How many S&L books had you read this year before they were announced? 2020 edition

[Christos]

This year I had read 3 out of 6 of the picks before they were announced so far. How many has everyone else read? I specifically read Memory Called Empire, Magician Apprentice and This Is How You Lose the Time War

[Tassie Dave, S&L Historian]

Just the 1. Magician

[terpkristin]

Just 1 for me. The one I picked. :'-)

[John (Taloni)]

Not many. Pretty much just classics. One of the reasons to like this place, it expands reading horizons.

[Silvana]

3 out of 6.
1 I don't have any interest on.
2 I read after the selection but only 1 of them I am reading with the group at the same time.

[Trike]

3 for me.

Gideon the Ninth
Lose Time War
Memory Called Empire

[Mark]

This year, I'm in sync with S+L except for starting Memory Called Empire a few days before it was picked.

[Linguana]

5/6 for me. All except the Julie Czerneda one.

I did re-read Magician: Apprentice and am currently reading Magician: Master but otherwise, I've just been following along the discussions.

[Ruth]

I’d read both Magician: Apprentice (years ago) and This Is How You Lose the Time War (only a few months ago but I re-read it anyway).

However, with both Gideon the Ninth and now A Memory Called Empire I already owned the book and had it lined up ready to read next at the point the pick was announced. Which was convenient.

[Seth]

I feel like I've been just a few months ahead. Read Gideon, Time War and now Memory. This time, I might reread as the group reads, which I didn't do before. Part of the reason is that I liked this one, but I also remember it being complex in a way that might benefit from rereading.

[Joanna]

4/6: Gideon, Timewar, Magician (looong time ago) and Memory.

[Jessica]

2/6: This is How You Lose the Time War and A Memory Called Empire

[Iain]

At 4/7 now, Magician, Memory, How to Lose the Time War and Black Leopard, Red Wolf ...

[Christos]

4/7 now too Black Leopard, Memory called Empire, magician and time war

[Trike]

Christos wrote: "4/7 now too Black Leopard, Memory called Empire, magician and time war"
Iain wrote: "At 4/7 now, Magician, Memory, How to Lose the Time War and Black Leopard, Red Wolf ..."

Also 4/7 now.

Gideon Ninth
Time War
Memory Empire
Black Leopard

[Christos]

5/8 now including Elysium

[Trike]

Christos wrote: "5/8 now including Elysium"

You now have a comfortable lead!

[Christos]

6/9 now with 10k doors

[Trike]

5/9 for me with 10k Doors.

If we can get Tom to choose Recursion for October, I’ll get another. It’s a cross between This Is How You Lose the Time War and The Ten Thousand Doors of January.

Hint hint.

[Jessica]

I had already read The Ten Thousand Doors of January, but thanks in part to its inclusion in the Sword & Laser March Madness tournament.

[Ian (RebelGeek)]

Me too 👆🏻

[Christos]

Same

[Trike]

With Finder I’m now 6/10. This is a record-setting year for me.

[Trike]

Trike wrote: "With Finder I’m now 6/10. This is a record-setting year for me."

Finishing the year at 7/12, a record for me. One for the books!


...I crack myself up. 😜

[Joyce]

Only 1, Howl's Moving Castle. and only Lemmed 1 Black Leopard

I think The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Finder Were my top book choices of this year so far.

[Christos]

8/12 with Howl and now Parable Sower

[Leesa]

It counts/doesn't count: I started Parable of the Sower on 11/10/20 before it was announced and finished on 11/24/20 after it was announced.

[Christos]

@leesa that counts yeah

[Trike]

Someone start a 2021 edition.

So far I’m 2 of 4:

The Marrow Thieves
The House in the Cerulean Sea