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Trim Challenge 2023 – Community Announcement and Discussion Thread
Meli wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Meli - I have so many of these books on your list sitting by my couch or on the nightstand - keep pulling them out and not getting to them.... Horrorstor and Women Talking for examp..."I will join the discussion on Women Talking-excellent book!
Joanne wrote: "I will join the discussion on Women Talking-excellent book!"YAY! Excellent, glad to hear it :)
Amazing avatar BTW.
Is that a dragon in a Christmas mug??
Joanne wrote: "Meli wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Meli - I have so many of these books on your list sitting by my couch or on the nightstand - keep pulling them out and not getting to them.... Horrorstor and Women Talk..."There is no question that this will be a book triggering discussion. It's also not long. Given there are only 12 numbers -- it will be drawn at some point.
I believe there is a movie version out or about to be released - I have no intention of seeing it until I've read the book and some time has passed. This needs to be read first and then, later, watched. Maybe.
Meli wrote: "Joanne wrote: "I will join the discussion on Women Talking-excellent book!"YAY! Excellent, glad to hear it :)
Amazing avatar BTW.
Is that a dragon in a Christmas mug??"
JoAnne always finds the cutest little dragon avatars for Christmas....
HayJay, regarding the Island of Missing Trees (which is on Sally's list too, that I am reading for my IRL local book club for 1/29,) it also fits a Happy Birthday PBT Challenge for February. It's actually a Jewish thing. We have this serious holiday that is entirely focused on trees, right in the middle of February, when winter is at its barest. It is called Tu B'Shevat. And I think the trees in the book are actually fig trees, which makes the connection that much more solid and strenghtened. So thought you might want to know it doubles as a February challenge book.
I saw that about the movie! I would like to read this before that comes out.
Meli wrote: "Joanne wrote: "I will join the discussion on Women Talking-excellent book!"YAY! Excellent, glad to hear it :)
Amazing avatar BTW.
Is that a dragon in a Christmas mug??"
It is a dragon in a tea cup, both decked out for the holidays
I haven't done this for a couple years and I have been accumulating a lot of non-fiction on my shelves. So I selected 12 titles just from the beginning of my list. If this works out and I make a dent I'll do it again next year.Trim Challenge 2023 – Non-fiction
1. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake –Tiya Miles -K
2. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team –Christina Soontornvat -B
3. Astaire, the Man, the Dancer –Bob Thomas -B
4. Becoming –Michelle Obama -B
5. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life –Anne Lamott -B
6. Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture–Ross King-B
7. Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle-Mary J. MacLeod-K
8. Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks –Annie Spence -B
9. Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman –Alice Steinbach -B
10. Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over–Geraldine Brooks-B
11. Girl Forward: A Tale of One Woman's Unlikely Adventure in Mongolia –Heather Wallace -K
12. The Girl in the Red Coat -Roma Ligocka -B
Linda C wrote: "I haven't done this for a couple years and I have been accumulating a lot of non-fiction on my shelves. So I selected 12 titles just from the beginning of my list. If this works out and I make a de..."I really liked Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life when I read it a few years ago.
Amy wrote: "HayJay, regarding the Island of Missing Trees (which is on Sally's list too, that I am reading for my IRL local book club for 1/29,) it also fits a Happy Birthday PBT Challenge for February. It's a..."This is just beautiful to learn about this connection! I think this will be a special book to experience! I must learn more about Tu B'Shevat!
I wrote a whole essay about it. What it is and what it means. I should send it to you upon request.
I'm in! Here is my updated list!1. Circe by Madeline Miller; All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
2. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie; Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
3. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel; A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavril Kay
4. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; Babel by R.F. Kuang
5. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon; Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
6. The Black Company by Glen Cook; The Odyssey, Emily Willson’s translation
7. The Blood of Elves by Andrej Sapkowski; Haven by Emma Donoghue
8. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis; Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel
9. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson; Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
10. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
11. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell; How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
12. Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James; The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
@Heather - Dune Messiah is the 2nd book in the series, right? I will add that to my list too and if it lands on 10 AND you decide to read it I will buddy read with you. Unless you don't like that in which case that is fine too.
Heather, I am pretty sure Hamnet is a 5 star of Anita's and that Tomorrow X3 is a Five Star of Nicole R's.
Tomorrow caught my eye because it is somewhere high on my TBR as well. As is Priory. But my Trim List is overfilled.
