D&J Catch up Challenge

[Sandy]

At least I have found an anti-hero hero in the list. Yay!

[Kaitlin]

This is such a great idea! I was very busy until a couple of months ago, so I'm working through a lot of different lists of books, but I've been meaning to go through and find out what y'all read before I joined and read the ones I missed.

Oh wow I have so many books to read now, and this isn't even counting sequels to things I haven't read.

Owned:
A Closed and Common Orbit
Red Mars
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
The Tombs of Atuan

Everything Else:
Blackwing
Six Wakes
The Ghost Brigades
The Shape of Water
Anansi Boys
Altered Carbon
A Conjuring of Light
All Systems Red
The Mirror Empire
The Shadow of What Was Lost
Artemis
The Bear and the Nightingale
Just One Damned Thing After Another
Hounded
The Dragon’s Path
The Rook
Children of Time
Ringworld
Kings of the Wyld
Red Sister
Snow Crash
We Are Legion We Are Bob
Jurassic Park
The Invisible Library
Traitor’s Blade
Blood of Elves
The Two Towers
A Gathering of Shadows
Stardust
Stardoc
The Crystal Shard
Wool
The Ill-Made Mute
Rendezvous with Rama
Gardens of the Moon
The Lions of Al-Rassan
Foundation
Seveneves
Theft of Swords
The Anubis Gates
On Basilisk Station
Vicious
The Golem and the Jinni
A Princess of Mars
Titus Groan
The Gunslinger
City of Stairs
Station Eleven
Oryx and Crake
The Six-Gun Tarot
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
The Blade Itself
Neverwhere
Fortune’s Pawn
Cloud Atlas
Assassin’s Apprentice
Promise of Blood
The Red Knight
Perdido Street Station
Hyperion
Jack Glass

[Narilka]

I went ahead and picked up Warbreaker from the Audible sale earlier this week.

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Two down, and reading a third!

[Margo]

Great progress Rinn :-D

[Maximum]

I'm more than 80% into Grace of Kings now. Sheesh, this book is a slog!

[Sandy]

Yeah it was - so glad I listened and didn't read it. I am slogging thru the witching hour by Anne Rice. It got good reviews but there is way too much history. 1200 pages long - there ought to be a law against books that long.

Started the Prince of Thorns - pretty good so far but only at chapter 4 or so. Hard to like Jorg, I must say. But will continue on for a bit...

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

Scott wrote: "I'm more than 80% into Grace of Kings now. Sheesh, this book is a slog!"

It really, really is.

[Margo]

Wayland wrote: "Scott wrote: "I'm more than 80% into Grace of Kings now. Sheesh, this book is a slog!"

It really, really is."

Ooh I came so close to buying that one - sounds like I had a lucky escape!

[Falynn - the TyGrammarSaurus Rex]

Made my catch-up shelf - even leaving aside a few I know I don't want to read (*cough*Grace of Kings*cough*), I've still got 85! Not much to catch up on then...

A lot of them are Book 1 of a series, so I guess if I like them my TBR is only going to grow and grow and grow!

I currently own 15 of them, so guess I'll start with those and see what else I can get through the library.

Own (in no particular order):

Divergent
Station 11
On Basilisk Station
A Darker Shade of Magic
The Invisible Library
Snow Crash
The Rook
A Conjuring of Light
Kings of the Wyld
Retribution Falls
Leviathan Wakes
Consider Phlebas
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Titus Groan
A Gathering of Shadows

full shelf

[Maximum]

I joined the library in my new town today, so hopefully that'll help me get through my catchup shelf. Only if they have enough ebooks though, reading print is nice but it takes me ages to get through a book that way with my poor sight.

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Oryx and Crake finished - really like that one!

[Kritika]

^ that's one of my favorites, and the sequel is even better!

[Margo]

Kritika wrote: "^ that's one of my favorites, and the sequel is even better!"

The whole series is excellent Rinn - go for it ;-)

[Margo]

I finished Record of a Spaceborn Few which I have on my list although it was this months read.

[Eric]

Finished Snow Crash. I enjoyed it.

Now reading The Name of the Wind.

[Fannie]

Lucky you. I would like to read that one again for the first time.

