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Trim 2020 Continuation - Announcement, Community, and Chit Chat Thread
Our first number to kick off 2020 for January is.....#12!
Unfortunately not #2 Ninth House, but maybe soon :)
I got the Secret Keeper by Kate Morton! I was just saying I wanted to make sure I read one of her books this year in addition to my author challenge. I'm psyched. And thank you Meli. What did everyone else get?
Mine is The Force-fits the monthly tag~but it is a chunkster....and I have a gazillion other books to read-ugh!
Mine is The Goldfish Boy, a nice short one to start off the year :)
So, I just added my number 12 yesterday to have a buddy read with Jen. It is Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal who I follow on facebook. Very exciting.
Speaking of Clunksters, did you guys get a load of the list we together created? It’s going to be a great year!
My #12 is Mistress of the Art of Death. It's been on my TBR for years so I'm happy I'm finally getting a push to read it.
My #12 is The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001I'm looking forward to this one.
Amy wrote: "Speaking of Clunksters, did you guys get a load of the list we together created? It’s going to be a great year!"Thanks, Amy.
I don't remember who was doing Hillbilly Elegy with me,I thought there were a couple of people but perhaps they decided not to continue.
Notes on a Crocodile isn't mine.
Booknblues wrote: "So, I just added my number 12 yesterday to have a buddy read with Jen. It is Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal who I follow on face..."Should be an interesting read! Best hurry up and finish the December one.
Jen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "So, I just added my number 12 yesterday to have a buddy read with Jen. It is Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal w..."When are you wanting to read this?
"No Will But His" by Sara Hoyt. Historical fiction (Henry VIII), I believe, for me.
Booknblues wrote: "Jen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "So, I just added my number 12 yesterday to have a buddy read with Jen. It is Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by [author:Frans de Wa..."Possibly second week of Jan? I'm going diving with Great White Sharks next Sunday and Monday if all goes to plan so am a bit excited and unfocussed atm.
I'll be delving in to I Was Anastasia! This one has been on my radar for awhile although has seemed to get mixed reviews here and elsewhere. I'm interested to see what my take will be.
Jen wrote: "Possibly second week of Jan? I'm going diving with Great White Sharks next Sunday and Monday if all goes to plan so am a bit excited and unfocussed atm."Wow! Exciting and scary. Have fun! I want to hear about it and I will plan for the read the second week of January.
Booknblues wrote: "Jen wrote: "Possibly second week of Jan? I'm going diving with Great White Sharks next Sunday and Monday if all goes to plan so am a bit excited and unfocussed atm."Wow! Exciting and scary. Have ..."
I'm guessing you have done buddy reads before? I haven't so how would you usually do one? Check in at set points or at the end?
The Great Whites have been on the bucket list for years as they are one of the few large shark species I haven't dived with yet. Got to do these things before my body won't let me. Unfortunately they will insist on a cage for this one. That will also be a first for me as it has always been open water for all the other sharks, not sure I'll like it. I did survive the cage with saltwater crocs but it does cramp movement.
Mine is "Out of Sorts" by Aurelie Valognes. It sounds a bit "A Man Called Ove"ish so it should be fun.
Amy wrote: "Trim 2020 Continuation – Announcement, Community, and Chit Chat ThreadHere we go – Here is the Official Unofficial Trim 2020 Continuation. We will use this thread to announce the monthly number, ..."
Please remove my name from the #6 Buddy Read
The book I have for #11 is A Study in Silks not Women of the Silk
thanks
Yes Ma'am and did the other removals for you late last night.So excited for the folks reading a Marriage of Opposites. Its probably my favorite book ever. It made my top ten for the decade list. i just loved every word. And Alice Hoffman? Pure Magic. I have a book of hers on my Trim that I haven't read, and another for Poll Ballot Tally.... Perhaps at that point, I will have completed all of her works....
I think you're not up there on the master list for 6 or 11....
Jen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Jen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "So, I just added my number 12 yesterday to have a buddy read with Jen. It is Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by ..."Oh Jen! Want to hear about this when you get back!
Jen wrote: "I'm guessing you have done buddy reads before? I haven't so how would you usually do one? Check in at set points or at the end?The Great Whites have been on the bucket list for years as they are one of the few large shark species I haven't dived with yet. Got to do these things before my body won't let me. Unfortunately they will insist on a cage for this one. That will also be a first for me as it has always been open water for all the other sharks, not sure I'll like it. I did survive the cage with saltwater crocs but it does cramp movement. "
I think we should set up a thread when the first one starts. As reading goes along questions and thoughts about the book. I think this should be a thought provoking book.
