Getting Ready for 2015

[B.H.]

Thanks! I hope we're reading The Handmaid's Tale because I've been looking for a reason to read it for ages.

[Sarah]

Yes! In January. It looks like we'll be reading it around the 15th. There's another thread in this folder called 'Coordinating Reading in Groups' (I think). Usually Michael is kind enough to post the links to the threads so we can get there easily to discuss it.

Somebody may correct me on this. :)

The Handmaid's Tale is fantastic.

[B.H.]

Thanks, Sarah! Can't wait!

[David]

I am aiming to read 24 books from the Science Fiction/Fantasy Bookshelf:

1. The Martian
2. The Mote in God's Eye
3. The Name of the Wind
4. Ancillary Justice
5. The Caves of Steel
6. The Black Prism
7. The Lies of Locke Lamora
8. A Scanner Darkly
9. Blackout
10. Leviathan Wakes
11. Red Mars
12. Gardens of the Moon
13. The Magic of Recluse
14. Wizard's First Rule
15. Dune
16. The Hobbit
17. The Carpet Makers
18. Rendezvous With Rama
19. The Forever War
20. Mistborn
21. Childhood's End
22. A Fire Upon The Deep
23. A Game of Thrones
24. Island in a Sea of Time

In addition I plan to read some of my own choice as the fancy takes me and the recommendations from the club.

[Michael]

Richard wrote: "Planning on reading the standard 24 for the group, 12 on the list, and 12 for the main Goodreads challenge in addition. I was able to do that this year, but I am going to be really close on the 36 ..."

I've copied the entries from your updated list (message 26) into my spreadsheet, Richard. If you update them again, let me know by posting to this thread. (I won't be alerted to any change if you just edit the post.)

I noticed The Dispossessed was in two different lists in case you wanted to delete one entry. Also, I see a lot of books in your list that we read in these challenge group reads in 2014 - sorry this year ended up being so busy for you we would have enjoyed having you in those discussions!

[Ivor]

David wrote: "I am aiming to read 24 books from the Science Fiction/Fantasy Bookshelf:

1. The Martian
2. The Mote in God's Eye
3. The Name of the Wind
4. Ancillary Justice
5. The Caves of Steel
6. The Black Pri..."

Some of those are all time favorites of mine... Dune, Mote, Childhood's, and Fire Upon the Deep. I don't know how you can read that many! I'm falling asleep after 1/2 chapter these days... and that's on a good day! :-)

[David]

Hi Ivor

Guess I'm lucky in that being retired now I can spend quite a few hours a day reading. I can normally read two books per week, sometimes more!

[B.H.]

I'm retired too but between volunteering and writing, I find the 3 books a month is all I can do. it's disappointing because I used to read voraciously, but now I'm working almost as hard as I did when gainfully employed!

[Penny]

I think I'm going to aim for 25 in 2015. I gave myself enough of a challenge this year, but there are still a bunch of books on our bookshelf that I'd like to read, plus the monthly reads. However I'm really looking forward to being able to read whatever I want to and not only books from our shelf :) It was a great challenge though!

[Maggie]

Sarah wrote: "Three recommendations... that one may have entered next month's list!"

lol-I maybe should wait and read it with you!

[Sarah]

Maggie wrote: "lol-I maybe should wait and read it with you!
"

It sounds like I'm missing out. Are you going to reread it?

[Maggie]

hmmmm.....tempting....

[Valerie]

Just wondering if we are going to have an official "READ ALL THE BOOKS" Challenge on the group for 2015. I don't know why I love seeing the progress bar so much, but I do.

[Sarah]

That would be pretty cool. I'm a long way away from reading them all though.

[Edwin]

Valerie wrote: "Just wondering if we are going to have an official "READ ALL THE BOOKS" Challenge on the group for 2015. I don't know why I love seeing the progress bar so much, but I do."

Yow, a "Challenge" it would be. I am at 61 total from our bookshelf right now. With my 2015 goal of 24, I hope to not technically "fall behind". Read them all, well, that is a pretty lofty goal, at least for me.

[Valerie]

Edwin wrote: "Yow, a "Challenge" it would be. I am at 61 total from our bookshelf right now. With my 2015 goal of 24, I hope to not technically "fall behind". Read them all..."

LOL, that was the first line for last year's group challenge to read as many of the books as you can, with a minimum goal of 12 for the challenge. I just loved the wording. :)

But, I hope, maybe someday, I will have read them all.

[B.H.]

I agree, Edwin. I've recently joined and I've read 57 of them but some not for a very long time. It would be quite a challenge to read them all! Certainly not in one year.

[Kim]

Valerie wrote: "But, I hope, maybe someday, I will have read them all. "

Trust me, they aren't all good.

Valerie wrote: "Just wondering if we are going to have an official "READ ALL THE BOOKS" Challenge on the group for 2015. I don't know why I love seeing the progress bar so much, but I do."

Yep, will be doing that tomorrow.

[Kim]

Actually as it's already 2015 in my homeland I'm going to lock this thread and start up the new one.