2018 SFFBC Owned Books Challenge!

[AndrewP]

Oh I'm not cherry picking for the bonus. If I was I would be 1,000's of points up by now :)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

AndrewP wrote: "Oh I'm not cherry picking for the bonus. If I was I would be 1,000's of points up by now :)"

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that about you! Me, though. I gotta watch out for me, I can be quite sneaky.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

You know, I'd almost rather cherry pick for the bonus...than to admit that I often find additional copies.

Then there's me KNOWING that I have one copy but its not digital and I'm not home so...another copy gets purchased on the fly.

I'm terrible.

But I finished another book! FINALLY!

[Becky]

AndrewP wrote: "Does buying a book count if it's a second copy of one I already own?

I sometimes buy the Kindle or Audio book of something I already have on my shelf. That way I can read it during my commute and..."

I have many, SO many cases of multiples (I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM), but I don't count them separately because the way that I organize my To-Reads is by exclusive shelf, so it can only be on one. For instance, I have The Things They Carried as a paperback, ebook, and audiobook, but it's only listed on my To-Read_Owned shelf because I consider the print version to be "primary".

[CBRetriever]

If I bought something prior to 2018 in Kindle format, I counted it as a new book and part of my TBR pile even though I had read it years ago in paper. However, I don't count it as read until I read the digital version and it does count as part of my TBR pile.

[HeyT]

I just went through two of my shelves and was able to weed out about ten books to donate. Along with the ten I've finished reading this year I'm like two books under for the bonus. Now I just have to garner up the will power not to buy anything new until I've read a bit more from my shelves. (It doesn't help I drive my grandmother on her errands and she likes to stop at the bookstore at least once a month)

[Sarah]

AndrewP wrote: "Does buying a book count if it's a second copy of one I already own?

I sometimes buy the Kindle or Audio book of something I already have on my shelf. That way I can read it during my commute and..."

Sorry, I didn't see this comment. There's no need to count it as a "buy" if you already own the book in another format. Sometimes that's the only way to get to them :)

[Stephanie]

I'm in, but keeping track elsewhere. Is that ok?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Stephanie wrote: "I'm in, but keeping track elsewhere. Is that ok?"

Totally cool! Can't wait to hear how it goes :)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

Update

Their Virgin's Secret: 5+ years; owned book; other in series; forced; gift; embarrassing cover; avoid genre; coffee/tea
You're Never Weird on the Internet: 1+ years; owned book; gift; new author; coffee/tea
About a Dragon: 5+years; 300+ pages; owned book; Other in series; embarrassing cover;
Phoenix Rising: 3+ years; 300+ pages; owned book; 1st in a series; embarrassing cover; embarrassing cover/public;
Equoid (Laundry Files #2.9): 3+ years; owned book; other in series; award; Oops!
All Your Reasons: owned book; first in series; gift; new author; self-pub
Be the One: 300+ pages; owned book; first in series; gift; new author; self-pub
Steal My Breath: 300+ pages; owned book; first in series; gift; self-pub
Blood Assassin: 1+ years; 300+ pages; owned book; other in series; embarrassing cover; new author; dog in lap
Motorhead: 300+ pages; owned book; other in series; self published
Kulti: 1+ years; 500+ pages; owned book; self-pub


Points: 2490

[Stephanie]

So far, I have 1,140 points. Since this year I was focused on TBR books bought before 2012, it garnered me a lot of 50 and 75 points.

[Stephanie]

Series
First book in a series - 5 points May Day
Valor's Choice
Any subsequent book in a series - 10 points June Bug
The Truth
Fifth book in a series - 20 points September Fair

Other
A book that any group you're a member of reads as a monthly selection - 25points Touch
An author you've never read - 10 points R William Bennett, Brandon Sanderson, Linda Fairley, M R Cornelius, Angie Fox, Jess Lourey, Claire North, Tanya Huff, Kyra Davis,
Turned into a movie or other media - 10 points Emma Midwife's Here!,
A genre/subgenre you usually avoid - 15 points The Midwife's Here! The Enchanting True Story of One of Britain's Longest Serving Midwives
Read with a cat or dog on your lap - 5 points The Truth May DayJune BugAugust Moon