I am impressed by your experiences with sharks. I love the ocean, but admit to be not much of a swimmer, so it is beyond my realm.
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams for me Which for the life of me I can't remember when or why I added it to my TBR XD But there must have been a reason, and it has good ratings, so hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised!
Elise wrote: "The Colony of Unrequited Dreams for me Which for the life of me I can't remember when or why I added it to my TBR XD But there must have been a reason, and it has good ratings, so h..."Hope you like it! It wasn't my favourite by him (his older, humourous ones are), but I hope you enjoy!
Booknblues wrote: "Jen wrote: "I'm guessing you have done buddy reads before? I haven't so how would you usually do one? Check in at set points or at the end?The Great Whites have been on the bucket list for years a..."
I'm a sinker actually but a 3mm wetsuit gives me perfect neutral buoyancy. Hence Diving as soon as old enough, then you are allowed to sink.
Jen, I laughed at your comment because neutral buoyancy is what we are supposed to aim for but I like to sink like a rock! I wear like 30 pounds with my 5mm!I think it all stems from doing science research. I dove in fairly shallow water, less than 30 feet (mostly less than 20) and needed to be weighed down so I would stay on the bottom while I worked!
All of my dive friends laugh at me but I have no idea how to dive if I am not in constant peril of sinking into the abyss. Lol.
Nicole R wrote: "Jen, I laughed at your comment because neutral buoyancy is what we are supposed to aim for but I like to sink like a rock! I wear like 30 pounds with my 5mm!I think it all stems from doing scienc..."
I used to overweight too working on sandy bottoms in strong current (esp core sampling). A few drift dives helped cure that and then doing coral reef surveys fixed the rest. I do still overweight slightly (I have a weight (3lbs) on a wetsuit and 2 on a dry suit) because like you said it is easier control esp with an Aluminium (Aus and Pacific) tank rather than Steel (UK). Skin suit I sink like a stone anyway.
Nice to meet another person who has done research diving.....got me all my marine bio jobs, they cared not about my degrees.. just that I could dive, hardly breathe underwater and don't puke on boats whatever the weather.
I got The Tea Machine! It's one I already own, I was gifted it a couple of years ago. It looks like a quirky thing involving time-travel, alternative worlds and steampunk! Should be a fun one to start the year :)
Jen, what do you do? Have we discussed this?!? Granted I have a horrible memory, but I feel like I would have remembered if you did science research! I definitely do not sink in a skin. I am a floater. Lol. I have never used an aluminum tank but it sounds lighter than the steel ones I use! I am also jealous of your coral work. When I applied to grad school I applied to a coral research lab, but I did not get in. Ended up loving my research but my fascination with coral continues!
I did Marine Biology for hons but was diving from 15 (hence marine). I have worked for Liverpool uni in coastal and estuarine zonation as well as on their scallop surveys as a diver and doing my research on benthic snails. I also looked at seagrass beds in Turkey and Coral reefs in Fiji (under USP and AIMS). Then admitted defeat. I was the idiot diver who could do 3 dives on one tank, an employable skill in areas with no electricity for the compressor.Unfortunately since I wanted to live in Aus that did not get points for a visa so I ended up teaching to get the visa. I haven't taught bio since 2017 as there are so many bio teachers. Now I do Chemistry and Psychology (masters in counselling).
Oh my gosh! I love it. I did my PhD on intertidal snails, algae, and crabs looking at predator-prey interactions and food web dynamics. I have have done research on other organisms too but have really focused in inverts and ecology. What level do you teach? High school? College? I was a professor for the past six years but have recently left both academia and science behind for a career in law. Law that is only minimally related to science...as in pharmaceuticals so really nothing I know anything about! Lol
Nicole R wrote: "Oh my gosh! I love it. I did my PhD on intertidal snails, algae, and crabs looking at predator-prey interactions and food web dynamics. I have have done research on other organisms too but have rea..."Haha. I was looking at 2 species of snails and their zonation based on food availability. Unfortunately all the previous data had them eating stuff they were never anywhere near so the original scope changed and I spent hours sitting on the bottom of Port Erin bay in January (using your tank to smash back through the ice at the end of a dive is interesting) watching them and then doing lab experiments and dissections of stomach contents. Supervising prof got a paper out of it.
One of my old house mates has been much more successful in the field and actually got an OBE for his work on marine micro plastics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjxCm...
