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Angela's Shelf-A-Thon Challenge
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Shelf-A-Thon 6 Reporting
Sandy wrote: "6 books153 shelves"
Sandy, we already have a Sandy, so is it okay with you if I call you Sandy MN for reporting purposes?
12 Books208 Shelves
One book over 700 pages crossed off: nature, harlequin, m-m and indonesian
Thanks Adrienne for tracking for me :) I do appreciate it greatly!!!Better late than never...
Most Crossed Off Shelf Winners
Sara-2010: 55 times- cross off 2
Sandy-fiction: 53 times- cross off 1
New Shelf Winners
Sandy (books-read-in-2010) & Rebecca (2010-books) each with 16- cross of 2
Book with Most Shelves
Sara: The Host with 85 shelves- cross off 3
69 shelves3 books
GR author: romance-erotica-pnr-to-read
Over 500 pages: pdf and graphic
Over 600 pages: graphic-novel, graphicnovels, and graphic-novels
6 Books116 Shelves
For book over 500 pages I crossed off: bookcrossing-com and indonesian
Sandy MN7 Books
159 Shelves total
+400 pages, crossed off Manga
9 books162 shelves
3 books 400+ pages -> crossed off anthropology, collection and crafts
Reporting as of Nov. 17Sandy - 211 shelves 11 books
Liz - 208 shelves 12 books
Lahni - 179 shelves 9 books
Sara - 177 shelves 9 books
Stacey - 177 shelves 6 books
Hannah the Blonde - 163 shelves 5 books
Marla - 162 shelves 9 books
Sandy MN - 159 shelves 7 books
Adrienne - 140 shelves 6 books
Leslie - 116 shelves 6 books
Delicious Dee Challenge Addict - 115 shelves 6 books
Carol - 95 shelves 2 books
Kate - 91 shelves 2 books
Kari - 80 shelves 5 books
Gemma - 77 shelves 2 books
Angela - 69 shelves 3 books
Kim L - 69 shelves 2 books
KatieDE - 58 shelves 1 book
Rebecca - 38 shelves 1 book
And no problem, Angela. :)
197 shelves12 books
Crossed off 5 from most crossed off/book that hit the most shelves: amazon-wishlist, business, essays, harlequin, & second-hand-bookshop-wishlist
Book 10 was over 400 pages, crossed off: bookcrossing-com
Book 11 was by a GR author, crossed off: economics
2 books47 shelves
Crossed off: romance-erotica-pnr-to-read AND feminism for being a New Shelf Winner
95 shelves3 books
My last book as by a Goodreads author so I crossed off "gay".
224 shelves14 books
From #5 - Most Crossed Off (1) - crossed off design
From #5 - New Shelf Winner (2) - crossed off film, harlequin
Reporting as of November 20Sandy - 224 shelves 14 books
Liz - 208 shelves 12 books
Sara - 197 shelves 12 books
Lahni - 179 shelves 9 books
Stacey - 177 shelves 6 books
Hannah the Blonde - 163 shelves 5 books
Sandy MN - 159 shelves 7 books
Marla - 162 shelves 9 books
Adrienne - 140 shelves 6 books
Leslie - 116 shelves 6 books
Delicious Dee Challenge Addict - 115 shelves 6 books
Gemma - 109 shelves 3 books
Kate - 104 shelves 3 books
Kim L - 95 shelves 3 books
Carol - 95 shelves 2 books
Kari - 80 shelves 5 books
Angela - 69 shelves 3 books
KatieDE - 58 shelves 1 book
Rebecca 47 shelves 2 books
237 shelves17 books
one book >700 pages - crossed off christianity, graphic-novel, graphicnovels, graphic-novels.
204 shelves
10 books
My most recent was >700 pages, so I'm crossing off: christianity, contemporary-romance, parenting, religious
10 books
My most recent was >700 pages, so I'm crossing off: christianity, contemporary-romance, parenting, religious
211 shelves16 books
Books 15 and 16 were GR Authors, so I crossed off: not-available-yet & spl
QUESTION: Are we counting books that we read that don't hit any new shelves? If so, I'm at 17 books.
245 shelves19 books
book > 400 pages - crossed off childhood-favorites
GR author - crossed off parenting
4 books121 shelves
no bonus this time :)
9 books169 shelves
2 GR authors - crossed off harlequin and second hand bookshop wishlist.
With one book, I managed to hit 2 shelves I had crossed off earlier thinking there was no way I would hit them. Gr.
Sara - I count books if they hit any shelves at all. That way you can get an accurate tally on which shelves got the most hits. I only don't count a book if it hits no shelves at all. It happens.
Reporting as of November 24Sandy - 245 shelves 19 books
Sara - 211 shelves 17 books
Liz - 208 shelves 12 books
Stacey - 204 shelves 10 books
Lahni - 179 shelves 9 books
Adrienne - 169 shelves 9 books
Hannah the Blonde - 163 shelves 5 books
Marla - 162 shelves 9 books
Sandy MN - 159 shelves 9 books
Carol - 121 shelves 4 books
Leslie - 116 shelves 6 books
Delicious Dee Challenge Addict - 115 shelves 6 books
Gemma - 109 shelves 3 books
Kate - 104 shelves 3 books
Kim L - 95 shelves 3 books
Kari - 90 shelves 8 books
Angela - 69 shelves 3 books
KatieDE - 58 shelves 1 books
Rebecca - 47 shelves 2 books
181 Shelves13 books
1 500+ - crossed of anthropology, comic
2 700+ - crossed off comics, comic-books; crafts; design; essays; french; graphic; graphic-novel
108 shelves4 books
My last book was by a Goodreads author so I crossed off "textbooks".
7 books196 shelves
My most recent book was 400+ pages and was written by a GR author. I crossed off theory and theology.
7 books144 shelves
one 400+ pages - crossed off erotic-romance
two 700+ pages - crossed off erotica, queer, manga, manga-manhwa, romance-erotica-pnr-to-read, harlequin, textbooks, m-m
three GR authors - crossed off second-hand-bookshop-wishlist, gay, glbt
Question: If I read two books by the same author and they are a GR author, do I get two shelves crossed off or just one?
(Hope I did this right!)
You should cross off one shelf for each book written by a GR author.
13 books201 shelves
500+ pages: Crossed off erotic-romance, erotic
14 books/ 187 shelves1 GR Author - crossed off warehouse
10 books 187 (191 w/4 below) shelves
700+ crossed off: gay, indonesian, music, theology
120 shelves5 books
My last book was by a Goodreads author so I crossed off "glbt".
218 shelves
12 books
One is 400+, so I'm crossing off picture-book
12 books
One is 400+, so I'm crossing off picture-book
OK, I wanna play! I'm new here but I think I have the directions figured out. Counting the books I have finished after Nov 1...2 books
38 shelves
One book was by a Goodreads author so I cross of vampires.
9 books181 shelves
One GR author - crossed off indonesian.
Sandy MN193 Shelves
9 books
400 pages - crossed off western
+800 pages - crossed off design, manga-manhwa,cookbooks,cooking
232 shelves19 books
Book 19 was over 400 pages, so I crossed off "we-own".
Welcome Mallory!10 books
216 shelves
Most recent book was 600+ pages, so I crossed off gay, german, and glbt.
12 books206 shelves
2 GR authors: crossed off bookcrossing and bookcrossing-com
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GR author - crossed off m-m (are these added to the total shelves or not?)