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2016 Group Bookshelf Reading Calendar/Planning

Spin - (Edwin, Nicki, Sandi, Chris, Teanka, Chris2, Richard, Sarah, HeyT)
"Spin" - First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Spin" - Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
Cat's Cradle - (Amanda, Teanka, Erin, Ruth, Rachel, LadyCello)
"Cat's Cradle" - First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Cat's Cradle" - Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
The Anubis Gates
"The Anubis Gates" First Impressions *The truly spoiler free thread*
"The Anubis Gates" Do characters get their just desserts? *Spoilers*
What were your final thoughts on Anubis Gates *Spoilers*
Little, Big - (Valerie, Sandi, Jaleenajo Hank, Kathy, Richard, Kaion, MadProfessah)
"Little, Big" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Little, Big" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
Assassin's Apprentice - (Sarah, Sandi, Maarit, Greta, Shannon, Delitealex)
"Assassin's Apprentice" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Assassin's Apprentice" Conclusions *Plenty o Spoilers*
The Speed of Dark
"The Speed of Dark" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"The Speed of Dark" What is normal? *Spoilers*
"The Speed of Dark" Finished the Book *Spoilers*
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1)
"Mistborn: The Final Empire" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Mistborn: The Final Empire" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
The Lies of Locke Lamora - (Edwin, Amanda, Sandi, Dilek, Elle, MadProfessah, Richard, Karen)
"The Lies of Locke Lamora" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"The Lies of Locke Lamora" What did you think *Spoilers*?
To Say Nothing of the Dog - (Michael, Teanka, Monica, Jaleenajo, Peggy, Sarah, Ruth)
"To Say Nothing of the Dog" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"To Say Nothing of the Dog" Finished Reading *Spoilers*
Wild Seed - (Sandi, Michael, Teanka, Monica, Richard, Elle, Maggie, Chris)
"Wild Seed" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Wild Seed" Between the beginning and the end *marked spoilers*
Dune - (Valerie, Melanie, Kaion, Sabrina, Ruth, Rachel, Stephanie)
"Dune" First Impressions
"Dune" Finished (possible spoiler alert)
Leviathan Wakes
"Leviathan Wakes" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Leviathan Wakes" Finished Reading *Spoilers*
The Quantum Thief - (Nicki, Maarit, Michael, Monica, Barry, MadProfessah, Delitealex)
"The Quantum Thief" Discussion *No Spoilers*
"The Quantum Thief" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
The Warded Man - (Sarah, Valerie, Teanka, Sabrina, Richard, Elle, Sandi)
"The Warded Man" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"The Warded Man" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
The Lions of Al-Rassan
"The Lions of Al-Rassan" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"The Lions of Al-Rassan" The Ending *Spoilers*
Embassytown
"Embassytown" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Embassytown" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*

For those of you haven’t participated, the purpose of this thread is to coordinate and facilitate group reads from our group's Bookshelf, readings that are separate from the monthly choices.
A quick synopsis: in 2014, a number of us posted our reading goals for the year and we realized that there was a lot of overlap in the books that we all wanted to read for the year. We thought that it might be fun to coordinate reading them together, so a group reading thread was created. In 2015 the format was streamlined by placing and keeping an updated calendar and a listing of the old discussion threads for each book on top. So we now enter 2016, year three for the “2016 Group Bookshelf Reading Calendar/Planning”
This list has been selected based on “wish lists” submitted at the end of 2015 by those interested. These are all books from the club’s bookshelf that the club has read before, and can be viewed here: Bookshelf. A timeline calendar has been created based on common interests, and we generally have one or two books discussed each month. Again, these books are separate from and in addition to the ongoing monthly club selections.
The discussions usually get going by the 15th of the month, allowing time for folks to read the regular monthly choices if they so choose. Discussion takes place in the old discussion threads, which will be posted on the top and which we will try to keep up to date.
With all of that said, this is an "unofficial" official timeline, and if people end up having conflicts as the year progresses, or new people join, or whatever, please feel free to make friendly amendments, or add new book proposals to the ongoing discussion.
And remember, the main purpose here is to have fun.