I am still on Locke Lamora. It took me so long to read even if I like it a lot. Vacation for me means less reading time, but more fun with the kids.

[Maximum]

Just bought Red Rising for 99p on kindle, so that can be my next read towards the challenge perhaps.

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

A most excellent choice ;)

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Fannie wrote: "Lucky you. I would like to read that one again for the first time.

I am still on Locke Lamora. It took me so long to read even if I like it a lot. Vacation for me means less reading time, but more..."

I had the same issue Fannie, read almost nothing during vacation, had an amazing time though

[Maximum]

Right. Finished Half a King and started Consider Phlebas. I probably won't empty my challenge shelf before the year's out, but damn it, I'm going to go out swinging! *strikes a heroic pose*

[Cendaquenta]

Just starting The Last Unicorn. 😁🦄

[Sandy]

Scott wrote: "Right. Finished Half a King and started Consider Phlebas. I probably won't empty my challenge shelf before the year's out, but damn it, I'm going to go out swinging! ..."

I see that big S on your shirt front! If we emptied it this year whatever would you do next year? **grins**

[Margo]

Gods forbid we'd ever have empty challenge shelves :-D

[Maximum]

If I empty my challenge shelf, I can always go dive into the bottomless pit that is my to-read shelf :D

[Maximum]

Which is now conjuring images of me having a "book vault" like Scrooge McDuck's money vault, and diving in for a swim through books.

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

Scott wrote: "Which is now conjuring images of me having a "book vault" like Scrooge McDuck's money vault, and diving in for a swim through books."

I like this image.

[Maximum]

Me too, although my relaxing swim might feel a bit knobbly

[Maximum]

Ok, so just finished Consider Phlebas, and started Red Rising. No discussion thread for Phlebas it seems.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I'll try locate that one. Not one I read with the group but I thought there was a thread

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Hmm there should be one somewhere - was it one of our Mod Specials?

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Yes, a Mod Special, thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

:D

[Maximum]

Ah, that'll be it, I looked in the SF folder.

[Margo]

Forgot to update that I read Lock In. I thought it was overrated. Much preferred the prequel. I will check out the thread to see what the group made of if.

[Narilka]

I finished one! Listened to Warbreaker and enjoyed it.

[Sandy]

Perdido Street Station - this is one very strange book. Have to look at the thread.

[Maximum]

Finished 4/117 now that I've listened to Fahrenheit 451. Currently chewing through Red Rising on the shiny new Kindle Oasis my wife got me :)

[Dawn]

Nice! Have you tried out the waterproof feature yet?

[Maximum]

Dawn wrote: "Nice! Have you tried out the waterproof feature yet?"

In that I've read in the bath, yes. The manual says not to get it wet even so, and if you do you're supposed to set it somewhere to dry with the USB port facing down.

[Dawn]

I may need one. I'm sure I suffer from book withdrawal while I'm in the bath lol

[Maximum]

Dawn wrote: "I may need one. I'm sure I suffer from book withdrawal while I'm in the bath lol"

I've got a bluetooth shower speaker and listen to books on that.

[Narilka]

A bluetooth shower speaker. Why didn't I ever think of that?!

[Maximum]

Narilka wrote: "A bluetooth shower speaker. Why didn't I ever think of that?!"

Also good for singing along to AC/DC! :)
Disclaimer: acoustic properties of individual bathrooms may vary and the poster makes no promises about an individuals ability to sing well even in the shower.

[Narilka]

LOL!!

[Dawn]

Scott wrote: "...makes no promises about an individuals ability to sing well even in the shower..."

Damn! Better not get one of those then lol!

[Ben George]

I would love shower speakers. Some of my favorite bookish podcasts are too quiet to hear over the water :(

[Margo]

Hahahaha - Shower speakers posts caused me to shower myself with the coffee I was drinking! I have to get some :-D

[Fannie]

I am now starting The Way of Kings. A little afraid that it will not live up to my expectations.

[Maximum]

I'm at 5/117 now that I've read Red Rising. Currently part way through On Basilisk Station on Audible.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

Fannie wrote: “I am now starting The Way of Kings. A little afraid that it will not live up to my expectations.”

I don’t think it’s possible for that one to disappoint.