01. Jacob T Marley - R William Bennett 2018 1
02. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson 2011 622 p. 151
03. Star Hunter - Andre Norton 2011 97p 76
04. Midwife's Here! - Linda Fairley 2017 220p 1
05. Emma - Jane Austen (audio) 2010 474p 91
06. Ups and Downs of Being Dead - M R Cornelius 2018 389p 16
07. Deader Homes and Gardens - Angie Fox 2017 1
08. May Day - Jess Lourey 2014 51
09. Touch - Claire North 2018 426p 16
10. Valor's Choice - Tanya Huff 2010 416p 91
11. June Bug - Jess Lourey 2014 51
12. Plague Ship - Andre Norton 2011 76
13. Knee High to the Fourth of July - Jess Lourey 2014 51
14. Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss - Kyra Davis 2011 368p 91
15. August Moon - Jess Lourey 2014 51
16. Twilight Eyes - Dean Koontz 2010 451p 91
17. September Fair - Jess Lourey 2014 51
18. Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, Leslie Meier 2011 362p 91
19. High Noon - Michael Avallone 2017 1
20. The Truth - Terry Pratchett 2018 336p 16

edited: Had to remove rereads. Fixed now. Current total is 1,140.

[CBRetriever]

my update thread:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Total = 3515 points
Read = 54 books
Bought in 2018 = 78 books (read 2)
= a plus of 22 books

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Man, I just want to come back to advise everyone get a code word for their important posts. I know y'all laughed, but I've had so much luck finding things again with mine! Present Allison is highfiving past me right now.

I think I'm still at about 330 points lol. I am getting crushed.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

Allison wrote: "Man, I just want to come back to advise everyone get a code word for their important posts. I know y'all laughed, but I've had so much luck finding things again with mine! Present Allison is highfi..."

LOLOL

[Sarah]

I’m way behind everyone else in the points department. But- since swallowing my fear of the library police I haven’t bought a single book since February! So I’m currently at only 2 more books bought than read this year. Clearly I won’t win in the points column (only at 1,000 something) but if I can curb my book buying habits that’s a win.

Just finished the Ruins: 500+ pages, owned for 5+ years, turned into a movie, given as a gift, read with a cup of coffee and a dog in my lap for 190 points!

[HeyT]

I'm sitting at 985 points right now. I may try and be more strategic with my reading choices like finding the oldest books to read first.

[Stephanie]

I might have to redo mine. I thought that one group of items you could only count once per year and I guess there is no limit. Shoot. Need a spreadsheet to add!

Sarah, I won't make the competition, but progress is progress! I have more time to read/listen than you. So clearly, that automatically helps. But, curbing the excessive book buying habit is GOOD.

[Sarah]

@Stephanie Yes- progress is good! There is a link to a spreadsheet someone shared near the top of the thread if you’d like to grab that one.

I’m lucky to have a good library system. So far there has been very little I want to read that isn’t available in at least one format from somewhere. And if I’m not liking something, I don’t feel obligated to finish just because I paid money for it. (Only downside is e-books and audio often have long wait times.)

I do still find it fun to scan the shelves of used book shops looking for hidden gems. But I’m hoping I can pretty well put that to rest and just buy favorite authors as part of what I actually want to collect.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

Update:

One Little White Lie – 3+ years; owned; new author; dog
Just Breathe – 3+ years; 300+ pages; owned, new author
Monster Prick – 1+ years; owned; other in series; finished series; new author; self-pub
A Fair to Remember – 5+ years; owned; other in series; gift; new author; self pub; dog
Anybody But Him – 3+ years; owned; new author
Stefan – 300+ pages; owned; other in series; forced on you; new author; self-pub
Fifty Shames of Earl Grey – 3+ years; owned; award; new author; dog


Points: 2995

[CBRetriever]

I put this one in the wrong thread:

The World Book Day deals on Amazon added another 9 books to my TBR pile

Sadness

but gladness because they were free

[Becky]

Hehe... it added 6 to mine, CBRetriever. Thankfully, I'm still purging physical books, so I'm offsetting them, so I don't feel super guilty. (I mean, I guess aside from the fact that I'm donating purchased books unread. I guess that's a waste of money. But... Meh, if I'm really unlikely to EVER read them at this point, why keep them?)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

lucky for me, most of those books are not my cuppa. I did grab the Grey House because it was magical realism + translated = reading challenge approved!

[Anna]

Becky wrote: "I mean, I guess aside from the fact that I'm donating purchased books unread. I guess that's a waste of money. But... Meh, if I'm really unlikely to EVER read them at this point, why keep them?"

I kept books for years because it felt stupid to get rid of them unread. When I finally donated the first batch, I felt so good! I've donated exactly a hundred books this year, many of them unread, and I'm very happy about that. Someone else is going to read them, and they're not sitting on my shelves anymore. Win-win. And I can't get the money back whatever I do, so why worry about it.

[Esther]

On the one hand I ma reading an Agatha Christie every month and I inherited my AC collection from my grandmother in 1992 so that is 150 points.
On the other hand I am concentrating on the 2 dozen books I have bought in the last couple of years so that is maximum 10 points.

