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ScatterShelves (2014)
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Bragging Rights (reporting your completed card)
As far as I'm concerned, there is not much to do in January except read, so here goes.January
1. modern-fiction The Ocean at the End of the Lane Read 12/01
2. juvenile The High King by Lloyd Alexander xCk (sword on cover) Read 04/01
3. random Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice Read 15/01
4. 2006 Anne of Windy Willows xCi (plant on cover),xCl (bright cover) Read 15/01
5. 2012-read Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie xCd (published 1942) Read 06/01
6. kids-books Elidor by Alan Garner xCf (purchased more than 5 years ago), xCh (boy on cover) Read 06/01
7. have-read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire xCe (male main character),j (636 pages) Read 26/01
8. digital Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Read 07/01
9. not-interested Life After Life xCa (526 pages) Read 18/01
10. lit The Golden Ass Read 05/01
11. culture The Diary of Adam and Eve xCb (published 1905) Read 22/01
12. detective The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley xCc (19674 ratings), xCg (rating 3.97) Read 16/01
Mod
How many out of the 12 you really enjoyed (4 stars and above)?
Four of them were 4 stars, so a third which is about average for me. Fortunately none were 1 star.
I really like that card, Coralie. It features my favorite read for 2013 in Gaiman's Ocean At the End of the Lane and my favorite read of 2014, so far, Kate Atkinson's Life After Life. I rated both books 5*
Wow, Coralie -- Great job getting them all done this month. Very impressive!
Well done on completing January, Coralie!
January1. Modern-fiction : Atonement xCc (at least 10,000 ratings), Cg (average rating of more than 3.5 stars), Ch (person on cover) - read 21/01 4*
2. Juvenile : Artemis Fowl xCe (main character is male), Cl (cover is primarily bright colours - yellow) - read 23/01 3*
3. Random : Animal Farm xCd (published in : 1940 - 1959) - read 22/01 3*
4. 2006 : Anansi Boys xCf (added to to-read shelf in the first 12 months you joined GR) - read 26/01 4*
5. 2012 read : The Art of Fielding xCa (number of pages : 501 - 600), Ck (inanimate object on cover) - read 13/01 2*
6. kids-books : Anne of Green Gables xCb (published : 1900 - 1919), Ci (plant on cover) - read 05/01 2*
7. have-read : Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - read 20/01 3*
8. digital : The Complete Sherlock Holmes xCj (number of pages : 600+) - read 06/01 4*
9. not-interested : Angels' Blood - read 10/02 2*
10. lit : The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - read 07/02 5*
11. culture : The God of Small Things - read 01/02 5*
12. detective : A is for Alibi - read 10/02/14 2*
@Karen - Congrats on getting January done!
I still have one to finish on January, but I did get February completed:February
Letter: M
1. pre-2009 - Circle of Friends/Maeve Binchy, Ce(1990), read 23/02
2. romance-historical The Christmas Brides / Linda Lael Miller; Cj (437), read 01/02
3. mysteries-thrillers - Rage Against the Dying: A Thriller/Becky Masterman, Cg, Ch, read 18/02
4. friends-to-lovers - Brokeback Mountain, Ca , read 15/02
5. genre-fantasy - The Age of Miracles, Cd (284 pp.), read 11/02
6. fantastic - Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, Marjane Satrapi, Cc (2000), read 20/02
7. multiple-reads - Anne of Windy Poplars/L.M. Montgomery, Cb, read 13/02
8. reviewed-books - Me Before You , Ci, read 09/02
9. sf-f - One of Our Thursdays Is Missing , Cl (393 pp.), read 17/02
10. inspiration - The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Cf (196 pp.), read 08/02
11. paranormal-supernatural - Cinder, Marissa Meyer, Ck (shoe), read 10/02
12. books-to-movies - The Hundred-Foot Journey /Richard C. Morais, read 08/02
Mod
Nice work LynnB. I'm a ways behind you but finally got February finished. Have Jan done as well so full steam ahead March :)1. pre-2009
2. romance-historical
j (112 ratings), d (268 pages) - Read 26/2
3. mysteries-thrillers
4. friends-to-lovers
h, b, k (book) - Read 06/03
5. genre-fantasy
6. fantastic
7. multiple-reads
a (horse), l (362 pages) - Read 18/2
8. reviewed-books
9. sf-f
e (1999), i, k (Crown) - Read 24/2
10. inspiration
c (2004), f (197), g (purple/dark blue) - Read 27/2
11. paranormal-supernatural
h (Richelle Mead), b - Read 26/2
12. books-to-movies
Niamh wrote: "Nice work LynnB. I'm a ways behind you but finally got February finished. Have Jan done as well so full steam ahead March :)You're ahead of me, Niamh! I still have one book to go for January...
