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This is Ragan's "To Be Read" List (2021) for the 50 Books Read in 2021. This list will be added to as Ragan sets up the thread. This thread is carried over from year to year.

Whatever books are not completed on the list can be carried over to the 2022 Personal Reading List thread.

Sample Format Choices:

Sample Format for initial set up before completing books:

✓1. The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations Hardcover – May 22, 2018 by John McCain

by John McCain

2. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

by Rick Atkinson

3. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

by Mark Kurlansky

Note: See the sample checkmark in number one that would show that I completed that book.

And if you like to see the strikethrough example that the book has been completed - see number 2.

On the Personal Reading Lists - you have a choice of either using checkmarks or strikethroughs.

For comprehensive assistance - we always have the "how to" thread.

See link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

You can always check Bentley's Thread for the Personal Reading List Thread.

See Bentley's Sample Thread for the Personal Reading List Thread.

Link:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Basic Information to help you get started:



For 2021, we are going to set up for all participants two threads - the first will be each participant's Personal Reading List thread where they can create lists of books that they want to read for the 50 Books Read challenge.

And as they read them - they can check them off or do a strikethrough.

It is your working thread.

You can check off each book as you read it by adding & # 10003 ; (with no spaces in between) right before the title of the book with additionally no spaces after the semicolon and before the title of the book.

If you would like to bold the title of the book and author - and number them - in addition to adding a checkmark - you would then add & # 10003 ;(with no spaces) and then < b >1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson< /b > with no spaces. You can easily preview what you have done to see if your code works.

✓1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

or without a number

✓The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

You can also do strikethroughs if you like - that is the same as bolding but using an s instead of b.

For example: < s > The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / s>
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title or after the name of the author.

It would look like this:

The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

If you want it bolded as well:

< s >< b >The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / b >< / s >
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title or after the name of the author.

It would end up looking like this:

The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

The second thread is just like it has always been.

If you want to also number the books as well as bold them using a strike through:

< s > < b >1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / b > < / s>
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title number or after the name of the author.

It would end up looking like this:

1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

The second thread is the formatted reading thread for 50 Books that we always have done and includes your reviews using the designated format.

You must sign up for 50 Books Read in 2021 to get both threads - the Personal Reading List thread just for you and your own 2021 Books Read in 2021 thread. You must use the format on the Books Read in 2021 thread. If you would like to participate - then please add your name here and I will set up both threads. Active participants in the 2020 50 Books Read in 2021 get their own two threads.

The format for the Personal Lists when setting them up is easy:

Just number or list and skip one line in between.
After skipping one line - just add the citation.

bookcover, the word by, the author's photo and then the author's link

Then skip another line before adding your next book. As you read and complete them - either use a strikethrough or a checkmark - that means that you have added your review according to the standard format on your review thread (same as every other year).

Check the how to thread for additional directions and assistance. We will always be there to assist.

And even if you do not finish all of the books on your list or many on your list - remember whatever books are not completed on the list can be carried over to the 2022 Personal Reading List thread. All you have to do is to do an edit, copy and then a paste on next year's thread. So the sky is the limit.

Have fun with your list thread - you are ready to go!

Hello Ragan,

There are now two threads set up for you in the 50 Books Read in 2021.

The first is the normal 50 Books Read in 2021 thread which you are readily familiar with and you can just jump into that quickly.

And the second thread is your Personal Reading List/Tracker thread for the books that are on your to be read list for 2021. You can add to the list during the year, checkmark off the books that you have completed or you have a choice to do a strikethrough. You make a list for the books that you are planning to read for the year - order is not important - you can skip around. You can number them or not; you can checkmark them when done or you can do strikethroughs to show the ones that you have completed before adding the reviews to your normal 50 Books Read in 2021 thread.

I have provided the sample format with choices. You list the book with numbers or not - but you must skip one line after listing the title of book and the author and you then must add just the citation with bookcover, author's photo and author's link but the other choices are up to you. That helps the goodreads software create a linkable list of books and authors on the right hand white space of your tracker thread.

Your Personal Reading List - To Be Read thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Your new 50 Books Read in 2020 thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Introduction Thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The 50 Books Read in 2020 - How To's Thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The thread with the special instructions and explanations for the 50 Books Read in 2020 Personal Reading Lists is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hope you enjoy!
Bentley

