The TBR Randomiser Challenge - 2017

[Rique]

Updated post 433 - finished two more, Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner and A Fatal Grace, Louise Penny - I'm up to 4 of 6

... and the next spin of the wheel revealed the next random selection to be:

A Share in Death (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James #1) - Deborah Crombie

[Kelly]

Updated #54.

9/10 complete

[Carri]

Please update Msg. 104

4/10
1. Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
2. Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon
3. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
4. The Witches by Roald Dahl
5. Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
6. Night Garden by Lisa Van Allen
7. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
8. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
9. The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne
10. The Perfume Collector by Kathleen

[Helen]

Done!

5/5 Completed

#501 Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer COMPLETED 10/1/17
#344 The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories by Agatha Christie COMPLETED
#721 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken COMPLETED 06/20/17
#760 The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks COMPLETED 09/27/17
#644 Joyland by Stephen King COMPLETED 01/31/17

[Carri]

Please update message 104

5/10
1. Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
2. Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon
3. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
4. The Witches by Roald Dahl
5. Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
6. Night Garden by Lisa Van Allen
7. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
8. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
9. The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne
10. The Perfume Collector by Kathleen
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[Maureen]

Update message #14
22/26

[Winter, Group Reads]

Rique wrote: "Updated post 433 - finished two more, Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner and A Fatal Grace, Louise Penny - I'm up to 4 of 6

... and the next spin of the wheel revealed the next random selection to be..."

How did you like Stand on Zanzibar>? I have had my eyes on that one for a while :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated! Congrats Helen! :)

[Amanda]

Update to Amanda (279) I'm at 3/8. May need to rerandomize my list, I've moved and can't find some of these books in storage. Next up per my random list: The Pearl

[SleepyHead]

1.-Hollow City
2.-The Merchant of Venice
3.-The Fault in Our Stars
4.-El abanderado
5.-Uprooted
6.-Cell
7.-Fahrenheit 451
8.-Julius Caesar
9.-The Sun Is Also a Star
10.-Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda


0/10!! I will try :)

[Auntie Terror]

Finally I can update again.

I've now read 3/8 of my pledged books for this challenge. Thanks for updating when you get around to it next. :-)

(I also learnt that I love the idea of the challenge but need to do it differently next year. I suspect not having a full list to start but to randomise each time anew, as some here do, might work better for me, too.)

[Rique]

Winter wrote: "Rique wrote: "Updated post 433 - finished two more, Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner and A Fatal Grace, Louise Penny - I'm up to 4 of 6

... and the next spin of the wheel revealed the next random s..."

How did you like Stand on Zanzibar>? I have had my eyes on that one for a while :)

I have mixed feelings. I gave it two stars, because I found it kind of a slog.

The chaotic mix of multiple plot threads, the din of the "noisy" plot thread (if you read it, you'll know what I mean by that - I experienced it as the written equivalent of AM radio, an experience which I expect Brunner intended), characters which, although not lacking in depth and nuance, were not terribly likable (there was one exception) and the obscurity of the central story thread, made it a discordant and uncomfortable read - for me.

As I said, I found it to be a slog and was glad to be done with it.

That said, I totally get why many love the book. It is a brilliant piece of writing, it is creative, original, challenging and likely prescient for its time. Most of the writing I have read concerning it would disagree with me, so of course your mileage may vary.

It just didn't work for me.

[Rique]

I updated post #433, having finished 5 of 6 in my TBR Randomizer Challenge:

A Share in Death, by Deborah Crombie

Next on the list is The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold, which will complete the challenge for me!

EDIT: Book #6 is now Before the Fall, by Noah Hawley (I goofed, ran the randomizer again, purchased the book and so now I'm committed to it!)

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 31

29/30

[Winter, Group Reads]

Rique wrote: "Winter wrote: "Rique wrote: "Updated post 433 - finished two more, Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner and A Fatal Grace, Louise Penny - I'm up to 4 of 6

... and the next spin of the wheel revealed th..."

we will see then how I like it when I get to it finally :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Greg]

I finished one for this challenge. I have read The Day After Tomorrow. Now I only have one book left.

11/12

[Kay]

Message 218 updated.

20/20

[Hardcover Harlot]

Message #79 updated.