Mod
January
Letter: A
Shelves:
✔1 Modern Fiction: Recessional by James A. Michener, categories a, l - finished 1/30
✔2 Juvenile: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac - finished 1/14
✔3 Random: Captain Alatriste, category e - finished 1/19
✔4 2006 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, categories f,h - finished 1/11
✔5 2012-read: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett - finished 2/8
✔6 Kids-books: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - finished 2/17
✔7 Have-read: Mississippi Jack:Being an Account of ... , category j - finished 3/28
✔8 Digital: By His Bootstraps by Robert A. Heinlein, category d - finished 2/10
✔9 Not-interested: City of Fallen Angels - finished 2/16
✔10 Lit: My Antonia, category b - finished 2/9
✔11 Culture: The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani, category i - finished 1/7
✔12 Detective: Murder at the Vicarage, categories c, g, k - finished 1/4
Categories:
✔a. Number of Pages: 501-600: Recessional, 540 pages
✔b. Published in: 1900 - 1919: My Antonia, pub 1900
✔c. Have at least 10,000 ratings: Murder at the Vicarage, 48220 ratings
✔d. Published in: 1940 - 1959: By His Bootstraps, published 1941
✔e. Main Character (90% of book) = Male: Captain Alatriste
✔f. Added to your to-read shelf in the first 12 months you joined GR:Wicked, added 7/7/2010
✔g. An average rating of more than 3.5 stars: Murder at the Vicarage, avg rating 3.98
✔h. Person on cover: Wicked
✔i. Plant on cover: The Blood of Flowers, flowers
✔j. Number of Pages: 600+: Mississippi Jack, 611 pages
✔k. Inanimate Object on cover: Murder at the Vicarage
✔l. Cover is primarily bright colors:Recessional
books/shelves read: 12/12
categories completed: 12/12
COMPLETED 3/29
Finally finished FebruaryFebruary
1. pre-2009 : A Prayer for Owen Meany (Categories met a,e) - read 31/3/14
2. romance-historical : Rebecca (Categories met b,g,h) - read 22/03/14
3. mysteries-thrillers : The Monkey's Raincoat (Categories met k,l) - read 30/03/14
4. friends-to-lovers : Back To You (Categories met d,i,j) - read 16/02/2014
5. genre-fantasy : The Wee Free Men (Categories met c) - read 25/03/2014
6. fantastic : The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer (Categories met f) - read 10/02/14
7. multiple-reads : Mort - read 17/02/14
8. reviewed-books : Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - read 17/03/14
9. sf-f : Moving Pictures - read 29/03/14
10. inspiration - Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! - read 26/02/14
11. paranormal-supernatural : Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot - read 25/02/14
12. books-to-movies : The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - read 04/03/14
Mod
You guys totally rock this challenge!
Finished March 2014 Letter: H
1. 19th-century -
/Frances Hodgson Burnett, Ce, read 20 Mar2. 2004 - The Probable Future/Alice Hoffman, read 26 Mar
3. e-reader - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry/Rachel Joyce , Ca (Harold), Cc (hills), Cl, 2nd read 2 Mar
4. it-wikipedia - A Brief History of Time/Stephen Hawking, Cb, read 15 Mar
5. book-series - Anne's House of Dreams/L.M. Montgomery, Cg (1917), Ci (227 pp.), read 11 Mar
6. middle-school - Dear Mr. Henshaw/Beverly Cleary, read 3 Mar
7. mystery-crime - Cover Her Face/P.D. James, 2nd read 7 Mar
8. childhood-favorites - Misty of Chincoteague/Marguerite Henry, read 18 Mar
9. murder - Burial Rites/Hannah Kent, Ch, Cj
, Cf, read 22 Mar10. America - The Heretic's Daughter/Kathleen Kent, Cj
, Cf, read 17 Mar11. comic - Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson, Cd (128 pp.), Ck (1987), 3rd read 15 Mar
12. fluff - Angel Falls/Kristin Hannah, read 24 Mar
FebruaryLetter: M
Shelves:
1. pre-2009 Minimum of Two xCe (published in 1987) j (395 ratings) read 31/01
2. romance-historical Shades of Milk and Honey xCb (main character female) xCg (dark cover) Read 22/02
3. mysteries-thrillers The Final Solution by Michael Chabon xCa (parrot on cover)xCc (published 2005) xCf (127 pages) read 23/01
4. friends-to-lovers The Proposal by Mary Balogh xCh (female author) Read 10/02
5. genre-fantasy The Colour of Magic xCd (287 pages) Read 16/02
6. fantastic Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta Read 25/02
7. multiple-reads Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Read 15/04
8. reviewed-books The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Read 12/02
9. sf-f Majipoor Chronicles Read 05/02
10. inspiration The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom xCk (watches) read 01/02
11. paranormal-supernatural World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks xCi (added to shelf 06/01/14) xCl (342 pages) Read 05/02
12. books-to-movies The Hours by Michael Cunningham Read 02/02
Bea wrote: "Hey, LynnB, where are your dates?"Oops, sorry. I've been busy and was trying to get it up fast. I'll get those on there.
