2024 Read All The Books 11: Prime Reading Time

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Excellent!

[Kaia]

One month in, and I'm already at 4 out of my goal of 17! I may need to raise my goal, but I'm going to leave it alone for now. In January, I read:

My Real Children by Jo Walton
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
Dreamsnake by Vonda N McIntyre

All solidly good books which I enjoyed.

[DivaDiane]

Great, Kaia! What did you think of them? Be sure to post in their respective threads. “Necroposting” is encouraged for the older group reads!

[Dj]

Richard wrote: "Just joined in today as I’ve finished my first bookshelf read of the year.
Going to pledge 11 books as that seems to be the in number for this challenge.
One down Furies of Calderon, ..."

Way to go. Will be looking forward to your list of reads.

[Dj]

Kaia wrote: "One month in, and I'm already at 4 out of my goal of 17! I may need to raise my goal, but I'm going to leave it alone for now. In January, I read:

My Real Children by Jo Walton
[bo..."

A very nice start.

[Marc]

Oh heck, started my next book on the list, T Kingfisher's Nettle & Bone!

[John]

I just added this one to my want to reads list. I will check out the reviews and will probably read this one next.

[Sherri]

I shall try for 11. I'm not sure which ones yet.

[Meredith]

In January, I read (via audiobook) The Quantum Magician and Brown Girl in the Ring. Both books have really good narrators.

So I am at 2/17 for the year, and on a prime number too.

I am about mid-way through The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi and really enjoying it.

[HeyT]

I just hit seven read for the challenge this year. I recently finished The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and The Quantum Magician. If I had to pick between the two I'd go with Quantum Magician because it had a more entertaining heist in it.

[Lamilla]

Congrats, HeyT!

I finished a second book from the four I planned:

Way Station - DONE
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - DONE

Total: 2/4

[Marc]

and finished nettle and bone. taking a break, reading some history now

[Saar The Book owl]

I've finished the first one of my 15 choices. I've read The Fifth Season and this is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Maryam]

2024 SFFBC Read All The Books 11: Prime Reading Time

Books Read: 1/11

1.Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries ✅
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[Economondos]

Quick update: 5 books read thus far: Assassin's Apprentice, Old Man's War, The Lathe of Heaven, The Princess Bride, and Frankenstein: The 1818 Text.

That isn't my reading order, but rather my ratings for each book. Loved Assassin's Apprentice and ordered the sequels, but would not recommend the original text of Frankenstein to a modern reader.

[a.g.e. montagner]

General update since it will be a few days before I read anoher SFFBC book:

1. The Fifth Season
2. The Obelisk Gate
X. The Stone Sky

3. The Lathe of Heaven
4. The Left Hand of Darkness
5. The Word for World Is Forest
6. The Dispossessed

7. Piranesi
8. Babel-17
9. A Scanner Darkly

Let's see what comes up later in the year!

[Dj]

This is an uncertain first encounter with an Alien Race. Unlike many of the books I have read recently about first contact, this one is more likely to my mind. Neither side is fully honest with the other and both have things that they are trying to hide from the other. It is more difficult to read since there are so many times when you would expect them to break through the walls and fess up to each other. Of course that doesn't happen. I suppose that is a good thing since it would have made the book shorter. A bit of a timepiece in regards to showing the thoughts of people during the Cold War and a very good reflection of it. A good read.

The Mote in God's Eye

[Meredith]

In February, I read three more. I'm up to 5/17 for the year.

The Word for World Is Forest
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Way Station

All were very good in different ways.
I'm currently reading Djinn City.

[~Sara~]

Since it's the 11th year I'll start with 11 and see how it goes. I already own all of these so it'll help clear some books off my massive TBR too.
2/11

1. Gideon the Ninth
2. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
3. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
4. The Last Wish 03/12/2024 *****
5. The Lies of Locke Lamora
6. The Magic of Recluce
7. Furies of Calderon
8. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
9. Wool Omnibus
10. The Way of Kings 03/31/2024 ****
11.Neuromancer

[Economondos]

~Sara~ wrote: "Since it's the 11th year I'll start with 11 and see how it goes."

