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Valerie wrote: "for some reason the lexile database and I were not communicating!"Me either. I emailed the lexile people that their search was not functioning properly.
I had to register again for me to use it.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...#9: You
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
#9: The Gunslinger
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
#9: Orphan Train
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
#9: Fingersmith
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
#10: Shōgun
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
#1: Outlander
Katy wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...#10 is To Say Nothing of the Dog"
on the same list:
#8 Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
I'd like to add The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney.It's number 9 on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Louise Bro wrote: "I'd like to add The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney.It's number 9 on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9......"
Added!
I'm still not sure if I'll manage to be back this season - I'm in the midst of buying a house (!!!) - but I figured I'd at least reserve the title I think I want to use. So, I'd like to use Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler from https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Thanks!
Cory Day wrote: "I'm still not sure if I'll manage to be back this season - I'm in the midst of buying a house (!!!) - but I figured I'd at least reserve the title I think I want to use. So, I'd like to use [book..."
Got it! Buying a house - you've been busy - and will continue so. We'll be happy to see your shining face whenever you can get to us!
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Cory Day wrote: "I'm still not sure if I'll manage to be back this season - I'm in the midst of buying a house (!!!) - but I figured I'd at least reserve the title I think I want to use. So, I'd ..."
:) Thanks Elizabeth. I do continue to have something new keeping me busy, but maybe at some point I'll have some room to breathe. I've been keeping up with you guys - just can't participate as much as I'd like :)
Here is one:https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
The Book was Better than the Movie, 18,000+ voters.
My book is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sitting pretty at #1.
Gabriel wrote: "Here is one:https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
The Book was Better than the Movie, 18,000+ voters.
My book is [book:Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoe..."
Got it!
Lagullande wrote: "The Great GatsbySpoilt for choice, so I will go for number 1 on Best Books of the Decade: 1920's"
Got it!
I don't know why I didn't think about this until now.... duh.... so, it may be too late as I've already posted the book, but:The Unbearable Lightness of Being
is #10 here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Valerie wrote: "I don't know why I didn't think about this until now.... duh.... so, it may be too late as I've already posted the book, but:The Unbearable Lightness of Being
is #10 here: https://ww..."
Never too late. If Kate doesn't see this for today's/tomorrow's session, we'll get it next time.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Valerie wrote: "I don't know why I didn't think about this until now.... duh.... so, it may be too late as I've already posted the book, but:The Unbearable Lightness of Being
is #10 ..."
Ok, Thanks!
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever is #9 on this list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Bea wrote: "The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever is #9 on this list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1..."Yes - and a bunch of combos to go with it!
Also contributing:Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
based on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Gabriel wrote: "Also contributing:Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
based on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2..."
Got it!
Feed by Mira Grant is #5 on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...I may re-read it but if anyone is looking for a great zombie book, this is the one!
Katy wrote: "Feed by Mira Grant is #5 on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...I may re-read it but if anyone is looking for a great zombie book,..."
Noted!
Here's a few on my TBR that have not yet been approved but which qualify: (Thanks for all your work Elizabeth (Alaska))https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Best_Time_Travel_Fiction
#2 Outlander
#8 Doomsday Book
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Best_of_Stephen_King
#4 Misery
#5 'Salem's Lot
#6 Pet Sematary
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
Best_Fantasy_Books_Under_the_Radar
#4 The Bone Doll's Twin
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Best_Books_About_Tudor_England
#5 Wolf Hall
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Goodreads_Picks_for_Tournament_of_Books_2017
#2 Dark Matter
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Mysteries_and_Thrillers_to_Read_in_a_Lifetime_Readers_Picks
#2 The Da Vinci Code
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
The_Best_Urban_Fantasy
#7 Dead Until Dark
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...Best Fantasy of the 2010s
as of June 19, 2017 -- 1,199 voters
#3 The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
#4 Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #1)
#5 Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
#8 King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)
#9 Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Can_t_Wait_Sci_Fi_Fantasy_of_2016
2,034 voters as oj June 19, 2017
#4 The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War #3)
OH ... one more list and I'm done for now ...https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
There_Ought_to_be_a_Band
1,018 voters as of June 19, 2017
#7 The Sound and the Fury
#9 Midnight's Children
Deedee wrote: "Here's a few on my TBR that have not yet been approved but which qualify: (Thanks for all your work Elizabeth (Alaska))https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
#2 [book:Ou..."
Got these. You're welcome, Deedee - it's fun seeing what everyone wants to read!
And you're good with the ones in #127 & #128, too!
If you get to all of those, you will have some nice points Deedee
Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "If you get to all of those, you will have some nice points Deedee"Well, what I do is pull the books out onto the carpet then pick one out at random and that's the one I read. This list picks out the carpet books LOL. I wish I had time to read them all :)
Deedee wrote: "Well, what I do is pull the books out onto the carpet then pick one out at random and that's the one I read. This list picks out the carpet books LOL."That's sort of what I do, except I have a spreadsheet. Sometimes I have my husband choose when I can't make up my mind among 4 or 5.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faithhas just moved up from no.11 to no.10 on Must Read Non-Fiction.
If you approve it here, does that mean it is ok to claim it even if it slips back down again? Or does it need to still be in the top ten at the time of posting?
Lagullande wrote: "Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faithhas just moved up from no.11 to no.10 on Must Read Non-Fiction.
If you approve it here, does that mean it is ok to claim it even ..."
Once you've posted here, and I've seen it, you're good with it even if it drops out.
I'm adding these to our "master list" so that they'll always be there. You get the same treatment with 20.3 Historical, even though I haven't been adding them. But I can check on them a bit easier when you claim them.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Once you've posted here, and I've seen it, you're good with it even if it drops out."Thanks, Elizabeth. Actually, I might end up using this for 15.10, but it's good to know the option is there.
One must have options. ;-)
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "One must have options. ;-)"I'm fine with options. Unfortunately, it's decisions I'm not so good at!
Lagullande wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "One must have options. ;-)"I'm fine with options. Unfortunately, it's decisions I'm not so good at!"
You too? It's why I have a list of about 50 books per season, when I'm doing good to read 20. And this season, I keep finding more ...
From https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...Hugo 2016 eligible works 1001 voters (could be why I didn't notice it sooner)
# 5 A Darker Shade of Magic
# 9 The Dark Forest
# 10 The Aeronaut's Windlass
Coralie wrote: "From https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...Hugo 2016 eligible works 1001 voters (could be why I didn't notice it sooner)
# 5 [book:A Darker Shade of Magic|220..."
Maybe it just now got enough votes! ;-)
You're good on these.
Some I'm contemplatinghttps://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
1 - Ender's Game
2 - Dune
6 - Stranger in a Strange Land
10 - Starship Troopers
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
9 - Dracula
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
1 - Way of Kings
5 - Prince of Thorns
8 - King of Thorns
Beth wrote: "Some I'm contemplatinghttps://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
1 - Ender's Game
2 - Dune
6 - Stranger in a Strange Land
10 - Starship Troopers
https://www..."
Got these!
Anika wrote: "Where She Went by Gayle Forman #9 on this list:https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3..."Got it!
I've been on the holds list for this book since April.... maybe I'll get it before this season ends!Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
#10 here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
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#9 on this list:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1..."
Yes, keep in mind that is a YA Assignment and has..."
Yes - I commented in the socializing thread. I didn't see it listed in BPL as a YA assignment, but I checked anyway and for some reason the lexile database and I were not communicating! It is a group read for another GR group, so I probably will use it anyway.