Mod
Letter: M
Shelves:
✔1. pre-2009: The Queen's Man, category d - finished 4/12
✔2. romance-historical Son of the Morning, category b - finished 2/28
✔3. mysteries-thrillers: Mortal Fear - finished 4/18
✔4. friends-to-lovers: Hero by Perry Moore, categories c, i - finished 2/2
✔5. genre-fantasy: Hold Me Closer Necromancer, category a - finished 4/2
✔6. fantastic: Poison Study by Maria V Snyder, categories h,k,l- finished 2/21
✔7. multiple-reads: The Time Machine, categories e,f,g - finished 2/18
✔8. reviewed-books: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer - finished 4/9
✔9. sf-f: 9. sf-f: Time Travelers Never die by Jack McDevitt - finished 2/26
✔10. inspiration: Thoughts from the Seat of the Soul:Meditations for Souls in Process, category j - finished 3/3
✔11. paranormal-supernatural: Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr- finished 4/23
✔12. books-to-movies: Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta - finished 3/8
Categories:
✔a. Animal on cover (partials acceptable) - Hold Me Closer Necromancer - finished 4/2
✔b. Main Character (90% of book): Female - Son of the Morning - finished 2/28
✔c. Published in: 2000 - 2009: Hero by Perry Moore, pub 2009 - finished 2/2
✔d. Number of Pages: 201-300: The Queen's Man - finished 4/12
✔e. Published in: 1980 - 1999 - The Time Machine- finished 2/18
✔f. Number of Pages: 100-200 - The Time Machine- finished 2/18
✔g. Cover is primarily dark colours (black, brown, dark blue etc) Think: Gloomy - The Time Machine- finished 2/18
✔h. Female Authors - Poison Study by Maria V Snyder - finished 2/21
✔i. Added to your to-read shelf after 31 December 2012: Hero by Perry Moore, added Jan 2014 - finished 2/2
✔j. Has number of rating less than 500: Thoughts from the Seat of the Soul:Meditations for Souls in Process - finished 3/3
✔k. Inanimate Object on cover (partials acceptable)- Poison Study by Maria V Snyder - finished 2/21
✔l. Number of Pages: 301-400- Poison Study by Maria V Snyder - finished 2/21
books/shelves read: 12/12
categories completed: 12/12
COMPLETED 4/23
Finished April 2014 ScatterShelves Letter: P
1. in-the-libray - The Pull of The Moon, read 17 Apr,
2. modern-lit - The Bell Jar/Sylvia Plath, read 12 Apr, Cb, (1963)
3. asia - Never Fall Down / Patricia McCormick, read 3 Apr, Ci, Cj) (2012)
4. started-but-didn’t-finish - The Invisible Ones / Stef Penney, read 21 Apr, Ck (chapters alternate between Ray & JJ)
5. pleasure-reading - Out of the Silent Planet, read 17 Apr
6. non-fic - Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 / Madeleine Albright, (480 pp), read 5 May, Cd (480 pp)
7. five-star-books - The Son / Philipp Meyer, read 15 Apr, Cf (561 pp)
8. top-100 - The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, read 5 Apr, Ca (1989)
9. non-series - James and the Giant Peach, read 8 Apr, Cl
10. fiction-other - Quartet in Autumn / Barbara Pym, read 23 Apr
11. school-reads - The Pearl/John Steinbeck, 2 Apr, Cc, Ce, Cg (118 pp., pub. 1945)
12. finished-series - Plum Lovin', 2nd read 31 Mar, Ch
The only problem here is that I'm feeling I mostly just get Scattershelves read, not the other books I'm wanting to read :( Though I do get a few others read.
LynnB wrote: "The only problem here is that I'm feeling I mostly just get Scattershelves read, not the other books I'm wanting to read :( Though I do get a few others read."Yes, its a problem. I'm trying to fit as many books from my TBR into the scattershelves as possible - kill two birds with one stone.
