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Moving Mountain - 2017 Ed
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Dec 12, 2016 09:20PM
Oops, I just realised I'm now reading a book I wanted to read for this lol I better found another book for this challenge!
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I'm in per the norm. The only problem is I only joined goodreads (and this wonderful group) in 2014...so I don't have a lot of variety in the year category. I'm thinking of doing the following so let me know if that's ok. I don't really have any other "lists" to draw years from I just dumped a whole ton of books in my TBR in 2014 when I joined.Ace: 2014
2: 2014
3: 2014
4: 2014 - kept the same
5: 2015 - kept the same
6: 2016 - kept the same
7: 2015
8: 2015
9: 2015
10: 2016
Jack: 2016
Queen: 2016
King: 2014 - since I have so many from this year
Drew 12 cards 'PICK-A-SHELF':
P. 3 spades - Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh - Read 4/24/2017
I. Jack diamonds - The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey - Read 8/18/2017
C. 7 spades - Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - Read 1/21/2018
K. 3 clubs - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Read 2/10/2017
-. King hearts - End Game by Dale Brown - Read 2/5/2017
A. 9 spades - Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
-. 2 hearts - Retribution by Dale Brown - Read 2/16/2017
S. 3 hearts - Revolution by Dale Brown - Read 2/28/2017
H. Queen hearts - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce Read 1/3/2017
E. 5 diamonds - Three of Hearts by W. Ferraro Read 5/24/2017
L. 9 clubs - Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock
F. 8 spades - The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal Read 12/20/2017
Charity, you have more variety in year than I do. I have only got 2 years to choose from.
Haha that's what I did Charity. I joined in Nov 2014 and dumped something like 350 books onto my TBR fairly haphazardly I might add.
Cecile, 350 books is nothing. This year I have added over 1000 books. It is just so fun to see what others read and if it is good you just have to add it to your tbr
I know, but that was 350 over a 4 or 5 week period.
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And I think that's what we all do when we first joined GR ;)
★✩★✩★✩★Moving Mountain★✩★✩★✩★ Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017.Number of draw cards: 52 (view spoiler)
RED (diamonds / hearts) = A-L (22/26 books read) (view spoiler)
BLACK (clubs / spades) = M-Z (13/26 books read) (view spoiler)
I'm in. Once my brain starts functioning, probably round about lunch time, I'll decide how many books I want to read for this and how many cards I'll draw at a time.Number of draw cards : 52
The colour of the cards indicate the bands of initial of author's surname:
RED (diamonds / hearts) = A-L
BLACK (clubs / spades) = M-Z
The ranks/suits of the cards indicate the year the book was added onto your TBR:
Ace: 2011
2: 2012
3: 2013
4: 2014
5: 2015
6: 2016
7: 2007
8: 2008
9: 2009
10: 2010
Jack: 2014
Queen: 2015
King: 2016
RED (hearts / diamonds) - A - L
Ace of Diamonds (2011): Taken at the Flood 23/09/2017
2 of Hearts (2012): Siege
4 of Diamonds (2014): As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 15/11/2017
4 of Hearts (2014): The Devil in the Marshalsea
10 of Diamonds (2010): Charlie All Night - 18/02/17
2 of Diamonds (2012): Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
3 of Diamonds (2013):Homicide in Hardcover - 21/02/17
King of Hearts (2016): Not On The Label - 26/01/17
6 of Diamonds (2016): The Night Manager
Queen of Hearts (2015): Dead Girl Walking - 26/07/2017
Jack of Hearts (2014): Presumed Guilty - 20/01/17
3 of Hearts (2013): The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime - 12/05/2017
Jack of Diamonds (2014): The House of Dolls
6 of Hearts (2016): A Man Called Ove
Queen of Diamonds (2015): The Girl in the Spider's Web
King of Diamonds (2016): Dreamcatcher
5 of Hearts (2015): The Peach Keeper
9 of Diamonds (2009): Look Back in Hunger - 14/11/2017
10 of Hearts (2010): The Sittaford Mystery - 18/08/2017
