Leni's 2017 points and books etc

[Leni]

I've looked at the other lists, but I'm not 100% sure what goes here. I have read some 1001-books this year prior to joining the group. Does that count? No, that doesn't seem fair. Anyway, I just answered a Fast-points-question so I have

1 point

Yay!

And... then I list the group reads I attend from here on, right?

Edit -

Books read/discussed:
The End of the Affair
Legend
The Roots of Heaven
Mansfield Park

Current points: 10

Total: 17

[Jen]

Leni wrote: "I've looked at the other lists, but I'm not 100% sure what goes here. I have read some 1001-books this year prior to joining the group. Does that count? No, that doesn't seem fair. Anyway, I just a..."

Exactly! You get 3 if you read a BOTM and discuss in the months or which it was selected. Prior books don't count unfortunately. We also do seasonal reads and they are worth 10 for reading and discussing. There are two challenges currently active and you can get points there.

Also an annual read and randomized lists (if you want one, check out the folder titled randomized lists and add comment saying you want one. BW will then pick random list books for you to read. 2 points per book for reading those.

We have a lot going on so pick and choose what interests you. We are also happy to explain since I'm sure it seems overwhelming at first.

[Leni]

Thanks! I think I'll hold off on the randomised list for now. Maybe next year. Lol
By then I might feel like I've got the hang of the points system and voting strategies too. It's all a bit baffling right now. But I know what to read this month, so that's all right then. :)

[Jen]

Leni wrote: "Thanks! I think I'll hold off on the randomised list for now. Maybe next year. Lol
By then I might feel like I've got the hang of the points system and voting strategies too. It's all a bit bafflin..."

Sounds like a smart plan!

[Leni]

A question... on the group front page we track reading by using a special shelf etc. I know how that works. But... number of books I want to read for the challenge? Is that for this year, or in total? Because we want to read them all, right? All... not 1001, but 1200++ (I'm not sure what the combined amendments to the list total right now. lol)

[Jen]

Leni wrote: "A question... on the group front page we track reading by using a special shelf etc. I know how that works. But... number of books I want to read for the challenge? Is that for this year, or in tot..."

Are you talking about the challenge on the group page? I think people are doing it differently. I did mine based on all the books on the list but I think others only picked a select number. The way I set it up is I maxed out the dates so that it covers a long period of time so that people could track how many overall they read from the list. It's not the best way to track but the best I could set up on here given the limitations.

[Jen]

Leni wrote: "A question... on the group front page we track reading by using a special shelf etc. I know how that works. But... number of books I want to read for the challenge? Is that for this year, or in tot..."

I can't remember the exact number of books on all editions. It's probably the number I listed on my challenge

[Leni]

Well... I'll just set 1001 and adjust the number up if I ever get that far! lol

[Jen]

It's 1305 so far.

[Leni]

Well... I have a way to go then. LOL

I also realised that I have both read and unread books in my 1001-list. Clean up time. :P Better make a 1001-tbr list as well.

[Leni]

Uh, and books without a read date, because I can't recall when I read them. XD Except some of them were definitely before 1996. I guess I set them to 1996 and contemplate re-reading them some time.

[Jen]

Leni wrote: "Uh, and books without a read date, because I can't recall when I read them. XD Except some of them were definitely before 1996. I guess I set them to 1996 and contemplate re-reading them some time."

That's what I did because they wouldn't let me set the date to before 1996. I basically put the read date as 1996 for any book I had read prior to that time

[Kristel]

I believe the exact number is 1305 books (checked and it is). I also chose a past date to use for ones I did not exactly recall. Like high school, college, etc and Then use what ever month showed up. Or Dec 31. I do like to reread those and get a set date when it works out for me.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Leni you have an additional 3 points for reading and discussing The End of the Affair so total is 4

[Leni]

Nah, I used them up on an unsuccessful attempt to get Giovanni's Room as the October read. ;)

[[deleted user]]

We still consider you have earned 4 points even if you have spent all again :)

[Leni]

Oh. That explains why some people have a crazy amount of points. I thought they just never spent any!

[Jen]

Hi Leni,

Make sure to check out this end of year auction: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Since you have a few participation points you can play along.

[Leni]

I should also update my points! I've forgotten to list Mansfield Park.

[Kristel]

So does that make 18 points? Never mind, I see it is 15. Got you updated.

[Leni]

Gained another fast point, spent... was it three(?) voting. But did I detract voting points last month? Maybe I only used my free point then. Hoping to gain another couple by completing at least one of the December BOTMs on time. I've lost count a bit. I'll be more organized next year. Either way I'll at least have 5 points to carry over, and beyond that it doesn't really matter, now does it.

[Kristel]

Leni, you don’t need to subtract, only add your points earned. Bookworm will let you know if you don’t have the 5 points to carry over.

So when I get to a computer to update everyone, I will add your fast point.