MICHELE - PERSONAL READING LIST - "To Be Read" List (2023)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

This is Michele's "To Be Read" List (2021) for the 50 Books Read in 2021. This list will be added to as Michele sets up the thread.

Whatever books are not completed on the list can be carried over to the 2022 Personal Reading List thread.

Michele, this thread is being carried over to 2021. Enjoy.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Sample Format Choices:

Sample Format for initial set up before completing books:

✓1. The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations Hardcover – May 22, 2018 by John McCain

by John McCain

2. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

by Rick Atkinson

3. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

by Mark Kurlansky

Note: See the sample checkmark in number one that would show that I completed that book.

And if you like to see the strikethrough example that the book has been completed - see number 2.

On the Personal Reading Lists - you have a choice of either using checkmarks or strikethroughs.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

For comprehensive assistance - we always have the "how to" thread.

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

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

You can always check Bentley's Thread for the Personal Reading List Thread.

See Bentley's Sample Thread for the Personal Reading List Thread.

Link:

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

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Basic Information to help you get started:



For 2021, we are going to set up for all participants two threads - the first will be each participant's Personal Reading List thread where they can create lists of books that they want to read for the 50 Books Read challenge.

And as they read them - they can check them off or do a strikethrough.

It is your working thread.

You can check off each book as you read it by adding & # 10003 ; (with no spaces in between) right before the title of the book with additionally no spaces after the semicolon and before the title of the book.

If you would like to bold the title of the book and author - and number them - in addition to adding a checkmark - you would then add & # 10003 ;(with no spaces) and then < b >1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson< /b > with no spaces. You can easily preview what you have done to see if your code works.

✓1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

or without a number

✓The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

You can also do strikethroughs if you like - that is the same as bolding but using an s instead of b.

For example: < s > The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / s>
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title or after the name of the author.

It would look like this:

The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

If you want it bolded as well:

< s >< b >The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / b >< / s >
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title or after the name of the author.

It would end up looking like this:

The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

The second thread is just like it has always been.

If you want to also number the books as well as bold them using a strike through:

< s > < b >1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / b > < / s>
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title number or after the name of the author.

It would end up looking like this:

1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

The second thread is the formatted reading thread for 50 Books that we always have done and includes your reviews using the designated format.

You must sign up for 50 Books Read in 2021 to get both threads - the Personal Reading List thread just for you and your own 2021 Books Read in 2021 thread. You must use the format on the Books Read in 2021 thread. If you would like to participate - then please add your name here and I will set up both threads. Active participants in the 2020 50 Books Read in 2020 get their own two threads.

The format for the Personal Lists when setting them up is easy:

Just number or list and skip one line in between.
After skipping one line - just add the citation.

bookcover, the word by, the author's photo and then the author's link

Then skip another line before adding your next book. As you read and complete them - either use a strikethrough or a checkmark - that means that you have added your review according to the standard format on your review thread (same as every other year).

Check the how to thread for additional directions and assistance. We will always be there to assist.

And even if you do not finish all of the books on your list or many on your list - remember whatever books are not completed on the list can be carried over to the 2022 Personal Reading List thread. All you have to do is to do an edit, copy and then a paste on next year's thread. So the sky is the limit.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Have fun with your list thread - you are ready to go!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Michele,

There are now two threads set up for you in the 50 Books Read in 2020.

The first is the normal 50 Books Read in 2020 thread which you are readily familiar with and you can just jump into that quickly.

And the second thread is your Personal Reading List/Tracker thread for the books that are on your to be read list for 2020. You can add to the list during the year, checkmark off the books that you have completed or you have a choice to do a strikethrough. You make a list for the books that you are planning to read for the year - order is not important - you can skip around. You can number them or not; you can checkmark them when done or you can do strikethroughs to show the ones that you have completed before adding the reviews to your normal 50 Books Read in 2020 thread.

I have provided the sample format with choices. You list the book with numbers or not - but you must skip one line after listing the title of book and the author and you then must add just the citation with bookcover, author's photo and author's link but the other choices are up to you. That helps the goodreads software create a linkable list of books and authors on the right hand white space of your tracker thread.

Your Personal Reading List - To Be Read thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Your new 50 Books Read in 2020 thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Introduction Thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The 50 Books Read in 2020 - How To's Thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The thread with the special instructions and explanations for the 50 Books Read in 2020 Personal Reading Lists is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hope you enjoy!
Bentley

The Personal Reading List for 2020 is now the Personal Reading List for 2021 - these are carried over from year to year. The 50 Books Read for 2020 thread will be archived on January 1, 2021. It will be found in the Archival folder but still open. There will be a new thread for 2021 set up for the 50 Books for you.

[Michele]

TBR (on hold at the library)

1.Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology #1) by Stephen Fry

by Stephen Fry

2. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

by Erik Larson

3. The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

by Alex S. Vitale ( no photo)

4. The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

by Natalie Jenner

5. Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Steven Fry

by Stephen Fry

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

On this thread you can do things in a more personalized way - you can number your entries or not; you can checkmark or strikethrough (depending upon your preference) or just make them complete or have a complete list too.

Here is an example doing what you have done above.
TBR (on hold at the library)

1. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology #1 by Stephen Fry

by Stephen Fry

2. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

by Erik Larson

You are off to a great start and the group will be starting the second book on May 17th as a buddy read. Happy List Making!

