The Next Best Book Club discussion

Ok so the 20th Shelf-A-Thon has officially begun. This thread should be used for reporting. Totals will be reported here:

Updated 6/16
Sandy: 24 Books 400 SHELVES (65 Extra) CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
Rebecca N: 23 Books 400 Shelves (74 extra) CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
Maggie: 21 Books 386 Shelves (62 extra)
Pigletto: 20 Books 343 Shelves (55 extra)
Nicole_MD: 17 Books 339 Shelves (26 extra)
Terri FL: 16 Books 324 Shelves (41 extra)
Beth: 7 Books 250 Shelves (16 extra)
Nicole G: 11 Books 243 Shelves (23 extra)
Tory: 7 books 238 shelves (13 extra)
Chere: 6 Books 225 Shelves (14 extra)
Cristin: 5 books 171 Shelves (5 extra)
TeresaFl: 5 Books 217 Shelves (23 extra)
Jessica: 4 Book 113 Shelves (6 extra)
Dee: 1 Book 57 Shelves (3 extra)


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Our random shelf this week is contemporary If you touch this shelf between June 19th and June 26th you get to mark off 5 more shelves.

I'm in

I used to do this several years ago and enjoyed it - I'm in for another go at it!

I'll join!

Yes !!!

I want in!

Good luck everyone and enjoy your reading!!!!!!

Our first random shelf is to-read-maybe
If a book you read before Sunday May 9th touches this shelf, you may mark off 5 additional shelves. Please indicate this in your reporting.

I am going to start off the reporting.

2 Book
128 Shelves (6 extra)

Free Shelf- MANGA (per moderator)
Free Shelf - Favorites (per moderator)
Free Shelf- SF(per moderator)

Book 1
GR Author - marked off manga
Over 400 Pages - marked off philosophy

Book 2
GR Author - marked off french

Yes, I'll join.

3 books
177 shelves (8 extra)

Free Shelf- MANGA (per moderator)
Free Shelf - Favorites (per moderator)
Free Shelf- SF(per moderator)

Book 2
GRA - marked off bdsm
Over 600 pages - marked off erotic, erotica, erotic romance

Book 3
GRA - marked off manga

I'd love to do this but first I have to figure out the rules :(

I've read through them once and still totally confused. I'll read again later :)

I would love to join as well!

Danita L wrote: "I'd love to do this but first I have to figure out the rules :(

I've read through them once and still totally confused. I'll read again later :)"

It makes sense once you start looking at the reporting. But feel free to ask questions

I'm in again -

161 shelves (10 extras)
2 books

Cross-off extras -
*Per moderator - MANGA, Favorites, SF
Book #1 - GR author - crossed off: plays AND hit May 1st random shelf (to-read-maybe) - crossed off: alpha-male, kobo, manga, military, to-buy?
Book #2 - GR author - crossed off: picture-book

I'm in :)

5 books
214 shelves (11 extra)

Free Shelf- MANGA (per moderator)
Free Shelf - Favorites (per moderator)
Free Shelf- SF(per moderator)
Free Shelf- to-buy? (per moderator)

Book 3:
Book over 400 pages, crossed off: new-adult shelf

Book 5:
Random shelf to-read-maybe, crossed off: bdsm, comics, erotic, erotica, erotic-romance
GR author, crossed off: graphic novel

i'm in!

1 book
54 shelves

+3 freebies (per moderator)

I'll play!

2 books
146 shelves (3 extra, the free ones)

Free Shelf- MANGA (per moderator)
Free Shelf - Favorites (per moderator)
Free Shelf- SF (per moderator)

Dee wrote: "i'm in!

1 book
54 shelves

+3 freebies (per moderator)"
So is that 54 total counting the freebies?

sorry - 54+3 freebies - so 57 overall

3 books
56 shelves
+3 moderator freebies

My second two had zero additional. I guess I need to finish off this series quick so I can cross off some new shelves lol

4 books
180 Shelves (5 extra)

Free Shelves - Manga, Favorites, SF, to-buy? (per moderator)

Book 2
No shelves touched - marked off bdsm

Cristin wrote: "3 books
56 shelves
+3 moderator freebies

My second two had zero additional. I guess I need to finish off this series quick so I can cross off some new shelves lol"

If the book who hit no NEW or UNTOUCHED shelves has over 200 pages, you are allowed to cross off one extra shelf.

1 book
119 shelves

FREE SHELVES:
Manga, Favorites, SF, to-buy? (per mod)
graphic-novel (GR Author - book 1)

I'd like to play!

Quick question though, everyone is counting 3 free shelves, but I count 4: Manga, Favorites, SF, to-buy?
Not sure if it's 3 or 4 freebies, but I'll take all I can get! :)

Book 1: 82 shelves + free for Goodreads author
Book 2: 68 shelves
Book 3: 10 shelves

Totals: 165 (counting 4 moderator freebies)

Thanks!

Nicole wrote: "I'd like to play!

Quick question though, everyone is counting 3 free shelves, but I count 4: Manga, Favorites, SF, to-buy?
Not sure if it's 3 or 4 freebies, but I'll take all I can get! :)

Boo..."

It was three, but we found another glitch with to_buy? so now that is a freebie too.

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196 shelves (12 extras)
3 books

Cross-off extras -
*Per moderator - MANGA, Favorites, SF, to-buy?
Book #1 - GR author - crossed off: plays AND hit May 1st random shelf (to-read-maybe) - crossed off: alpha-male, kobo, manga, military, picture-books (edited because I had crossed of to-buy? before it became a free shelf)
Book #2 - GR author - crossed off: picture-book
Book #3 - GR author - crossed off: war

5 New Books
122 New Shelves (8 extra)

Book 1: GR Author crossed off arc
Book 2: Gr Autor crossed off art, 451 pages crossed off bdsm
Book 3: GR Author crossed off business
Book 4: GR Author crossed off check, 512 pages crossed off british and childhood
Book 5: GR Author crossed off Christian

Total Books: 7
Total Shelves 250 (14 extra)

Our second random shelf is read-2012
If a book you read between 9pm Sunday May 8th and 9pm Sunday May 15th touches this shelf, you may mark off 5 additional shelves. Please indicate this in your reporting.