Those are some good titles!

[Dj]

Meredith wrote: "In February, I read three more. I'm up to 5/17 for the year.

The Word for World Is Forest
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Way Station

All were ver..."

A nice selection

[Dj]

~Sara~ wrote: "Since it's the 11th year I'll start with 11 and see how it goes.
0/11

1. Gideon the Ninth
2. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
3. [book:Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norre..."

Good luck

[Kim]

I thinking I’m going to aim for 13 for my first year. There’s definitely more than that in past group reads that I want to try, but I don’t want to overwhelm myself. I’ve got a few in mind though I’ll probably randomly pick as I go.

1. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Rating: 4.5/5
2. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Rating: 2.5/5
3.The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Rating: 2.5/5
4. The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu Rating: 3/5
5. The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker Rating: 3.25/5
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[Dj]

If you are going to do alternate history it is always easier to do it if you are working in a reality that is different that is not historically accurate. This book does just that a time traveller changes the way things worked for Richard Burton and the gang. This means that any historical inaccuracies are not to be worried about since the line of history has been altered by other events. So fewer things might be enough to break the immersion into the reality of the reader. Which means that the suspension of disbelief is harder to break.

With that said it makes a very good read with the changes only making it easier to go with the flow.

The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack

[HeyT]

I'm up to 11 group books read for the year including
The Witch's Heart
The Night Circus
Thistlefoot
and Grass

I just hope I can keep this pace up for the year and really get those numbers up!

[DivaDiane]

Wow! That is seriously impressive, T!! That’ll be Ike 50 books by the end of the year!!

[Cheryl L]

HeyT wrote: "I'm up to 11 group books read for the year including
The Witch's Heart
The Night Circus
Thistlefoot
and Grass

I just hope I can keep th..."

Very nice! I think I'm at the prime number of 5 now, which isn't too bad for me. They are
Piranesi
The Word for World is Forest
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Grass
Semiosis

Hmm ... all women authors. :-)

Looks like we both read Grass. I'm curious to know what you thought of it.

[Dj]

HeyT wrote: "I'm up to 11 group books read for the year including
The Witch's Heart
The Night Circus
Thistlefoot
and Grass

I just hope I can keep th..."

Congrats

[Dj]

Cheryl L wrote: "HeyT wrote: "I'm up to 11 group books read for the year including
The Witch's Heart
The Night Circus
Thistlefoot
and Grass

I just hope ...".

Good job

[Nicci]

Nicci wrote: "Nicci wrote: "I'm aiming for 7 books:


Nettle & Bone
Recursion
The Collapsing Empire
Witchmark
The Last Policeman Done 2/5/2024
Foundation

[HeyT]

I'm up to 13 for the year now having finished the audio of Opening Atlantis and The Lathe of Heaven!

[Jan Mc]

Jan Mc wrote: "Going for at least ten of the thirteen listed here.
Across the Nightingale Floor by Liam Hearn - completed 2/1/24
Armada by Ernest Cline
[book:The Blade Itself|944073..."

I am finding it somewhat difficult to find some of the books on my list this year. I prefer audiobooks, which doesn't help, but even some of the ebooks are difficult. I have already read many of the books in the club library, so had to pick a few that are older or more obscure. I think I will be doing more actual reading (rather than listening) to many of these.

Currently reading "Legend (Drenai Saga, #1)" by David Gemmell.

[Dj]

HeyT wrote: "I'm up to 13 for the year now having finished the audio of Opening Atlantis and The Lathe of Heaven!"

Congrats.

[CBRetriever]

Finished The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker from this month's selections. That makes 3 out of 11 so far

[Dj]

CBRetriever wrote: "Finished The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker from this month's selections. That makes 3 out of 11 so far"

Nice, what were your thoughts on the book? I just picked it up and haven't really given it a look yet.

[CBRetriever]

Dj wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "Finished The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker from this month's selections. That makes 3 out of 11 so far"

Nice, what were your thoughts on the book?..."