43/50

[Sherry]

Update: 10/10 BOOKS Completed ✔

1. Flying by Megan Hart [Read 6/6/2017]
2. Coming Home (Chesapeake Diaries #1) by Mariah Stewart [Read 7/31/2017]
3. Alice in Wonderland: The Vampire Slayer by J.J. Maddox {KINDLE} [Read 3/25/2017]
4. Shuriken and Pleats, Vol. 2 (手裏剣とプリーツ / Shuriken to Pleats #2) by Matsuri Hino [Read 7/12/2017]
5. Princess Academy (Princess Academy #1) by Shannon Hale [Read 3/26/2017]
6. The Butcher's Hook by Janet Ellis [Read 5/12/2017]
7. Rose Red & Snow White: A Grimms Fairy Tale by Ruth Sanderson [Read 3/17/2017]
8. Her Highness and the Highlander (The Princess Brides, #2) by Tracy Anne Warren [Read 8/7/2017]
9. The Survivors Club by Lisa Gardner [Read 8/31/2017]
10. High School Debut, Vol. 01 (High School Debut #1) by Kazune Kawahara [Read 9/30/2017]

[Diana]

update:

THE TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2017

I am in for 8 books.

7 / 8

1.Anotimpul regasirii by Sarah Jio
2.Jurnalul complet adevărat al unui indian cu jumătate de normă by Sherman Alexie
3.The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide
4. Pamantul oamenilor liberi by Liliana Lazar
5. Entwined with You by Sylvia Day
6. Jeg har ventet på deg by Mirjam Kristensen
7. The Lake House by Kate Morton
8. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

[Greg]

I have read Alien which is the 12th and final book for me in this challenge.

1. Governor Ramage R. N. Read 13 May.
2. The Book of Eleanor: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine Read 19 April
3. A Fine Boy for Killing Read 29 May.
4. Last Carpathian Wolf Read 14 July.
5. Assassin's Apprentice Read 4 June.
6. The Black Company Read 9 September.
7. Alien Read 27 November.
8. The Broken Lands read 19 June.
9. Lord of Emperors read 4 September.
10. The Day After Tomorrow read 17 November.
11. Gerald's Game read 17 September.
12. Blood and Honor read 18 July.

12/12

[Amanda]

Alright, I think I messed something up. I previously claimed to have updated Amanda (279) but that doesn't appear to be me. I'm Amanda (124) and now I've updated to 4/10.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated to here :) Congratulations Greg, Sherry and Kay! I hope you enjoyed the challenge and dusted off some books ^^

[SibylM]

I have completed mine! I had to swap out a couple because I couldn't easily get my hands on the original picks, but I also chose the swapped-in books randomly. Here are my 12:
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World****
The Children's Book****
750 Years in Paris****
Long Man****
The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047*****
Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto*****
Shelter****
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley*****
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall*****
Big Brother***
Dancer***
Leaving Lucy Pear****

[Rique]

I updated post #433, I am starting book #6 of 6 from this challenge:

Before the Fall, by Noah Hawley

(1 book left in this challenge, and counting the Top Ten Faves challenge, I've got 6 books to finish this month - and 2,047 pages left in the Let's Turn Pages challenge)

31 days and 6 books left to go!

[Kelly]

Updated #54.


COMPLETE: 10/10 [05.11.2017]

[Nisanka]

Update to message #172
Finished the last book. Challenge completed. 6/6.

[Chrissy]

Edited post 271, I’m at 10/12 now.

[Shelly]

Hi,
I read 3 of 3
The Remains of the DayT**12/1/17
American Gods ** 1/6/17
The Invisible Bridge**7/27/17

All 3 are fantastic, 4 stars

[Clare]

Updated message 28
now at 3/5

[Jenn]

Update to message 47: I've completed 16/20 with What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know.

I'm pretty far along in my next book, The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate, so I think I can still complete this challenge by the end of the year!

[Mindy]

Updated message 98:

7/10

[Hardcover Harlot]

Message #79 updated.

45/50

[Winter, Group Reads]

Congrats guys, great job!

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 31

30/30

[[deleted user]]

Couldn't get to everything, but it did get some shelf-huggers off my TBR!