1. In the Woods by Tana French

by Tana French

2. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

by Elizabeth Wein

3. A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper

by Michelle Cooper

4. Sabriel by Garth Nix

by Garth Nix

5. The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

6. The Likeness by Tana French

by Tana French

7. Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman

by Sharon Kay Penman

8. They Do it With Mirrors by Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie

9. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christe

by Agatha Christie

10. The 100 by Kass Morgan

by Kass Morgan

11. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

by Kazuo Ishiguro

12. A King's Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman

by Sharon Kay Penman

13. The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier

by Daphne du Maurier

14. Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

by Julian Fellowes

15. The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir

by Alison Weir

16. The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
by N.K. Jemisin

17. The Lost Tudor Princess by Alison Weir

by Alison Weir

18. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

19. The Aeneid by Virgil

by Virgil

20. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

by Anne Bronte

21. The Odyssey by Homer

by Homer

22. The Half Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker

by

23. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel

by Hilary Mantel

24. The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

by Pat Barker

25. Hope for Animals and Their World by Jane Goodall

by Jane Goodall

26. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

by Elizabeth Acevedo

27. The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves

by Ann Cleeves

28. Sister Queens by Julia Fox

by Julia Fox

29. The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula K. Le Guin

by Ursula K. Le Guin

30. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens


31. The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman

by Sharon Kay Penman


32. Victoria by Daisy Goodwin

by Daisy Goodwin


33. March by Geraldine Brooks

by Geraldine Brooks


34. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

by Hannah Kent


35. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

by William Makepeace Thackeray


36. The Vikings by Else Roesdahl

by Else Roesdahl (no image)


37. When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney

by Kara Cooney


38. Almost Human by Lee Berger

by Lee Berger

Bentley wrote: "Whatever you did in number one is correct. You have to do it the same way whether you are bolding or using a strikethrough - between the brackets - there are no spaces."

Thanks, they have been corrected.

Terrific!

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)

1. In the Woods by Tana French

by Tana French

2. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

by Elizabeth Wein

3. A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper

by Michelle Cooper

4. Sabriel by Garth Nix

by Garth Nix

10. The 100 by Kass Morgan

by Kass Morgan

26. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

by Elizabeth Acevedo

5. The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

14. Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

by Julian Fellowes

Good job.

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

39. The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas

by Sherry Thomas

40. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

by Kate Moore

41. The Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor Herman

by Eleanor Herman

42. The Ship of Dreams by Gareth Russell

by Gareth Russell

Good adds Ragan

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

20. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

by Anne Bronte

16. The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

by N.K. Jemisin

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

41. The Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor Herman

by Eleanor Herman

8. They Do it With Mirrors by Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie

34. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

by Hannah Kent

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

43. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

by Octavia E. Butler

44. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

by Toni Morrison

45. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

46. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin

by N.K. Jemisin

Good choices Ragan

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

43. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

by Octavia E. Butler

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

45. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Good progress Ragan.

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

47. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

by Yaa Gyasi

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

47. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

by Yaa Gyasi

Making progress.

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

25. Hope for Animals and Their World by Jane Goodall

by Jane Goodall

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

6. The Likeness by Tana French

by Tana French

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

24. The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

by Pat Barker

Good for you Ragan.

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

48. The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley

by Robin McKinley (no photo)

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

48. The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley

by Robin McKinley (no photo)

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

49. The Triumph of Seeds by Thor Hanson

by Thor Hanson

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

49. The Triumph of Seeds by Thor Hanson

by Thor Hanson

Great progress Ragan

Ragan, this thread is being carried over to 2021 and will be carried over from year to year.

Bentley wrote: "Ragan, this thread is being carried over to 2021 and will be carried over from year to year."

Sounds good. I plan to continue to participate!

That is great Ragan and this list carries over every year.

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

50. I'll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

by Michelle McNamara

51. The Glass-Blowers by Daphne Du Maurier

by Daphne du Maurier

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

46. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin

by N.K. Jemisin

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

52. We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper
by Becky Cooper

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

50. I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
by Michelle McNamara

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

53. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
by Helen Simonson

54. Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
by Julia Phillips

55. A Place for Everything by Judith Flanders
by Judith Flanders

56. Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister
by Greer Macallister

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

52. We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper
by Becky Cooper

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

57. The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein

by Elizabeth Wein

58. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

by Shelley Parker-Chan

59. Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

by Anthony Horowitz

60. The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

39. The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas

by Sherry Thomas

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

61. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

by James Baldwin

62. The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich

by Louise Erdrich

63. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

by Julia Quinn

64. The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

by Olivia Waite

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

42. The Ship of Dreams by Gareth Russell

by Gareth Russell

61. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

by James Baldwin

60. The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

54. Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
by Julia Phillips

TO BE READ (Continued from Above)

65. The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

by Olivia Waite

66. Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

by Angeline Boulley

67. Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin

by Ursula K. Le Guin

68. The Landower Legacy by Victoria Holt

by Victoria Holt

69. The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier

by Juliet Marillier

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued from Above

64. The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

by Olivia Waite

65. The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

by Olivia Waite

66. Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

by Angeline Boulley

TO BE READ (CONTINUED FROM ABOVE)

70. Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge

by Kaitlyn Greenidge

71. The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite

by Olivia Waite

72. Faithful Place by Tana French

by Tana French

Books Completed (Numbers from Original List)- Continued

40. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

by Kate Moore

72. Faithful Place by Tana French

by Tana French

55. A Place for Everything by Judith Flanders
by Judith Flanders