I teach senior high school so y11/12 mostly (uni entry) but do also have student teachers sent from around the country (Charles Darwin Uni, Curtin, Deakin and Uni SA), not by my choice, I'm just told one is coming and I have no idea where they find me from. Only the best survive our lot. They are a curious bunch and ask loads of questions so if anyone doesn't know their stuff they get eaten esp if they pretend they do.
Nicole and Jen,Have you read Crawdads? Written by a scientist. Wondering if your backgrounds in ecology/marine biology made it a more worthy read.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Liz wrote: "I got The Tea Machine! It's one I already own, I was gifted it a couple of years ago. It looks like a quirky thing involving time-travel, alternative worlds and steampunk! Should be..."OMG! just took a look at this and it sounds like it is right up my alley! Time travel, alternate history and giant squids. Cannot wait to read your review.
Shelly wrote: "Nicole and Jen,Have you read Crawdads? Written by a scientist. Wondering if your backgrounds in ecology/marine biology made it a more worthy read.
Where the Crawdads Sing"
No not me. I read the back and it didn't grab me. So many other books out there.
12. The light between oceans-M.L Stedman
Shelly, I read Where the Crawford Sing! I really liked that book, but can’t say my ecology background really enhanced my reading. But, the author’s background makes total sense because she beautifully described the area and the animals that live there! I definitely could envision myself in the marsh she described.
OMG, I love this group. Jen and Nicole, that was such a fun conversation. I love it!Jen, am I right that you are in Australia now? Where are you located? I have relatives that live there, hubby's aunt and her children and my niece and great niece. My sister is visiting right now.
Augh, my #12 is The Terror by Dan Simmons.... a real chonker, 769 pages! I put it on the list because I'm usually skittish about books that long so I keep skipping over it. At least it's also tagged as a thriller...?
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Here we go – Here is the Official Unofficial Trim 2020 Continuation. We will use this thread to announce the monthly number, to talk about our books, chit chat, build community. My suggestion is that we do not use this thread for our reviews, but to maybe point to their location. Speaking of points, you’re not going to get any for this unofficial challenge, but don’t forget to get your points by placing your reviews in the monthly or the other folder. People can set up Buddy Read threads if they like to follow the books they are reading together. I think we should keep up the planning and organizational thread, so if new folks want to join us, or we need to make some adjustments and rearrangements, it will not be difficult to do. That’s a great place to post a new or revised List of 24. Remember it’s supposed to be fun and optional. This is no stress…. Just to finish out what we started – together!
If you are just joining us, this is PBT members continuing a challenge for 2019 to its inexorable end. It’s easy to join. Simply pick 24 books and number them how you wish, and each month we (with announcers Joanne and Meli) will announce a randomized number a day or so after the main group tag is revealed, and that number will be the book to read for the month. If you wish to organize your list to read particular Buddy Read Books with others, there is a humongous list just listed below. If you are joining us late, do not put a book in the numbers that have already been called. Remember. You do not have to read your book for the month, you do not have to read it in the month it is called. You do not have to do anything at all. You can join a buddy read, even if it wasn’t your book for the month. Anyone can change their lists at any time. Do whatever they please. All this is just for fun and community. And of course to continue clearing our TBR’s and to finish the Buddy Reads some of us were excited about. New Members to PBT, don’t forget to check out the rest of the group’s exciting activities. We are a fun bunch and look forward to getting to know you.
Regarding the Buddy Reads, some of these people are from last year’s lists. They may have changed lists, may have left the group, or are not participating. But many appear to be with us. Just don’t cast them in stone. There may be people from last year who just join us for a particular book and number. As long as it runs smoothly. I see no reason why the mods won’t let us do the final 12 in 2021. If there are mistakes or additions to the Buddy Read List, or new 24 lists posted on the Planning and Organizational Thread, I can help organize and edit. Here are the people who have posted lists already, and are ready to continue playing and reading with us.
Amy
Joanne
Meli
BooknBlues
Idit
LibraryCin/Cindy
JoyD
Theresa
Johanne
Olivermagnus
Miriam
Charlotte
Linda C.
