Play Book Tag discussion

I was in a reading slump these past two years because of life (my Gramps death and moving to a new home... etc). So this is my Hopeful list of challenges

Reading Goal 40 Books


01. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fishby Adams 5⭐️ (1/16/18)
02. Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Maguire 4⭐️ (1/19/18)
03. A Merry Christmas and Other Christmas Stories by Alcott 4⭐️ (1/25/18)
04. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Graham 4⭐️ (1/26/18)
05. #1: The Cave of Aaaaah! Doom! by Kent 4⭐️❤️ (2/1/18)
06. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Rowling 5⭐️❤️ (2/6/18)
07. The Joy Luck Club by Tan 5⭐️❤️ (2/28)
08. Love Walked in by Santos 3⭐️ (2/28)
09. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by Rowling 5⭐️❤️ (3/02)
10. Fight Club 2 by Palahniuk 4.5⭐️❤️ (rounded to 5) (3/05)

11. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher 5⭐️❤️ (3/18)
12. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wild 5⭐️ (3/25)
13. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf 4⭐️ (4/6)
14. The Last Jedi by Jason Fry 5⭐️❤️ (4/14)
15. P.S. I Like You by Kasie West 4⭐️ (4/18)

16. The Distance Home: A Novel by Paula Saunders 4⭐️ (4/27)
17. Romance for Cynics by Nicola Marsh 3⭐️ (5/15)
18. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Rowling 5⭐️❤️ (5/24)
19. Ms Marvel, Vol 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson 4⭐️ (6/6)
20. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 5⭐️❤️ (6/8)

21. Coming Home for Christmas by Jenny Hale 2⭐️ (6/13)
22. Secretly Hers (Sterling Canyon 2) by Jamie Beck 3⭐️ (6/30)
23. Challenge Accepted by Amanda Abram 4⭐️ (7/9)
24. Take Me If You Dare (Birthday Dare 1) by Nina Crespo 2⭐️ 7/22)
25. Attack of the Stinky Fish Monster (Ella & Owen 2) by Jasen Kent 4⭐️ (8/6)

26. Rainshadow Road (Friday Harbor 2) by Lisa Kleypas 4⭐️ (8/15)
27. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 5⭐️❤️ (8/17)
28. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 5⭐️❤️❤️ (8/22)
29. Party Time (Puppy Princess 1) by Patty Furlington 4⭐️ (8/29)
30. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 4⭐️ (9/3)

31. Freckle Juice by Judy Blume 5⭐️❤️ (9/11)
32. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows 5⭐️❤️❤️ (9/24)
33. Listen to Your Heart by Kasie West 4.5⭐️❤️ (9/27)
34. Real Friends by Shannon Hale 5⭐️❤️ (9/27)
35. Dream Lake (Friday Harbor 3) by Lisa Kleypas 4⭐️❤️ (9/28)

36. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 5⭐️❤️❤️ (10/17)
37. The Sweetness of the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce 1) by Alan Bradley 3⭐️ (11/1)
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Play Book Tag monthly tags

January: Science: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 5⭐️ (1/16/18)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

February: Asia: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 5⭐️❤️ (2/28)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March Autobiography: The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (3/18)

April: Strong Women: Star Wars The Last Jedi & A Room Of One’s Own & Mrs. Dalloway

May: Family Drama
June: Magical Realism
July: Dystopian
August: Espionage
September Friendship

October: Canadian The Sweetness of the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 3⭐️
review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

November: Literary Fiction
December

Play Book Tag Listopia
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


I Picked It Up Because of the Title because yes sometimes I do judge a book by it’s title (or book cover).

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...


1. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 5⭐️
Read 1/16/18
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2. The Last Jedi by Jason Fry 5⭐️❤️
Read 4/14/18
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

3. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 3⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Play Book Tag Decathlon
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

January: tribute to Linda: (hopeful read) Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham 4⭐️
Read: (1/26/18)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

February: TBR longest: Love Walked in by Marisa de los Santos 3⭐️ (2/28)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March tbr Classic, Illustrated, Autobiography:
Illustrated: Fight Club 2 4.5⭐️❤️ (3/05)
Classic: The Picture of Dorian Gray 5⭐️
Auto: The Princess Diarist 5⭐️❤️ (3/18)

April: Top 10 TBR Random: Star Wars The Last Jedi

May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

(Play Book Tag other challenges)

(Non Play Book Tag related)



Trim the TBR

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

01. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Adams 5⭐️ (1/16/18)
02. The Joy Luck Club by Tan 5⭐️❤️ (2/28)
03. Love Walked in by Santos 3⭐️ (2/28)
04. Fight Club 2 by Palahniuk 4.5⭐️❤️ (rounded to 5) (3/05)
05. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher 5⭐️❤️ (3/18)

06. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wild 5⭐️ (3/25)
07. P.S. I Like You by Kasie West 4⭐️ (4/18)
08. Romance for Cynics by Nicola Marsh 3⭐️ (5/15)
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Michelle’s Book Of The Month Club Challenge

I’m subscribed to the book subscription box called Book of the Month for over a year or so now and I’ve only read 3 of their books. (I was also subscribed to the Owlcrate box but since I’m still subscribed and getting more books, this is my BOTM books challenge.)