2 books
142 shelves

Book 1 - graphic-novel (GR author)

Per Mod - MANGA, Favorites, SF, to-buy?

Beth wrote: "Cristin wrote: "3 books
56 shelves
+3 moderator freebies

My second two had zero additional. I guess I need to finish off this series quick so I can cross off some new shelves lol"

If the book who..."

Good to know, I had too look up on here since they were short e-books, but looks like I was shy 20 pages for both books. Yay novellas?

Here's my update:
5 books, 171 shelves
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Books 4 & 5
110 new shelves, plus two for GR author.

Book 4- GR shelf Manga
Book 5- GR shelf BDSM

New total- 59+110+2= 171

5 new books
51 new shelves (3 extra)

Marked off "to buy?" per moderator
book 3- GRA - marked off "Christian"
book 4 - 416 pages - marked off "Christian fiction"

Total: 8 books, 228 shelves (11 extra)

I would love to join the challenge.

Jessica wrote: "I would love to join the challenge."

Welcome

2 new books
24 new shelves (2 extra)

Book 2: GR author, crossed off: alpha-male shelf

Total books: 7
Total shelves: 238 (13 extra)

I would like to offer a correction for my totals. When I updated, instead of typing the new update, I typed my totals since May 1st. So I currently have 2 books and 142 shelves (including my 5 extra cross-outs). Sorry for any confusion!

2 books
138 shelves (10 extra)

Free shelf-MANGA
Free shelf-Favorites
Free shelf-SF
Free shelf-to-buy?

Book#2
over 400 pages, crossed off: bdsm
hit random shelf #2, read-2012, crossed off: alpha-male, erotic, erotica, erotic-romance, manga

post 3.

5 new books
62 new shelves (11 extra)

book 2- GRA, 496 pages - marked off "alpha-male," "downloaded."
book 3 - 599 pages - marked off "3-star," "all-books."
hit random shelf "read 2012" - marked off "check," "contemporary-romance," "graphic-novel," "graphic-novels," "lendable."
book 4 - 288 pages, no new shelves hit - marked off "romantic-suspense"
book 5 - GRA - marked off "unsorted."

Total: 13 books, 290 shelves (22 extra)

Nicole wrote: "I would like to offer a correction for my totals. When I updated, instead of typing the new update, I typed my totals since May 1st. So I currently have 2 books and 142 shelves (including my 5 extr..."

No problem, we are still definitely a work in progress

Book 4: 53 shelves
Book 5: 4 shelves


New total: 165 + 53 + 4 = 222
I think you have me as Nicole MD if that helps :)

4 New Books
53 New Shelves (9 extra)

Cross-off extras -
*Per moderator - MANGA, Favorites, SF, to-buy?
Book #1: GR author - crossed off plays AND hit May 1st random shelf (to-read-maybe) - crossed off alpha-male, kobo, manga, military, picture-books (edited because I had crossed of to-buy? before it became a free shelf)
Book #2: GR author - crossed off picture-book
Book #3: GR author - crossed off war
Book #4: GR author - crossed off lgbt
Book #5: GR author - crossed off to-read-2
Book #6: GR author - crossed off sub
Book #7: hit May 8 random shelf (read-2012) - crossed off animals, art, check, college, priority AND GR author - crossed off scanned

Total Books: 7
Total Shelves 249 (21 extra)

1 New Book
1 New Shelf (Including 1 Extra)

Extra Cross off: erotic-romance

Totals:
3 books
143 shelves (including 6 extra)

Ok so I am going to try this for the first time. Please let me know if I am doing it wrong.

Free shelf -MANGA, Favorites, SF, to-buy?

Book 1: 13 shelves.

Our next random shelf is borrowed
If a book you read between Sunday May 15th and Sunday May 22nd touches this shelf, you may mark off 5 additional shelves.

5 books
238 shelves (12 extra inc. the free ones)

Free Shelf- MANGA (per moderator)
Free Shelf - Favorites (per moderator)
Free Shelf- SF (per moderator)
Free Shelf - to-buy? (per moderator)

Book 3 - Hit random shelf 'borrowed', crossed off 5 shelves - 'bdsm', 'christian-fiction', 'contemporary-romance', 'erotic', 'erotica'
Book 3 - Also a GR author, crossed off - 'erotic-romance'
Book 4 - GR author, crossed off - 'm-m'
Book 5 - GR author, crossed off - 'vampire'

9 books
259 shelves (23 crossed off)

Crossed off shelves:

Free shelves - Favorites, Manga, SF, to-buy?

Book 3: Big book - alpha-male, bdsm, business, christian

Book 6: GR author - christian-fiction

Book 7: GR author - cookbooks
Book 7: Big book - education, erotic, erotica, erotic-romance
Book 7: Read-2012 tag - graphic-novel, graphic-novels, military, mm, m-m

Book 8: Big book - new-adult, poetry, religion, romantic-suspense

1 new book
58 new shelves, (including 2 extra)

GR author- crossed off: not-yet-released
400 + pages- crossed off: cookbooks

Totals
3 books
196 shelves (including 12 extra)

2 new books
34 new shelves (5 extra)

Book 6: hit random shelf borrowed. Crossed off: check, coming-soon, lendable, not-out-yet, not-yet-released

Totals
6 books
214 shelves (10 extra)