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How many of our Club Books have you read?
I just joined and 28 so far. I see quite a few for further inspection on the list as well.
Doc wrote: "44 at last count"Doc:
Maybe we should start a club.
--Doc
37 read including the top 8Initially I had 12 matches on the "waiting list".
After going through the list I started adding, and adding, and adding ... at some point decided to look only at the books scored 4 or more, otherwise I would have ended up with almost all the books on my reading list (maybe I'll get there eventually, but let's not rush it :-)).
Anyway, now I have ~27 books to read ...
Only 10 :( But a lot of them are on my TBR list. :)
I have just joined and I have read 42 of the listed books.
36 for me too, although there are two others I'm not sure if I've read...
Only 8, so far. But I see a great many that I'd love to read. It'll be fun to work my way down.
A pitiful 19 for me. I would have guessed much higher...
Read 16. I have 19 on the to-read list.
I've read 14 of them. Towards the beginning of the year, I realized I had managed to pile up over 70 books physically on my "to read" pile. I'm making myself go through those before seeking out any new books.
I've read about 15 of them, though only a handful of those were in time to discuss them. I read too slowly to keep up with the discussion schedule. (If there was a book of the year, I could manage that!)
I just joined the group, I've read 26 so far. A bunch are on my to-read list. Some great books on there!
I've read 65 of the 165 the group has currently read.
16 and I'm working on the 17th now. Its a slow going but I am constantly adding to the count.
From the club bookshelf I have read 51 total, and have read 27 book this year along with 100 other books. I love the variety in the list and the opportunity to discover new writers now that I have a little breathing room to read again. - joined in Feb
I just joined the group in the last year, but I have read about 13 from the group bookshelf. about 10 more on my to-read shelf.
I joined yesterday and I've started on The Martian. Good choice so far.
Only 13 read, but a bunch on my to-read shelf.
I have blew past my initial goal of 25 this year so I increased it to 40 and now am at 41.5/40. This in addition to my goal to read 125 books which I have already exceeded. Yea!! I am going to borrow a leaf from many of y'alls examples and keep a physical list here for the gratification of crossing out the books as I devour them. I never realized how much I missed reading new authors with the insane work schedule I had been keeping before this year. My 2014 List
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Sandi wrote: "I have blew past my initial goal of 25 this year so I increased it to 40 and now am at 33/40. This in addition to my goal to read 125 books which I have already exceeded. Yea!! I am going to borrow..."Great list!
Did you intend to post on the 2014 Challenge thread? (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) The thread you're posting on is more ongoing and not particular to 2014. It shouldn't matter though if you are just trying to keep track...
I notice you intend to read The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress this year. Some of us are planning a group read of that soon if you are interested. On the group read thread (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...).
Michael wrote: "Sandi wrote: "I have blew past my initial goal of 25 this year so I increased it to 40 and now am at 33/40. This in addition to my goal to read 125 books which I have already exceeded. Yea!! I am g..."I posted here because I have only just this year had the time to begin reading again other than the mandatory Pratchett and LOTR books that I re-read every year. My intent is to (eventually) re-read everything in my library and all this new material too. Thus, posting it here lets me keep track of what I've read since starting up again.
I have been wanting to re-read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress for a very long time. The fact that it will be part of a group read in November is definitely great news and I think I can hold out that long. This was one of the few scifi books I was ever able to get my husband to read and enjoy a long long time ago and is one of my favorites from when I was young.
Thanks for the heads-up! See you in the discussion forum.
New member here - I've read 52 out of 167, and there were a few more that I started reading and didn't finish for whatever reason. So not too bad I think :)
I've only read 11 of them and 32 are on my to read list already. I'm sure I'll add more if I actually go through the list though, because just skimming it quickly I saw books I'd never heard of before.
As of today, I've read 22/171.Interesting as I've marked over 300 scifi books read. Our shelves don't overlap much. I need to investigate this further.
So far I’ve read 17 out of the list (although there were several books that I started and never finished because I didn’t like them - I wasn’t sure whether to count those!)
40 read and 9 I want to read. I did this before I joined. I tend not to join challenges. I read whatever catches my attention when it catches my attention. I find it more enjoyable that way.
I'm on the last book right now. Once I finish it I'll be completely up to date with the group reads.
