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January: S, G, R, P, I - 5 booksa. shelf 1 S - Sweden The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
b. shelf 2 G - Ghost Stories The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (26/02/2018) �
c. shelf 3 R - Realism Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (15/09/2017) �
d. shelf 4 P - Post Apocalyptic The Gunslinger by Stephen King (18/10/2017) �
e. shelf 5 I - Islands Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) G - Gunslinger The Gunslinger (18/10/2017) �
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) S - Screw The Turn of the Screw (26/02/2018) �
h. author's first name S - Stephen (The Gunslinger) (18/10/2017) �
i. author's last name S - See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) (15/09/2017) �
j. item on cover R - Raven
(18/10/2017) �k. any word in Series name / Subtitle S - Shetland Shetland Island (Red Bones)
l. name of character R - Roland Deschain (The Gunslinger) (18/10/2017) �
Book List:
- The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
- The Turn of the Screw by Henry James �
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See �
- The Gunslinger by Stephen King �
- Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
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February: A, F, K, L, D - ? books
a. shelf 1 A - Autobiography Up With the Larks: Starting Again in Cornwall by Tessa Hainsworth (22/08/2017) �
b. shelf 2 F - Fiction crime Keep the Midnight Out by Alex Gray
c. shelf 3 K - Kyoto Lo bello y lo triste by Yasunari Kawabata (Beauty and Sadness)
d. shelf 4 L - Latin American literature El Evangelio según Van Hutten by Abelardo Castillo (19/11/2017) �
e. shelf 5 D - Danish literature Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) K - Keep Keep the Midnight Out
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) L - Larks Up With the Larks: Starting Again in Cornwall (22/08/2017) �
h. author's first name A - Abelardo (El Evangelio según Van Hutten) (19/11/2017) �
i. author's last name D - Dinesen (Seven Gothic Tales)
j. item on cover K - Kimono
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle A - Again (Up With the Larks: Starting Again in Cornwall) (22/08/2017) �
l. name of character K - Keiko Sakami (Lo bello y lo triste)
Book List:
- Up With the Larks: Starting Again in Cornwall by Tessa Hainsworth �
- Keep the Midnight Out by Alex Gray
- Lo bello y lo triste by Yasunari Kawabata
- El Evangelio según Van Hutten by Abelardo Castillo [The Evangel According to Van Hutten] (19/11/2017) �
- Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen
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March: G, M, N, T, L - ? books
a. shelf 1 G - German Literature La muerte en Venecia by Thomas Mann (Death in Venice)
b. shelf 2 M - Modern Literature The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt (04/08/2017) �
c. shelf 3 N - Non Fiction Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
d. shelf 4 T - Translated Rounding the Mark by Andrea Camilleri (23/04/2018) �
e. shelf 5 L - Literary The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels by William Golding (19/11/2017) �
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) M - Midnight Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) M - Men The Summer Without Men (04/08/2017) �
h. author's first name T - Thomas (La muerte en Venecia)
i. author's last name G - Golding (The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels) (19/11/2017) �
j. item on cover T - Trees
(The Summer Without Men) (04/08/2017) �k. any word in Series name / Subtitle M - Montalbano Commissario Montalbano (Rounding the Mark) (23/04/2018) �
l. name of character M - Mia Fredrickson (The Summer Without Men) (04/08/2017) �
Book List:
- La muerte en Venecia by Thomas Mann
- The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt �
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
- Rounding the Mark by Andrea Camilleri �
- The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels by William Golding �
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April: W, A, M, C, P - 5 books
a. shelf 1 W - War Draco: La sombra del emperador by Massimiliano Colombo
b. shelf 2 A - American Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (10/08/2017) �
c. shelf 3 M - Manga Black Rose Alice, Tome 1 by Setona Mizushiro (22/03/2018) �
d. shelf 4 C - Children's The Worst Witch Saves the Day by Jill Murphy
e. shelf 5 P - Part of a series Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (7/11/2017) �
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) W - Worst The Worst Witch Saves the Day
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) W - Women Little Women (10/08/2017) �
h. author's first name M - Massimiliano (Draco: La sombra del emperador)
i. author's last name M - Mizushiro (Black Rose Alice, Tome 1) (22/03/2018) �
j. item on cover C - Crown of thorns
(Black Rose Alice, Tome 1) (22/03/2018) �k. any word in Series name / Subtitle W - Worst The Worst Witch (The Worst Witch Saves the Day)
l. name of character M - Dexter Morgan (Dearly Devoted Dexter) (7/11/2017) �
