SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
Group Business
>
2022 Bookshelf Rereads
2022 Reread Schedule
January 15th:
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Song of Achilles >> First impressions | Final thoughts
February 15th:
Across the Nightingale Floor >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
A Memory Called Empire >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
March 15th:
The Blade Itself >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Sabriel >> First impressions | Final thoughts
April 15th:
A Wizard of Earthsea >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
A Darker Shade of Magic >> First impressions | Final thoughts
May 15th:
Gods of Jade and Shadow >> First impressions | Final thoughts
The Night Circus >> First impressions | Final thoughts
June 15th:
Six of Crows >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Spinning Silver >> First impressions | Final thoughts
July 15th:
The Crown Conspiracy >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Q&A
Wild Seed >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
August 15th:
Redshirts >> First impressions | Final thoughts
The Ten Thousand Doors of January >> First impressions | Final thoughts
September 15th:
Foundation >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Elantris >> First impressions | Final thoughts
October 15:
Ancillary Justice >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Sword of Kaigen >> First impressions | Final thoughts
November 15:
Rosewater >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
Uprooted >> First impressions | Final thoughts
December 15:
The Martian >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Q&A
Rivers of London (Midnight Riot) >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
January 15th:
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Song of Achilles >> First impressions | Final thoughts
February 15th:
Across the Nightingale Floor >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
A Memory Called Empire >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
March 15th:
The Blade Itself >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Sabriel >> First impressions | Final thoughts
April 15th:
A Wizard of Earthsea >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
A Darker Shade of Magic >> First impressions | Final thoughts
May 15th:
Gods of Jade and Shadow >> First impressions | Final thoughts
The Night Circus >> First impressions | Final thoughts
June 15th:
Six of Crows >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Spinning Silver >> First impressions | Final thoughts
July 15th:
The Crown Conspiracy >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Q&A
Wild Seed >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
August 15th:
Redshirts >> First impressions | Final thoughts
The Ten Thousand Doors of January >> First impressions | Final thoughts
September 15th:
Foundation >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Elantris >> First impressions | Final thoughts
October 15:
Ancillary Justice >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Sword of Kaigen >> First impressions | Final thoughts
November 15:
Rosewater >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
Uprooted >> First impressions | Final thoughts
December 15:
The Martian >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Q&A
Rivers of London (Midnight Riot) >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th
Voting is open for January-March 2022 rereads! I'll start updating the results here in November.
Links to all books on the form:
(view spoiler)
(Friend the mod account to get updates in your Goodreads feed.)
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th
Voting is open for January-March 2022 rereads! I'll start updating the results here in November.
Links to all books on the form:
(view spoiler)
(Friend the mod account to get updates in your Goodreads feed.)
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
5 of the top 6 I've already read... so Gods of Jad and Shadow needs to stay.
Memory, Achilles, and Mistborn would be fun to discuss in VBC as rereads. Hard no on Night Circus. I disliked it too deeply.
I would not mind if Nightingale and/or Blade bumped something out of top rank.
(My list for Ryan)
Memory, Achilles, and Mistborn would be fun to discuss in VBC as rereads. Hard no on Night Circus. I disliked it too deeply.
I would not mind if Nightingale and/or Blade bumped something out of top rank.
(My list for Ryan)
I haven't the slightest interest in Fforde, Sanderson, or Gaiman.Of the ones lurking around the top ten the most interesting are Song of Achilles and Rosewater, with Blade Itself a very distant third.
Huh. Memory is the only book of the top six which I have already read. I have the Mistborn on my TBR physical bookshelf, but I will definitely need a lot of lead time for that one. Otherwise, the afforded sounds interesting to me.
Anybody needs a vote for something? Out of the top 16 there is only one book I haven't read yet and would care reading. So I can vote for anything others need.
I've read the current top 7 and remember enough about them all to hold my own in a VBC chat to not have to reread them. Kinda undermining the spirit of this...
There's one advantage of fairly consistently (4 years plus) keeping a 25% read record on these. Always something new to try out! ;)
An all Fantasy top 6 would be good, especially if we then decide to talk about the sf botm next year. It may result in more muggings in the emotional support room.
that is a very small in joke, target one. ok, I'll vote sabriel and some other f books! share of there are others we want
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
I wish I could see whether they were on my to read list while voting haha I have so many books in there I don't recognize / remember all their names!
Dane wrote: "I wish I could see whether they were on my to read list while voting haha I have so many books in there I don't recognize / remember all their names!"I think if you click on the name of the book it would show if it was on your TBR. But those are a lot of books to click ;)
So far Across the Nightingale Floor is the only one in the top six I haven't read. Need to read The Blade Itself which is at seven.
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
Top 6 will become our rereads for January-March.
16 The Song of Achilles (352 pgs)
13 A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)
12 Across the Nightingale Floor (305 pgs)
12 Sabriel (491 pgs)
11 The Blade Itself (517 pgs)
11 The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) (541 pgs)
11 Gods of Jade and Shadow (338 pgs)
11 The Night Circus (400 pgs)
11 Rosewater (432 pgs)
10 Spinning Silver (480 pgs)
9 To Say Nothing of the Dog (493 pgs)
9 Wild Seed (320 pgs)
9 A Wizard of Earthsea (183 pgs)
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
Top 6 will become our rereads for January-March.
16 The Song of Achilles (352 pgs)
13 A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)
12 Across the Nightingale Floor (305 pgs)
12 Sabriel (491 pgs)
11 The Blade Itself (517 pgs)
11 The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) (541 pgs)
11 Gods of Jade and Shadow (338 pgs)
11 The Night Circus (400 pgs)
11 Rosewater (432 pgs)
10 Spinning Silver (480 pgs)
9 To Say Nothing of the Dog (493 pgs)
9 Wild Seed (320 pgs)
9 A Wizard of Earthsea (183 pgs)
Hoping we get The Song of Achilles for January, Across The Nightingale Floor for February, and The Blade Itself for March as I'd actually read those.