The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack
The Man in the High Castle
Under Heaven
Boneshaker
Cold Magic
His Majesty's Dragon
The Lions of Al-Rassan
The Algebraist
Rendezvous with Rama
Magician
The Warded Man
Wool Omnibus

The Windup Girl
The Algebraist
The Forever War
The Graveyard Book
Doomsday Book
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Spin
Wizard's First Rule
The Dragon's Path
Promise of Blood
The Golem and the Jinni

Boneshaker
Cat's Cradle
His Majesty's Dragon
The Last Unicorn
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lions of Al-Rassan
The Princess Bride
Wool Omnibus

The Princess Bride
Anansi Boys
Hyperion
A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Wizard of Earthsea
Wizard's First Rule

Dune
Rendezvous with Rama
Red Mars
Wizard's First Rule
The Speed of Dark
The Blade Itself
Midnight Riot
Prince of Thorns
Promise of Blood
The Dragon's Path
Little, Big
Pandora's Star
Island in the Sea of Time
Cold Magic
The Warded Man
The Windup Girl

1. The Golem and the Jinni
2. The Killing Moon
3. Wild Seed
4. Red Country
5. Embassytown
6. Brave New World
7. Spin
8. Wool Omnibus
9. The Lies of Locke Lamora
10. The Black Prism
11. The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
12. Watership Down
13. The Algebraist
14. Under Heaven
15. Oryx and Crake
16. Blackout
17. The Forever War
18. Little, Big
19. Nine Princes in Amber
20. Assassin's Apprentice
21. Midnight Riot
22. Ender's Game
23. The Master and Margarita
24. The Dragon's Path
25. Stranger in a Strange Land
For the most part, I am trying to stay away from too many long series books - I am already choking on finishing the Wheel of Time et al.

If there is enough interest, we can certainly discuss any of the 2015 choices again.


1. Assassin's Apprentice (own)
2. The Windup Girl (own)
3. Ready Player One (own)
4. Prince of Thorns (own)
5. The Shadow of the Torturer (own)
6. Embassytown (own)
7. Fuzzy Nation (own)
8. Ancillary Justice (own)
9. The Martian (own) (possibly the one and only person who hasn't read this yet)
10. The Quantum Thief (own)
11. Guards! Guards! (own)
12. Dragonflight (own)
13. The Day of the Triffids (own)
14. The Long Earth (must loan/buy)
And possibly these, too, if I don't have time for them this year:
15. The Dispossessed (must loan/buy)
16. Anansi Boys (must loan/buy)
I marked the books I own and the ones I have to loan, but that's just for me to remember.

I bet it is :)

If there's no limit, my top choices are (in no particular chronological order):
1. Oryx and Crake
2. Under Heaven
3. The Eye of the World
4. The Way of Shadows
5. The Wise Man's Fear
6. I Am Legend
7. 1Q84
8. Ready Player One
9. The Final Empire
10. The Martian Chronicles
11. Tigana
12. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
13. The Fellowship of the Ring
14. Nine Princes in Amber
15. A Clash of Kings
16. The Summer Tree
17. Fuzzy Nation
18. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

The Graveyard Book
The Way of Shadows
Spin
This list is from the overlap of what I already own, haven't read yet (or won't have read by the start of 2016), and is on the group's bookshelf.

Here is a copy and paste from my bookshelf to-read list. No way I will read even half of these next year, but I like to throw it all out there to see what sticks against other folks' lists...
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
The Algebraist
Alphabet of Thorn
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
Cat's Cradle
Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1)
Childhood's End
Deathless (Leningrad Diptych, #1)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Embassytown
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire #1)
Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Long Earth (The Long Earth, #1)
The Native Star (Veneficas Americana, #1)
Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1)
Regarding Ducks and Universes
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman, #1)
The Silent Tower (Windrose Chronicles, #1)
The Speed of Dark
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher, #1)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
War for the Oaks
White Cat (Curse Workers, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
Zoo City


