Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2017 discussion

“A man does not recover from such devotion of the heart to such a woman! He ought not; he does not.” Says the good Captain Harville from Persuasion


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Brilliant...top notch...excellent...such a great name for a level...one could truly be proud to make this level...hip hip yeah for Harville!

There you go. Salute to the Captain. :)

I'm hoping to reach 100 but would be happy with 76. Big leap from my usual yearly 50+ but I'm keen to make a dent in 100.

I should really whisper this, but... I don't know who Captain Harville is as I've only read P&P so far and got a bit sidetracked and obsessed with it :)

Silver Thistle {adores JAFF & TEOTWAWKI. Oh, and accronyms :P} wrote: "I'm hoping to reach 100 but would be happy with 76. Big leap from my usual yearly 50+ but I'm keen to make a dent in 100.

I should really whisper this, but... I don't know who Captain Harville is ..."

You would have to read Persuasion to know that man. He is a friend from the Navy of Captain Wentworth.

We'll cheer you on as you work to increase your annual reading total, Silver Thistle.

Oh, you are in for a lovely surprise when you get the chance to meet Captain Harville in Persuasion. :)

I just updated my YTD thread with my first finish. Am I meant to list it here too? (First year on the challenge and still a bit unsure :/ )

...I'll just post anyway, :D

1) Darcy By Any Other Name - 4 Stars

You can do both or either. You're also welcome to update here with just your monthly or quarterly numbers, too. Whatever is easiest or feels best for you.

Sophia wrote: "You can do both or either. You're also welcome to update here with just your monthly or quarterly numbers, too. Whatever is easiest or feels best for you."

Thanks. It seems a bit of overkill to enter it twice but probably a lot won't follow the individual YTD threads so I'll do both. Probably.

Sophia wrote: "You can do both or either. You're also welcome to update here with just your monthly or quarterly numbers, too. Whatever is easiest or feels best for you."

There are some who have spreadsheets to keep track of various "shelves" for book read or TBR and then there are those of us who post reviews both on GR and Amazon plus I will be posting books here and on by Y-T-D list. But none of us will keep track of whether you do one or both - we are just happy to cheer you on PLUS take note of the books you most enjoyed so we can add those to our TBR piles. Good luck and great start.

Sheila wrote: "Sophia wrote: "You can do both or either. You're also welcome to update here with just your monthly or quarterly numbers, too. Whatever is easiest or feels best for you."

There are some who have s..."

Thanks Sheila. I'll see how the mood takes me and post accordingly :)

I'm amazed at the number of books everyone says they have in their TBR pile. Like mine, if we just read them, we would be in this level. These authors have to stop and let us catch up. I mean really...

J. W. wrote: "I'm amazed at the number of books everyone says they have in their TBR pile. Like mine, if we just read them, we would be in this level. These authors have to stop and let us catch up. I mean reall..."

I know! They really need to give us a fighting chance!

I've been compiling a list on my JAFF blog of published books which are available at the moment, not counting all the books to be released this year, and I'm up to 758 already!

I have about 50 physical JAFF books on my shelves so far but I've only been collecting them for a few months... I lost count of the kindle ones. That's in addition to the roughly 3000+ unread other books on my kindle(s) that are from my other book interests. Goodness knows how many paper books I have on my shelves and in boxes, etc. that I've been accumulating for years. I know from talking to other book friends that I'm not alone though so I don't feel (quite) so bad about it.

It's lucky I got into JAFF when I did, I might have run out of reading material otherwise, lol! And yet still I dither about and wonder what I'm to read next...

Silver Thistle-such is the lot of book lovers the world over!! Lucky us!!

Mary wrote: "Silver Thistle-such is the lot of book lovers the world over!! Lucky us!! "

As I keep telling my hubby, "There are worse habits I could have" :D

Absolutely!!! Couldn't agree with you more!!

Silver Thistle {adores JAFF & TEOTWAWKI. Oh, and accronyms :P} wrote: "I just updated my YTD thread with my first finish. Am I meant to list it here too? (First year on the challenge and still a bit unsure :/ )

...I'll just post anyway, :D

1) [bookcover:Darcy By Any..."

Hey, great book to start out the year with, Silver Thistle! Loved that one!!

Debbie wrote: "Silver Thistle {adores JAFF & TEOTWAWKI. Oh, and accronyms :P} wrote: "I just updated my YTD thread with my first finish. Am I meant to list it here too? (First year on the challenge and still a bi..."

Thanks, I'm hoping I enjoy them all as much :)

Silver Thistle, I told my husband the same thing. He was not impressed. A habit is a habit in his eyes. Oh well, he should be grateful that gift giving for me is a snap. Give me an Amazon gift card and I'm in Heaven. I mean really.

Yes Jeanne,a habit is a habit is a habit,however surely we all agree on the list of vices,book loving must be placed pretty low on spectrum.

I know... what does he not understand... really?

I mean to say,what harm could a bunch of little ol' words do.....? Change the world??

Drain your bank account? Sure?
But hey,you gotta spend your money on something,so,in my opinion,it may as well be on something that will bring you countless hours of happiness!!!
Win-win situation!!