17/20

✔1. Death among the Roses: a Melanie Hart Mystery by Anna Drake (2/4/17)
✔2. Deadly Advice by Roberta Isleib (5/12/17)
✔3. Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh (7/8/17)
✔4. Dip & Devour by Mary Kate Kopec (1/6/17)
5. Laden Lane by Victoria Zell (DNF)



6. True-Life Adventure by Julie Smith (DNF)
✔7. Black As He's Painted by Ngaio Marsh (4/9/17)
✔8. Livin' Lahaina Loca by JoAnn Bassett (3/19/17)
✔9. Funny, Weird And Interesting Things You Didn't Know About... Ireland! by Michael Hopkins (2/3/17)
✔10. Watch Me by Cynthia Eden (5/21/17)



11. At the Edge of the Forest by Amy Cross (DNF)
12. Sean Brummel: Einen Scheiß muss ich by Tommy Jaud (DNF)
13. Sugar & Other Luxuries by Everly Scott
14. A Witch's Guide to Murder by Aubrey Harper
15. Enhanced by Ian Dalton (DNF)



✔16. Murder on Moloka'i by Chip Hughes (7/17/17)
17. Southern Spirits by Angie Fox
✔18. Murder Most Witchy by Emily Rylands (3/6/17)
19. Fashionably Dead by Robyn Peterman (DNF)
✔20. Eula May and the Flim Flam Nun by Amy Mull Fremgen (5/27/17)

[Rique]

I updated post #433, having finished 6 of 6 in my TBR Randomizer Challenge, completing the challenge!

Before the Fall, by Noah Hawley

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[Susan C]

Updated message 56

✓ 1. Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town read 4/23/2017
✓ 2. Strange Fits of Passion read 4/25/2017
✓ 3. The Red House read 4/20/2017
✓ 4. The Free read 4/5/2017
✓ 5. Struck by Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel 11/15/2017
✓ 6. Self Storage read 12/10/2017
✓ 7. Moonlight on Butternut Lake read 12/4/2017
✓ 8. Triptych read 5/5/2017
✓ 9. Range Of Motion read 4/2/2017
✓ 10. Riversong read 1/18/2017
✓ 11. Misdiagnosed: One Woman's Tour of -And Escape From- Healthcareland read 4/5/2017
✓ 12. Off Season read 6/20/2017

12/12 Challenge completed! 12/10/2017

[Chrissy]

Updated post 271
11/12 complete, just one to go!

Finished The House on the Lagoon on Dec 9

[Nurai]

Update message 9: 16/20

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Congrats Paul, Rique and Susan!

[Joann]

challenge completed!
Progress: 24 / 24

1. The Final Cut (A Brit in the FBI #1) - Coulter
2. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea- Sebastian Junger
3. Yarn to Go(Yarn Retreat Mystery #1) - Betty Hechtmen
4. House Rules - Jodi Picoult - 12/9/17
5. Southern Spirits- Angie Fox -
6. A Field of Red
7. The House We Grew Up In - Lisa Jewell - 12/3/17
8. Until Proven Guilty- J.A. Jance - (J.P. Beaumont #1)
9. Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex- (Coco Pinchard #3)- Robert Bryzinda -
10. Whispers Beyond the Veil - J. Estavao
11A Deadly Affection - Cuyler Overholt - 9/2/17
12. The One That Got Away
13 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho - 10/20/17
14. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
15. Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure- Tara Holloway #1 Diane Kelly
16. The Book of Speculation - Erika Swyler
17. Maggie By The Book - Kasey Michaels
18. Playing for the Ashes - Elizabeth George - 10/12/17
19. Firefly Lane- Firefly Lane #1 - Kristin Hannah
20. This Rough Magic - Mary Stewart
21. All In- Simona Ahrnstedt
22. Instruments of Darkness - Imogen Robertson
23. A Hoe Lot of Trouble- Heather Webber- #1 Nina Quinn Mystery
24. The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster- Scott Wilbanks

[Clare]

updated message 28
now 4/5
just need to find the last book at the library

[Lindsay]

Update msg 17

9/10

[Nurai]

Update message 9: 17/20

17. The Muse by Jessie Burton.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Congrats Joann!

[Annie]

Update message 53:

completed 12/13.

Will try to finish the 13th by end of year, let's see if I have enough time ;)

[Hardcover Harlot]

Message #79 updated.

50/50 - Completed!

[Jenn]

Update to message 47: I've completed 17/20 with The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate. This was an enjoyable read that I only found via the What Should I Read Next? podcast. I'm glad I picked it up. I'm about halfway through my next book Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To, so I plan to update again soon.