SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

I think we should give like cum laude ribbons to everyone who's read that book.

You go, you glutton!! Kudos for sticking the landing.

Wow, Meredith, that's absolutely mind-blowing!

I just tallied my own count and was quite proud with my 66 books until I opened the thread. I still have a long way to go )))

66 is excellent!

Olga wrote: "Wow, Meredith, that's absolutely mind-blowing!

I just tallied my own count and was quite proud with my 66 books until I opened the thread. I still have a long way to go )))"

66 is great! And that means you have so many good reads ahead of you (also some dubious ones)!

I just checked my comparison with the SFFBC mod account and it says I have 151 books in common from my read shelf. Looking through the list, though, I found a few that I have a couple of editions listed as read, because, well, I've read them a couple of times, in print and in audio, mostly. So, my official count is 148. I'm sure I'll make it to 150 this year! That's a nice round number.

a very good, structural sort of number!

I have read 68.

Also an impressive number!

Just means I’m getting old!

I love the idea of counting age in books read ^^

I've read... *drum roll*... 11. I've read 11 books on the group's shelf. Oh, innocent, virgin me.

Mostly low ratings on my end (for instance Piranesi) but also some high ratings (The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, Flowers for Algernon).

But think how many of wonderful books you have ahead of you!

Sorry you didn’t like Piranesi. I loved it. The audio book is lovely.

DivaDiane wrote: "But think how many of wonderful books you have ahead of you!

Sorry you didn’t like Piranesi. I loved it. The audio book is lovely."

Oh yes there are some on the group's bookshelf that have been on my own personal TBR for ages!! Time to get to them all! 😆

I've just checked out of curiosity and the going number is 18, one of which I'm currently reading (cough Virtual Book Club later today cough).

I know there's a couple that do not compute (e.g. I've read The Lord of the Rings and the group shelf has The Fellowship of the Ring) so I guess it's about 20. Most are high ratings, four and five stars.

I guess that means a lot of opportunities for scheduled re-reads!

You can influence what books the group rereads. Come vote!

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

We are voting now for January - March rereads. Campaigning for specific books you want to read is allowed and encouraged.

Just joined and introduced myself, and just counted, and it looks like I've read 111 books off the group shelf.

whoa!! that's a great starting point, Rose! hoping you'll share with us what you're reading in the coming months! Welcome!

Triple digits, awesome

direct access to the club house!

(this is a fictional place for members who read at least 100 books on the shelf! we gather in imagination to sedately discuss books and eat fictional baked goods)

Allison wrote: "direct access to the club house!

(this is a fictional place for members who read at least 100 books on the shelf! we gather in imagination to sedately discuss books and eat fictional baked goods)"

:-) Happy to join in for imaginary tea and crumpets! LOL.

I'm having a tough time breaking out of the high 60s percent. For encouragement I looked back in this thread... Three years ago I was around 45%, and now at 68%. Progress.

That is 267 books. I would like to read Way Station and Djinn City yet this month, we'll see.
At 275, time for a Treehouse Dessert and pic--hopefully February or March.

Rose wrote: "Just joined and introduced myself, and just counted, and it looks like I've read 111 books off the group shelf."

Welcome Rose, that's a great place to start from!

For those who also use the StoryGraph, I made a challenge that has all the books on the bookshelf. I will be updating it every time new books get added.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading...

Wow, Marie! :o Do you need painkillers or a massage, that must've been an ordeal!

My SFFBC shelf says that I've read 64 group books, but I have a nagging feeling that I forgot to add a tag somewhere or read a book without realising it was on the group shelf, so maybe will go down a rabbit hole of comparing the shelf to all read books some time soon...

See if I can beat Anna to this answer.

Try this

https://www.goodreads.com/user/compar...

I think you can compare shelves to the SFFBC "user" and see what matches

Thanks Hank! I was busy eating mint choc chip ice cream! ^_^

More info about comparing your bookshelf against the mod's shelf, link also found in Current Events:

GR account with group books (Mod)

I already have Anna’s majestic spread and another one with export of my shelves opened, just need to find a reasonable way of comparing. Will check out the link, thanks!