7 of Hearts (2007): "Live from Cape Canaveral": Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today - 19/11/2017
9 of Hearts (2009): A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
Ace of Hearts (2011): Destiny
7 of Diamonds (2007): Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages - 23/03/2017
8 of Hearts (2008): The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport - 30/03/2017
8 of Diamonds (2008): Blood Runs Cold
5 of Diamonds (2015): Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why It Often Sucks in the City, or Who Are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? - 11/06/2017
Black (clubs / spades) - M - Z
5 of Clubs (2015): Florida Straits
3 of Clubs (2013): The Man in the Queue
10 of Clubs (2010): Carpe Jugulum - 22/08/2017
Jack of Spades (2014): The Nemesis Program - 17/10/2017
Queen of Spades (2015): The Forgotten Holocaust - 27/10/2017
4 of Clubs (2014): Bellman & Black
Ace of Spades (2011): The Holmes Affair
Ace of Clubs (2011): The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
King of Clubs (2016): Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War - 24/07/2017
7 of Clubs (2007): Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge
King of Spades (2016): Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race - 21/07/2017
Queen of Clubs (2015): Private Island: How the UK Was Sold - 18/01/17
2 of Clubs (2012): Without Pity: Ann Rule's Most Dangerous Killers - 20/07/2017
5 of Spades (2015): Still Life
6 of Spades (2016): Cinder - 12/02/17
2 of Spades (2012): The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief - 06/07/2017
10 of Spades (2010): The Last Continent - 11/06/2017
3 of Spades (2013): The Blood Gospel - 19/11/2017
6 of Spades (2016): The Four Legendary Kingdoms - 02/07/2017
Jack of Clubs (2014): Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
9 of Clubs (2009): Wedlock
4 of Spades (2014): McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland - 12/01/17
9 of Spades (2009): The Black House
8 of Clubs (2008): Bruno, Chief of Police
7 of Spades (2007): The Iron Horse
8 of Spades (2008): Stratton's War
Books read: 25/52
Moving Mountain - 2017
January - December 2017
My Moving Mountain - 2017 (msg 60)
Draw Cards
Number of draw cards: 52 (13 per quarter)
RED (diamonds / hearts) = A-L
BLACK (clubs / spades) = M-Z
Ranks/Years (view spoiler)
Quarter 1 ~ 13 cards
RED - Author A-L
✔Q Hearts = 2014: Against The Spread - Mara Jacobs ~ Jan 2014 - 02.23 ★★★
✔Q Diamonds = 2014: Sneaking Candy - Lisa Burstein ~ Feb 2014 - 01.12 ★★★★
✔9 Diamonds = 2013: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich ~ Feb 2013 - 03.09 ★★★
✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯
BLACK - Author M-Z
✯A Spades = 2012: Blue Dahlia - Nora Roberts ~ Apr 2012
✔Q Spades = 2014: Practice Makes Perfect - Kathryn Shay ~ Jan 2014 - 01.28 ★★★★
✔10 Spades = 2014: Dangerous Connections - Terry Odell ~ Feb 2014 - 02.07 ★★★
✔9 Spades = 2013: The Protector - Marliss Melton ~ Feb 2013 - 01.02 ★★★★
✔5 Spades = 2015: Breaking Boundaries - Teresa J. Reasor ~ Dec 2015 - 03.08 ★★★★
✔4 Spades = 2014: Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill ~ Mar 2014 - 01.11 ★★★★
✯A Clubs = 2012: The Watson Brothers - Lori Foster ~ Apr 2012 - 03.10 ★★★★
✔K Clubs = 2015: Over the Top - Rebecca Zanetti ~ Dec 2015 - 01.30 ★★★
✔7 Clubs = 2013: Fade To Midnight - Shannon McKenna ~ Feb 2013 - 01.09 ★★★★
✔4 Clubs = 2014: Tempted by the Soldier - Nicolette Day ~ Mar 2014 - 03.29 ★★★★
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I didn't join goodreads until 2010, so for the earlier shelves I am going to go with books published in those years.
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that'll work too
Tien wrote: "Karen wrote: "I didn't join goodreads until 2010, so for the earlier shelves I am going to go with books published in those years."that'll work too"
Now I just need to figure out how the alphabet works, the school term needs to end now as my brain is no longer functioning.
I joined GR in 2014, so for the years before that, I'll use publishing dates. I think I'm going to select three at a time. For me, that's a big week, or a small month...