Just in time for the June card, I have finally completed January and March:January – A
1. modern-fiction: American Gods (g,j) - Read 2/11/14
2. juvenile: Anne of Green Gables (b,i) - Read 1/10/14
3. random: Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog - Read 2/3/14
4. 2006: The Death Artist - Read 2/23/14
5. 2012-read: Agent 6 (Categories met: a,e) - Read 1/7/14
6. kids-books: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Read 1/2/14
7. have-read: Clockwork Angel (c,h) - Read 1/24/14
8. digital: Allegiant - Read 1/11/14
9. not-interested: Animal Hour (f,k,l) - Read 5/14/14
10. lit: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - Read 3/29/14
11. culture: Every Man Dies Alone (d) - Read 2/7/14
12. detective: Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason - Read 2/8/14
March - H
1. 19th-century: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (f) - Read 3/19/14
2. 2004: A Painted House - Read 4/6/14
3. e-reader: The Husband's Secret (e) - Read 3/16/14
4. it-wikipedia: Dark Hollow (a,b) - Read 4/16/14
5. book-series: Hollow City (j) - Read 4/27/14
6. middle-school: This Is What Happy Looks Like (l) - Read 4/28/14
7. mystery-crime: One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf (h) - Read 5/12/14
8. childhood-favorites: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (g,i) - Read 5/10/14
9. murder: The Survivor by Gregg Hurwitz - Read 3/10/14
10. America: Ham on Rye (k) - Read 4/21/14
11. comic: Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon (d) - Read 4/11/14
12. fluff: On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah (c) - Read 3/7/14
Mod
Aw, you're making me feel bad... just a little...
Mod
Letter: H
Shelves:
✔1. 19th-century - His Last Bow, category g - finished 5/13
✔2. 2004 - The Hours , categories h,k - finished 3/3
✔3. e-reader - Shift Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey - finished 5/12
✔4. it-wikipedia - Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, category d - finished 3/20
✔5. book-series - The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall - finished 4/27
✔6. middle-school - Skin Hunger, category l - finished 4/28
✔7. mystery-crime - Naked Heat - finished 5/5/14
✔8. childhood-favorites - Harry the Dirty Dog - finished 2/24
✔9. murder - Bangkok Haunts - finished 3/29
✔10. America - Homer & Langley, categories i,j - finished 3/15
✔11. comic - Tintin in America by Hergé, categories a,b, c - finished 3/5
✔12. fluff - Hard Eight, categories e,f - finished 3/1
Categories:
✔a. Main Character (90% of book): Male - Tintin in America by Hergé - finished 3/5
✔b. Male Authors - Tintin in America by Hergé - finished 3/5
✔c. Inanimate Object on cover - Tintin in America by Hergé - finished 3/5
✔d. Number of Pages: 100-200 - Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 176 pages
✔e. Cover is primarily bright colours (white, yellow, pink etc) Think: Happy - Hard Eight - finished 3/1
✔f. Main Character (90% of book): Female - Hard Eight - finished 3/1
✔g. Published in: 1900 - 1919: His Last Bow - finished 5/13
✔h. Multiple POVs(more than 2) - - The Hours - finished 3/3
✔i. Number of Pages: 201-300 - Homer & Langley - finished 3/15
✔j. Cover is primarily dark colors (black, brown, dark blue etc) Think: Gloomy - Homer & Langley - finished 3/15
✔k. Published in: 1980 - 1999 - The Hours - finished 3/3
✔l. Alternating POVs (2 only): - Skin Hunger - finished 4/28
books/shelves read 12/12
categories completed: 12/12
COMPLETED 5/13/14
Hallelujah! Finished my first card:January
Letter: A
Completed: 12/12
Shelves & Categories
✔ 1. modern-fiction: Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
Category: k. Inanimate Object on cover (moon) AND a. Number of Pages: 501-600 (532)
Read: April 17th, 3★
✔ 2. juvenile: Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Category:l. Bright cover (yellow)
Read: April 4th, 5★
✔ 3. random: Murder In Thrall by Anne Cleeland
Category: i. Plant on cover
Read: March 17th, 2★
✔ 4. 2006: With This Ring by Amanda Quick
Read: May 17th, 4★
✔ 5. 2012-read: White Lion's Lady by Lara Adrian
Read: February 9th, 4★
✔ 6. kids-books: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Read: March 21st, 4★
✔ 7. have-read: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
Category: g. Rating over 3.5 (4.10)
Read: January 16th, 4★
✔ 8. digital: Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long
Category: h. Person on cover
Read: January 9th, 3★
✔ 9. not-interested: When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy
Read: January 5th, 3.5★
✔ 10. lit: The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
Category: j. Number of Pages: 600+ (752) AND e. Main Character (90% of book): Male
Read: February 18h, 3★
✔ 11. culture:Animal Farm by George Orwell
Category: d. Published in 1940 - 1959 (1945) AND c. 10,000 ratings (Over 1 million)
Read: January 21st, 5★
✔ 12. detective: Beg for Mercy by Jamie Alden
Category: f. Joined GR Jan 2011 (added Dec 2011)
Read: January 3rd, 3.5★
b. Published in: 1900 - 1919 - category skipped
March:Letter: H
Shelves:
1. 19th-century Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans xCc (book on cover), xCe (cover mostly bright yellow), xCi (242 pages) Read 07/03
2. 2004 The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard xCh (multiple POVs) Read 18/03
3. e-reader The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells xCg (published 1901) Read 09/03
4. it-wikipedia Under the Glacier by Halldór Laxness Read 18/03
5. book-series Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix xCa (male character) Read 28/04
6. middle-school The Ghost's Child by Sonya Hartnett xCd (179 pages), xCf (main character female) Read 06/03
7. mystery-crime A Red Herring Without Mustard xCb (male author) Read 19/03
8. childhood-favorites Anne's House of Dreams Read 24/05
9. murder A Plague on Both Your Houses xCj (dark cover), xCk (published 1996) Read 28/03
10. America Walden by Henry David Thoreau Read 25/05
11. comic Explorers on the Moon by Hergé Read 26/02
12. fluff When It Happens xCl (alternating POVs) Read 07/03
Mod
Woot, great reading, Lauren :D
Tien wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Hallelujah! Finished my first card:..."Woot, great reading, Lauren :D"
Thanks Tien - only 5 more cards to go (so far), lol!