Under Heaven
The Algebraist
The Warded Man
Spin
The Golem and the Jinni
Cat's Cradle
The Mote in God's Eye
When Gravity Fails
The Killing Moon
The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
Oryx and Crake
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Blackout
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Childhood's End
Wild Seed
The Lathe of Heaven
Snow Crash
Slaughterhouse-Five

Foundation
The Black Company
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Ubik
Wool Omnibus
Under Heaven
The Rook
Hyperion
The Black Prism
Spin
Pump Six and Other Stories
Rivers of London
The Dragon's Path
Red Country
Promise of Blood
Hounded
The Martian Chronicles
The Last Wish
City of Stairs
The Golem and the Jinni
Station Eleven
Blood Song
Guards! Guards!
The Girl with All the Gifts
Red Rising
Armada
...and, if I'm not able to get to it with the group in December:
Redshirts
The Goblin Emperor

Spin 6
The Algebraist 5
Under Heaven 5
The Dragon's Path 4
The Golem and the Jinni 4
The Last Unicorn 4
The Windup Girl 4
Wool Omnibus 4
Boneshaker 3
Cat's Cradle 3
Embassytown 3
His Majesty's Dragon 3
Hyperion 3
Oryx and Crake 3
Promise of Blood 3
The Lies of Locke Lamora 3
The Quantum Thief 3
The Warded Man 3
Wild Seed 3
Wizard's First Rule 3

It does seem curious that my list is 31 this year and was 29 last year. Did I actually get any reading done last year?? Is this what they call "progress"??
I promise not to change it this time if that helps.


Great work, Edwin!
And 25% are female authors, for those tracking such things, which I think approximately matches our bookshelf.



Cold Magic
Gardens of the Moon
Kushiel's Dart
His Majesty's Dragon
The Dragon's Path
The Warded Man
The Black Prism
Wool Omnibus
Storm Front
Flowers for Algernon
Ancillary Justice
Ancillary Sword
Island in the Sea of Time
Under Heaven
Leviathan Wakes
Homeland
My wish list is as follows; however, I plan on joining in with which ever books I have not yet read. I generally don't read books twice, and with so many books out there to be read, I find I don't have time for re-reads.
1. Altered Carbon
2. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
3. Dragonflight
4. Dune
5. Flowers for Algernon
6. Furies of Calderon
7. The Final Empire
8. The Eye of the World
9. The Golem and the Jinni
10. The Martian
11. The Name of the Wind
1. Altered Carbon
2. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
3. Dragonflight
4. Dune
5. Flowers for Algernon
6. Furies of Calderon
7. The Final Empire
8. The Eye of the World
9. The Golem and the Jinni
10. The Martian
11. The Name of the Wind

The Mote in God's Eye
The Golem and the Jinni
Ancillary Sword
Wild Seed
The Quantum Thief
Pump Six and Other Stories
The Killing Moon
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Neverwhere
The Three-Body Problem
Snow Crash
The Lathe of Heaven
The Man in the High Castle
Books I would try to get if the group decides to read:
The Windup Girl
Pandora's Star
Oryx and Crake
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
The Algebraist
Zodiac
BTW thanks Edwin and Sarah for stepping up!! Great team!!

Little, Big
To Say Nothing of the Dog
The Lathe of Heaven
In the Night Garden
Ancillary Sword
Embassytown
The Name of the Wind
1Q84
And I'd love to re-read The Martian Chronicles

