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January Reporting Thread


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January Categories - New Year's Resolutions (9 points)

1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (1 pt)

2. Eat Healthy - Read a book with a type of food on the cover or in the title Comfort Me with Apples (2 pts)

3. Social Media Detox - Read a book set in the past (80s or earlier) A Letter of Mary (1 pt)

4. Travel - Read a book set in a different country to where you live The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1 pt)

5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favourite genre The House in the Cerulean Sea (2 pts)

6. Find Love - Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance Seven Days in June (2 pts)

Total Points = 7

1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs - 2


5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favorite genre - 1


8. Learn more about .... - Read a non-fiction book - 2


10. Join a club - Read any book nominated for the GCA this year - 2

January Categories - New Year's Resolutions
Total Points: 11

1. Lose Weight - Lawns into Meadows: Growing a Regenerative Landscape ( 1 pt)
3. Social Media Detox - set 1123-1174 The Pillars of the Earth (1 pt)
4. Travel - France Band of Sisters (1 pt)
5. New Hobby - memoir Broken Horses (2 pts) GCA nominee for memoir/autobiography
6. Find Love - romance It Ends with Us (1 pt)
7. Dry January - (1 pt)Seems a little wrong to have a pint of Guinness on the cover for Dry January lol
8. Learn more about .... - non-fiction book A Mindfulness Guide for Survival (1 pt)
9. Read more - book on the cover
(1 pt)
10. Join a club - Bewilderment (2 pts) GCA nominee for fiction

January Categories - New Year's Resolutions
Total pts: 10

1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs - The Man in the Brown Suit - 1pt

2. Eat Healthy - Read a book with a type of food on the cover or in the title - Mary Jane - 1pt (shocked this isn't even a nominee! Loved it - highly recommend!)

3. Social Media Detox - Read a book set in the past (80s or earlier) - The Social Graces - 1pt

4. Travel - Read a book set in a different country to where you live - The Man Who Died Twice - 1pt

5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favourite genre - Migrations - 1pt

7. Dry January - Read a book with a drink on the cover or in the title - The Magnolia Palace - 1pt

8. Learn more about .... - Read a non-fiction book - The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music - 1pt

9. Read more - Read a book with a book on the cover or the word in the title or has a GR main page tag of 'Books about Books' - A Line To Kill - 1pt

10. Join a club - Read any book nominated for the GCA this year - Brat: An '80s Story - 2pts

1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs - Winnie-the-Pooh - 1 pt

2. Eat Healthy - Read a book with a type of food on the cover or in the title - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 1 pt

4. Travel - Read a book set in a different country to where you live - Ghachar Ghochar - 1 pt

6. Find Love - Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance - In a Holidaze - 1 pt

8. Learn more about .... - Read a non-fiction book - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones - 1 pt

10. Join a club - Read any book nominated for the GCA this year - Project Hail Mary - 2 pts

Total Points - 7 pts

1. Lose weight-Read a book under 200 pages= The Alchemist 1pt

2. Eat healthy-Read a book with a type of food on the cover or in the title= Hello, Sunshine. 1pt

3. Social media detox-Read a book set in the past(80s or earlier)= Brat an 80’s story ( GCA) 2pts

4. Travel-Read a book set in a different country to where you live= A Slow Burning Fire (GCA) 2pts

5. New hobby-Read a book outside of your favorite genre= I Hope This Finds You Well (GCA) 2pts

6. Find love-Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance= People We Meet on Vacation (GCA) 2pts

7. Dry January- Read a book with a drink on the cover or in the title= Sorry Not Sorry 1pt

8. Learn more about…..-Read a nonfiction book= Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement (GCA) 2pts

9. Read more-Read a book With a book on the cover or the word in the title or has AGR main page tag of ‘books about books’ = The Plot. (GCA) 2pts

10. Join a club-Read any book nominated for the GCA this year= Daughter of The Deep (GCA) 2pts

Total points 17

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January 2022


January Categories - New Year's Resolutions

1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs- The Lemon Miracle- Elodie Baunard*

5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favourite genre- The Maze Runner- James Dashner*e

8. Learn more about .... - Read a non-fiction book- The Lady Is a Spy- Don Mitchell*

January Categories - New Year's Resolutions

✔1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1/1 1pt

✔3. Social Media Detox - Read a book set in the past (80s or earlier) The Queen's Gambit 1/1 1pt

✔4. Travel - Read a book set in a different country to where you live The Stranger 1/5 1pt

✔5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favourite genre The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2021) 1/10 2pts

✔6. Find Love - Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 1/4 1pt

✔7. Dry January - Read a book with a drink on the cover or in the title The Guncle Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2021) 1/31 2pts

✔8. Learn more about .... - Read a non-fiction book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography (2021) 1/7 2pts

✔9. Read more - Read a book with a book on the cover or the word in the title or has a GR main page tag of 'Books about Books' Cloud Cuckoo Land Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2021) 1/28 2pts