May, letter I1. all-time-favourites - The Illustrated Man, Cd, Cg (4.11), Ch (187 pp.), read 6 May
2. keepers - Some Like It Hawk, read 1 June
3. plays - A Doll's House /Henrik Ibsen, read 19 May
4. picture-book - The Cat in the Hat, read 18 May
5. american-literature - Travels with Charley: In Search of America, Cl (Steinbeck), read 11 May
6. biographies - Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West / Blaine Harden, Cj, read 16 May
7. made-me-cry - If I Stay / Gayle Forman, Ca (201 pp.), read 25 Apr
8. epic - The Fault in Our Stars / John Green, Ci (316 pp), read 17 May
9. steampunk - The Island of Dr. Moreau, Cb
, read 8 May10. sociology - Driving over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia, Cc (2014), read 7 May
11. crime-fiction - The Draining Lake / Arnaldur Indriðason, Cb
, Ck (2004), read 10 May12. humorous - It Looked Different on the Model: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy / Laurie Notaro, Cf, read 11 May
Ce: Multiple Authors: A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett, read 5 June
JANUARY!!! FINALLY :)LETTER: A
✓1. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood - xCj (600+ pages) READ 23/02
✓2. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - xCb (pub. 1908) READ 26/02
✓3. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom* - xCk (Ferris Wheel on cover) READ 28/01
✓4. Animal Farm by George Orwell - xCc (10,000+ rating), xCd (pub. 1945), xCf (added 4 months after joining GR) READ 02/02
✓5. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein READ 25/03
✓6. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry* - xCh (person on cover), xCi (flowers on cover) READ 23/01
✓7. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan READ 06/04
✓8. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle READ 09/02
✓9. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain READ 30/03
✓10. Emma by Jane Austen - xCa (509p) READ 17/6
✓11. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - xCl (bright cover) READ 05/05
✓12. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - xCe (Main male character), xCg (3.5+ rating) READ 07/01
Just completed:February - M
1. pre-2009: The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley (j) - Read 2/21/14
2. romance-historical: Memoirs of a Geisha (e) - Read 6/21/14
3. mysteries-thrillers: A Darkness More Than Night (c,h) - Read 2/4/14
4. friends-to-lovers: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire (k) - Read 4/26/14
5. genre-fantasy: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (g) - Read 1/25/14
6. fantastic: Legend by Marie Lu (h,i) - Read 1/20/14
7. multiple-reads: Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery (b,d) - Read 2/15/14
8. reviewed-books: On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta - Read 3/30/14
9. sf-f: Feed (l) - Read 2/13/14
10. inspiration: Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (f) - Read 2/5/14
11. paranormal-supernatural: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (a) - Read 1/22/14
12. books-to-movies: Wake by Lisa McMann - Read 2/7/14
AprilLetter: P
Shelves:
1. in-the-library The Postman Read 01/04
2. modern-lit Accordion Crimes by Annie Proulx xCf (543 pages) xCi (female author) Read 2/04
3. asia The Three Daughters of Madame Liang by Pearl S. Buck Read 25/5
4. started-but-didn’t-finish The Plague Read 24/06
5. pleasure-reading Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny xCj (published 2010) Read 07/04
6. non-fic How Proust Can Change Your Life Read 18/04
7. five-star-books The Player of Games xCa (published 1988), xCg (male author), xCl (main character - male) Read 25/03
8. top-100 All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren xCd (438 pages) xCe (published 1946) Read 07/04
9. non-series Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson xCb (published in 1978) xCc (142 pages) Read 21/03
10. fiction-other The Pigman xCk Read 11/06
11. school-reads Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi Read 07/06
12. finished-series Little Town on the Prairie xCh (bright cover) Read 24/05
Janaury 2014 Scatter Shelves - Books/Shelves/Categories CompletedLetter A
1. modern-fiction, The Purity of Vengeance, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Ck (lighthouse), read 19 Jan
2. juvenile, Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren, Cd (1950), read 20 Jan
3. random, The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas, Cc (121,947), Cj (656 pp.), read 3 Jan
4. 2006 - Daughter of Fortune, Isabel Allende, Ch (woman),
5. 2012-read - The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Cl (yellow), read 25 Jan
6. kids-books Anne of Green Gables, Cb (1908), Ci (trees), read 8 Jan