6 Under Heaven – Sarah, Sandi, LadyCello, Teanka, Chris2, Sabrina
6 Spin – Edwin, Nicki, Sandi, Chris, Teanka, Chris2
6 Golem and the Jinni, The – Edwin, Sandi, Teanka, Chris2, Melanie, Monica
5 Wool Omnibus – Sarah, Amanda, Sandi, Chris2, Sabrina
5 Dragon’s Path, The – Edwin, Valerie, Sandi, Chris2, Sabrina
5 Algebraist, The – Sarah, Edwin, Sandi, Michael, Teanka
4 Windup Girl, The – Edwin, Valerie, Maarit, Chris
4 Wild Seed – Sandi, Michael, Teanka, Monica
4 Warded Man, The – Sarah, Valerie, Teanka, Sabrina
4 To Say Nothing of the Dog – Michael, Teanka, Monica, Jaleenajo
4 Quantum Thief, The – Nicki, Maarit, Michael, Monica
4 Last Unicorn, The – Amanda, Nicki, Maarit, Michael
4 His Majesty’s Dragon – Sarah, Amanda, Michael, Sabrina
4 Embassytown – Sandi, Maarit, Michael, Jaleenajo
3 Wizard’s First Rule – Edwin, Ruth, Valerie
3 Promise of Blood – Edwin, Valerie, Chris2
3 Oryx and Crake – Sandi, LadyCello, Teanka
3 Mote in God’s Eye, The – Nicki, Teanka, Monica
3 Martian Chronicles, The – LadyCello, Chris2, Jaleenajo
3 Little, Big – Valerie, Sandi, Jaleenajo
3 Lies of Locke Lamora, The – Edwin, Amanda, Sandi
3 Lathe of Heaven – Teanka, Monica, Jaleenajo
3 Killing Moon, The – Sandi, Teanka, Monica
3 Hyperion – Ruth, Maarit, Chris2
3 Gardens of the Moon – Maarit, Michael, Sabrina
3 Flowers for Algernon – Maarit, Sabrina, Melanie
3 Cold Magic – Sarah, Valerie, Sabrina
3 Cat’s Cradle – Amanda, Michael, Teanka
3 Boneshaker - Sarah, Amanda, Michael
3 Black Prism, The – Sandi, Chris2, Sabrina
3 Ancillary Sword – Sabrina, Monica, Jaleenajo
3 1Q84 – LadyCello, Michael, Jaleenajo

lol. It's a tough call. If everyone puts every book they could possibly read out there, it becomes harder to tally, but you get a lot more overlap and more chance for discussions. If you only put the ones on your "wish list", then you are more motivated to actually join the discussions, but there are fewer overlaps and fewer discussions. It seems like everyone does what is best for them and that's why it works best as an interactive process, IMHO.
Hopefully I am not putting too much stress on Edwin and Sarah by suggesting that you can always add more votes if you want. It is true that it makes it a little harder for those tallying, but if it makes you feel better, Sarah was one of the ones I remember last year who ended up adding a lot more votes once the list started forming and saw more books they wanted to read... :p

LOL, step it up people!

Great job, Sarah! The names are a lot of work, I know!!

So yes, feel free to list anything you're willing to read. Edwin and I will survive the tallying process :) I'm quite excited about the response so far.



EDIT: I've also decided to join in the read even if it's not on my list as long as I can get the book somewhere relatively easy and the book itself interests me :).

Yup, me too.

By the way, I love picking up my phone and seeing so many notifications. I love seeing active threads :)

Me, too. As crazy as the planning is, it is a time of exuberant activity!