Jen
Shelley
Sue
Jenny
Joi
Jen K
Ellen
Robin
Hayjay
Elise
Kelly
Heather
Liz
Doughgirl (for 13 News of the World)
The official (unofficial) list of Trim 2020 Buddy Reads is this:
#1 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton - Magdalena, Charlotte, Heather
#1 An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones - Kelly, NancyJ, AJ, Shelley
#1 White Tiger - Susie, BnB
#1 Six Four – Idit, Oliver, Meli
#1 And Then There Were None – Joi, Jenny
#2 The Ninth House – Meli, Johanne, Oliver, Charlotte, Shelley, Idit, Sue, Joi, Amy
#3 The Time Traveler's Wife Joi, Charlotte, AJ
#3 Rain of Gold – Amy JoyD
#3 The Left Hand of Darkness – Meli, Johanne, Idit; possibly moving to 15 with Heather
#3 Becoming – Shelly, Heather
#4 When Breath Becomes Air - Hebah NancyJ
#5 Circling the Sun by Paula McLain - Rachel, Kelly, Theresa, Shelley
#5 Nine Perfect Strangers – Charlotte, Liz
#6 Women of the Silk - B.C., LindaC, NancyJ
#7 The Cellist of Sarajevo - Barbara, Jenny, Adithi-
#7 Rebecca - Meli, Annapi, Charlotte, Joi, Magdalena
#7 The Book Thief – Kelly, Margie, Diana, NancyJ, Amy N, AJ, Heather
#7 Seabiscuit – BnB, Hayjay
#8 The Boston Girl - Book Concierge, Diana , Barbara, (Kelly?)
#8 Between the World and Me, - Meli, Hebah, Idit
#8 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer - Nancyj, BooknBlues, Critterbee, Adithi
#8 Red at the Bone Amy, Sue, Shelley
#9 Mischling - Anita, Booknblues, Ellie
#9 Everything I Never Told You - Nicole, Hebah?
#9 The Lost Vintage – Joanne, Theresa, Oliver
#10 The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson - Nancyj, BooknBlues, Shelley, Hayjay, Joanne
#11 From Sand and Ash, by Amy Harmon - Amy, BooknBlues, JoyD, Barbara, Joanne, Oliver, Shelley, Kelly, Theresa
#11 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, Nancy, Nicole
#11 Hag Seed – Idit, Meli
#12 The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman - Kelly, Barbara, Amy, Charlotte, Nancyj, JoyD
#12 Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are – BnB, Jen
#13 The Hate U Give –Barbara,Nicole, Annapi, Shelley, Heather
#13 News of the World by Paulette Jiles - Nancyj, Anita, BC, Joanne, Doughgirl
#14 Hot Milk BooknBlues, Nicole, Idit
#15 Incantation by Alice Hoffman - Amy, Magdalena, Charlotte, Margie
#15 Thirteen Moons, by Frazier - Book Concierge, BooknBlues
#15 Helter Skelter – Oliver, Meli
#15 Monk of Mokha – Shelly, Sue
#16 Cutting for Stone – Idit, Charlotte
#16 Flight Attendant – Amy, Sue
#17 Behold the Dreamers – BnB, Jen K
Lolita – Joi, Meli
#18 Once Upon a River, by Diane Setterfield, Margie, Shelley, Kelly, Hayjay
#18 A Tale for the Time Being – BnB, Jen K
#19 Kindred by Octavia Butler -Magdelana, Sue, NancyJ
#19 Strange the Dreamer- Amy, AJ, AmyN, Joanne , MargieD, JoyD
#19 Next Year in Havana – Shelley
#19 Baba Yaga Laid an Egg – BnB, Jen
#19 Kindred – Sue, Jen K
#20 Love and Ruin by Paula McLain – Oliver, Anita
#20 Salt to the Sea – Kimber, Joi, Shelley
#20 The Lies of Locke Lamora Barbara,Joanne, Hebah, AJ
#20 The Dream Daughter – JoyD, Amy
#20 The History Of Love –Oliver, Idit
#20 Wild – BnB, Liz
#21 Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Jaswal – Book Concierge, BooknBlues , NancyJ, Charlotte, Shelley, Sue, Heather, Liz
#22 Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance - BooknBlues,
#22 Darling Rose Gold – Amy, Oliver, Shelley, Kelly, (Meli and Joi?)
#23 The Library Book by Susan Orlean - NancyJ, Oliver, Margie, Kelly, Charlotte, Critterbee, Hayjay, Shelley, Joi
#23 The Bird King – Joanne, JoyD, Theresa, Johanne
#24 Vicious by VE Schwab - AJ and Joanne, Sue
#24 Clockmaker’s Daughter – Charlotte and Hayjay
#24 Notes on a Crocodile? Idit? Maybe Meli? Not sure on this one.
Not sure where Frankisstein is going to land yet either…… But the list is so far as complete as it can be, and I hope its helpful…
Meli – take it away, and announce our January number! We have been waiting on pins and needles to see what’s next!