I enjoyed it and went ahead and purchased the rest of the books in the series.

[Dj]

CBRetriever wrote: "Dj wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "Finished The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker from this month's selections. That makes 3 out of 11 so far"

Nice, what were your thoughts o..."

Well I would have to say that is a solid recommendation, thanks

[CBRetriever]

Dj wrote: "Well I would have to say that is a solid recommendation, thanks "

there's a thread for it here

No Spoilers: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

and here

Spoilers: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[CBRetriever]

finished the fourth one

The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu

and the fifth one:

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

[Economondos]

Prime Update: Now completed 7 of 29.

Island in the Sea of Time
Against the Tide of Years
On the Oceans of Eternity
A Wizard of Earthsea
The Tombs of Atuan
The Farthest Shore
The Color of Magic
Mort
Guards! Guards!
Pawn of Prophecy
The Silent Tower
The Hobbit Read 3/24
The Fellowship of the Ring
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Read 2/24
Assassin's Apprentice Read 1/24
The Princess Bride Read 1/24
Old Man's War Read 1/24
Those Who Hunt the Night Read 3/24
The Way of Kings
I, Robot
Foundation
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Leviathan Wakes
Stranger in a Strange Land
The Warrior's Apprentice
The Mote in God's Eye
The Lathe of Heaven Read 1/24
The Left Hand of Darkness Read 3/24
Magician

[CBRetriever]

and the sixth one:

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I am very impressed with all of your progress! It seems like this is taking a primary place for a lot of you and I am super digging that!

[Steve]

Allison wrote: "I am very impressed with all of your progress! It seems like this is taking a primary place for a lot of you and I am super digging that!"

Indeed! I'm happy on a couple of books a month and hitting a reading groove so far. Only 2 club books but thinking of making April (my Birthday month, ayyy!) a shelf month. Definitely Nettle & Bone, and maybe The Magicians' Guild too since I've had that paperback for literal years and never read it while the rest of my TBR just leapfrogged it!

The two bookshelf books so far this year for me are:

His Majesty's Dragon
And my re-read of Guards! Guards!

[DivaDiane]

I can’t believe I forgot to come here to crow about finishing Gideon the Ninth!! I started it in 2020 and it has been in my Currently Reading shelf ever since. I wanted to switch to audio and then I never found the right moment. Thanks to Mareike and Anthony the right time was now. And I really enjoyed the audio book!

That makes 5/11

My Real Children
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Ship of Magic (reread)
The Terraformers
Gideon the Ninth

[Kim]

I’m currently at 5 out of 13 for this challenge. I’ve finished Piranesi , Remarkably Bright Creatures , The Left Hand of Darkness , The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport , and The Bone Ships

Over the next month I’m hoping to read both the current group read picks and, potentially, another one or two. I just don’t know what yet.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

great list, LN! And Kim, you're crushing it! I also like leaving room for whatever catches my fancy

[Dj]

Kim wrote: "I’m currently at 5 out of 13 for this challenge. I’ve finished Piranesi , Remarkably Bright Creatures , The Left Hand of Darkness , [book:The Jinn-Bot o..."

Some nice choices, best of luck going forward

[Steve]

And that's my 3rd bookshelf book done, Nettle & Bone, loved it!

[HeyT]

I've finished my commute book this week and that brings me up to 17 bookshelf books so far this year. My latest read were:
Moon of the Crusted Snow
These Burning Stars
Hench
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

[Bonnie]

I have finished 10 out of goal of 25 for the year.
I will group them here by my rating.

4 stars:
The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak

3 stars:
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
Thistlefoot by Gennarose Nethercott

2 stars:
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakrabordy
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu
These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs

(I also read Dune and Oryx and Crake, but i don't count re-reads for this challenge, bc I am trying to get through the entire bookshelf.)

On deck:
-The Fox Wife
-The Ghost Bride if I like ""
- group books for May
-A Scanner Darkly (May re-read)
-Babel-17 (June re-read)
-Embassytown (for IRL group, nominated by me)