2025 Reading Challenge discussion
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Q1 - Best in Show
Update to mssg #65 progress made now on 7/10
Alyana wrote: "Hi oshizu, update to message #6Progress: 8/8 and the details here.
Please raise my goal to 12 books. Thank you! :)"
Done! Nice! :)
Sheila from eastern NC signing up. For this challenge I will start with 5, since I’ve never really picked by award first. That’s the great thing about a reading challenge, to get out of one’s comfort zone,
Sheila from Eastern NC- I will sign up for 10. Goodreads Choice
Edgar Awards
National Book awards
Update to Message 18: Progress 4/5 Goodreads Choice Fiction Award: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (2020 -Winner)
Update to msg 11: 14/21 books(1) Booker International/Fiction: 3/4
* Hurricane Season (2020 shortliist, wit)
(2a) CWA Dagger Awards/International: 4/4
* Dead Horsemeat (2007 shortlist, wit)
(4a) Hugo Awards/Best Novel: 4/5
*Record of a Spaceborn Few (2019 shortlist)
(4b) Hugo Awards for Best Novella: 2/4
*Six-Gun Snow White (2014 shortlist)
*Beneath the Sugar Sky (2019 shortlist)
Sheila wrote: "Sheila from Eastern NC- I will sign up for 10. Goodreads Choice
Edgar Awards
National Book awards"
Sheila
Welcome to the Best in Show quarterly challenge!
You posted twice, but I'm considering your original msg # to be 158. You'll find your name on page 1 in the Still Grooming" list.
Happy reading!
Hello! Please count me in for 4 books, I choose the most prestigious italian award, Premio Strega.Premio Strega/2020
Il colibrì
Premio Strega/1999
Buio
Premio Strega/Young
Tutto chiede salvezza
Premio Strega/Europe
Frère d'âme
oshizu wrote: @KiawiWelcome to the Best in Show quarterly challenge and congrats on finishing your first book already!
You've been added to the Prancing list on page 1. :D
Thank you so much! :)
Viola wrote: "Hello! Please count me in for 4 books, I choose the most prestigious italian award, Premio Strega.Premio Strega/2020
Il colibrì
Premio Strega/1999
Buio
Premio Stre..."
Viola
A warm welcome to the Best in Show challenge!
You will be added to the Still Grooming list on page 1 of this thread within the next 15 minutes or so. :D
Happy reading!
Hi folks!I've updated the progress of everyone who's posted an update comment since the February 1st!
Cheers!
P.S. Let me know if I've made a mistake with your entry or your link doesn't work.
Update from Sheila, message 158:Best in show:
I AUDIE AWARD (because I love audiobooks)
1.Spinning Silver, 2019☑️
2. Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, 2018☑️
3. Hound of the Baskervilles, 2015
4. The Woman in White, 2011☑️
II. NATIONALbook award-
1.Brown Girl Dreaming, 2014-young people’s literature ☑️
2. 1986, Worlds Fair
3. 2005, The Penderwicks
4. 2018,The Friend
5. (Finalist-fiction)Station Eleven 2014☑️
III. GOODREADs choice
1. 2020graphic novel-To sleep in a sea of stars☑️
2. 2020 picture book - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood , Fred Rogers☑️
3. 2020 romance, Red, White, and Royal Blue☑️
4.2020 fantasy- A Deadly Education☑️
Sheila wrote: "Update from Sheila, message 158:Best in show:
I AUDIE AWARD (because I love audiobooks)
1.Spinning Silver, 2019☑️
2. Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, 2018☑️
3. Hound of the Baskervilles, 2015
..."
Hi Sheila,
Could you please re-read the instructions on how to post an update comment on page (about the Still Grooming list), then post your current progress in the right format?
Thanks!
February Update for Msg #7:5/8
If you haven't read Amanda Cross: In the Last Analysis you've missed a fun enjoyable read. It is written in the 60s which is a help when dealing with some of the stuff that was different then than it is now. I gave it 4 stars.
Sheila- trying to figure it out one more time. So sorry for my ineptnessUpdate to message 158:
Books read [9/10think I might need to update goal as well, and I still haven’t been able to figure out how to link the books. Can I do that in the app?
Once again sorry for multiple posts
Best in show:
A.Audie award
1.Spinning Silver, 2019
2. Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, 2018
3. Hound of the Baskervilles, 2015
4. The Woman in White, 2011
B. National book award-
5.Brown Girl Dreaming, 2014young people’s literature
6. (Finalist)Station Eleven 2014 ☑️
C. goodreads choice
7.2020graphic novel-To sleep in a sea of stars
8.Picture book 2020-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood
9.2020 Romance-Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 214,046 ratings
Goodreads Choice Award for Romanc
2019
5. 2017
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
6. Fantasy 2020- a deadly education
7. 2019 picture books The Proudest Blue
8. 2014 Poetry -Blue Horses
SheilaI'm still not sure of your current progress.
Is it 9/10?
It's faster for me (and thus faster for folks wanting to see their updated progress on page 1) if you use the format below:
To have your progress updated below, please post a comment that includes your original (sign-up) message number and your current progress, using the format below.
Example:
Update to msg 10: 2/5
* * *
You're correct. You cannot add book links from the app.
Book links in your original post and in your update comments are optional. But please provide your original message # and current progress as shown above (not within a paragraph).
Thanks!
Allie wrote: "Update to message 74:Progress 6/6
Dear Edward"
Allie
Congratulation on reaching your challenge goal!
I've moved you to the Winner's Circle. :D
Sheila trying yet again. Update to message 158: 9/10.And I would like to increase my goal to 15.
Sheila wrote: "Sheila trying yet again. Update to message 158: 9/10.And I would like to increase my goal to 15."
