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I am joining the group of the ashamed again. I think I might make my 5 for 1 challenge something to do with reading books I already own.
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Welcome to the "i buy too many books" shame group. I only listed the series on mine, so I am still on denial for the standalone ones. 😂
That should be our next challenge list all the books you own but haven't read and see how many you actually read.
Bill wrote: "That should be our next challenge list all the books you own but haven't read and see how many you actually read."That would be a great challenge for me.
*hides in perpetual shame*
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It's a weird state of mind that lets me ignore the books I wanted enough to spend money on in favor of books I get for free from the library. It's like I know they'll always be there, so I don't prioritize them.
1100? 😮Ok, my shame isn't too bad anymore. Thank you for making me feel better, Niki! 😉
Bill wrote: "That should be our next challenge list all the books you own but haven't read and see how many you actually read."That would be a really good challenge.
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Niki Hawkes wrote: "I think I have something in mind that might work great for that. Perhaps I'll set it up next week sometime. Great idea, Bill. :)"Yay! Niki to the rescue!
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Wow. Good to know I won't have the biggest list. Love that when I throw an idea out there Niki actually does the work. :)
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What did you think about the two books?
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What did you think about the two books?"
Definitely not as good as the main series, but I like that he decided to do something a bit different. There was a lot more politics and philosophy with this series - so much so that it was a bit too much at points (especially in FoL). I think if I hadn't read Book of the Fallen, I wouldn't have enjoyed it, but after the main series, it was so cool to look into the past and see the back story of all the legendary BotF characters.
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message 101: by Angela, The Mother of Dragons (last edited Aug 13, 2017 03:18PM) Aug 13, 2017 03:18PM
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Bill wrote: "Shame to hear book 4 was a disappointment. Thought book 3 ended on a high note. Once I heard 4 wasn't going to be the last book I decided to wait for 5 so I can reread and finish the series."
I agree with Jenna Bill. It is a good idea to wait for the last book. I'm kind of hoping that the last book will make having read book 4 worthwhile. I really loved the first 3 books too. It was a little bit gutting that while I still rated The Blood Mirror a three, it was so far behind the calibre of the other books.
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message 102: by Jenna, The Rider of Rohan Sep 03, 2017 08:26AM
Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 1622 comments
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So I wasn't ashamed because I only have 3 unfinished series and I'm close to updating 2 of them, but then I wrote out all of the ebooks I own. Some of them I forgot I bought in the first place...
I am joining the group of the ashamed again. I think I might make my 5 for 1 challenge something to do with reading books I already own.
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message 103: by Niki Hawkes , The Mother Confessor Sep 03, 2017 09:27AM
Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller | 1422 comments
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I see a lot of great titles on your owned by not read list.... :)
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message 104: by Miche (last edited Sep 03, 2017 09:33AM) Sep 03, 2017 09:32AM
Miche | 157 comments Welcome to the "i buy too many books" shame group. I only listed the series on mine, so I am still on denial for the standalone ones. 😂
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message 105: by Bill Sep 03, 2017 09:33AM
Bill | 491 comments That should be our next challenge list all the books you own but haven't read and see how many you actually read.
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message 106: by Miche (last edited Sep 03, 2017 09:40AM) Sep 03, 2017 09:36AM
Miche | 157 commentsBill wrote: "That should be our next challenge list all the books you own but haven't read and see how many you actually read."
That would be a great challenge for me.
*hides in perpetual shame*
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message 107: by Niki Hawkes , The Mother Confessor Sep 03, 2017 10:51AM
Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller | 1422 comments
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Just my non-ya collection is at like 715 unread of 1100. I would definitely benefit from a challenge that focuses on books I already own lol. Maybe that'll be my new focus once I get my incomplete series challenge parred down.
It's a weird state of mind that lets me ignore the books I wanted enough to spend money on in favor of books I get for free from the library. It's like I know they'll always be there, so I don't prioritize them.