Kim wrote: "I'm on the last book right now. Once I finish it I'll be completely up to date with the group reads."Makes my head spin!
I have read 19 form the list and own about a dozen more that I have yet to read.
I'm at 32. I'm thinking of pushing myself to hit 100 next year. There are worse things than reading 70 sci-fi and fantasy books!Kim, how long have you been working on this list? I imagine it would take me several years to read all of them.
Sarah wrote: "Kim, how long have you been working on this list? I imagine it would take me several years to read all of them."Well I've been part of this group for 4 years and joined in on the majority of monthly reads. A lot of group books I'd read before joining as well. This year was mopping up the remainder.
Midnight Riot gets the random honor of being number 100 read on my list. More than half which is great. I doubt I will ever read all of them, there are a few I just don't want to spend time on like the Dr. Who book.Plus, now that I have been doing the challenge, I have a ton of series that I am dying to continue with, too many books, too little time....
I have read 55/172. I will probably use this list to read more SF and fantasy since I should probably be more picky with YA titles and read less of them.
I have read 79 of them. All before joining this group because I only joined today. Of the ones I haven't read, the vast majority are on my to-be-read list.
I counted 25 out of 173, assuming I'm looking at the right list. I saw several that on on my "to read" list, though, and others that I may now add to that (already absurd) list!(and I can bump myself up to 30 if I count books I read so long ago that I remember nothing but a title!)
I have finished this years challenge with 42 and have read/reread 65 total from the bookshelf. I really like the diversity of the books selected and through this group have found a few more favorite authors. AS many of you have already commented, the downside is the number of followup books is threatening to drown me or bankrupt me.
I'm currently at 77/175. So not bad overall - the list has a LOT of great books, and many I intend to get to.Unfortunately, I just never seem to have much time. I've managed only 6 club reads so far this year - just too many other good books out there!
30/177 with 20 or so on my shelves waiting. Luckily Santa is, of course, bringing me books. Great list btw. I've found some excellent reads here. Thanks!
I have now read every one of the groups book choices. The group has read some great books, and some not so great, and I look forward to seeing what the future choices are.
Kim wrote: "I have now read every one of the groups book choices. The group has read some great books, and some not so great, and I look forward to seeing what the future choices are."Wow. Impressed. Mine has recently been bolstered by some of my own reading, and some of your adds of books I've read in the past. :D But I'm far, far behind you.
I'm reading my last book for this year's challenge (The Snow Queen), and that will put me at 106/177.I figure if I keep reading 30 club books a year I will eventually catch up ;)
Part of me really wants to read every single book on the list (so cool that you did that, Kim!) but there are a few books that I'm not particularly interested in reading, so we'll see how that goes....
I'm new, 34 read in the list and 28 present in my TBR. I'm working my way through the list, hopefully I will have read more by the end of 2015.
Latest revision 3/20/2019, rebuilt from original in 2013 and annually revised since that time...I read a lot of science fiction growing up with my favorite authors including Isaac Asimov, Martin Caidin , Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Ursula K. Le Guin, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, Andre Norton, Michael Crichton, Edward Elmer (E.E. "Doc") Smith, Phd., Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. I joined the Goodreads Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group in August, 2013. Prior to that date I had read 14 books on the list:
1. Brave New World
2. Dune , the rest of the original series (5 not on the group's shelf), all 6 prequels (none on the group's shelf) and the original series completions, 2 (none on the group's shelf) Working on the direct sequels now (none on the group's shelf).
3. The Fellowship of the Ring , the rest of the (*(*trilogy (2 not on the group's shelf)15241]
4. The Hobbit reread in 2015.
5. Foundation, and the other 2 of the original trilogy (not on the group's shelf).
6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
7. I, Robot (Re-READ # 3) 2017 -- REVIEW
8. Slaughterhouse-Five
9. Stranger in a Strange Land
10. The Time Machine
11. A Wizard of Earthsea , (2 of the original quadrilogy not on the shelf) and working on the rest of the cycle.
12. The Tombs of Atuan
13. The War of the Worlds
14. Watership Down
15. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein Review Review completed in 2016 based on previous notes. .
16. Sphere by Michael Crichton -- REVIEW. Reviewed only as read in entirety in 1998, notes taken then and review of the text was compiled and updated for the review noted above.