So I am pushing myself to read those dozen or more books that I haven’t read yet.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

1. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 5⭐️❤️
2. The Distance Home: A Novel by Paula Saunders (arc from botm) 4⭐️
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And because I saw so many lovely Lists I’m adding more for just for fun.

What to read when you've finished Jane Austen
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

Gilmore Girls Complete Reading List
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
01. The Joy Luck Club 5⭐️❤️ (2/28)
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Penguin Classic A to Z Drop-Caps
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
01. The Joy Luck Club

Audiobooks

Goal is to listen to at least one or more audiobook that I own per month. Also I’ve subscribed to the Audible Romance Package so I might as well listen to those.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

01. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 5⭐️ (1/16/18)
02.Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between 4⭐️ (1/26/18)
03. Love Walked in 3⭐️ (2/28)
04. The Princess Diarist
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Good luck, Michelle - these are great goals and I love your lists!

Re-Read Limits

When I’m in a reading slump I tend to re-read my favorites. Last year I re-read quite a few. This year I would like to limit that so I can work on reading books that I own.

I plan on re-reading the Harry Potter series again this year. But also plan on reading some of the short kindle books and re-reading Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts for the first time.

The other limit of re-reads (not including Harry Potter): 5

1. The Hobbit
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. Frankenstein
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Michelle wrote: "Re-Read Limits

When I’m in a reading slump I tend to re-read my favorites. Last year I re-read quite a few. This year I would like to limit that so I can work on reading books that I own..."

This group helps a lot with encouraging me out of the reading slumps that I get into sometimes - the enthusiasm is infectious!

I give myself a lot of permission for re-reading old favourites though and I like the idea of your list - it's permission to indulge when you need it :) When I'm in a bad space with my anxiety, I sometimes find it hard to read at all as my ability to process new information is limited and it all gets soaked up by work. I've realised that going back to particular old favourites can help to get me over the slump - they are undemanding, pure pleasure and remind me how much I love books. Once I've cracked the barrier, I find I can read new books with my usual degree of energy.

January Progress

01. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fishby Adams 5⭐️ (1/16/18) Science Tag and Listopia Challenge
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

02. Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Maguire 4⭐️ (1/19/18)

03. A Merry Christmas and Other Christmas Stories by Alcott 4⭐️ (1/25/18)

04. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Graham 4⭐️ (1/26/18) Decathlon challenge
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

February Progress

05. #1: The Cave of Aaaaah! Doom! by Kent 4⭐️❤️ (2/1/18)

06. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Rowling 5⭐️❤️ (2/6/18)

07. The Joy Luck Club by Tan 5⭐️❤️ (2/28) Asia Tag
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

08. Love Walked in by Santos 3⭐️ (2/28) Decathlon challenge
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

This triple tag for the March Decathlon challenge has me wanting to read so many books right now! So I’ve started a lot of them and then I’ve only finished 1 book because it was a graphic novel (Fight Club 2).

So I’m asking for a little help in deciding which ones to cross off (though the autobiography books I might try to read for March Tag).

tbr that has turned into current reads:

* The Secret Garden (classic and kindle in motion illustration)
* Harry Potter book 3 (illustration) (Instagram group read along)

* The Silmarion by Tolkien (classic and because it’s Lord of the Rings in March)
* The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wild (current read) (classic and reading for St. Patrick’s Day/ Irish author)
* Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland (classic)

* A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (autobiography)
* Wildflower by Drew Barrymore (audiobook/ kindle)
* The Princess Diariest by Carrie Fisher (audiobook/ kindle)
* Just Kids by Patti Smith (autobiography)

I have to pick The Secret Garden because that was my mother's favorite movie.
I love classics, so Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Picture of Dorian Grey both look intriguing.
And lastly I'm a Starwars fan so Carrie Fisher biography looks interesting and I like Drew Barrymore. I like alot.
A Room of One's Own is pretty short I think.

So I would cross off Just Kids, The Silmarion (not a LOTR fan), and Harry Potter. But this is based on my reading preferences.

I agree 100% with Jason.

The Secret Garden is gorgeous, short and charming. It's probably the best for classic. Dorian Grey is also super-cool, though - a 'must re-read sometime soon' for me... So you could get both!

I really want to read the Carrie Fisher book for autobiography this month, but don't think my hold at the library will come through in time. A Room of One's Own is a great idea for a backup.

I'd say not to bother with the Silmarillion unless you're really wanting to read Tolkein at his most academically detailed. I've never managed to get more than 20 pages in and I adore LOTR and The Hobbit!

The others on your list look interesting, but there's only so much time in the day, aye? So I'd cross them off for the March tag, but keep them for other challenges.

Thank you Jason and Kate for the recommendations.

I think I’ll try to finish The Picture of Dorian Grey and The Princess Diarist.
The audiobook for Carrie Fisher is good and I didn’t know that her daughter Billie Lourd also read for the audiobook.

Halfway for both books so hopefully I’ll be able to read some other books I wanted to read this month too.

Great list! Love the enthusiasm. I, too find myself re-reading old books that I loved during a reading slump - last year I re-read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

In terms of your current reads, I would also recommend giving The Picture of Dorian Gray a shot for two reasons: one being that I love the book, and two being that it is relatively short so it might be easy to cross off for you.
Good luck!