[Ashley in Wonderland]

I have read 11 owned books so far this year for a total of 825 points. And I've bought/acquired 49 (OOPS!!). But, of those 49 I have read 7 and am currently reading one, and plan to get to a few more this year. Still, not really on track. AT ALL. :/

I've read:

Alanna: The First Adventure - 1 star (sorry Tortall fans! I've just decided this series is not for me. I still plan to read Immortals though.)
Mary Poppins - 5 stars
A Game of Thrones- 5 stars
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said - 2 stars
The Once and Future King - 4 stars
The Handmaid's Tale - 5 stars
The Dispossessed - 5 stars
The Princess Bride - 5 stars
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - 3 stars
The Man in the High Castle - 2 stars
The Fifth Season - 5 stars

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Ashley wrote: "I have read 11 owned books so far this year for a total of 825 points. And I've bought/acquired 49 (OOPS!!). But, of those 49 I have read 7 and am currently reading one, and plan to get to a few mo..."

Gasp! Stutter! Jaw drop!

lol.

Sorry you didn't like Alanna. IIRC, you weren't thrilled with Alanna's choices. I may warn that Daine's aren't...better informed. Worth a shot, I guess though!

[Ashley in Wonderland]

Allison wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I have read 11 owned books so far this year for a total of 825 points. And I've bought/acquired 49 (OOPS!!). But, of those 49 I have read 7 and am currently reading one, and plan to ..."

That wasn’t what made me dislike Song of the Lioness though. In fact, Alanna’s character is really the only thing I do like about them. I just wish she was in a better written, more mature book, I guess. There just wasn’t anything in the series for me. It was too simple, shallow, and juvenile (in my opinion!) I probably would’ve enjoyed it more if I had read it as a kid.

[AndrewP]

So far I have read 15 books from my pile for a total of 1,620 points.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Ashley wrote: "Allison wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I have read 11 owned books so far this year for a total of 825 points. And I've bought/acquired 49 (OOPS!!). But, of those 49 I have read 7 and am currently reading o..."

Aah, that's fair. Yes, it's definitely meant for younger folks :)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Well done, Andrew!

[AndrewP]

Allison wrote: "Well done, Andrew!"

Not really, only 15 out of a total of 40 read books.
However.. I just realized that I have only been counting physical books, not kindle or audio books that I own :)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

See! I had faith in you! I knew you were doing better than even you thought! ;-)

[Becky]

I just finished my 30th Owned book. Wooot!

TOTAL READ Count: 30
Print: 8
Ebook: 7
Audio: 15

Total Points: 2315
Total Pages: 11541

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

Becky wrote: "I just finished my 30th Owned book. Wooot!

TOTAL READ Count: 30
Print: 8
Ebook: 7
Audio: 15

Total Points: 2315
Total Pages: 11541"

WOOT!

[DoodlePanda]

Well done! :D

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

Update!!

A Girl Like Her – owned, first in series, new author, self pub,

Artemis – owned, pre-ordered in 2017, Oops! (2 copies), (DNF)

The Kingpin of Camelot – owned, other in series, embarrassing cover, new author, coffee/tea, dog in lap

Somebody Killed His Editor – 3+ years; owned; first in series; new author; (DNF)

Wanting Mr. Wrong – 3+ years; owned, new author,

Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Homecoming – 5+ years, owned, 1st in series; award; avoided genre; dog in lap

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness – 5+ years; owned, new author; avoided genre

Origins – 1+ years; owned, self pub; dog in lap (this is categorized as a series on GR but cannot find a single thing to say series with author)

The Dispatcher – 1+ years; owned, gift; award;

My Lady Mage – 5+ years; 300+ pages; owned, 1st in series; new author; dog in lap

A Princess in Theory – owned, (DNF, no points for pages); 1st in series; new author; dog in lap (DNF was trope, not writing)

The Princess Trap – 300+ pages; owned, self pub; dog in lap

Bad for the Boss: A BWAM Office Romance – owned; 1st in series; embarrassing cover; self pub; dog in lap

Undone by the Ex-Con: A BWWM Romance – 300+ pages; owned, finish series; embarrassing cover; self pub;

The Gone-Away World – 3+ years; 500+ pages; owned, monthly book; new author; oops!; 3 formats, coffee; dog in lap

Beguilement – 5+ years; 300+ pages; owned; 1st in series (should also be last in series because this SUCX); dog in lap


The Serpent Sea – 1+ years; 300+ pages; owned; other in series; award; oops!; dog in lap

Strange Brew – 5+ years; owned, other in series;

