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Way to go Adrienne! I can't even get through my first list. I seem to keep getting side tracked.
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But at least now I'm at 6 down, 4 to go!
Susan, any news re: 'Ariadne'? I'm assuming you're the Theseus discussion Susan?Jessica
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Jessica"
This is Susan "of the cat". Sorry, but I don't know anything about a Theseus discussion. Though we also have a Susan with a quilt for an avatar. Maybe that's who you mean?
Whoops, my mistake, what do I do when I am not being stupid?!Jessica
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Three left on my LOST shelf. I still have a chance to make the end of the year goal. But I wish I'd recorded how many books were on my TBR shelf when we started. I'm sure that over the year I've added many more than I've subtracted.
I have got quite a long list on my computer (obviously bigger than my 17-book-to-read on GR). I always edit it, so I have no clue what books were the firsts.I put it in two different lists:
*books that I own/ can get in the library
*books that I have never had the chance to lay my hand on.
Books That I Own / Can Get In The Library
Books That I Have Never Had The Chance To Lay My Hand On
105 Books. That's gonna take me about four years to find them all, another four years to be able to afford them, and about three and a half years till I finish them all. That makes eleven years. I will be 26. Worth the effort?
♣Ðanna wrote: "...till I finish them all. That makes eleven years. I will be 26. Worth the effort? "Yes. I bet you can find all or most of those books through inter-library loan (usually free, just ask at your library) or at used bookstores (to save costs). You're only 15 now, and 26 is still very, very young in the grand scheme of things. Just read! The big problem will be that your TBR list will keep growing -- trust me ;)
LynnB wrote: "♣Ðanna wrote: "...till I finish them all. That makes eleven years. I will be 26. Worth the effort? "Yes. I bet you can find all or most of those books through inter-library loan (usually free, j..."
Keep growing? Oh, No! Have you read any of the books above? I would love it if you could tell me about them..
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It will keep growing for sure! And the thing is, while we all joke about getting our TBR lists down, I love having a long and varied one. Sometimes you're just in the mood for different things. And if you love reading books, it's really great to have a list to look forward to. You're going to really love discovering some of those you've listed.
The other thing I would do, besides LynnB's suggestions (which are good ones) is to pick one book from the "never had the chance to lay my hands on" list, and request that your library put it on their list to consider purchasing. You have some great classics on that list that I think every should have, no matter how small.
For example:
And you've listed some that are worth paying for, because you'll always keep going back to them. Example:
Also, I bet many of the newer ones will pop up on the Goodreads swap list. I have a "wishlist" shelf, and I mark all those books as requested in GR swap so I'll get notified if someone makes them available.
♣Ðanna wrote: "Keep growing? Oh, No! Have you read any of the books above? I would love it if you could tell me about them.. "I have read quite a few books from your list -- and you do have some very good ones there. I really can't tell you which is best or which to read first. I find that I just pick from my books whichever one appeals to me at the time I am picking the book up. Sometimes one that is really good doesn't appeal to me at a particular moment, but I'll just read it later when it does appeal. Reading interests are really individual and you just have to go for it!!! You'll find it rare (if ever?) that all of us decide a book is great - there is always someone who disagrees, but that's just individuality.
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So now I have to add book 2 and book 3 to my TBR. :)
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The Thief Lord
High Steel
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank
The Wanting Seed
Crossfire
Bending the Landscape
Brother to Dragons
Shades of Grey
Child 44
Between Mom and Jo
The two I still need to read from my list at the beginning of the year are:
Fine Prey, by Scott Westerfeld
Merryl of the Stones by Brian Caswell
I managed to finish The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Thirteenth Tale. I have 4 more to read and 3 of them are slated to be read for ROAR. Hopefully I will finish ROAR and can squeeze in the last one by the end of the year.
finished The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The curious incident of the dog in the night-time. I don't know if I'll finish or not.
Just for a December update on my LOST status - I have 7-1/2 of my 10 finished. It's iffy about the last 2, though I will get the "1/2" finished. I'll try for the other 2, but... too many other books I want to read!
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Overall, I think I have lost momentum.
Not gonna make it! I made it halfway and finished 5 out of 10 books. Not bad. :)
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Look forward to a new year filled with more LOST books, ha ha ha...
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I hope we're doing a LOST 2012. I may still be 2 short of completing my 2011 list, but it did make me read 8 TBR's that had been left behind for quite a while.
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I particularly congratulate those of you who completed your list(s). Maybe next year I will join your ranks.
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Should I create a separate thread and labelled it 2012 or do we want to continue on this thread?
Kazza wrote: "We are definitely doing LOST 2012!! - I have my list ready somewhere, ha ha ha...Should I create a separate thread and labelled it 2012 or do we want to continue on this thread?"
I like having a new thread, so it is easier to find the new 2012 lists and update them as we read.
I have finished my first book! I am doing better than last year!
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Tara,
There's a LOST 2102 thread. You may want to post there rather than here for things you're doing now.
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I've only been a member of Goodreads for a short time, so this isn't official, but I have just read 'The Iliad' after meaning to for fifteen years (I was disappointed, too many battle scenes, not enough pyschological exploration, well I suppose there wouldn't be a whole lot in Homer's time).
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