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Susy made a topic (/topic/show/...) for those of you who would like to join 24 in 48 and encourage each other.

Ilona wrote: "Susy made a topic (/topic/show/...) for those of you who would like to join 24 in 48 and encourage each other."

Thank you Ilona! Forgot to mention it here!

I signed up btw!

Hi, has anyone here ever been to a book signing at a Costco? I'm going to one in Chicago and I'm just wondering what to expect. Any advice would be appreciated!

Not I all advice I can give is have fun. What book is it?

1) How do you track your reading?

Primarily I use the ŷ������ tracker and a personal spreadsheet, which I use to track challenge reads and books read each month. I also have a Member Corner. I've also started keeping a journal this year for personal reviews (I don't like writing public reviews).

2) What types of stats do you track?

The only book stats I keep track of outside of ŷ������ are title and number of pages (which I find is easier to plan for each month compared to number of books). Dates read, publication year, author, and rating I reference in ŷ������.

3) How do you retain what you read? Or, do you read for the moment and not worry about remembering what you read?

I generally read for the moment. But this year I started keeping a journal to help me remember my thoughts and feelings about the books I've been reading. I think it will also be a good reference in the future for me to get a gist of what a book was about.

4) What other bookish goals do you have?

My primary goal is to get through all of the books I currently own on my bookshelves and Kindle (about 175 total, so it will take a couple years). Every other challenge I do (Popsugar, A-Z, etc.) is a means to help me prioritize what I read next within my personal collection (though I still read outside books sometimes). My other goal this year is to write a review in my reading journal for every book I read. Because I always read for the moment it's a nice way to engage a little more in the books I read (especially the ones not for a book club or buddy read).

1) How do you track your reading?

I Primarily use goodreads to track my reading. I don't do an insane amount of reading so it isn't too hard.

2) What types of stats do you track?

I really just keep track of the number of books I read...but I do like to make sure I'm reading a variety of genres within fiction so I sort of keep track of that stat (in my head).

3) How do you retain what you read?

I read for the moment. I don't have the greatest memory so unless I've re-read a book about 3-5 times it is like reading it new. There are too many books out there unread by me so I don't usually re-read books. However, I have started writing reviews on books I've read but that is less about retaining what I read and more about working on my writing skills.

4) What other bookish goals do you have?

My goals are to just keep on reading when I have time and keep on enjoying reading! Also have my fingers crossed that our little one will pick up on reading. He is very young still but I do hope he picks up on it!

i looked at it then got confused isnt international women's day March 8th or is that today and am I a day behind?

Is tomorrow!

So I wished my mom a happy international women's day before I actually realized i was a day early and she had a good laugh.

Kristin wrote: "Blagica wrote: "So I wished my mom a happy international women's day before I actually realized i was a day early and she had a good laugh."

It's a great holiday :-) Why not celebrate it 2-days in..."

lol. That reminds me according to our stores it's already Easter here ^^

Winter wrote: "Kristin wrote: "Blagica wrote: "So I wished my mom a happy international women's day before I actually realized i was a day early and she had a good laugh."

It's a great holiday :-) Why not celebr..."

Easter already we haven't even had St Patrick's Day

Renee wrote: "Happy international women’s day! : )"

You too and all the other wonderful ladies in this group! No disrespect guys I just dont know of a happy men day lol.

I think Happy Men Day is in November sometime.

Monday, November 19
International Men's Day 2018
Thanks Google LOL I will try and remember that guys.

International Men's Day is every single other day of the year and will continue to be so until there is equality!

Stefani - SpelingExpirt wrote: "International Men's Day is every single other day of the year and will continue to be so until there is equality!" My thoughts exactly.

Hi! My name isn’t Emily and I’m trying to start up a reading group website called Monthly Reader where we read one book a month and there’s will be discussions and questions about it. I’m still working out the kinks on how to get the website to work, but I can’t really do it on my own. Please stop by at and give me some feedback and join the group! Thank you so much!

Emily - I hope you will see this. Many of the book groups from current reads offer monthly reads. This one does and we have great fun here.

Sorry i read this incorrectly.

Hey, I have been absent for awhile...I’m on my way to Dublin where I hope to find time to read!!!

Not really, I need some ideas. I’m probably gonna read “When they call you a terrorist�� and Steven Kings Dark Tower. Not sure what else to read, gonna check the months book.

We are reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides this month, and there are many buddy reads that you can join: /topic/group...

Just joines ŷ������. Need some friends. Plus I have some questions

Stephanie wrote: "Just joines ŷ������. Need some friends. Plus I have some questions"

Welcome to ŷ������ Stephanie! We are happy to answer questions, and actually have two topics specifically for this:
How do I do things on ŷ������? for your ŷ������ related questions and Questions for Mods? for group related questions.

what goes on here?

Hey Blagica! if you see this i just wanted to respond to your question lol, the book that got me back into reading was Vicious bye V.E Schwab, its soo good!

Good to know I have heard good things about it.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE!

Hey everyone! Can anyone tell me what era "Red Queen" is set in? Naturally I started reading it thinking mid evil (typical of me)...but one part mentioned a screen in the arena. Am I missing something?

Probably not a TV screen. Maybe a privacy screen of some kind?

From my understanding - it is an era of its own. It is high fantasy, but there are screens and cameras.

I read a review that said it was like a mix of a gritty dystopic world and a high fantasy novel.

Hope that makes sense?

I would help more, but I don't want to read it. Haha

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!

Hi everyone,

I was cycling to work today and was momentarily confused that it was so busy everywhere, and then I realized that the new academic year started today! It is already September! I hope that you all had a wonderful summer. :)
Did you travel? Where you able to you read some great books?