I can do without a lot of things so I can have my books. Guess I really should keep deodorant, toothpaste and soap on that grocery list. Dang, I know I can cut back on something. LOL!!!

Wine,beer and champers,Jeanne!

Now that the New Year celebrations are over, cut right back on your alcohol consumption! :)

That should do it!!

Dang,...

Exactly!!

Ladies, my husband golfs and that is from when he was a young lad so you know that he spends more on one round of golf than I do in one month on books (I read a lot of kindle unlimited and unpublished ones so that it is not extremely expensive.) But in good weather he might be golfing 3 times per week....cart rental, a few beers, maybe lunch and it adds up.

Exactly,Sheila. So well said! What's good for the goose is good for the gander!!

Well, that argument doesn't work as well for me because I like to golf, too! And I play in a ladies' league (without the hubby) so it's not as though I only go out with him. Having said that, he DOES play a lot more often than I do, especially during the winter months. (It might be warmer here in SC, but I don't care to be outside for any length of time when the temp goes below 70 degrees F.)

Oh my word, Debbie, 70 degrees F sounds like a heat wave to me right now! Last Thursday, we had 26 F here in Yorkshire for most of the day.

Brrrrrr. We are hanging in the 40 degree range. Rainy but we had snow, sleet and freezing rain about 5 days ago.

We were in the 60's F today and it is expected to tank and then a dusting up to an inch of snow is expected tomorrow. Yea, that's our weather for you.

Just finished my second on the journey to 100.


1 ) 4 stars
2) 3 stars
3) 3 stars

Fantastic!

And your number one was no short one. :)

Sophia wrote: "Fantastic!

And your number one was no short one. :)"

That first one weighed a ton!

Silver Thistle {adores JAFF & TEOTWAWKI. Oh, and accronyms :P} wrote: "Just finished my second on the journey to 100.


1) 4 stars
2) 3 stars"

Great books - I enjoyed them both so congrats on moving along.

Arriving at Captain Harville Level with...

76) Darcy on the Hudson: A Pride and Prejudice Re-imagining 4-stars
77) Pride and Butterflies 3-stars
78) One Day at Pemberley: A Love Story 3-stars
79) A Royal Disposition: A Pride and Prejudice Novel 4-stars
80) To Be Mistress Of Pemberley: A Pride And Prejudice Variation 4-stars
81) Endeavor at Civility: A Variation of Pride and Prejudice 4-stars
82) It Happened at Netherfield Park: Three Pride and Prejudice Novelettes 3-stars
83) Promises 5-stars
84) Foundation of Love: The Gypsy Blessing 2 5-stars
85) Affectionate Hearts: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5-stars
86) The Wager: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4-stars
87) The Earl's Conquest 5-stars
88) An Unwavering Trust 5-stars
89) Darcy the Beast: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5-stars
90) Darcy and Elizabeth: The Faces of Love 5-stars
91) Mr. Darcy's Bad Day: A Pride & Prejudice Novella 5-stars
92) Revelations part 2: Georgiana 2-stars [did not finish]
93) Spring Fever 4-stars
94) Mr Darcy's Second Chance: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3-stars
95) An Unpleasant Walk 4-stars
96) When They Fall in Love: Darcy and Elizabeth in Italy 3.5 stars
97) To Make Her His Wife: Pride and Prejudice Variations Collection 4-stars
98) Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 3-stars
99) Maria Lucas: A Short Story in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection 3-stars
100) Caroline Bingley 4-stars

And so I have completed the Captain Harville Level.

Super news, Jeanne!

Now, that's also good to see a four-star for that one. I was planning to read it last fall and got distracted.

Good lord, Jeanne, you’re amazing!

Dang, Jeanne! Fantastic total for just early March!

My goodness Jeanne, 76 already? The mind boggles as to what your total will be by the end of the year!

I've actually just discovered I've got that one on my Kindle and it's been there since August 2014. All of the authors at Austen Variations had a sale back then and I bought everything on offer. Some of it's still in my TBR mountain.

Thanks guys. What a support team we have here on GR. I love it.

J. W. wrote: "Arriving at Captain Harville Level with...

76) Darcy on the Hudson: A Pride and Prejudice Re-imagining 4-stars"

I read and enjoyed this one also. I have read a number of her books.

Congratulations to the leader of the pack on her numbers.

Thanks Sheila; however, I think we have someone leading in stealth. They just have not revealed their list yet. I just happened to be in a reading mood and it was raining, couldn't get outside. Once the storms clear out, I will have to clean up the yard of all those broken limbs. Thanks for commenting.

J. W. wrote: "Thanks Sheila; however, I think we have someone leading in stealth. They just have not revealed their list yet. I just happened to be in a reading mood and it was raining, couldn't get outside. Onc..."

OK, give: who is reading more than you?

Yeah, that's what I want to know, too!

Come out... come out... whoever you are.

I imagine its Sophia. we haven't heard from her in awhile. And we have a few other GR friends that have been strangely quiet... silently moving forward through the levels in stealth mode. Yeah, they're out there.

Just gave a final curtsey to Captain Harville.
He insisted on kissing my hand.

That Captain Harville is so kind. I'm sure he offered to escort you to the door of the next level. He's like that.

Well done, Wosedwew!

Ahhh, the captain is so gallant.