I looked at this from the mod's end, and it says you have marked 62 group books as read.

Anna wrote: "Wow, Marie! :o Do you need painkillers or a massage, that must've been an ordeal!"

Yeah, well it did take a while, but at least I was listening to an audiobook while working on it so it wasn't a complete waste of time? I swear I sometimes spend more time on book-related lists, challenges, and statistics rather than on reading itself 😅

Marie wrote: "I swear I sometimes spend more time on book-related lists, challenges, and statistics rather than on reading itself"

I feel very called out :D

Anna wrote: "I looked at this from the mod's end, and it says you have marked 62 group books as read."

Yep, got the same here, It appears my number is wrong because I tagged a few books in TBR as SFFBC ones. It made sense at the time - so that I could bump them to the top of the list, but I (of course) forgot about this detail.

Well, I'm just going to go with this number and relax. Thanks! You really are a life (and sleep) saver.

Glad you figured it out! I also sometimes mark books as sffbc-read before I start them, planning to get to them "next", and then I notice the numbers at the end of the year and wonder. It's easy enough to sort by read date though, so it's usually a quick fix.

(And also nice if I have a positive effect on other people's sleep, how do I make it work on *me* tho?! :D)

I feel very called out :D"

I am glad I am not the only one lol. It's just so satisfying... But like my TBR list has over 6000 books (although it does include sequels for organizational purposes). How can I even make a dent in it when I constantly think of new columns I could add to my Calibre list and of new excel spreadsheet ideas 🤷🏻 And still I am always thinking this will be the last project...

Oh btw, I have 51 books read from the shelves, just to be back on topic. I hope to be reading more next year. This year it has been only 4 and I might still read 3.

You all are a delight ^^

Good luck with your challenge, Marie!!

Allison wrote: "Good luck with your challenge, Marie!!"

Thank you, Allison. It might take a while but I do want to catch up one day. I plan to tackle Zodiac and Memory of Water still this December since they fit my other challenges. Also I am finally going to start The Way of Kings.

OOOO!!

Memory of Water is a perfect quiet time read and WoK is one of my favorites!

Thanks for the storygraph challenge Marie. I enjoy tracking things on the SG app and this is above and beyond. May take me some time to add my books, but i too like to spend a lot of time on book related lists.

Hank wrote: "See if I can beat Anna to this answer.

Try this

https://www.goodreads.com/user/compar...

I think you can compare shelves to the SFFBC "user" and see what matches"

the comparison shows 146 - I show 168 so I'm going to presume the missing ones are ones I read in hardcopy before Goodreads came along

You are welcome, Nicole. I am happy to hear I won't be the only one using it :P

Marie wrote: "For those who also use the StoryGraph, I made a challenge that has all the books on the bookshelf. I will be updating it every time new books get added.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading......"

Wow, thank you Marie! I joined and I'll add that to all the catching up I'm doing on SG lately. (I was behind by.... a year. So.... I got stuff to do. )

Marie wrote: "For those who also use the StoryGraph, I made a challenge that has all the books on the bookshelf. I will be updating it every time new books get added.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading......"

Thanks, Marie!! I will definitely use it, too.

Hank wrote: "See if I can beat Anna to this answer.

Try this

https://www.goodreads.com/user/compar...

I think you can compare shelves to the SFFBC "user" and see what matches"

woooow I've discovered a whole new world!!

I’ve just joined the group yesterday, going through the list I’ve read 8 prior to joining. I’d like to read at least 12 more of the back reads this year.

welcome! a great ambition and start!

Allison wrote: "welcome! a great ambition and start!"

Thank you! I want to go through the list and pick out the 12 later today. I’m hoping to join the Piranesi discussion this month. It’s been on my to-read list for what feel like forever.

Kim, I’m interested in hearing your thoughts on Piranesi.

DivaDiane wrote: "Kim, I’m interested in hearing your thoughts on Piranesi."

I really enjoyed it! I listened to the audiobook, which I think helped because of the slow beginning. Once I was over the 30 minute/hour mark things picked up for me. I found myself extremely invested in the character Piranesi and the halls.

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