 150 threshold this month. I'm actually at 155 or 156 if you count the upcoming books in March.

[Bonnie]

That is great! I will count them when you have read them! Which, maybe you mean to say, that you have already read Bob and Cerulean Sea. Then yes. ;->

[HeyT]

Oh yeah I meant I'd already read Bob so the total on my spreadsheet is 156 but without it I'd be at 155

[Raucous]

I've been spectacularly bad at reading novels the last few months. I've been at 99 group books read since last fall and have started but not finished books that would get me to 100 an embarrassing number of times.

However I'm in the same "already read Bob" situation so according to my spreadsheet... 100! Yah! (Even though this feels a bit like cheating.)

There's a local single source chocolate maker who describes one of her bars as having notes of "... an old fashioned banana split..." That sounds like an interesting complement to DivaDiane's chocolate chunk banana bread. I'll bring some by the chocolate table.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

huzzah! a lovely contribution and achievement!

[Bonnie]

I made it to 50%! I have now read more than 60% of our SF titles and 40% of the Fantasy.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Woohoo!!!

[Bonnie]

Raucous wrote: "...However I'm in the same "already read Bob" situation so according to my spreadsheet... 100! Yah! (Even though this feels a bit like cheating.)

No no, that is definitely 100 books, not cheating. Of course you read books before joining. :-)
How else would people know that they like speculative fiction and join the group, but for reading Dune, The Lord of the Rings, Ender's Game, Flowers for Algernon, Snow Crash, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, etc etc!!

[Beth]

Congrats, Bonnie and Raucous!

My current tally is 60. I'll see y'all for my chocolate party sometime in 2026. Maybe. :3

[YouKneeK]

Bonnie wrote: "I made it to 50%! I have now read more than 60% of our SF titles and 40% of the Fantasy."

Congrats! I love the different mix of books and tablet and phone in that picture. And I hope you intend to share that dessert because it looks delicious.

[DivaDiane]

I’m glad YouKneek alerted me to the existence of one of your fab bookshelf photos, Bonnie! Looks like a great line up and yummy yummy cake. What is it?!? I’m salivating over here.

[Meredith]

Bonnie wrote: "I made it to 50%! I have now read more than 60% of our SF titles and 40% of the Fantasy.

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Congrats Bonnie, great photo and delicious looking cake!

[Andy]

What a great Book Shelf. Flipping through, doing a quick count, as a new member I have read about 55.
I look forward to pulling more gems from shelf. Thank you for the curation.

[Bonnie]

I was going to wait to answer at my 175 books milestone. A few to go yet but today there was Strawberry Shortcake and, Cage of Souls came in. So we'll call this "En Route to 175."

Cage of Souls made it to the poll for May, so I won't read it until we find out who wins. Thanks for being a great group, see you online!

[Nicol]

Bonnie wrote: "I was going to wait to answer at my 175 books milestone. A few to go yet but today there was Strawberry Shortcake and, Cage of Souls came in. So we'll call this "En Route to 175."
..."

Loving your pictures, now I'm off to make vegan strawberry shortcake

[Raucous]

Does today's SFFBC logo mean that I can finally get club bookshelf credit for reading this book a year ago?

[Anna]

You get credit, yes, but not the type of credit that counts in this thread! :P

[Meredith]

Anna wrote: "You get credit, yes, but not the type of credit that counts in this thread! :P"

But, it's won the group poll twice! ;) 🐇

[Anna]

True, but it’s not on the shelf! 🐰

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

If you've read Bunnicula both years, you get extra credit. 101% of bookshelf read, and the most we offer is 105%.

No, I'm not yet telling you what the other 4% come from. We'll reveal it when someone realizes.

[YouKneeK]

Anna wrote: "True, but it’s not on the shelf! 🐰"

Is that another April Fool's joke? It is too there! :p I always thought it was funny that you shelved it as "real life".

[Anna]

OK now I don't know if YouKneeK pranked me, or if it actually was on the shelf and Allison took it off while I had my 17 hour nap :S Either way, one of you got me, and I need coffee!

edit: Allison says she hasn't touched the shelf, so that means YKK's prank got me, or they're working together on a long con.

[YouKneeK]

I’m sure it was Allison. She’s probably responsible for the slightly off-kilter column alignment in my screen shot too!

[Anna]

Yes, that must be it! XD

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

the real long con is how utterly useless I've pretended to be at technical and finicky work, just so i could pull this one prank.

[Anna]

Yes, I totally expected you to be unable to remove a book from the group shelf! I was astounded that you seemed to have managed it! :o

:P

[YouKneeK]

But you have proven you have PowerPoint skills, and I have a strong suspicion that the true culprit of this prank used PowerPoint to copy and paste screen elements and overlay them in the correct(ish) positions…

[Anna]

Being serious for a moment here. I didn't even look at the screenshot, I just thought that it's YKK, surely it must be true! I did see the ":p" and thought OK, is this a joke, but I couldn't be sure, and so I consider it ... aagh I want to say "mischief managed" but also don't want to say it for reasons. Timing was also excellent, I'd just woken up, blinking at my phone without my glasses on (= why I couldn't even see the screenshot properly).