7. have-read Mansfield Park/Jane Austen, Ca (507 pp.), read 22 June
8. digital V for Vendetta/ Alan Moore, read 26 Jan
9. not-interestedFor One More Day/Mitch Albom, read 28 Jan
10. lit, The Accidental Tourist, Cf (2009), read 17 Jan
11. culture, Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag, read 11 Jan
12. detective, Voices, Arnaldur Indriðason, Ce (Insp. Erlendur), Cg (3.88), read 11 Jan
Woohoo! I finished my first shelves. :)February
Letter: M
Shelves:
1. pre-2009 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera - 21 Mar 2014
2. romance-historical, The Painted Girls, Cathy Marie Buchanan - 2 March 2013
3. mysteries-thrillers - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith - 13 Jun 2014
4. friends-to-lovers - skip
5. genre-fantasy - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire - 25 Feb 2014
6. fantastic - The Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick - 5 Mar 2014
7. multiple-reads - The House at Pooh Corner, A.A. Milne - 9 Mar 2014
8. reviewed-books - My Life Next Door, Huntley Fitzpatrick - 20 Feb 2014
9. sf-f - The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest - 10 Jun 2014
10. inspiration - Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf - 7 Feb 2014
11. paranormal-supernatural - The Time Keeper, Mitch Albom - 11 Feb 2014
12. books-to-movies - The Hours, Michael Cunningham - 11 Feb 2014
Categories:
a. Animal on cover (partials acceptable) - The House at Pooh Corner - 9 Mar 2014
b. Main Character (90% of book): Female - The Hours - 11 Feb 2014
c. Published in: 2000 - 2009 - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - 13 Jun 2014
d. Number of Pages: 201-300 - The Silver Linings Playbook - 5 Mar 2014
e. Published in: 1980 - 1999 - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - 25 Feb 2014
f. Number of Pages: 100-200 - Mrs. Dalloway - 7 Feb 2014
g. Cover is primarily dark colours (black, brown, dark blue etc) Think: Gloomy - The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest - 10 Jun 2014
h. Female Authors - My Life Next Door - 20 Feb 2014
i. Added to your to-read shelf after 31 December 2012* - The Painted Girls - 2 March 2013
j. Has number of rating less than 500 - skip
k. Inanimate Object on cover (partials acceptable) - The Time Keeper - 11 Feb 2014
l. Number of Pages: 301-400 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being - 21 Mar 2014
March:Letter: H
Shelves:
1. 19th-century - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - 9 May 2014
2. 2004 - A Short History of Nearly Everything - 21 Mar 2014
3. e-reader - The Help - 19 Apr 2014
4. it-wikipedia - A Briefer History of Time - 19 May 2014
5. book-series - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 16 Feb 2014
6. middle-school - Little House in the Big Woods - 13 Mar 2014
7. mystery-crime - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - 24 Feb 2014
8. childhood-favorites - Green Eggs and Ham - 24 Feb 2014
9. murder - Hercule Poirot's Christmas - 19 Jun 2014
10. America - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - 6 Apr 2014
11. comic - Calvin and Hobbes - 7 Jun 2014
12. fluff - The Edge of Reason, Helen Fielding - 20 Apr 2014
Categories:
a. Main Character (90% of book): Male - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - 6 Apr 2014
b. Male Authors - A Short History of Nearly Everything - 21 Mar 2014
c. Inanimate Object on cover (partials acceptable) - Green Eggs and Ham - 24 Feb 2014
d. Number of Pages: 100-200 - Calvin and Hobbes - 7 Jun 2014
e. Cover is primarily bright colours (white, yellow, pink etc) Think: Happy - Little House in the Big Woods - 13 Mar 2014
f. Main Character (90% of book): Female - The Help - 19 Apr 2014
g. Published in: 1900 - 1919 - skip
h. Multiple POVs(more than 2) - The Help - 19 Apr 2014
i. Number of Pages: 201-300 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 24 Feb 2014
j. Cover is primarily dark colours (black, brown, dark blue etc) Think: Gloomy - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - 9 May 2014
k. Published in: 1980 - 1999 - James Herriot's Cat Stories - 18 Jun 2014
l. Alternating POVs (2 only) - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - 9 May 2014
MayLetter I
Shelves:
1. all-time-favourites Death in Venice xCb (dark cover) Read 19/06
2. keepers The Crow Road by Iain Banks Read 15/06
3. plays Long Day's Journey Into Night xCh (179 pages) Read 14/05
4. picture-book The Cat in the Hat Read 30/04
5. american-literature Everything Is Illuminated xCk (published 2002) Read 28/06
6. biographies Into the Wild Read 02/05
7. made-me-cry Please Ignore Vera Dietz Read 05/05
8. epic The Blade Itself Read 14/05
9. steampunk The Island of Dr. Moreau xCg (rating 3.68) xCl (male author) Read 16/04
10. sociology The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way Read 08/06