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message 108: by Miche Sep 03, 2017 11:10AM
Miche | 157 comments 1100? 😮
Ok, my shame isn't too bad anymore. Thank you for making me feel better, Niki! 😉
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message 109: by Tammie Sep 03, 2017 12:28PM
Tammie | 952 commentsBill wrote: "That should be our next challenge list all the books you own but haven't read and see how many you actually read."
That would be a really good challenge.
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message 110: by Niki Hawkes , The Mother Confessor Sep 03, 2017 12:44PM
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I think I have something in mind that might work great for that. Perhaps I'll set it up next week sometime. Great idea, Bill. :)
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message 111: by Niki Hawkes , The Mother Confessor Sep 03, 2017 12:45PM
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Haha, anytime Miche. :) I have ultimate shame.
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message 112: by Miche Sep 03, 2017 12:50PM
Miche | 157 commentsNiki Hawkes wrote: "I think I have something in mind that might work great for that. Perhaps I'll set it up next week sometime. Great idea, Bill. :)"
Yay! Niki to the rescue!
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message 113: by Jenna, The Rider of Rohan Sep 03, 2017 05:29PM
Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 1622 comments
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I'm glad some ideas came out of my great shame and I will admit, it's good to hear that by comparison, it's really not shameful at all. Though I only included the first in the series on the list I made, 1100 is definitely a different level.
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message 114: by Niki Hawkes , The Mother Confessor Sep 03, 2017 09:44PM
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Haha glad to be a shining example of what not to do. Some good indeed / I'm really excited for this new challenge. :)
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message 115: by Bill Sep 04, 2017 08:07PM
Bill | 491 comments Wow. Good to know I won't have the biggest list. Love that when I throw an idea out there Niki actually does the work. :)
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message 116: by Jenna, The Rider of Rohan 16 hours, 18 min ago
Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 1622 comments
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Updated my journey of Malazan with The Kharkanas Trilogy - onward to Path of Ascendancy!
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message 117: by Scott , The Malazan Encyclopedia 15 hours, 46 min ago
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Jenna wrote: "Updated my journey of Malazan with The Kharkanas Trilogy - onward to Path of Ascendancy!"
What did you think about the two books?
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message 118: by Jenna, The Rider of Rohan (new) 44 minutes ago
Jenna Kathleen (jennakathleen) | 1622 comments
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Scott wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Updated my journey of Malazan with The Kharkanas Trilogy - onward to Path of Ascendancy!"
What did you think about the two books?"
Definitely not as good as the main series, but I like that he decided to do something a bit different. There was a lot more politics and philosophy with this series - so much so that it was a bit too much at points (especially in FoL). I think if I hadn't read Book of the Fallen, I wouldn't have enjoyed it, but after the main series, it was so cool to look into the past and see the back story of all the legendary BotF characters. ."
I agree. I like FoD much more than FoL. FoL he went overboard with the politics and forgot the story. Also it's a hard sell the way he portrayed Draconus and Rake in BotF vs Kharkanas especially in FoL.
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Yeah, they felt different, but that also would have to do with the progression of time. I was okay with that for the most part, but FoL was almost a 4 star for the politics.
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Dancer's Lament - Definitely the best ICE book to date and I'm so excited that I'll be on schedule to read Deadhouse Landing with the group.
Jenna wrote: "Wow - I had a chance to read on the weekend and finally updated Malazan!Dancer's Lament - Definitely the best ICE book to date and I'm so excited that I'll be on schedule to read [..."
So many great reviews for that one! I look forward to read it once I finish the main series.
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Dancer's Lament - Definitely the best ICE book to date and I'm so excited that I'll be on sche..."
Enjoy the series!
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Dancer's Lament - Definitely the best ICE book to date and I'm so excited that I'll be on schedule to read [..."
And it's not even close. Most of the other books were round ups to 4* and this was a legit 5*.
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I agree with Jenna Bill. It is a good idea to wait for the last book. I'm kind of hoping that the last book will make having read book 4 worthwhile. I really loved the first 3 books too. It was a little bit gutting that while I still rated The Blood Mirror a three, it was so far behind the calibre of the other books.