Ryan wrote: "Hoping we get The Song of Achilles for January, Across The Nightingale Floor for February, and The Blade Itself for March as I'd actually read those."-------------------------------------------
I voted for these three also.
Right this minute we have a top 6 but that can change quickly. 16 The Song of Achilles (352 pgs)
13 The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) (541 pgs)
13 A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)
12 Across the Nightingale Floor (305 pgs)
12 The Blade Itself (517 pgs)
12 Sabriel (491 pgs)
11 Gods of Jade and Shadow (338 pgs)
11 The Night Circus (400 pgs)
11 Rosewater (432 pgs)
11 A Wizard of Earthsea (183 pgs)
10 Spinning Silver (480 pgs)
Here are the rereads for January-March 2022. Come talk about the schedule in the buddy read thread!
The Song of Achilles (352 pgs)
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) (541 pgs)
A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)
Across the Nightingale Floor (305 pgs)
The Blade Itself (517 pgs)
Sabriel (491 pgs)
The Song of Achilles (352 pgs)
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) (541 pgs)
A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)
Across the Nightingale Floor (305 pgs)
The Blade Itself (517 pgs)
Sabriel (491 pgs)
I'll attempt Achilles (I DNF'ed it but mostly just because it was due at the library before I finished), Floor & the Blade Itself (both of which sit on my bookshelf unread). I have tried both Memory and Mistborn a few times each now and bounced off so probably best for me to leave those alone. Sabriel I've already read.
Here is the rereads schedule. You can always find the upcoming rereads (and everything else) in Current Events.
January 15th:
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Song of Achilles >> First impressions | Final thoughts
February 15th:
Across the Nightingale Floor >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
A Memory Called Empire >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
March 15th:
The Blade Itself >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Sabriel >> First impressions | Final thoughts
January 15th:
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Song of Achilles >> First impressions | Final thoughts
February 15th:
Across the Nightingale Floor >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
A Memory Called Empire >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
March 15th:
The Blade Itself >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Sabriel >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Anyone who knows that they'll be (possibly) reading one or more of these, please let others know, so you can plan when to start! I'll be reminding about upcoming rereads like before, but I know that some people like to plan plenty in advance. And since there's always that question of whether people will start reading on the 15th or plan to finish then, let us know so everyone can synchronize their reading schedules! :)(Many people already said what they'd be reading in the buddy read thread, so check there for what's already been agreed!)
Get ready for the first rereads of 2022!
January 15th:
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Song of Achilles >> First impressions | Final thoughts
January 15th:
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Song of Achilles >> First impressions | Final thoughts
I'm planning to read Song of Achilles, hopefully starting close to the 15th. I gotta finish some other stuff...
I just read Song of Achilles, it was great! I will start Mistborn as soon as I finish Black Sun. I plan to read the whole mistborn trilogy this winter.
I'm finishing SoA now, but I might just listen to it again later in the month because why the heck not?! It's great
I Loved SoA as well. I plan to joiin in on Memory....I always seem to miss the ones I want to join in on, so glad it was voted in early!
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: February 25th
Voting is open for April-June 2022 rereads!
Links to all books on the form:
(view spoiler)
(Friend the mod account to get updates in your Goodreads feed.)
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: February 25th
Voting is open for April-June 2022 rereads!
Links to all books on the form:
(view spoiler)
(Friend the mod account to get updates in your Goodreads feed.)
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: February 25th / GR links to all books here
Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: February 25th / GR links to all books here
"" Same here.I mentioned this in another thread - the Official Re-read program has been working great for me lately. Six months in a row, I have read one of the two titles, so one book "assigned" for me to read in the middle of the month. Perfect
Bonnie, that's nice to hear! I was actually going to suggest that we stop doing this after 2022, because on the surface it looks like people love to vote but very few are actually reading the books. I don't mind doing the voting stuff, but it also feels like the BR system could easily work instead, possibly even better. I'll ask after we vote for Q4!
Anna, I really like the reread program & voting. It engages me & helps direct my reading. Even though I don't always read at the same time as everyone else, I'm trying to get closer and add comments, though I often think mine are inane. Of last year's rereads, I read 7 of them in 2021-2022, but had already read 9 others previously. Of the remaining, several were in my house until the library reclaimed them. I am not a BR person. I feel like the rereads welcome people who don't want to read in tandem.
Thanks for all your efforts, Anna. I appreciate them, truly.
OK, I will stop assuming and trust that as long as people vote they also want to keep doing this! But I will also keep asking at least once a year :D
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
Books mentioned in this topic
Uprooted (other topics)Rosewater (other topics)
The Sword of Kaigen (other topics)
Nettle & Bone (other topics)
Foundation (other topics)
More...












Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results in spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
For the past few years we've gone through a process of voting for and scheduling past reads from the group bookshelf and reading them as a side group. This is intended to work in conjunction with the group Read All the Books! challenge. It is not necessary to join the challenge to participate in this process.
We'll be voting and scheduling for three months at a time. We'll be scheduling two reads per month based on member votes.
1. Voting will take place in
-> November for January-March
-> February for April-June
-> May for July-September
-> August for October-December
2. Schedule will be posted by the end of the voting month
3. Books that have been read by the group (main or reread) in the 24 months prior to the scheduled period will not be eligible, and will not be listed on the form
The only thing you'll need is a gmail login. You'll be able to change and update your votes at any point during the voting process. Books will be listed as title, author, page count.
For all books on the group shelf, see the links at the bottom of Current Events.