[Michele]

Yeah, I was just being lazy and not wanting to type out stuff twice LOL. As for the second book, its on hold at the library and I am number 13 on the hold list. Nothing going on until the library system gets the ok to reopen. So I may not have that one on May 17.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Brilliant!

[Michele]

TBR (Kindle, ebooks)

1. Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife by Bart D. Ehrman

by Bart D. Ehrman

2. The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell 1174-1777 by Nicholas Cresswell

by Nicholas Cresswell (no photo)

3. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

by Delia Owens

4. Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kodno

by Marie Kondō

5. Greek Gods & Goddesses by Michael Taft

by Michael Taft (no photo)

6. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson

by Neil deGrasse Tyson

7. Becoming Wild by Carl Safina DNF

by Carl Safina

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Well that is nice Michele to distinguish the two.

[Andrea]

Michele, it’s great to find another Bart D. Ehrman fan! Not that I always agree with him; still he’s thought-Provoking and original. May I recommend Misquoting Jesus?
Regards,
Andrea

by Bart D. Ehrman

[Michele]

Hi Andrea,

That's a great book. I have the paperback version.

[Andrea]

Michele, what other books of his have you read? And what did you think of them?
Regards,
Andrea

[Michele]

7 including the one I am currently reading. I learned something from each of them. One or two were more scholarly the rest were for the general population.

[Michele]

Added a 2 more books to my Kindle/ebook list on message 12

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Wonderful.

[Michele]

I keep adding to the kindle/ebook list. Borrowing ebooks from the library via the Libby app.

[Michele]

Adding more Libby app ebooks

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

That is good Michelle - at this time with everything going on - that is safer.

[Michele]

Just got an email and my LA county library will be reopening on June 8 for hold pick ups and returns only. I can FINALLY return that book that I have had since March. Its been renewed five times and not by me. LOL. So I hope I will be able to place books on hold again as well. Which is why I added a new book on post #8

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

I feel you! Just returned several books to my library. Can't wait for them to let me put books on hold again.

[Michele]

Two books from message #8 are on the way. Nice to be able to get hard and soft cover books again, not just ebooks.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Michele I hear you. But for me I can carry around 150 books on my phone or computer and listen to them too.

The last time that I went to the library - I got one of those wonderful great courses. And my dog decided in the car to eat one of the discs. That was pretty embarrassing showing up at the library and explaining what had happened to disc one of the set. I - of course -offered to reimburse them; so that they could get a disc replacement - but that is what I deal with at home "with the real thing". They couldn't stop laughing - but as I was paying for the disc I was the only one not ROFL.

So it is cheaper for me in the long run.

[Michele]

To each their own, I think. Right now the wait time is very long for ebooks from the library. Wait time for physical books is much shorter.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

No I understand totally.

[Michele]

Added one more physical book to msg, 8

[Michele]

Knocking some books off the list!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Terrific - you should post on the one that is a group read and add your comments - at least to where we happen to be. And of course as we go along - we would love to hear your thoughts.

[Michele]

# 6 and #7 on message 12 both became available.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good for you - your library is coming through for you.

[Michele]

Had to DNF #7 on msg. 12. It was not what I was thinking that it was. I was thinking that this would be a scientific look into how baby animals learn how to survive. Nope. It was all about Sperm Whales and was a personal account of finding them and tracking them. With a side into elephants. I DNF'd it about chap. 6

[Michele]

starting a new list:
TBR - On hold at the LIbrary

1. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods: Early Humans and the Origins of Religion by E. Fuller Torrey

by E. Fuller Torrey

2. Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

by Max Brooks

3. The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

by Yangsze Choo Reading the ebook

4. Stranger In The Lake by Kimberly Belle

by Kimberly Belle

5. Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir by Duchess Goldblatt

by Duchess Goldblatt (no photo)

6. A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong

by Karen Armstrong

7. An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn

by Daniel Mendelsohn

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

More to add (smile)

[Michele]

Got the ebook for #3 on msg. 35

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Super

[Michele]

adding more books

[Michele]

Getting some of them on msg. #35 done.

[Michele]

Getting two books from msg. 35 from the library. I will have lots of pool side reading for my Palm Springs trip this coming weekend.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good for you Michele - enjoy yourself but stay safe.

[Michele]

Back from Palm Springs. Really enjoyed our four day trip. Finished one book too!

[Michele]

TBR :

8. Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton

by Paige Shelton

9. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

by Garrett M. Graff

10. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World by Philip Matyszak

by Philip Matyszak

11. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

by Garth Nix

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Glad you enjoyed your trip!

[Michele]

Thanks! Getting my reading done.

[Michele]

12. An Ancient Evil by Paul Doherty

by Paul Doherty

13. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

by Madeline Miller

14. Camino Winds by John Grisham

by John Grisham

15. Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie

16. Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault by John Dvorak

by John Dvorak (no photo)

17. How to Astronaut: Everything You Need to Know Before Leaving Earth by Terry Virts

by Terry Virts (no photo)

[Michele]

Adding more books and #15 & 16 are in transit.

[Michele]

finished one book.

[Michele]

TBR

18. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie

19. Stonehenge: The Story of a Sacred Landscape
by Francis Pryor

by Francis Pryor

20. The Archer by Paulo Coelho

by Paulo Coelho

21. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

by Kate Morton

22. Ancient Magic a Practitioner's Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome by Philip Matyszak

by Philip Matyszak