1. The Algebraist
2. The Lions of Al-Rassan
3. A Canticle for Leibowitz
4. Little, Big
5. Zodiac
6.A Night in the Lonesome October
7.War for the Oaks
8.The Anubis Gates
9.When Gravity Fails
10.The Silent Tower
11.Those Who Hunt the Night
12.The Suicide Collectors
Cold Magic looks pretty romancey to me but if the group votes for it, I would probably read it.
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2016 Schedule
(reader count), name of book, (page count), date
(11)The Algebraist - (434p) -
January 15(7) Ancillary Justice - (386p) -
January 15(10) Under Heaven - (608p) -
February 15(12)The Windup Girl - (361p) -
February 15(12) The Golem and the Jinni - (484p) -
March 15(6) Those Who Hunt the Night - (350p) -
March 15(12) Wool Omnibus - (509p) -
April 15(6) The Dragon's Path - (555p) -
April 15(11) His Majesty's Dragon - (356p) -
May 15(6) Hyperion - (483p) -
May 15(9) Oryx and Crake - (374p) -
June 15(6) Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - (430p) -
June 15(9) Spin - (458p) -
July 15(6) Cat's Cradle - (179p) -
July 15(8) Little, Big - (562p) -
Aug 15(6) Assassin's Apprentice - (480p) -
Aug 15(8) The Lies of Locke Lamora - (722p) -
Sept 15(7) To Say Nothing of the Dog - (493p) -
Sept 15(8) Wild Seed - (320p) -
Oct 15(7) Dune - (604p) -
Oct 15(7) The Quantum Thief - (336p) -
Nov 15(7) The Warded Man - (453p) -
Nov 15(7) Embassytown - (405p) -
Dec 15(7) The Lions of Al-Rassan - (526p) -
Dec 15Discussion Threads:
The Algebraist - (Sarah, Edwin, Sandi, Teanka, Hank, Richard, Monica, Maggie, Peggy, Marianne, HeyT)
"The Algebraist" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"The Algebraist" Final evaluations (***spoilers, duh***)
Ancillary Justice - (Maarit, Sabrina, Kaion, Erin, Jason, Silvana, Delitealex)
"Ancillary Justice" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Ancillary Justice" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
Treatment of Emotions in Ancillary Justice - *Spoilers*
Under Heaven - (Sarah, Sandi, LadyCello, Teanka, Chris2, Sabrina, Kathy, Richard, MadProfessah, Stephanie)
"Under Heaven" First Impressions *no spoilers*
"Under Heaven" Part 4 & Afterthoughts *Spoilers*
"Under Heaven" Horses *mark your spoilers*
The Windup Girl - (Edwin, Valerie, Maarit, Chris, Richard, Monica, Dilek, Barry, Silvana, Peggy, Marianne, Karen)
"Windup Girl" First Impressions--No Spoilers
"Windup Girl" Loved it? Hated it? Final thoughts ...
The Golem and the Jinni - (Edwin, Sandi, Teanka, Chris2, Melanie, Monica, Elle, Erin, Peggy, MadProfessah, Marianne, Stephanie)
The Golem and the Jinni – First Thoughts *No Spoilers*
The Golem and the Jinni – Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
Those Who Hunt the Night - (Michael, Hank, Sarah, Sabrina, Elle, Stephanie)
Those Who Hunt the Night – First Impressions *No Spoiler*
Those Who Hunt the Night – Plot Hole *Spoilers*
Those Who Hunt the Night – Historical Setting, Atmosphere *Spoilers*
Those Who Hunt the Night – Villain’s Point of View *Spoilers*
Those Who Hunt the Night - Final Thoughts (Spoilers)
The Mote in God's Eye - (Valerie, Sarah)
"The Mote in God's Eye" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"The Mote in God's Eye" The End *Spoilers*
Wool Omnibus - (Sarah, Amanda, Sandi, Chris2, Dilek, Elle, Richard, Fabi, Rachel, Delitealex, Marianne, Stephanie)
"Wool Omnibus" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"Wool Omnibus" Just finished the book. *Spoilers*
The Dragon's Path - (Edwin, Valerie, Sandi, Chris2, Sabrina, MadProfessah)
"The Dragon's Path" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"The Dragon's Path" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
His Majesty's Dragon - (Sarah, Amanda, Michael, Sabrina, Kathy, Richard, Elle, Jason, Delitealex, Marianne, Stephanie)
"His Majesty's Dragon" First Impressions *No Spoilers*
"His Majesty's Dragon" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
Hyperion - (Ruth, Chris2, Silvana, Stephanie, Sarah, LadyCello)
"Hyperion" Gut Reaction & Discussion Leader *No Spoilers*
"Hyperion" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
Good Omens - (Edwin, Monica, Elle, Erin, Peggy, Rachel)
"Good Omens" First Impressions
"Good Omens" Final Thoughts *Spoilers*
"Good Omens" - British Irony
"Good Omens" - Favorite Scene
Oryx and Crake - (Sandi, LadyCello, Teanka, Greta, Monica, Barry, Richard, Marianne, Karen)
”Oryx and Crake” First Impressions *No Spoilers*
”Oryx and Crake” Finished Reading *Spoilers*