Playing for Keeps – owned, 1st in series; embarrassing cover; new author; self pub;

Bad Ass Faeries – 5+ years; owned, 1st in series (I feel a DNF coming on); embarrassing cover; embarrassing cover in public; new author;

Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud – 1+ years; 300+ pages; owned; other in series; award; oops!; dog in lap

The Siren Depths – 300+ pages; owned; other in series; award; oops!; dog in lap

Artificial Condition – other in series;

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – 10+ hours; owned; gift; award; new author; movie


Points: 4615
Books: 65

[Anna]

I still haven't read a single owned (physical) book. The only one I absolutely want to read is now on sale for $2.99 on Kindle. I'm tempted to get it, and donate the paperback to the library.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Mmph. I don't wanna read the ones I have a paper copy of... *deflects responsibility*

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

From 23-Jan-2018:

1119 books in Book Collectorz with 630 unread
403 TBR books on GR
1 book purchased in 2018 (which is not true cause I just ordered 2 special orders yesterday but I don't have them yet)

I'm aiming to read 75 books (at the min) that I already own in 2018.

15-Jun-2018:
1140 books in BC with IDK how many books unread. Do not remember how I got that total. = +21 books
230 books on my GR WTR shelf = -173 (WTF?)
NOT SAYING how many books I've purchased in 2018
65 books currently read from unread list.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

Anna wrote: "I still haven't read a single owned (physical) book. The only one I absolutely want to read is now on sale for $2.99 on Kindle. I'm tempted to get it, and donate the paperback to the library."

Allison wrote: "Mmph. I don't wanna read the ones I have a paper copy of... *deflects responsibility*"

LOL! I know those feels.

I've had to make a concentrated effort. A lot of books I've picked up in 2018... O_O

[Jess]

Joining this challenge halfway through the year so I'll update what I've already done. The majority of my read books this year have been bought in previously years because I'm working hard on my TBR!

Blindness - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), won a Premiere San Clemente (Portuguese award, (10 pts), author I've never read (10 pts), turned into a movie (10pts) 40 pts

Catilina's Riddle - Owned for 1 year (10 pts), 736 pages (ooh almost got to 750! 75 pts), series (10 pts), nominated for a number of awards including the Hammett prize (10 points) 105 pts

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 800 pages (150 pts), fifth in a series (20 pts), won many awards including Bram Stoker award for Young Readers (10 pts), turned into a movie (10 pts) 190 pts

The Goldfinch - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 881 pages (150 pts), Won many awards including a Pulitzer (10 pts), Author I've never read (10 pts), read with a coffee (5 points) 185 pts

The Taliban Cricket Club - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 341 pages (15 pts), author I've never read (10 pts) A subgenre I usually avoid (sports, 15 points), read with a tea (5 pts) 55 pts

The Alchemist - Owned for 2 years (10 points), won a number of international awards (French, Italian and German, 10 points), author I've never read (10 pts), turned into a play (10 pts), a genre I usually avoid (philosophy, 15 pts) 55 pts

Purple Hibiscus - Owned for 1 year (10 pts), 307 pages (15 pts), won the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for best debut (10 pts), read with a cup of tea (5 pts) 40 pts

Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 351 pages (15 pts), author I haven't read (10 pts), turned into a movie and mini-series (10 pts), read with a cup of tea (5 pts) 50 pts

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), won the Cheltenham Prize for Literature (10 pts), author I've never read (10 pts), Oops! (25 pts) 45 pts

Orlando - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), author I've never read (10 pts), turned into a movie (10 pts) 30 pts

The Time Traveler's Wife - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 528 pages (75 pts), won the British Book Award (10 pts), turned into a movie (10 pts), read with a coffee (5 pts) 110 pts

Boy, Snow, Bird - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 322 pages (15 pts), author I've never read (10 pts) 45 pts

The Time of My Life - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 492 pages (15 pts), author I've never read (10 pts), a genre I usually avoid (chick lit, 15 pts) 40 pts

The Defenceless - Owned for 2 years 10 pts), 320 pages (15 pts), series (10 pts) won the Vuoden Johtolanka (Finnish crime prize, 10 pts) 45 pts

A Visit from the Goon Squad - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 351 pages (15 pts), won many prizes including a Pulitzer (10 pts), author I've never read (10 pts) 45 pts

The Power of the Dog - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 560 pages (75 pts), first in a series (5 pts), nominated for many awards including the Barry Award (10 pts), author I've never read (10 pts), genre I usually avoid (action/crime, 15 pts) read with a coffee (5 pts) 125 pts

Middlesex - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 544 pages (75 pts), monthly selection group read (25 pts), won many awards including a Pulitzer Prize (10 pts), author I've never read (10 pts) 130 pts