Tomorrow caught my eye because it is somewhere high on my TBR as well. As is Priory. But my Trim List is overfilled.
Subdue the Shelf made me realise I need to change a few books on my Trim list. So here is the updated version:1. One of Us Is Lying*
2. Euphoria*
3. The Drifters / This Close to Okay
4. The Huntress / Fair and Tender Ladies
5. Sand
6. Wolf Hall*
7. The Last Thing He Told Me*
8. Ready Player Two*
9. Dear Martin
10. The Impossible Fortress / Have You Seen Luis Velez?
11. Handling Sin
12. Legacy / River's End
Meli wrote: "@Heather - Dune Messiah is the 2nd book in the series, right? I will add that to my list too and if it lands on 10 AND you decide to read it I will buddy read with you. Unless you don't like that ..."
Yes, Dune Messiah is the second book! put a lot of "next book in the series" books on this list to try to get myself to continue the series I enjoyed starting from the last couple of years.
I'm happy to buddy read with anyone if I get around to it! Unfortunately my dad's health failing in 2022 taught me the best laid plans don't always go the way you want them to. Last year I put two titles on each number so that I could choose one I preferred so there would be less pressure. I kind of want to get to both this year since it's a shorter list, but that might be overambitious of me.
@Kate - I'm really determined to get to both Black Company and Dragons of Autumn Twilight this year. Two of my best friends have been raving about the Dragonlance Chronicles for years!
@Amy - I've heard so many good things about Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow that I had to put it on there. Even my therapist recommended it to me, LOL.
Update for Trim Picker For January: The Days are getting close!Thanks to some sage advice from one of our dearests, since I had no way to contact Purple Jen the Educator, and we hadn't seen her in awhile, I planned instead, to ask one of our new members, (Kate or Ann) to do the honors for January. Our sage friend reminded me that Purple Jen did tell us she was extremely busy and was going dark for awhile. But because I was so crazy busy, (still), I didn't have the time to post the change and invitation to Kate or Ann, nor did I even write back Sage Friend, or Beautiful HayJay, who sent me such lovely notes. I will get to that.
Then... Last night, out of nowhere - Purple Jen showed up and wrote a review. So I commented on the review and invited her to pick for January if she is interested. But since the days are growing close....
Kate - would you like to be our back up Trim Picker for January? It looks like this. After Anita announces the January tag (around 12/22. 12/23, you look at your list - or the buddy reads list, or you pick at random, and you pick a number 1-12. that the group will read in January. If we get to it of course. Its a really relaxed challenge. But by getting to see what the tag is first, you can pick a book on your shelf or on the buddy reads list that you like. And you post it on this thread, and then that is our number. Would you like to be our back up picker? Back up to you is Joanne - as she is always my Trim backup and donated her turn this year.
Gotta run friends - love and light to everyone!
I am sure Kate will agree to be our picker, but you know I am always here Amy. And before I forget again- Happy Hanukkah AND the same wishes to anyone else who celebrates!
Meant to say or imply the same. Only because my 9AM is later (later than I was) can I even pipe in. Maybe a moment for FB while I await my supervisee?
If Jen does not turn it up, and I’m kind of assuming she won’t, it’s you. So get ready. You’re in with us now.
Finally put together my Trim List of 12x2To Be Read in Any Order at Any Time With the Hope of Reading a Dozen in 2023
1. Profiles in Courage
2. Ordinary Grace
3. The Overstory
4. The Dutch House
5. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
6. Piranesi
7. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
8. Look Homeward, Angel
9. Apeirogon
10. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
11. A Brief History of Seven Killings
12. The Night Watchman
1. Clap When You Land
2. If Beale Street Could Talk
3. Plainsong
4. Remarkably Bright Creatures
5. Demon Copperhead
6. Practical Magic
7. Room
8. Zeitoun
9. The Winners
10. The Lathe of Heaven
11. Night
12. The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood
Kate will be an excellent backup picker, and Jen may just pop in at the right moment. You can also count on me or I'm sure any number of others who participate. I do love the idea of giving the newbies the treat of doing it as backups though. What a great idea.
Shelly - we all have Aperigon at number one if you want to shift it. Also, it’s on my list of things that fit one of the 15 candles. I’m gonna go ahead and say it because I have that steel trap memory. That’s usually so good, that Fran gave it a five star. Theresa, Joanne already gave up her spot for you. You’re going to pick very soon. But yes, I thought we would all appreciate the idea of giving the newbies a pick. Ann, we have not forgotten about you. And are thrilled that you joined us this year for Trim.