11. crime-fiction Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende xCa (290 pages) xCd (many POV's) Read 27/04
12. humorous One of Our Thursdays Is Missing xCc (added to shelf 17/05/13) xCf (main character female) Read 27/04
Categories:
e, i & j Invisibility (mulitple authors, alt POV's, 358 pages) Read 03/07
Mod
Coralie... you make me weep... :p
Mod
April
Letter: P
Shelves:
✔1. in-the-library: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi Cd (Number of Pages: 401-500), Cj (Published after 2009), Cg (male author) - finished 5/1
✔2. modern-lit: Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
✔3. asia: The Piano Tuner, Cl (Main Character (90% of book): Male) - finished 5/18
✔4. started-but-didn’t-finish: The Marriage Plot - finished 6/15
✔5. pleasure-reading: Eleanor and Park, Ci (Female Authors), Ck (Alternating POVs (2 only)) - finished 5/21
✔6. non-fic: Eats shoots & leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - finished 6/12
✔7. five-star-books: Clockwork Princess, Cf (Number of Pages: 501-600)- finished 6/5
✔8. top-100: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, Cb (Published in: 1960 - 1979) - finished 5/23
9. non-series: skipping for now
✔10. fiction-other: Kiss the Girls by James Patterson Ca (Published in: 1980 – 1999) - finished 5/28
✔11. school-reads: Pippi Longstocking, Cc (Number of Pages: 100-200), Ce (Published in: 1940 - 1959), Ch (Cover is primarily bright colours) - finished 4/22
✔12. finished-series: The Final Warning by James Patterson - finished 5/12
Categories:
✔a. Published in: 1980 – 1999: Kiss the Girls by James Patterson - finished 5/28
✔b. Published in: 1960 - 1979: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, pub 1998 - finished 5/23
✔c. Number of Pages: 100-200: Pippi Longstocking
✔d. Number of Pages: 401-500: The Drowned Cities - finished 5/1
✔e. Published in: 1940 - 1959: Pippi Longstocking
✔f. Number of Pages: 501-600: Clockwork Princess- finished 6/5
✔g. Male Author: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi - finished 5/1
✔h. Cover is primarily bright colours (white, yellow, pink etc): Pippi Longstocking
✔i. Female Authors: Eleanor and Park - finished 5/21
✔j. Published after 2009: The Drowned Cities - finished 5/1
✔k. Alternating POVs (2 only): Eleanor and Park - finished 5/21
✔l. Main Character (90% of book): Male: The Piano Tuner - finished 5/18
books/shelves read 11/11
categories completed: 12/12
COMPLETED 6/23
Mod
Well done, Susan, and yes, you can always go back to read more :)
Isn't it annoying when there's multiple pov book you're reading and you can't even fit it in ScatterShelves, grr!
June 2014 Scatter Shelves - Books/Shelves/Categories CompletedLetter R
1. wwii: A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France, read 26 June
2. children's literature: Emily's Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Ck, read 12 June
3. creepy: The Witches by Roald Dahl, Cb, Cg, read 18 May
4. life-changing: Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, Ch, read 13 June
5. historical-mystery: Her Royal Spyness, Ca, Cj, read 26 May
6. anthropology: Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland, read 2 July
7. battle-of-the-books: Letters from Rifka, Ci, Cj, read 24 May
8. womens-fiction: Tara Road, Cc (648 pp.), read 27 June
9. alternate-history: Insurgent, by Veronica Roth, Cd, Ce, read 8 June
10. 1001-books-to-read-before-i-die: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, Cf, read 23 May
11. apocalyptic: Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse; anthology incl. George R R Martin, Cl, read 20 July
12. futuristic: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, read 21 June
Yay - January done (after Feb and March)January:A
Shelves:
1. modern-fiction - The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho - 20 Jan 2014
2. juvenile - Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak - 6 Feb 2014
3. random - An Abundance of Katherines - 18 Jul
4. 2006 - Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Lynne Truss - 15 Feb 2014
5. 2012-read - American Gods, Neil Gaiman - 5 Mar 2014
6. kids-books - The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - 13 Feb 2014
7. have-read - Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti, Douglas Adams - 10 Jun 2014
8. digital - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams - 27 Jun 2014
9. not-interested - The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom - 12 Feb 2014
10. lit - Fathers and Sons, Ivan Turgenev - 24 Mar 2014
11. culture - All Creatures Great and Small: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet - 29 May 2014
12. detective - The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle - 17 Feb 2014