Draw 3 Cards
The colour of the cards indicate the bands of initial of author's surname:
RED (♢ / ♡) = A-L
BLACK (♧ / ♤) = M-Z
The ranks/suits of the cards indicate the year the book was added onto your TBR:
Ace: 2011
2: 2012
3: 2013
4: 2014
5: 2015
6: 2016
7: 2007
8: 2008
9: 2009
10: 2010
Jack: free choice
Queen: free choice
King: free choice
4♢ ~ Little Beach Street Bakery(2014) ~
3♡ ~ The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion(2013) ~ 2.13.17
5♡ ~ The Reluctant Midwife(2015) ~
Oh, I like Karen's idea better! I'll do that too. Books published in the years before I joined GR.
Draw 12 cardsThe color of the cards indicate the initial of author's last name:
RED (diamonds / hearts) = A-L
BLACK (clubs / spades) = M-Z
The ranks/suits of the cards indicate the year the book was added onto your TBR but my TBR Dates are so messed up that I will probably use the years recommended but read books that were published in the years indicated.
Ace: 2011
2: 2012
3: 2013
4: 2014
5: 2015
6: 2016
7: 2007
8: 2008
9: 2009
10: 2010
Jack: 2011
Queen: 2012
King: 2013
My draw and picks:
5 of clubs - M-Z - 2015 - Over the Fence - Melanie Moreland
Q of spades - M-Z - 2012 - The Plum Tree - Ellen Marie Wiseman
10 of hearts - A-L - 2010 - A Grown Up Kind of Pretty - Joshilyn Jackson
2 of spades - M-Z - 2012 - The Sea of Tranquility - Katja Millay
3 of hearts - A-L - 2013 - Ordinary Grace - William Kent Krueger
K of clubs - M-Z - 2013 - Eleanor and Park - Rainbow Rowell
4 of spades - M-Z - 2014 - Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
6 of diamonds - A-L - 2016 - Wilde Lake - Laura Lippman
K of hearts - A-L - 2013 - Life After Life - Kate Atkinson
4 of clubs - M-Z - 2014 - Last Night at the Blue Angel - Rebecca Rotert
9 of spades - M-Z - 2009 - The Horse Dancer - Jojo Moyes
4 of diamonds - A-L - 2014 - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
hey Tien - random author question for Tatiana de Rosnay - A-L author, or M-Z author (I have A-L right now because of the de...but wanted to ask)
I'd think the same as you Dee. D for de
I have both options available on MM, but yeah...I figured de because that is how my library has it set up
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Feel free to go either way, Dee.
Love this idea. I am going to do this in lots of 10 and see how far I get. I hope that is alright? Just seems more manageable that way for me. I get overwhelmed with too much information. lolMoving Mountain - 2017 Ed
The colour of the cards indicate the bands of initial of author's surname:
RED (diamonds / hearts) = A-L
BLACK (clubs / spades) = M-Z
The ranks/suits of the cards indicate the year the book was added onto your TBR:
Ace: 2015
2: 2012
3: 2013
4: 2014
5: 2015
6: 2016
7: 2007
8: 2008
9: 2009
10: 2010
Jack: Your pick of year*
Queen: Your pick of year*
King: Your pick of year*
RED CARDS: A-L (3/7)
*4 of hearts (2014)
*J of diamonds (2008)
*8 of hearts (2008)
*4 of diamonds (2014)
BLACK CARDS: M-Z (1/3)
*K of spades (2009)
*2 of clubs (2012)
COMPLETED: 4/10
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I'm the same, Kathryn, which is why I've only drawn 10 to start with. I'm tempted to do more! But I'm telling myself I have to read at least 5 first then I can draw the next 5 ;p
I've read 2 and about 1/3 of the way of 1 book so... soon!!! lol
Tien wrote: "I'm the same, Kathryn, which is why I've only drawn 10 to start with. I'm tempted to do more! But I'm telling myself I have to read at least 5 first then I can draw the next 5 ;pI've read 2 and about 1/3 of the way of 1 book so... soon!!! lol"
I think I will increase mine too, just want to see how soon I can get through my first 5!
Tien wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "Love this idea. I am going to do this in lots of 10 and see how far I get. I hope that is alright? Just seems more manageable that way for me. I get overwhelmed with too much inf..."Oh, I like the idea of adding five more after I finish five!
Tien wrote: "Dominique wrote: "Moving Mountain - 2017 Ed...What's your goal, Dominique? How many books are you going for?"
26, sorry I didn't answer sooner
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I can already tell I'm going to regret this -- I couldn't help myself, and signed up for all 4 challenges we have going right now. If I start feeling too overwhelmed, I may decide not to keep going on all of them. But planning is almost as much fun as reading the books!