I am just back from a vacation with friends in the Ardennes (Belgium). The weather was good and we had a great time :) I didn't get a lot of reading done during the trip, but my favourites this summer are The Night Circus and The Knife of Never Letting Go

Hello!

Yes vacation is period is over for many... Ardennes sounds like a beautiful place I look at the pictures in Google and looks magical

I will go for vacations next week we will drive in the south of Italy for two weeks. I do not expect much reading during that time, but last month I broke my reading record. 8 Books, for many is easy to accomplish but no for me so I feel quit proud about it.

Caro wrote: "I will go for vacations next week we will drive in the south of Italy for two weeks. I do not expect much reading during that time, but last month I broke my reading record. 8 Books, for many is easy to accomplish but no for me so I feel quit proud about it.

8 books is great, congratulations Caro! I hope you have a nice vacation! :) I have never been to Italy myself, but it is very high on my list.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hi!

I'd like some tips on how to avoid over-committing to all the wonderful yearly, quarterly, and monthly challenges this group offers.
Since I'm so new, I tend to want to throw myself into every new challenge, LOL. But I've been noticing that the mods and veteran members tend to pledge only a few books for each challenge.

Is the key to under-pledge at first?

oshizu wrote: "Hi!

I'd like some tips on how to avoid over-committing to all the wonderful yearly, quarterly, and monthly challenges this group offers.
Since I'm so new, I tend to want to throw myself into every..."

Hahaha, you're just enthusiastic and I think that is great.
I don't thinks there's just one solution since we are all different. I guess the key is just trial and error, just try things out (under-pledging, going all for it, participating in as many challenges as you can, participating in just a few etc) and just see what feels good to you. I am still trying things out, and it's still a bit overwhelming at times (especially since I'm joining in different group/buddy reads and challenges from different groups). So next year I'm only going for the Let's Turn Pages as a yearly challenge and some of the short term (monthly or quarterly at the most) challenges and see how that goes. While I enjoy the challenges (and they were a real help to me 2 years ago to get me out of my reading slump) I feel like it takes up too much time to track them all, time I'd rather be spending on reading.
But since we're all different and enjoy different things, this will be different for everybody as well. So, just try it out and see where you're preferences lie :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

This year my goal was to participate in a lot of challenges, both short- and long terms, even if it was just for a few prompts per challenge.

But I found, that I don’t always feel like reading the planned book just now, so short term challenges will not be my main focus next year. And, after 2 years in this group, I now know which yearly challenges I prefer.

So next year will be different from this year for me - as this year was different from last year. As Susy said: it’s all up to what suits you.

And for that, I love this group 😄

@Susy and @Mie

Thank you both for sharing your experience with the various challenges this group offers.
I agree, Susy, that tracking takes a lot of time away from reading. I'm planning to do all my tracking in a single thread next year. I like your idea of trying different approaches to challenges.
Still, I want time to read the non-challenge books that interest me (or squeeze them into challenge prompts. See there I go again).

Mie, wouldn't it be great if there were a monthly challenge with only a single task? Read a book that's 700 pages or longer.
It's hard to resist a challenge, though, haha! And I do love the variety of challenges that this group offers!
<3

So the post and promises for next year are coming now.
Does any of you have a special goal?

In my case for next year I will make a deal with myself that before buying a new book I need to read at least 5 physical books before. The only exceptions will be for my birthday, (moving to the next floor, I deserve books) for the women's prize for fiction and for the Man Booker. I always select a few of them.

What about you guys?

Caro wrote: "So the post and promises for next year are coming now.
Does any of you have a special goal?

In my case for next year I will make a deal with myself that before buying a new book I need to read at..."

I want to go for a mix of challenges and reading books from my TBR. Doing a part of the Popsugar challenge should be fun. I also like the suggested monthly and quartlerly challenges in this group a lot.
I'd like to read books I already own as well as having the possibility to explore new things.

I'm just dropping by to say I have missed the heck out of this group! One of my 2019 resolutions is more self care, and that includes participating in this group more. I enjoy it so much! I joined in 2014 but have been pretty inactive for over a year, aside from logging my personal challenge on the ŷ������ homepage. I've already signed up for some challenges and hope life doesn't get too much in the way of my reading pleasures this upcoming year! :)

I’m getting so excited about Christmas

Christine wrote: "I’m getting so excited about Christmas"

Me too! I love this time of year! We just celebrated Sinterklaas here in the Netherlands (Dec 5th), so now it is time to get ready for Christmas :)

I love this time of year too - although dare I say I have had enough of the shopping? I have spent the morning wrapping presents, writing cards and tonight, if it stops raining, we are going to go for a walk around our neighborhood to look at all the lights.

I agree with you llona and Anna

Ilona wrote: "Christine wrote: "I’m getting so excited about Christmas"

Me too! I love this time of year! We just celebrated Sinterklaas here in the Netherlands (Dec 5th), so now it is time to get ready for Chr..."

Ilona, I lived in the Netherlands when I was a child, and I remember putting out my shoes for Sinterklass. I loved that tradition, it was so fun. But what I remember even more was how special New Year's was. At least in our town. Everyone would come out of their houses at midnight and set off fireworks for an hour. It was beautiful. The whole season was just magical.

I'm thinking I want to try something new... I think that I want to add all of my challenge books to my currently reading list and then just alter the "started reading" and "finished reading" dates whenever I decide to start it. I feel like it would give me motivation to "clear the board" so to speak and accomplish my challenges faster. What do you think? Are any of you "OCD" about your ŷ������ lists?