In 2013 as member of the group, I read the following 4, 2nd reads don't count for me, IMHO:
Brave New World - 2nd read
I Am Legend - 2nd read
17. The Long Earth
18. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
19. Pandora's Star
20. Ubik
In 2014, I read the following 34:
21. Pump Six and Other Stories
22. The Last Unicorn
23. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
24. Fuzzy Nation
25. Ancillary Justice
26. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
27. Legend
28. The Island of Dr. Moreau
29. The Mote in God's Eye
30. The Last Wish
31. Dawn -- REVIEW
32. The Lathe of Heaven
33. Mort (Discworld # 4)
34. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
35. Old Man's War (Old Man's War # 1)
36. Rendezvous with Rama
37. The City and the Stars
38. The Day of the Triffids
39. Night Watch
40. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
RE-READ -- The Long Earth by Stephen Baxter and Sir Terry Pratchett
41. Childhood's End
42. Fahrenheit 451
43. book:Gun, With Occasional Music|16718]
44. The Martian
45. Zoo City
46. Ender's Game
47. The Way of Shadows
48. Red Country -- REVIEW.
49. The Sparrow
50. Alif the Unseen
51. The Dragon's Path
52. Annihilation
53. Hounded
RE-READ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
In 2015, I read the following 26:
54. The Left Hand of Darkness -- REVIEW.
55. The Snow Queen -- REVIEW.
56. Embassytown -- REVIEW.
57. The Colour of Magic -- REVIEW.
58. The Quantum Thief -- REVIEW
59. The Handmaid's Tale -- REVIEW
60. The Carpet Makers -- REVIEW.
RE-READ The Hobbit -- REVIEW.
61. Leviathan Wakes -- REVIEW.
62. The Sheep Look Up -- REVIEW.
63. City of Stairs -- REVIEW.
64, The Killing Moon -- REVIEW.
65; Station Eleven -- REVIEW.
66. Red Mars -- REVIEW.
67. A Canticle for Leibowitz -- REVIEW
68. Flowers for Algernon -- REVIEW
69. The Martian Chronicles -- REVIEW
70. The Golem and the Jinni -- REVIEW.
71. Watchmen -- REVIEW
72. The Caves of Steel -- REVIEW.
73. Ready Player One -- REVIEW
74. Cat's Cradle -- REVIEW.
75. Guards! Guards! -- REVIEW.
76 Cloud Atlas -- REVIEW.
77. Armada -- REVIEW.
78. Ancillary Sword -- REVIEW.
2016 -- 8 read so far, 10 reviewed.
79. The Fifth Season -- REVIEW
80. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld -- -- REVIEW .
81. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler -- REVIEW. .
82. The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks -- REVIEW.
83. The Road by Cormac McCarthy -- REVIEW.
84. Eon - Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman -- REVIEW
85. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm -- REVIEW. .
86. Zodiac by Neal Stephenson -- REVIEW.
87. The Gunslinger by Stephen King -- REVIEW.
88. Machine Man by Max Barry -- REVIEW .
89. Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley -- REVIEW
90. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov -- REVIEW
91. Sphere by Michael Crichton -- REVIEW .
92. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers -- REVIEW.
93. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis -- REVIEW.
94. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan -- REVIEW.
2017 shelf additions = 12. TBR = 6. READ = 13 (), REVIEW= 11, 1 in work
Sabriel by Garth Nix.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin - TBR
Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh
- TBR
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler - TBR
Grass by Sheri S. Tepper - TBR
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders - TBR
- TBR
95. Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta REVIEW.
96. Lock In by John Scalzi REVIEW.
97.A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. -- REVIEW.
98. Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear-- REVIEW.
99. American Gods by Neil Gaiman -- -- REVIEW.
100. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester -- READ. REVIEW is IN WORK.
CONTINUED IN POST # 551 IN THIS THREAD.
When I joined in Sept. 2013 I had only read 15 of the books. I am pleased that as 2014 comes to a close, I have now read 53.My goal is to increase my percentage of books read from the shelf each year. I am ending this year at 30%.
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Edit: 16, actually. I hope it's okay I voted for the ones I read?"
Yes of course :) That's the easiest way to keep track of how many books you've read if it's below 100. For some reason GR won't let you vote for more than 100 books on a listopia list.