Susan wrote: "...I can already tell I'm going to regret this -- I couldn't help myself, and signed up for all 4 challenges we have going right now. If I start feeling too overwhelmed, I may decide not to keep going on all of them. But planning is almost as much fun as reading the books!
"
You could think of it as challenges having 3 phases - the planning, the reading, and the tracking. Planning might actually be my favorite of the three phases :)
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You're absolutely right, Sue. And it's the tracking that I get tired of. I also require myself to wrote a GR review for every book I read, and I get tired of doing that and get behind on it, too.
I'm with you, Susan. I love the planning phase, but then get often stuck and/or overwhelmed on the reading/tracking phase. So many books, so little time!At the beginning of every year I too require myself to write a review for each book I read, but then fail miserably in the attempt.
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I'm totally addicted ;p
I love the planning phase too! It's fun to pick books. For the tracking of what you have read I have noticed it is easier to make a thread where you list all challenges and which books you want to read for them, I did that here (it is in another group so I'm not sure if you will be able to see the page). It takes time to set up a thread like that, but it makes things easier later on. When you read a book you go to your challenge thread and use ctrl + f to search the page to see for which challenge(s) you used the book.
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I personally use a worksheet though I also tried creating my own private group for my own use to track challenges but I find I like my worksheets better ;p
I used to do that too, Lusie, but I found it time-consuming in the end. I haven't signed up to many challnges this year (well... not so many as the past few years, at least), so I thought I'd just go to the appropriate post and edit it. I'll have to find another solution if this doesn't prove handy.
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Tien, I already thought you wouldn't be able to see it.You are right, Marina. It does take a lot of time to set it up and keep track of everything.
The plan was not to sign up to too many things, but I signed up anyway for all challenges that crossed my path lol
I think a worksheet in Excel would work great, Tien and Bea.
I just love the planning. Two years ago I tried an excel spreadsheet, and failed miserably. Last year I didn't use anything, except keep track of my challenges in a GR Personal Challenge thread. I found that I was undisciplined in my reading and didn't complete many challenges that I'd signed up for, albeit I read some great books that I picked up willy nilly. ;-D This year, I got a notebook with a page or three for every challenge, with books listed and a master list of books to read this year, (adding all the time), and a monthly tracking of books to read. I think that this will work for me.
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Cecille, I do very much the same thing, but not on paper. I've used Excel spreadsheets before, but only for individual challenges with lots of options, not to combine all my challenges. What works for me is a text file for each challenge -- sort of like one page in a notebook -- but it's right on my computer, where I am when I'm searching for books.
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Tien wrote: "My excel file is fairly big with about 10 tabs: separate worksheets per group and then if the challenge requires a specific formatting (like Scattershelves), it gets its own worksheet. Then I have ..."Wow! that's intense! I just save links to all of my challenges and then once I've read a book I go through and check where it fits in. I try to plan based on books I already own on iBooks or my mum has on Kindle haha.
Although, I do check through nearly every day to see where I could change things up! My lists never look the same as when they start!
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lol yea, I'm totally obsessed!
I don't anyone's completed list ever looks the same as the original plan ;p
The colour of the cards indicate the bands of initial of author's surname:RED (diamonds / hearts) = A-L
BLACK (clubs / spades) = M-Z
The ranks/suits of the cards indicate the year the book was added onto your TBR:
TBR starts in 2011
Ace: 2011
2: 2012
3: 2013
4: 2014
5: 2015
6: 2016
7: 2012
8: 2013
9: 2014
10: 2012
Jack: 2011
Queen: 2016
King: 2015
Everybody is so ambitious. I'm starting with five cards and seeing where I go from here. ;) For each category I picked two possible books, one I own and one I would have to checkout from the library. I like to try and have a balance of the two in my current reads so I'll pick the book based on whatever else is in my TBR at the moment.
Red (Diamonds/Hearts)=A-L
7 of hearts (2012): One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey OR The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Black (Spades/Clubs)=M-Z
Q of Spades (2016):
6 of Clubs (2016): The Moons of Jupiter by Alice Munro OR The Arrival by Shaun Tan
3 of Spades (2013): The Reader by Bernhard Schlink OR The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
8 of Spades (2013):
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I've read three with two more on the go. I know I'll slow down later though, so it's good to get a good start!
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