Shelly wrote: "Finally put together my Trim List of 12x2To Be Read in Any Order at Any Time With the Hope of Reading a Dozen in 2023
1. Profiles in Courage
2. Ordinary Grace
3. [bo..."
Shelly, Empire of Pain and Say Nothing are both excellent, I hope they get called for you
Here's what I have left from my 2022 list.1. The House of Special Purpose
2. The View from the Seventh Layer
3. The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
4. Everything I Never Told You
5. How Long 'til Black Future Month?
6. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
7. Mr Loverman
8. Pastoral
9. The Forty Rules of Love
10. Olive, Again
11. Lean Fall Stand
12. The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy
@Amy - I read Rules of Civility out of order to get in one more PBT Favorite book for that author.So I won't be part of the buddy read for #4.
@Amy,If Apeirogon gets called, I may jump into the buddy read. I numbered the books only to be sure I had 24!
Sue - I had been waiting for you. Updated #4. Great Book!
Jen says she is coming to pick! She also said she's managed to (almost) finish the Trim Challenge this year. But don't worry Kate and Ann. We are coming back for you. Its only January after all....
As it turns out, the lovely BooknBlues wrote to me and said she wants you to have her turn for February! And we will get Ann in there too this year. So Kate, you are next up!
Sue wrote: "Here's what I have left from my 2022 list.I read a couple out of order so I need to backfill still.
1. The House of Special Purpose
2. [book:The View from the Seventh Layer|14438..."
Hi Sue,
I saw Shergill Sisters on your list and wanted to let you know I'd be interested in a Buddy Read as I have this book sitting on my shelf. I am committed to two other Buddy Reads at #6 so wanted to see if there was a possibility you could move this to a different number should you be interested in a Buddy Read.
Hi Hayjay - Happy to move Shergill Sisters!The only other buddy read I have is at #9. So any number other than 9 works for me. Let me know and I'll rearrange.
If the Lager queen number isn’t picked for our trim, you might just have a good number that’s open.
Sue wrote: "Hi Hayjay - Happy to move Shergill Sisters!The only other buddy read I have is at #9. So any number other than 9 works for me. Let me know and I'll rearrange."
It will be lovely to read this with you Sue and we can of course see if others want to join! I've placed it at #3.
Hayjay315 wrote: "It will be lovely to read this with you Sue and we can of course see if others want to join! I've placed it at #3."Perfect - I'll update my list now.
The January number is #1So my options are 1) Apeirogon/The Island/9 From the Nine Worlds
2022 has been a really shit year so I haven't really been reading much and figured I would not manage to complete most challenges and just focused on TRIM. 8 jobs at one point to pay the bills. Think trim will be all I try to do next year as the first PBT tag holds zero interest and I can't see getting out the other side to read heaps in the near future.
Oh! I was hoping for that! My #1 is a mystery - Murder on Capitol Hill by Margaret Truman. It will be a nice light change of pace of political chicanery in DC from the Jan 6 hearings. 🤣
OK - I am starting January 2023 with a bang! First, there is the Tag Buddy Read - The Lager Queen of Minnesota, which fits the candle for a five star read for a Mod. Then... Aperigon is another larger buddy read - but... It fits the Candle for Top Ten Lists. I have a second on my list for Trim - and that is Songs of Ursa Major. This is now three buddy reads with HayJay to be attempted to be completed by the end of January - although we have been known to take our time. So friends - I will post a thread for both buddy reads on January 1. Apeirigon and The Lager Queen.
Oops. I meant to post my Trim List by now but I've been out sick. Trim for 2023
1. Apeirogon*
2. The Tsar of Love and Techno
3. Dear Mrs. Bird*
4. Inland
5. Serpent & Dove
6. The Immortalists
7. Women Talking*
8. Ready Player Two*
9. The Forty Rules of Love*
10. The Salt Line
11. Little Bee
12. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Ready for the buddy read for #1.
Maybe it was Fran for whom Aperigon was the five star read. But it’s also a top 10 I can tolerate. I had almost none of those. I’ve already read most of them, or weren’t interested.
BC, I am watching really closely to see what you think of the V of A!!!!
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Oh, nice!
We'll see how the numbers get pulled and the year goes.
If you can join me for any of these that would be great!
I feel like Women Talking might be the most interesting to discuss of these.