Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Gardens and quilts wrote: "Hi everyone,

I love all types of different books ranging from classics to fantasy. I joined the group because of all the book challenges. I already requested a randomized read and am waiting unti..."

Welcome to the group! We hope you will be happy here with all of our challenges. Let us know if you have any questions.

Gardens and quilts wrote: "Oh, I forgot to put my name in the introduction.

I'm Kathleen."

Welcome Kathleen looking forward to discussing books with you soon

Gardens and quilts wrote: "Oh, I forgot to put my name in the introduction.

I'm Kathleen."

Hi Kathleen, we have many opportunities. If you would like to do the tbr challenge, you can. Just start a list for August and leave blanks the numbers already selected. We draw book numbers at the end of the month.

just select books from the 1001 list for August through December. See the folder. Any questions, let me know.

Kathleen wrote: "Thanks for the warm welcome! I would love to start the TBR challenge for August."

Welcome to the group! We look forward to having you.

Hello again everyone ! I am not sure if I am in the list or not, but since I have been gone a while, I am reapplying LOL.

I have tried working on this list before, but don't usually get very far. However, there are many I would like to read. My health and mobility have improved greatly, so I am going to give it another try.

If I can figure out how to set my page up again, I will join in on the participation points. I did find all the "chapters" for Pilgrimage, so I will try for it.

MaryAnn (EmilyD1037) wrote: "Hello again everyone ! I am not sure if I am in the list or not, but since I have been gone a while, I am reapplying LOL.

I have tried working on this list before, but don't usually get very far. ..."

Hi MaryAnn,
Welcome back! I am glad you are feeling better. Let us know if you have any questions. You could also join TBR challenge for the rest of the year if you like.

MaryAnn (EmilyD1037) wrote: "Hello again everyone ! I am not sure if I am in the list or not, but since I have been gone a while, I am reapplying LOL.

I have tried working on this list before, but don't usually get very far. ..."
MaryAnn, so glad to see you back! Glad to hear you are feeling better. If you have any questions ask away. Please look at voting for BOTM, setting up your yearly challenge and you can still do the TBR challenge for the rest of year. So many things, hope you find something that will excite you!

Welcome back MaryAnn glad to hear your health has improved hopefully that will mean you will have more time to dedicate to the joy of reading :)

I know how difficult it can be when you have health issues.

Hello everyone! My name is Tiffiny, and I joined this group because I keep hearing about this book (1001 books to read...), and I want to make a serious go at it. Although, I see I have my work cutout for me. I've only read a little over 50 on the list! Although several more are already on my TBR pile. I joined GR years ago, but never really engaged with anyone. Hoping to change that now. :)

Tiffiny wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Tiffiny, and I joined this group because I keep hearing about this book (1001 books to read...), and I want to make a serious go at it. Although, I see I have my work cut..."

Welcom Tiffiny, we welcome you and hope you find the motivation here to make progress on the list. Do you have any questions? There is a lot of opportunities. Don't be afraid to jump in. If you would like to put a TBR challenge list together, you still can. We will be picking the next number soon. Just leave blank the numbers already selected.

Tiffiny wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Tiffiny, and I joined this group because I keep hearing about this book (1001 books to read...), and I want to make a serious go at it. Although, I see I have my work cut..."

Welcome Tiffany this is a great group for connecting with people and we hope you enjoy it here :)

Tiffiny wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Tiffiny, and I joined this group because I keep hearing about this book (1001 books to read...), and I want to make a serious go at it. Although, I see I have my work cut..."

Welcome to the group.

Welcome Tiffany,
Do not worry, many of us are just starting out also. I think I am approaching 200 but 200 out of 1315 is not very much.

Hello from Wales. I'm Karen the person behind the blog called BookerTalk. Just took a look at your spreadsheet (very helpful!) and a quick count tells me I've read 182 of the books so a reasonable base to start from. But there are loads of authors I've never read like Paul Auster, William Burroughs, Toni Morrison so I might start with them. I'm useless to sticking to reading plans though so dont be surprised if I read none of them......

Cphe wrote: "Hi - Just stumbled across this group. I have been participating in another Boxall group here on GR's.

Have been reading from the Boxall 1000 list for a while now and normally try to fit in at leas..."

Welcome, I hope you enjoy our group.

Cphe wrote: "Hi - Just stumbled across this group. I have been participating in another Boxall group here on GR's.

Have been reading from the Boxall 1000 list for a while now and normally try to fit in at leas..."

Welcome to our group and hope that you will find a fun group of people here to read and discuss books.

Cphe wrote: "Hi - Just stumbled across this group. I have been participating in another Boxall group here on GR's.

Have been reading from the Boxall 1000 list for a while now and normally try to fit in at leas..."

Welcome to the Group any questions feel free to ask we are a friendly bunch here

Hi! I am Jessica, from the Netherlands. I am an avid reader and I like to track my reading. As a list-fan I bought a copy of Peter Boxall's 1001 Books to read before you die, with the intention to read my way through.

As it stands I'm at 87 only! I thought it would be more somehow... a lot of work left to be done :-)

I work as manager in a hospital and am a musical student (went back to uni this year at the age of 36). So I work parttime and study parttime, but mostly spend a LOT of time on trains going between all those places I need to be and home. On the train is where I get most of my reading done.

I'm looking forward to reading many classics with you all!

Jessica wrote: "Hi! I am Jessica, from the Netherlands. I am an avid reader and I like to track my reading. As a list-fan I bought a copy of Peter Boxall's 1001 Books to read before you die, with the intention to ..."

Welcome Jessica. We have a lot of opportunities that help with making those decisions on which book to read. Especially check on the 2020 plans and if you have questions, please ask. We are voting for February books to read if you want to check that topic out too.

Jessica wrote: "Hi! I am Jessica, from the Netherlands. I am an avid reader and I like to track my reading. As a list-fan I bought a copy of Peter Boxall's 1001 Books to read before you die, with the intention to ..."

Welcome Jessica. We look forward to having you in our group.

I have been in this group in the past, on Shelfari and here, but have nearly disappeared in the last year or two. (I worked hard on the 1001 roadtrip across the U.S. but I don't think I made it...I think I got to Arizona from the East Coast.)

As life has become more complicated, I've found myself reading more books just for fun, including children's books, and fewer books that take lots of effort. I've also started reading a lot more non-fiction, and I'm still slowly working on reading more Pulitzers, both fiction and non-fiction.

I have really enjoyed the conversations and 1001 books, though, especially when there are questions and answer discussions. I always check to see if I'm able to fit the current choices into my schedule (and/or can get them quickly from the library), and I haven't much lately. I hope to read and participate more in 2020.

Connie wrote: "I have been in this group in the past, on Shelfari and here, but have nearly disappeared in the last year or two. (I worked hard on the 1001 roadtrip across the U.S. but I don't think I made it...I..."

Connie welcome back. I hope you can read more with us this year. I hope life gets a little easier for you.

Diane wrote: "Connie wrote: "I have been in this group in the past, on Shelfari and here, but have nearly disappeared in the last year or two. (I worked hard on the 1001 roadtrip across the U.S. but I don't thin..."

Me too. Thanks, Diane. I've got a copy of The Leaves are Singing, and maybe I'll get to it. I see there are questions, and I hope to get involved.

Connie wrote: "I have been in this group in the past, on Shelfari and here, but have nearly disappeared in the last year or two. (I worked hard on the 1001 roadtrip across the U.S. but I don't think I made it...I..."

I was wondering if this was the Connie that was with us in the past. Welcome back. It is so true, our reading goes through life changes as we do ourselves. Hopefully you will find more time to read with us this year. No matter, pop in when you can. Read what you enjoy, and just enjoy reading!! Happy New Year of reading.

Thanks! Yep, it's me and I hope I get into some good reading and discussions this year.

Hi! I'm Jessica and I live just outside Boston. I have been lurking and occasionally posting in this group for awhile. I never really introduced myself. I signed up for the TBR Takedown this year for the first time. I've read between 20-25% of the 1001 list, depending on which list you look at. I mostly use the 1001 Books app to see my stats for the list.

Welcome Jessica, Jessica and Connie.

Sorry for the delay in replying I missed your posts initially. My GR tends to be a bit glitchy and I don't always get the notifications I should.

Looking forward to book chat with all of you.

Hello, Jessica. Glad you decided to come out and glad you signed up for TBR takedown.

Hello Jessica, with 20 to 25% of the list already read you are way ahead of myself and I have been with the group since 2018. One of my goals is to hit 20% this year. Welcome

Hi all! I'm not exactly new here, but I'm making a comeback after a 2+ years hiatus from the group.

I took some distance during that time for a few reasons: first, I felt that I was getting busier at work, and it got worse, thanks to the gradual legalisation of online sports betting in the US; second, I wanted to reach my goal of "500 before 50", which I reached with about three weeks left to the deadline; the goal had many constraints around the authors I wanted to read, which meant that I couldn't really participate fully in the context of the group; thirdly and finally, I wanted to read The Taebaek Mountains, which I knew could never be a challenge in this group as it is not available in English; I finished it last week and I'll post a review in the coming days (although I noticed that somebody beat me to it :) ).

Despite all the COVID shenanigans, I am still quite busy with work, but I will try to rejoin gradually the activities of the group. I should be able to read Razor's Edge in May and I'm waiting for the delivery of Amok and The Flamethrowers to "catch up" on your previous BOTMs. I will prepare a TBR list (omitting the numbers already drawn) and I will need a "random miser" list (please Bookworm). I'm not planning to go through the yearly and seasonal reads at this stage, I'm craving shorter stuff after this Korean marathon!

For the more recent members, a bit about myself: I am based in the north-west suburbs of Sydney, Australia. I know Kristel since 2012 when I joined the defunct Shelfari group and contributed to a few challenges here (seasoned members will remember my twelve Labors of Hercules). I work as a quant, developing statistical models for the pricing of sports betting markets. I normally travel a lot, for work and for leisure, but that will be put on hold for sometime. I am fluent in English and French, currently at intermediate level in Mandarin (Chinese) and have no problems reading restaurant menus in Swedish.

Patrick wrote: "Hi all! I'm not exactly new here, but I'm making a comeback after a 2+ years hiatus from the group.

I took some distance during that time for a few reasons: first, I felt that I was getting busier..."


Welcome Back Patrick!! We've missed you. Congratulations on your achievements. Yes, you got beat in reading Taebaek Mountain, but you read a translation and the one that beat you, did her own translating. Both quite accomplished readers!

Who can forget The Labours of Hercules!

Patrick wrote: "Hi all! I'm not exactly new here, but I'm making a comeback after a 2+ years hiatus from the group.

I took some distance during that time for a few reasons: first, I felt that I was getting busier..."

Welcome back, we look forward to having you again. Congratulations on making your 500 before 50.

Pip wrote: "Who can forget The Labours of Hercules!"

I was never on the shelfari group: I would love to know what this was- sounds harrowing lol.

And nice to meet you Patrick! I'm the other person who read Taebaek Mountains, so I'm looking forward to your review :)

Thanks all for the welcome back words! I'll do my best to behave myself (hehe) and contribute as often as my busy schedule permits.

Amanda wrote: "Pip wrote: "Who can forget The Labours of Hercules!"

I was never on the shelfari group: I would love to know what this was- sounds harrowing lol.

And nice to meet you Patrick! I'm the other pers..."

The old Shelfari was another Amazon creature, which received as little support as possible from Amazon. Which meant that there were several outages and lots of glitches, especially towards the end of its useful life. There were a few good features (e.g. the possibility to create sub-threads within a discussion thread) which we missed greatly when we migrated here after Amazon shut down the site. The migration was a mixed experience depending on your luck; a lot of people lost lots of content from their old accounts, others were able to migrate all their data here without too many problems.

Welcome back Patrick I will generate your random miser list shortly. I am in awe of your language abilities I am trying to learn Spanish currently and while I am not ready to read a novel yet I could probably work my way around a meal out LOL

Amanda wrote: "Pip wrote: "Who can forget The Labours of Hercules!"

Shelfari was a great platform for book discussion. I still miss the good old days. The biggest benefit was the ability to have I guess you would call them sub threads within a thread. So our BOTM questions we could post each question separately in the thread and people could choose which to answer by replying to the individual question if you can picture that. It was so much easier to track responses and I really feel it encouraged more discussion about each individual question.

That said we make the best we can of GR grumble grumble LOL

Patrick wrote: "Hi all! I'm not exactly new here, but I'm making a comeback after a 2+ years hiatus from the group.

I took some distance during that time for a few reasons: first, I felt that I was getting busier..."

Welcome back, Patrick!

Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through the list and eager to get started.

Star Geek wrote: "Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through the list and eager to get started."

Welcome Star Geek. I had the Boxall book for a couple years before I learned there were Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ groups reading/discussing books from it.

Star Geek wrote: "Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through the list and eager to get started."

Welcome to the group. Now that you have had time to look around, do you have any questions? It's not to late to put a TBR list together, request a random list. Join in a monthly read.

Books will be posted on the 15 for voting for the October BOTM.

We hope you find a home here at Reading 1001.

Welcome Star Geek we look forward to discussing books with you any questions just ask we are a friendly group

Kristel wrote: "Star Geek wrote: "Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through the list and eager to get started..."

Its a daunting list and I like the idea of separating out a group of books that I can start with. Are there such 'sub lists' already prepared? Suggestions on where to start other than randomly opening to a page?

Star Geek wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Star Geek wrote: "Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through the list and eage..."

Hi Star Geek, welcome to the group. Why don't you start with reading Book of the Month then you can decide which challenges to participate in. Just a suggestion.

Diane wrote: "Star Geek wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Star Geek wrote: "Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through..."

Thanks for the idea -- I just ordered the Human Stain by Philip Roth (which is one of the books of the month) , Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd, and Contact by Carl Sagan. All three are on Boxall's.

Star Geek wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Star Geek wrote: "Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through the list and eage..."

I think the BOTM is a good suggestion. I think I started with authors I knew I liked, and branched out from there.

Star Geek wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Star Geek wrote: "Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through the list and eage..."

I also agree that starting with a BOTM is a good place to start. We are a small group so it isn't as hard to assimilate. You really don't have to say much but it is nice to say a little even if it is to say. I read the book and liked it or I didn't like it. A second good place to start if you want a short list to work from is to ask Bookworm for a randomized list. Then you have a few suggestions of places to start.
The group breaks down the list by name of author rather than date so that not all books are from the same years. It gives more variety that way. We also break out the long books and do them as longer reads. We vote on around 50 books per month for BOTM options.

Kristel wrote: "Star Geek wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Star Geek wrote: "Hi, all. I'm new to the group. Came across the book by accident and immediately bought a copy; it only just arrived today so I'm browsing through..."

Good idea. I'll send "Bookworm" the request