Book List:
- Draco: La sombra del emperador by Massimiliano Colombo
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott �
- Black Rose Alice, Tome 1 by Setona Mizushiro �
- The Worst Witch Saves the Day by Jill Murphy
- Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay �
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May: G, I, M, R, E - 5 books
a. shelf 1 G - Gothic The Revenants by Geoffrey Farrington (2/10/2017) �
b. shelf 2 I - Iceland Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath (04/12/2017) �
c. shelf 3 M - Mystery Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes
d. shelf 4 R - Romanian En la calle Mantuleasa by Mircea Eliade (The Old Man and the Bureaucrats)
e. shelf 5 E - Essays The Red Notebook: True Stories by Paul Auster (27/07/2017) �
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) R - Red The Red Notebook: True Stories (27/07/2017) �
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) M - Maker Lament for a Maker
h. author's first name M - Mircea (En la calle Mantuleasa)
i. author's last name I - Innes (Lament for a Maker)
j. item on cover I - Instruments
(The Red Notebook: True Stories)k. any word in Series name / Subtitle I - Ice Fire & Ice (Where the Shadows Lie) (04/12/2017) �
l. name of character G- Ranald Guthrie (Lament for a Maker)
Book List:
- The Revenants by Geoffrey Farrington �
- Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath �
- Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes
- En la calle Mantuleasa by Mircea Eliade
- The Red Notebook: True Stories by Paul Auster �
June: C, W, T, O, H - 5 booksa. shelf 1 C - Chicago Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (25/06/2017)
b. shelf 2 W - Writing De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir by Haruki Murakami (30/06/2017)
c. shelf 3 T - Thriller El miedo de Montalbano by Andrea Camilleri (27/06/2017)
d. shelf 4 O - Occult Taltos by Anne Rice (25/06/2017)
e. shelf 5 H - Historical Fiction The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff (26/06/2017)
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) T - Taltos Taltos (25/06/2017)
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) H - Hablo De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir [What I Talk About When I Talk About Writing] (30/06/2017)
h. author's first name H - Haruki (De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir) (30/06/2017)
i. author's last name C - Camilleri (El miedo de Montalbano) [Montalbano's Fear] (27/06/2017)
j. item on cover C - Cat
(De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir) (30/06/2017)k. any word in Series name / Subtitle W - Witches Lives of the Mayfair Witches (Taltos) (25/06/2017)
l. name of character C - Michael Curry (Taltos) (25/06/2017)
Book List:
- Fool Moon by Jim Butcher �
- De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir by Haruki Murakami �
- El miedo de Montalbano by Andrea Camilleri �
- Taltos by Anne Rice �
- The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff �
July: W, J, L, C, O - 6 booksa. shelf 1 W - Weird The City & the City by China Miéville (25/10/2017) �
b. shelf 2 J - Japanese Literature Gokumon-tō: La isla de las puertas del infierno by Seishi Yokomizo [The Isle of the Gates of Hell] (15/07/2017) �
c. shelf 3 L - Low Fantasy The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
d. shelf 4 C - Classic Sci-fi Minority Report by Philip K. Dick (3/07/2017) �
e. shelf 5 O - Old Favorites Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers (27/07/2017) �
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) C - City (The City & the City) (25/10/2017) �
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) O - Oído He oído a los mares gritar mi nombre by Víctor Conde [I've Heard the Seas Shout My Name] (14/07/2017) �
h. author's first name C - China (The City & the City) (25/10/2017) �
i. author's last name C - Conde (He oído a los mares gritar mi nombre) (14/07/2017) �
j. item on cover C - Curtains
(Gaudy Night) (27/07/2017) �k. any word in Series name / Subtitle W - Wimsey Lord Peter Wimsey (Gaudy Night) (27/07/2017) �
l. name of character L - Loren Silvercloak (The Summer Tree)
Book List:
- The City & the City by China Miéville �
- Gokumon-tō: La isla de las puertas del infierno by Seishi Yokomizo �
- The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Minority Report by Philip K. Dick �
- Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers �
- He oído a los mares gritar mi nombre by Víctor Conde �
August: P, S, F, B, I - 5 booksa. shelf 1 P - Psychological Confusión de sentimientos by Stefan Zweig (Confusion) (26/08/2017) �
b. shelf 2 S - Short Stories Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami (31/07/2017) �
c. shelf 3 F - Family Saga Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
d. shelf 4 B - Bildungsroman Botchan by Sōseki Natsume (13/12/2017) �
e. shelf 5 I - Italian Literature To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia (13/11/2017) �
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) B - Botchan Botchan (13/12/2017) �
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) S - Sentimientos Confusión de sentimientos (26/08/2017) �
h. author's first name S - Stefan (Confusión de sentimientos) (26/08/2017) �
i. author's last name S - Sciascia (To Each His Own) (13/11/2017) �
j. item on cover P - Plant
(Botchan) (13/12/2017) �k. any word in Series name / Subtitle P - Poldark The Poldark Saga (Ross Poldark)
l. name of character B - Botchan (Botchan) (13/12/2017) �
Book List:
- Confusión de sentimientos by Stefan Zweig �
- Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami �
- Botchan by Sōseki Natsume �
- Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
- To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia �
September: E, A, H, S, K - 5 booksa. shelf 1 E - Epic Fantasy í by Anselm Audley (Heresy) (07/01/2018) �
b. shelf 2 A - Australia Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
c. shelf 3 H - Humor Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams (22/04/2018) �
d. shelf 4 S - Space Opera The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov (10/09/2017) �
e. shelf 5 K - Keepers The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (24/09/2017) �
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) H - í í (07/01/2018) �
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) H - Hanging Picnic at Hanging Rock
h. author's first name A - Anselm (í) (07/01/2018) �
i. author's last name A - Adams (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency) (22/04/2018) �
j. item on cover S - Sun
(The Gods Themselves) �k. any word in Series name / Subtitle A - Aquasilva Aquasilva Trilogy (í) (07/01/2018) �
l. name of character H - Frederick Hallam (The Gods Themselves) �
Book List:
- í by Anselm Audley �
- Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams �
- The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov �
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin �
October: N, H, O, T, D - 5 booksa. shelf 1 N - Novella Accidente nocturno by Patrick Modiano (Paris Nocturne)
b. shelf 2 H - History Drácula: La verdadera historia by Radu Florescu (In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires)
c. shelf 3 O - Original The Secret History by Donna Tartt
d. shelf 4 T - Teen Fiction Condena by Rachel Hawkins (Hex Hall) (19/09/2017) �
e. shelf 5 D - Debut Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley (25/11/2017) �
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) D - Dracula Drácula: La verdadera historia
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) N - Nocturno Accidente nocturno
h. author's first name D - Donna (The Secret History)
i. author's last name H - Hawkins Condena (Hex Hall) (19/09/2017) �
j. item on cover N - Nose
(Condena) (19/09/2017) �k. any word in Series name / Subtitle H - Historia (Drácula: La verdadera historia)
l. name of character M - Helen McGill (Parnassus on Wheels) (25/11/2017) �
Book List:
- Accidente nocturno by Patrick Modiano
- Drácula: La verdadera historia by Radu Florescu
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- Condena (Hex Hall) by Rachel Hawkins �
- Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley �
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Books mentioned in this topic
Where the Shadows Lie (other topics)El Evangelio según Van Hutten (other topics)
The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels (other topics)
Dearly Devoted Dexter (other topics)
The Gunslinger (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
William Golding (other topics)Jeff Lindsay (other topics)
Geoffrey Farrington (other topics)
Patrick Modiano (other topics)
Donna Tartt (other topics)
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g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
h. author's first name
i. author's last name
j. item on cover
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
l. name of character*
*It must be obvious from book page that there is a character in the book with such a name (can be nickname etc as long as it's the name mentioned on book page); can be either within description (blurb) or part of GR metadata. (hide spoiler)]
The Shelves: (view spoiler)[
Autobiography - American - Australia
Bildungsroman
Children's - Chicago - Classic Sci-fi
Danish Literature - Debut
Essays - Epic Fantasy
Fiction Crime - Family Saga
Ghost Stories - German Literature - Gothic
Historical Fiction - Humor - History
Islands - Iceland - Italian Literature
Japanese Literature
Kyoto - Keepers
Latin American Literature - Literary - Low Fantasy
Modern Literature - Manga - Mystery
Non Fiction - Novella
Occult - Old Favorites - Original
Post Apocalyptic - Part of a Series - Psychological
Realism - Romanian
Sweden - Space Opera - Short Stories
Translated - Thriller - Teen Fiction
War - Weird - Writing
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Shortcut I: To see if a book is in a certain shelf /shelf/users... (and replace book name and self)
Shortcut II: To see a book's Top Shelves /book/shelve... (and replace "number+name" from "other editions", as it needs to be lowcase separated with "-" (not with "_", for example)
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