Awesome, Sheila, and thanks!
I'll update your goal in my spreadsheet now. :D
Update to mssg #65 Progress now 8/10
Happy reading everyone 😊
Oshizu- thank you for being a great mod and soooo patient.
update to message #576/8 books read
Hugo Awards/Best Novel
√ The Ten Thousand Doors of January...Nominee for Best Novel 2020...it took me a bit of time to get into this book (maybe it was my mood :) but once I did, I really liked this one!
√ The Collapsing Empire...Nominee for Best Novel 2018...This book is not usually the genre I read! I like Fantasy but normally don't read "Space Opera"...I definitely will be continuing this series!
Hugo Awards/Best Novella
√ Binti...Best Novella 2016
√ Home...Best Novella 2018
√ The Night Masquerade...Nominee for Best Novella 2019
***I am probably in the minority here but I was not a fan of the Binti trilogy!
√ Artificial Condition...Best Novella 2019...Oh, I love Murderbot!! I can't tell you how many times I grinned or laughed out loud! :)
Gretchen wrote: "Edit Msg 22Read 2/5"
Gretchen
For some reason, I disappeared you from my spreadsheet but you are now added back and appear in the Prancing list.
My apologies!
Sheila wrote: "Oshizu- thank you for being a great mod and soooo patient."Sheila
I appreciate that you read my comments and kept at it until you got it right! Thank you!
😊
Update to message 48. I've changed my goal to just 15 books instead of 20.6/15 completed
Sara wrote: "Update to message 48. I've changed my goal to just 15 books instead of 20.6/15 completed"
Thanks for letting me know, Sara! Happy reading!
Update to message 158:Previous update [9/10]
End of month update + 4
Total [13/15]
Adding National book award finalist: When Stars Are ScAttered
Goodreads Choice Award:
2019 finalist, picture book- The Proudest Blue
2014 finalist, poetry- Blue Horses
Booker- The Remains of the Day
Updated msg 5Just completed my third book for GR Choice Historical Fiction - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. I love learning about new things, cultures, customs! And this book is a pure treat! The characters were well-developed. I appreciate that the author explained the culture, and I’m sure many Americans found it very accessible. But it was almost too easy. That didn’t hurt my enjoyment of the story - I didn’t want it to end. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars
4/5
Posting #27 update:6/6 as of February 21
Increasing goal to 9 as of February 21
6/9 as of February 21!
Hello, all!The progress of everyone who's posted since my last full update now appears on the participants' lists on Page 1.
Hope you're all doing well and reading great books!
Update to message 8: 7/9Goodreads Choice 2020/Fantasy
1. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
2. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Goodreads Choice 2020/Mystery&Thriller
1. One by One by Ruth Ware
2. Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Goodreads Choice 2020/Fiction
1. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
2. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
3. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Update to message 3: progress 2/5🏆 Nebula Awards/Best Novel:
✅ Gun, With Occasional Music shortlist 1995
I really come across the strangest books for this challenge, that I never would have picked up otherwise. Fun!
Update message #19Progress: 4/20
How Long 'til Black Future Month? (Alex 2019)
I'm still slowly plugging away at this one. March will be my month to shine at it :-)
Sheila (158) Final update for this challenge . 22/15 final total, blowing my goal out f the water, thanks to all our rainy days this month.Audie awards:1: Spinning Silver, 2019
2. Eleanor Oliphant is completely Fine, 2018
3. Frankenstein, finalist 2013
4. The last Battle, 2005
National Book Award
5. Brown Girl Dreaming, 2014
6. Worlds Fair, 1986
7. Station Eleven, finalist 2014
8. When Stars are Scattered, finalist
9. Long Way Down, 2017
10. The tiger Rising, 2001
Goodreads Choice
11. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2020
12. Red, White and Royal Blue, 2020
13. A Deadly Education, 2021
14. The Proudest Blue, 2019
15. Blue Horses. 2014
16. Heartberries, 2018
17. Long Upon the Land
Booker
18. Ha ha ha Roddy Doyle1993
19. The Remains of the Day 1989
20. Celestial Bodies 2019
New Berry
21. Roll of Thunder hear my Cry, 1977
22. The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler, 1968
😄😄😄Thank you Oshizu for being a great mod.
Update to msg 11Progress: 17/21 books
Sarah wrote: "Message 54 Updated4/4-COMPLETED"
Sarah
That was quick! Congrats on completing this quarterly challenge!
Rebecca wrote: "Update message #19Progress: 4/20
How Long 'til Black Future Month? (Alex 2019)
I'm still slowly plugging away at this one. March will be my month to shine at it :-)"
Good luck in March!
I on the other hand, hope to finish this quarterly in mid-March to clear my plate for our team readathon!
Sheila wrote: "Sheila (158) Final update for this challenge . 22/15 final total, blowing my goal out f the water, thanks to all our rainy days this month.Audie awards:1: Spinning Silver, 2019
2. Eleanor Oliphant..."
Wow, Sheila! You read so many books for Best in Show since your last update!
Gratz on both reaching and surpassing your challenge goal, friend!
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Update to Message #21. 14/12 --> 14/30.I'm changing my goal to 30. I found some Newbery and Goodreads titles that I can also use toward March's One-Word Wonder challenge. 😁
Update to message #4, 6/9 books read I found some fantastic reads through this challenge this month. So grateful for it :D
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One of the Goodreads Choice books I selected missed the top ten mark, but I'll find another Historical Fiction one to make up for that. Also, I peeked at March, and I'm going to end up increasing my goal to add lots of one-word Newbery Medal/Honors titles... Hatchet, Sounder, Holes and so many more. I'll let you know.