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2014 Annual Challenges
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Read 2014 in 2014
I noticed 2 books were added before the year changed , cab we mark books we finished reading after the 2013 challenge ended. but before the new year began
I think that Teri had mentioned (on FB) to save anything that was finished prior to year end, but after she closed the 2013 challenge and add it to the 2014 list.
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Teri,Is it still ok to post on this thread? I have a hard time switching back and forth because I use my phone most of the time and it is linked with my facebook account. Hope that is still ok?!
If so, my first book of 2014 is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and give it 2 stars *holding my head in shame*. I just didn't like it until the middle part and the end. I almost stopped reading it.
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Since you mostly use your phone, have you tried using the GR app for one thing and the website for the other? For example, if you usually use the app for your page, you can use your web browser for the RKB page.
I'll add your book now and let me know if you need me to add more.
Thank you Teri! Whenever I go into the browser on my phone, it freezes for a second, then automatically logs me in *frustrating*Can you send me the login info in a private message? I will try and see if I can do it and login on my browser as a diff person. If not, I might be adding them here.
Here is another one :-)Back to you by Priscilla Glen 5 stars!!
Do we add them to same place we did last year? IhopeIhopeIhope. 'Cause I just did.
Rich, the log in email and password are the same as last year, but change the 3 to a 4 in both email and password.
Okey-dokey. Might as well wait till the end of the week and put in the whole two weeks worth o' books
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Books Read: 206
Pages Read: 65,305
Fun Fact: Most read authors: Janet Evanovich, Ilona Andrews, Diana Gabaldon (no surprise!) and Robyn Carr.
We're up to 44 participants, which is 19 more than we had last week. I DO know that there's at least one name ( Rich) absent from the list...if not more. If you haven't created your shelf or added your books, don't worry! You can join any time! Just PM me for log-in details.
I'll be adding a few books tonight. Looking forward to reading Outlander next.
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Books Read: 293
Pages Read: 93,943
Fun Fact:
Book with most pages: Voyager by Diana Gabaldon with 1072 pages. It's been read by Jenn, Jessica and Stacey B. I think the Outlander series is the reason for our high page count, don't you?
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Books Read: 617
Pages Read: 206,031
Longest book read: Gone With the Wind at 1,472 pages, read by Jessica!
People participating: 53
That breaks down to 11 books and 3,887 pages read per person!
And we're only a bit over a month and a half in!! Exciting!
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Pages Read: 236,840
Most read authors:
Catherine Anderson: 11 books
Janet Evanovich: 11 books
Kristen Ashley: 8 books
Barbara Freethy: 8 books
Diana Gabaldon: 8 books
Teri,Would you mind if I add my books to this thread? I still have trouble switching from my user to the groups user for some reason.
Thx,
Andrea
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Oh thank you Teri!!! I will do that and PM you :-)
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Books Read: 822
Pages Read: 269,053
Top 5 Readers:
Me: 82 books
Melinda: 62 books
Marty: 55 books
Shane: 49 books
Kathryn: 42 books
I have like 65 books to add. Just haven't gotten around to it. Too busy reading :-)
Omg how do you guys read so many books lol
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A Comick Book of Sports
The Pure Evil (Doc Savage, #175)
Lou Fine Comics Treasury
And I changed the edition of a couple of your books to editions with page counts. Hope you don't mind!
Comick Book of Sports - 96 pagesLou Fine Comics Treasury - 120 pages
The Pure Evil - 180 pages
My book count is so high on here, because I include all the books that I read to my son. If we only counted the books I read for myself, it would be about 9.
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That's fine Kathy!
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Books Read: 1010
Pages Read: 320,912
We are 633 books ahead of schedule!!
That's all??? Oh jeez. We're never gonna make it! We're doomed! DOOOOOOOMMMMED!
Oh dear me....you are such a drama queen, Rich :-P
oh boy oh boy oh, oopsoh goody! (can't be sexist)
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Books Read: 1088
Pages Read: 339,476
Not So Fun Fact: I didn't read one book this past week!!!
Updated my books for the month so far. A couple more than a certain slacker who shall remain nameless.
Unless we play Wheel of Fortune: T_RI PR_. (hint: Spend the $250) :-P
When I go into this page, it shows 1079 books read.
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Books Read: 1197
Pages Read: 375,774
No Fun Fact today, but I want to thank whoever it was that added in all of the "date read" dates!! I really appreciate it!!
Kathryn, I take the number of books from the "books" page and the page number from the stats page. It takes the stats page as much as 24 hours to update. Also, if books don't have a "date read" entered, they don't show up on the stats page at all.
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Books Read: 1579
Pages Read: 484,283
Fun Fact: The top most-read authors are:
Janet Evanovich (22 books)
Nora Roberts (17 books)
Debbie Macomber (14 books)
Barbara Freethy (12 books)
JR Ward (11 books)
David Baldacci (11 books)
Catherine Anderson (11 books)
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Books Read: 1762 (only 252 more to go!!)
Pages Read: 537,354
Fun Fact: Longest Book Read: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, read by Stacey Battenfield.
All caught up with adding my books up til today.
Teri... The Most Boring book Ever Written 1-star
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Books Read: 1992 (22 more until we reach our goal!!)
Pages Read: 581,949
Most read books NOT read in the group-reads:
Eleanor & Park (12)
The Invention of Wings (10)
Missing You (10)
The Rosie Project (9)
Me Before You (7)
Hi Teri,Can you please add:
1. Making Faces by Amy Harmon 5 stars
2. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 4 stars
3. Insurgent by Veronica Roth 3 stars
4. Twisted by Emma Chase 3 stars
Thank you,
Andrea
WHO: Everyone on both the Facebook RKB page and the GoodReads RKB page.
WHAT IT IS: It's a way for all of us to keep track of what we're reading in one place. The goal is to read 2014 books in 2014. I'm SURE we'll make it, but it's fun to see what everyone else is reading, which book is read the most, how many pages we've collectively read...and lots of other fun facts.
WHEN: Starting January 1, 2014
WHERE: We'll keep track on the Good Reads page that I've set up specifically for the challenge.
WHY: Because it's fun!! And I'd LOVE to see us hit 2 million pages next year...and maybe double the 2014 books!!
HOW: 1) Get the email address and password by sending me a PM. If you participated in the last challenge, I just changed the 3 to a 4 in both the email address and password. Because of the trouble we had last time, I'm being extra careful about who I send the information to!
2) Sign into the GoodReads account that I've created. Because GoodReads can be a little difficult about changing from one account to another, it's better to use 2 different browsers, one for your personal account and one for the Challenge account.
3) Create a shelf using your name. If you have a common name like Chris, Susan, Kathy or Jennifer, add either your last name or an initial or two. To add a shelf, look down the left side of the screen. In small green letters, you'll see the words “add shelf”. Click on that to add your shelf. If you're using your phone, you might not be able to see if. If that happens, let me know and I'll add your shelf for you.
4) Whenever you finish a book, add it to your shelf. A really easy way to do it is to send your personal account a “friend request” from the RKB account. Then add the book to one or the other, close the browser, then go to the other page.
5) If you come across a book that is already marked as READ, click on the title of the book. Beneath the book description, you'll see a place where it says “My Review”. On the right of that section, you'll see “edit my review” in green letters. Click on that. At the bottom of that page, just above the “save” button, you'll see “more options”. Click on that. You'll see “number of times I've read this book”. Add 1 to the number already there. Then click “hide more options” and “save”.
6) Please do not mark a book as "to be read" or "currently reading". Only add books that you've finished.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask!