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2023 Bookshelf Rereads
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January 15th:
The Bear and the Nightingale >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Gideon the Ninth >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
February 15th:
The Three-Body Problem >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
The Way of Kings >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
March 15th:
Red Rising >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
The Goblin Emperor >> First impressions | Final thoughts
April 15th:
A Canticle for Leibowitz >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Consider Phlebas >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
May 15th:
The Memory Police >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Children of Time >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
June 15th:
The Bone Shard Daughter >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Leviathan Wakes >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
July 15th:
The Snow Queen >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Foreigner >> First impressions | Final thoughts
August 15th:
Red Mars >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
Brown Girl in the Ring >> First impressions | Final thoughts
September 15th:
The Anubis Gates >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Ninefox Gambit >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
October 15th:
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
The Mere Wife >> First impressions | Final thoughts
November 15th:
The Fifth Season >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
The Vanished Birds >> First impressions | Final thoughts
December 15th:
Assassin's Apprentice >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Princess Bride >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
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Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th
Voting is open for January-March 2023 rereads!
Links to all books on the form:
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I'm having trouble with my Google account these days. Can I manually vote here? I'd like to choose Mort.
Tamara wrote: "I'm having trouble with my Google account these days. Can I manually vote here? I'd like to choose Mort."Darned google, Tamara!
Tamara wrote: "I'm having trouble with my Google account these days. Can I manually vote here? I'd like to choose Mort."I'll put in a vote for Mort on your behalf. :)
Tamara wrote: "Can I manually vote here?"Unfortunately you cannot, but it seems like Meredith has got your back!
I've voted on 3 books, I think. So much choice!
Voted for ones that I would like to read soon, but I am happy if other interesting books win out so I can be exposed to something new.
I usually tick the ones I already own and haven’t read, which is quite a lot. Sometimes I also tick any that I’d love to reread one day. Hope springs eternal that if one of any of those gets picked, the stars will align and that will be the needed impetus to actually read them!
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Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
Oo no 1q84There are a few other momunchers left for me: The Wheel of Time, Gardens of the Moon, the Alastair Reynolds... but at least I think I will enjoy reading those
I didn't really like The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
But think of the fun you'll have counting all the uncomfortable ways boobs are mentioned!
How do you break a tie? For example, if the list above were the final one, how would you choose which of the 3 books with 11 votes would be eliminated?
We tell people there's a tie, and usually someone breaks it :) If not, I will break it before I close voting!
Anna wrote: "But think of the fun you'll have counting all the uncomfortable ways boobs are mentioned!"I mean, sure I ought to like his books. Or at least understand them.
Master Storyteller, open a window in their souls, etc.:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/202...
My soul does want to open a window when reading his books, to jump out of it.(I like his writing, just not the bits with/about women.)
Meredith wrote: "I'll put in a vote for Mort on your behalf. :)"Thanks, Meredith!
There are a lot of chunksters that I still need to read or continue, so that's good!
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Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
Wow for the first time I have actually read the entire top ten! (Or the one as of this posting I should say)
one of the books at 14, The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart is currently part of the Daily Deal for $2.99 on amazon.com
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Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: November 25th / GR links to all books here
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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.
23 The Way of Kings (1007 pgs)
22 Red Rising (382 pgs)
19 The Bear and the Nightingale (322 pgs)
19 Gideon the Ninth (448 pgs)
19 The Goblin Emperor (446 pgs)
17 1Q84 (925 pgs)
17 The Bone Shard Daughter (448 pgs)
17 The Fifth Season (468 pgs)
17 Red Sister (469 pgs)
17 The Three-Body Problem (400 pgs)
16 Cat's Cradle (179 pgs)
15 American Gods (480 pgs)
15 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (216 pgs)
Bear & Nightingale and Goblin Emperor are both ones on my 'to read soon' list; glad to see them doing well.
Wow for the first time ever I have completely read all of the list of contenders
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The only one I haven't read (or dnf'd ^^') is Red Rising.But I see a WoK re-read coming in the near future :D.
Quick, someone break the tie, I'm about to close!24 The Way of Kings (1007 pgs)
22 Gideon the Ninth (448 pgs)
22 Red Rising (382 pgs)
21 The Goblin Emperor (446 pgs)
20 The Bear and the Nightingale (322 pgs)
19 1Q84 (925 pgs)
19 The Bone Shard Daughter (448 pgs)
19 Cat's Cradle (179 pgs)
19 The Three-Body Problem (400 pgs)
OK, here are the winners. Anyone have preferences for which ones to pair together and what month to put them in?The Way of Kings (1007 pgs)
Gideon the Ninth (448 pgs)
Red Rising (382 pgs)
The Goblin Emperor (446 pgs)
The Bear and the Nightingale (322 pgs)
The Three-Body Problem (400 pgs)
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January
Gideon The Ninth
The Bear and the Nightingale
February
The Three Body Problem
The Way of Kings
March
The Goblin Emperor
Red Rising
January The Way of Kings
Red Rising
February
The Goblin Emperor
The Bear and the Nightingale
March
Gideon The Ninth
The Three Body Problem
Please!!
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Is there a particular reason you've paired the other four books like that? If we know what books you want to read with us we'll try to come up with a schedule that accommodates the majority, if not everyone.
Just wanted to start the year with the books i know i will like, that's why WoK and Red Rising in January.You can go ahead with unpairing Goblin Emperor and The Bear and the Nightingale.
I have just recently read Three Body Problem so I thought to push it to March.
No other strong reasons, you can consider my request but please go ahead with the schedule which majority of the members will like.
I'm looking to forward to reading all five books except The Bear and the Nightingale with you guys.
Three Body Problem in March would be great for me too, for the same reason.Maybe it works switching Red Rising with Three Body Problem in Option 1 to keep the SF-Fantasy pairing.
Ryan, you still mulling this over or do I steamroller in? :P(Option 1 going twice! I need to publish the schedule tomorrow.)
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Rereads schedule updated!(Top of this thread, Current Events and Buddy Reads thread.)
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January 15th:
The Bear and the Nightingale >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Gideon the Ninth >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
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Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: February 25th
Voting is open for April-June 2023 rereads!
Links to all books on the form:
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Live results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: February 25th / GR links to all books here
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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.