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Congrats, Jennifer! Can't wait to see what next month's shelf will be!
Thanks...I'm really excited to pick one!!! I'll let everyone know soon : )
Congratulations, Jennifer of the sunset! We await your choice! :)
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I'm totally okay with that...I love that name....heheheheh : )
Can't wait to see what you pick Jennifer!
Hi,I'm Colleen and I jusat joined this group this morning. Im very excited!!! Still trying to navigate my way around. Could someone please let me know - once Jennifer of the Sunset picks a shelf, do we pick a book from that shelf individually? or does Jennifer pick the actual book? And if we pick a book individually - with a choice of so many, how can we be sure we will be reading what someone else is, so we can discuss it?
Hi, Colleen! Welcome! I think most of your questions will be answered in this thread: Pick-a-Shelf - How to...Read through that and if you still have some questions, feel free to post them!
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Hey Colleen, welcome to the group. We are a great group, I hope you will love the group as much as I do.
Colleen wrote: "Hi,I'm Colleen and I jusat joined this group this morning. Im very excited!!! Still trying to navigate my way around. Could someone please let me know - once Jennifer of the Sunset picks a shelf, d..."Welcome to the group Colleen! Hope you love it as much as the rest of us!!
Welcome to the group Colleen!!!And yes, I did pick a shelf for the month of September...and it is...
historical-fiction.
I've been wanting to read more of this genre so I hope everyone else enjoys it & I can't wait to read everyone's reviews so I can add more books to my TBR!!!
HAPPY readings!!!
great choice jennifer of the sunset! teehee I have so many on my TBR list already for historical fiction can't wait to get started :)
Great choice, lots of great books to chose from!
Great choice! I have tons of books that fit into that category :)
For the upcoming shelf, the name was drawn and it was... Sara☺Congratulations Sara and I can't wait to see your pick!
HAPPY readings!!!
Jennifer of the Sunset
BTW...I sent a message to Sara just in case she misses this
Thanks! I am hoping to pick later today!
WooHoo Sara Congratulations, happy picking!
I just posted the link for October. I have picked the Paranormal shelf. Hope you all enjoy!
Yay, that was my second choice for this month!!!Exciting!!!
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Yeah!! Glad you can all use some of your TBR's!!
Awesome!! Congrats Sara! Paranormal looks like it will be a fun shelf!!
Nice choice, Sara! Now let's see what I'll be reading...
What a great choice for October, with Halloween and all :op
We're on the third leg of the month, so shall we choose who the next shelf pricker will be? Sara, it's your pick :)
The shelf picker for November has been chosen, and the lucky reader is.....Arlene!Can't wait to see what shelf you pick!
I emailed Arlene to let her know also.
Congrats Arlene!! Can't wait to see the next shelf!
Congrats, Arlene!! Can't wait to see next month's selections!
Oh, wow, I had just joined in August and am really getting into this as a way to keep focused (what to read next - so many choices?) Thank you for choosing me. So I have to look at your past shelves and see what I can find that is a little different. I'll be thinking about this all day at work! I'll get back to you soon.
I can't wait to see your pick Arlene...congrats!!!
Looking forward to seeing what you choose Arlene
Congrats Arlene, looking forward to seeing what shelf you pick :)
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Not that I want to push, but I order most of my books from the library, so for timing sake, I was wondering if you new what shelf you were going to pick yet?
So many shelves to choose from! Now there are six pages of shelves with over 1000 titles on them! Eliminating those already choosen and obvious duplicates (there are multiple shelves with the same names, just writen a little differently such as “romance” and “romantic”) and generic shelves such as “misc”, “reread”. “don’t own” and “paperback”) there are still a hundreds of shelves that fit. I also eliminated shelves such as “technology” and “mathematics” because I think that they really don’t fit the purposes of the group and the shelves that the group have already used. So I have chosen “Asia” or “Asian” as the shelf for the month. There are actually two different shelves for the topic with over 1000 books each. Most books are on both shelves but there are some different ones on each. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines and had the chance to travel across Asia on my way home from my years there. There are so many great authors on these shelves from Amy Tan, Pearl Buck and Gail Tsukiyama to books like the two travel books I just finished reading, Paul Theroux’s “Great Railway Bazaar” and “Riding the Iron Rooster”; the popular “Kite Runner” and “Three Cups of Tea” and one on my TBR shelf, “Q&A” (aka Slumdog Millionaire). I could also recommend “Noli mi Tangre” which is sometimes called the “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” of the Philippines. It was written by Philippine martyr, Dr. Jose Rizal.
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Good choice Arlene. I've been wanting to read The Joy Luck Club for years.
Rora wrote: "Good choice Arlene. I've been wanting to read The Joy Luck Club for years. "OMG, one of the BEST BOOKS EVER. Enjoy!
Well, I found a lot of books that sound interesting, and several already on my TBR pile.I will go with "The Good Earth" since it fits on several challenges I am doing. Then "Throne of Jade" and "Shinju" which I already own. I would also like to try "Kitchen" and "1001 Cranes" if I can find them.
I would highly recommend a couple of books I didn't see anywhere: The Court of the Lion and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness", both 5 star books for me. Also, "The Samurai's Garden" is one of the best books I have ever read.
Okay, so I just ordered "1001 Cranes", "Kitchen" and "Graceling" from Amazon. The link was RIGHT THERE. They were really cheap and I got free shipping! Please don't tell my husband or my bookshelves.
Lynn and Cam please put your lists on the discussion topic: "What do you plan to read in November (Asian)?" That way everyone will be sure to see them.
Ohhh..exciting! Good choice for a shelf...can't wait!
Arlene, I'm a bit confused, I think that's where I left them. But I'll be happy to add the other 13 from the long list if you want some more :) Lourve the choice by the way, now I just have to work out which to read first. Very excited!
Cam, I'm sorry - I was on the computer after work - it is just Lynne's list that is misplaced.
Sorry, I got so excited at looking at the lists that I forgot to switch windows.
Not at all Arlene, it's a wonder that I didn't, I am a bit like Lynne - very enthused by your choice.
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Congratulations Jennifer, looking forward to hearing what your shelf of choice is going to be, have a world of fun choosing.
Cheers & Regards
Cam
P.S. Have sent Jennifer (of the sunset) a message as there are a few Jennifer's so I hope I haven't caused any confusion.