The Fishermen - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 304 pages (15 points), Nominated for the Man Booker Prize (10 pts), author I've never read (10 pts) 45 pts

The Magpies - Owned for 2 years (10 pts) First in a series (5 pts), Author I've never read (10 pts), 329 pages (15 pts) 30 pts

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 325 pages (15 pts), Group read (25 pts), Author I've never read (10 pts), Turned into a movie (10 pts) 70 pts

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Owned for 4 years (50 pts), 401 pages (15 pts), Forced on me by a friend (20 pts), Group read (25 pts), Author I've never read (10 pts) Won the Locus award for best first novel (10 pts), read with a coffee (5 pts) 120 pts

The Book Thief - Owned for 1 year (10 pts), 554 pages (75 pts), Won the National Jewish Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (10 pts), Author I've never read (10 pts), Buddy read (5 pts), Turned into a movie (10 pts) 120 pts

Margaret the First - Owned for 1 year (10 pts), Author I've never read (10 pts), Read with a coffee (5 pts) 25 pts

The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Owned for 1 year (10 pts), Won the Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy (10 pts, Oops (25 pts) 45 pts

To Kill a Mockingbird - Owned for 1 year (10 pts), 309 pages (15 pts), Group read (25 pts), Won Pulitzer prize (10 pts), new author (10 pts), turned into a movie (10 pts), 80 pts

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), 466 pages (15 pts), forced on me (20 pts), Royal Society of Biology Nominee (10 pts), new author (10 pts), genre I usually avoid, science (15 pts) 70 pts

The Phantom of the Opera - Owned for 3 years (50 pts), Group read (25 pts), new author (10 pts), turned into movie (10 pts), 95 pts

The Sellout - Owned for 2 years (10 pts), Embarrassing cover (out of context it could look a bit racist) and read in public (30 pts), Won Man Booker Prize (10 pts), new author (10 pts), buddy read (5 pts), 65 pts

The Girl in 6E - Owned for 1 year (10 pts), 352 pages (15 pts), First in series (5 pts), Group read (25 pts), Embarrassing cover (20 pts), new author (10 pts), subgenre I avoid , erotica (15 pts) 100 pts

Dracula - Owned for 3 years (50 pts), 406 pages (15 pts), Group read (25 pts), Won Audie Award for Multi-voice performance (10 pts), new author (10 pts), buddy read (5 pts), turned into a movie (10 pts), 115 pts

Slade House - Owned for 1 year (10 pts) Nominated for Goodreads Choice Award for Horror (10 pts) New to me author (10 pts) 30 pts

The Demon King - Owned for 3 years (50 pts) 500 pages (75 pts) 1st in a series (5 pts) New to me author (10 pts) 140 pts

The Green Road - Owned for 1 year (10 pts) 300 pages (15 pts) Nominated for Man Booker 2016 (10 pts) New to me author (10 pts) 45 pts

Three formats - print (Catilina's Riddle) ebook (The Taliban Cricket Club), audiobook (Blindness) - 25 pts

Total owned books read so far - 33 75 pts
Current points total 2655

[Jess]

I am sure I read most of these with a tea/coffee at some point but thought I would be conservative and only award points where I have a distinct memory of reading it with a tea/coffee.

[Patricia]

So far I’ve read 33 out of the 340 books on my tbr list for 3095 points. But I’ve purchased 22 books in 2018. And now I’m at a complete standstill and going off track and just reading any ole thing. Gosh, I was so focused, too.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Well done, Jess and Patricia! Patricia, I have faith! You can do it!

[AndrewP]

I'm racking up some points with my 'Wheel of Time' read. Most of these have been sitting around for many years:)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

AndrewP wrote: "I'm racking up some points with my 'Wheel of Time' read. Most of these have been sitting around for many years:)"

Buddy Reads + Owned Book Challenge = *chef kiss*

[Rachel]

Hot my biggest total so far for The Diamond Age which I’ve had for at least a decade-350!

[Becky]

I've passed 40 Owned books read, and am at 3155 points! :D

[Karin]

My 6 month review:
Total books read: 23
Over 10 years owned: 15
Over 5 years owned: 4
Over 3 years owned: 3
SF books read: 3
Fantasy books read: 2
Cozies read: 17
Award winners: 6
First Time Authors: 9
Total points at the end of June: 3180

I have been concentrating on the boxes of mysteries my Mom collected. Most of them are well over 10 years old so I have been racking up points there. I was surprised how many of them turned out to be award winners as well. I have managed to restrict myself to only 18 new purchases this year so I am +5 for the bonus.