Categories:
a. Number of Pages: 501-600 - skip
b. Published in: 1900 - 1919 - The Hound of the Baskervilles - 17 Feb 2014
c. Have at least 10,000 ratings - An Abundance of Katherines - 18 Jul
d. Published in: 1940 - 1959 - The Little Prince - 13 Feb 2014
e. Main Character (90% of book): Male - The Little Prince - 13 Feb 2014
f. Added to your to-read shelf in the first 12 months you joined GR* - skip
g. An average rating of more than 3.5 stars - The Five People You Meet in Heaven - 12 Feb 2014
h. Person on cover (partials acceptable) - All Creatures Great and Small: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet - 29 May 2014
i. Plant on cover (partials acceptable) - Where the Wild Things Are - 6 Feb 2014
j. Number of Pages: 600+ - American Gods - 5 Mar 2014
k. Inanimate Object on cover (partials acceptable) - Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - 15 Feb 2014
l. Cover is primarily bright colours (white, yellow, pink etc) Think: Happy - The Alchemist - 20 Jan 2014
Finally finished another card!March:
Letter: H
Completed: 12/12
Shelves & Categories
✔ 1. 19th-century: Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt
Category: h. Multiple POVs (more than 2)
Read: March 11th, 3.5★
✔ 2. 2004: Sense of Evil by Kay Hooper
Category: e. Bright cover (yellow) AND Category: c. Inanimate Object (glove)
Read: March 8th, 4★
✔ 3. e-reader: Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead
Read: June 23rd, 3★
✔ 4. it-wikipedia: Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
Category: f. Main Character (90% of book): Female
Read: July 26th, 4★
✔ 5. book-series: The Hellion and the Highlander by Lynsay Sands
Category: l. Alternating POVs (2 only)
Read: March 26th, 4★
✔ 6. middle-school: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Category: a. Main Character (90% of book): Male AND k. Published in: 1980 - 1999 (1997)
Read: March 13th, 4★
✔ 7. mystery-crime: The Hunt by Allison Brennan
Read: June 21st, 4★
✔ 8. childhood-favorites: The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry
Category: g. Published in: 1900 - 1919 (1905) AND b. Male Authors
Read: March 4th, 4★
✔ 9. murder: Kinked by Thea Harrison
Read: April 5th, 4★
Category: j. Dark colors on cover
✔ 10. America: The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
Read: July 8th, 5★
✔ 11. comic: Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia Briggs
Category: d. Number of Pages: 100-200 (112)
Read: June 22nd, 4★
✔ 12. fluff: The Heir by Grace Burrowes
Category: i. Number of Pages: 201-300 (291)
Read: March 22nd, 3.5★
Just finished the next card:April - P
Shelves:
1. in-the-library: The Housekeeper and the Professor (h) - Read 5/5/14
2. modern-lit: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel - Read 4/9/14
3. asia: Peony in Love - Read 5/13/14
4. started-but-didn’t-finish: More Than This by Patrick Ness (l) - Read 4/9/14
5. pleasure-reading: Eleanor & Park (j,k) - Read 3/23/14
6. non-fic: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - Read 4/12/14
7. five-star-books: The Hiding Place (b) - Read 7/4/14
8. top-100: The Pact - Read 7/28/14
9. non-series: A Separate Peace (c,e) - Read 4/17/14
10. fiction-other: House Rules by Jodi Picoult (f) - Read 4/23/14
11. school-reads: A Prayer for Owen Meany (a,g) - Read 7/25/14
12. finished-series: Poison Study (d,i) - Read 6/16/14
I'm currently reading the last book for May, so I should have that card done either tonight or tomorrow.
36 books to go and I will have finished all the cards currently in play.
Mod
36 is a lot more achievable than the 65 I have :p
Karen wrote: "36 books to go and I will have finished all the cards currently in play."Good job. I've got 43 to read - something tells me I'm not going to finish all the cards before the end of the year.
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2. Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor xC2 (person’s face on cover), xC10 (female pov), xC7 (pub 2011) Read DD/MM
3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson xC5 (204 pages), C12 (pub. 1971) Read DD/MM
4. Someone to Love by Jude Deveraux xC11 (pub. 1997) Read DD/MM
5. Dearly, Departed (Gone with the Respiration #1) by Lia Habel Read DD/MM
6. Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan Read DD/MM
7. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper xC8 (pub. 1826) Read DD/MM
8. The Diviners (The Diviners #1) by Libbay Bray Read DD/MM
9. The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan xC6 (dragon on cover) Read DD/MM
10. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy xC9 (1,392 pages) Read DD/MM
11. Gathering Blue (The Giver Quartet #2) by Lois Lowry Read DD/MM
12. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson xC1 (358 pages), C4 (hats) Read DD/MM