SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

Uhm. Some planning jibber jabber. Mostly trying to read through the mountain of books I already own. Trying not to buy books. Hmmm. Ok. Next post will be for the TBR challenge list, I’ll update that post as it’s read and the owner books points will be added up with new posts as books are read. Yep, planning.

9/20
I'm sure lots of these will change, but this is the plan:
(Strikethrough when completed

1. The 13th book Seed to Harvest
2. A book written by a young buck or geezer Deep River Night (Author in 70s when written) Jan 12
3. A book with humor or horror Funny Horror
4. 300-350 pages Nelvana of the Northern Lights or Rules of Civility
5. A book that reminds you of home (Swan Song - preordered/kickstarter comic anthology)
6. Suns, skies, stars, or planets on the cover Contact (I bought it back when the movie came out and still haven't read it)
7. Chosen for the cover
8. "Missed it by that much" - a book you really wanted to read but didn't have time for Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 1
9. Based on the blurb or blerg Bellevue Square
10. A non-U.S. or UK publication/setting The Queue (Jan 17)
11. Gold on the cover, in the title, or in the author's name The Girl with All the Gifts
12. A book with a vehicle on the cover, from a carriage to a spaceship Leviathan Wakes or Ancillary Justice read both lol
13. An author's debut novel (maybe Old Man's War)
14. Make a list of 5-7 books and use "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" to choose one (I'll do this part way through the year when I know what my TBR list looks like)
15. A book from a genre that's outside your comfort zone (?? maybe a government report)
16. A book with a mystery or romance Lake on the Mountain
17. Standalone novel (to many possibilities to list)
18. A book with a character you would marry, shag, or kill Smut Peddler Presents: My Monster Boyfriend
19. Read a genre-bender (???)
20. A book with an animal, vegetable, or mineral on the cover Elements: Fire

Owned book challenge notes

285 books “owned” as of midnight December 2017.
This includes a handful of 2018 releases that I either have ARCs of or have preordered.

All potential books for this challenge are on this shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Sooooo many books.

302 pages, owned since release, drank all the coffee = 30 points

owned about a year, new to me author = 20 points

(2018 Release, received ARC in December) 350ish pages, coffee, new to me author = 30 points

304 pages, coffee, new to me author = 30 points

Book one of series, new to me author = 25 points

New to me author = 10 points

New to me author, 400ish pages, coffee = 30 points

(2018 release, recieved ARC in Dec)
coffee, new to me author = 15 points

New to me author, kickstarter/selfpublished = 15 points

preordered in 2017, end of series, coffee=25 points

Kickstarter/Self Published, Coffee = 10 points

Kickstarter/Self Published, Coffee, new to me author = 20 points

Read in all 3 formats = 25 bonus points

January 30th: 12 books for 285 points
(note, books owned less than a year are eligible for 10 points. Above books 11 books add 110 points)
= 395 points

Can’t decide if I’m playing bingo... spot saved for that challenge.

Owned book challenge February Post


1 yr, Coffee, New to me author = 25 points


1yr, Book 2, coffee, Eisner award = 35 points


1yr, book 1 of series, 500+ pages, coffee, new to me author, several award nominations = 125 points


ARC since dec=1yr, 300+ pages, coffee, never read author = 40 points

Feb 11: 16 books = 620 points

(New books aquired = 19, read 6 (how the heck did that happen, darn ebook sales))

Owned book challenge March 14th update


1yr, kickstarter/self pub, coffee = 20


=55


2018 release preordered in 2017
= 30


=65


=40


preordered in 2017 = 30


preordered in 2017, buddy read = 125

985 points as of March 14 (last 3 books are still being read)

Owned book Challenge April 14th update


New to me author, Ethel Wilson Fiction prize nominee = 35


New to me author, World Fantasy award = 35

1055 points as of April 14

May 10 update owned book challenge
I'm going to just include point totals instead of breakdowns for each book. They're on a spreadsheet :)


Great book
125 points


30 points


Totally lived up to the hype.
65 points

June 6th additions


35 points


25 points


15 points


New author, 2018 release preordered in 2017, buddy read
50 points

September 3 update.

200 points
Owned for at least a decade. seriously disliked it.


50 points

Points total: 1925
(total includes about 300 points for 2 book collections that are still in progress)

Shucks about the one you didn't like. But at least it got you a ton of points!