✔10. Join a club - Read any book nominated for the GCA this year Under the Whispering Door Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2021) 1/2 2pts

Total: 14pts

January Categories - New Year's Resolutions

1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1 p

3. Social Media Detox - Read a book set in the past (80s or earlier) Gertrude by Hermann Hesse set in the beginning of the last century 1 p

4. Travel - Read a book set in a different country to where you live The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa set in Japan 1 p

Total: 3 points

January - 5 Points

5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favourite genre - The Taking of Jake Livingston - Finished 1/29 2 points

6. Find Love - Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance - Redeeming Love - Finished 1/2 1 point

9. Read more - Read a book with a book on the cover or the word in the title or has a GR main page tag of 'Books about Books' - The Plot - Finished 1/31 2 Points



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January~ 10 Points

1. Lose Weight: Read 1/28 Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light: Essays, GR+2

2. Eat Healthy: Read 1/27 Comfort Me With Apples, GR+2

3. Social Media Detox - Read a book set in the past (80s or earlier): Read 1/14 Her Hidden Genius +1

4. Travel: Read 1/25 Violeta +1

5. New Hobby: Poetry: Read 1/26 The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country, GR+2

6. Find Love - Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance: Read 1/17 No Land to Light On: A Novel, +1

8. Learn more about-Read a non-fiction book: Read 1/22 Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court, +1

Great Choices this Month. I love books about books, but just could not fit it in.

January Categories - New Year's Resolutions
Total Points: 11

1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 1/12/22 (1 pt)

2. Eat Healthy - Read a book with a type of food on the cover or in the title

3. Social Media Detox - Read a book set in the past (80s or earlier)
The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray 1/6/22 (1 pt)


4. Travel - Read a book set in a different country to where you live
Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy 1/25/22 (1 pt)

5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favourite genre
Bewilderment by Richard Powers 1/24/22 (2 pts)

6. Find Love - Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance
Majesty by Katharine McGee 1/17/22 (1 pt)

7. Dry January - Read a book with a drink on the cover or in the title

8. Learn more about .... - Read a non-fiction book
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 1/28/22 (1 pt)

9. Read more - Read a book with a book on the cover or the word in the title or has a GR main page tag of 'Books about Books'
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 1/17/22 (2 pts)

10. Join a club - Read any book nominated for the GCA this year https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 1/11/22 (2 pts)

Progress- 8/10
Points- 11

2. Eat Healthy - Read a book with a type of food on the cover or in the title
Apples Never Fall- 2 points

3. Social Media Detox - Read a book set in the past (80s or earlier)
Beyond the Wire- 1 point

4. Travel - Read a book set in a different country to where you live
The Push- 2 point

5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favorite genre
The Psychology of Money- 1 point

6. Find Love - Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance
One Last Stop- 2 points

7. Dry January - Read a book with a drink on the cover or in the title
Drinking: A Love Story- 1 point

8. Learn more about .... - Read a non-fiction book
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster- 1 point

9. Read more - Read a book with a book on the cover or the word in the title or has a GR main page tag of 'Books about Books'
The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare- 1 point

January Points: 15

1. Lose Weight - Read a book under 200pgs:
●Where's My Joey? by Wendy Monica Winter (+2)

2. Eat Healthy - Read a book with a type of food on the cover or in the title:
●Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (+2)

3. Social Media Detox - Read a book set in the past (80s or earlier):
●His Perfect Bride by Merry Farmer (+1)

4. Travel - Read a book set in a different country to where you live:
●The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (+1)

5. New Hobby - Read a book outside of your favourite genre:
●The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket (+1)

6. Find Love - Read a book with a GR main page tag of romance:
●Roommate Arrangement by Saxon James (+1)

7. Dry January - Read a book with a drink on the cover or in the title:
●Cackle by Rachel Harrison (+2)

8. Learn more about .... - Read a non-fiction book:
●How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived by Leslie Jordan (+2)

9. Read more - Read a book with a book on the cover or the word in the title or has a GR main page tag of 'Books about Books':
●Takeover by Anna Zabo (+1)

10. Join a club - Read any book nominated for the GCA this year:
●The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz (+2)

5. New Hobby - read a book outside of your favorite genre: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (2 pts)

6. Find Love - read a book with a GR main page tag of romance: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (1 pt)

Total: 3 pts

Recorded to here

January Categories - New Year's Resolutions

1. Lose Weight - Karl the Fog - 1/3 - 1pt
3. Social Media Detox - The Paris Library - 1/19 - Best Historical Fiction Nominee 2pts
4. Travel - Night Sky with Exit Wounds - 1/28 - 1pt
5. New Hobby - She Drives Me Crazy - 1/28 - Best Young Adult Nominee 2pts
9. Read more - Here's to Us - 1/23 - 1pt
10. Join a club - The Soulmate Equation - 1/13- Best Romance Nominee 2pts

Total Points: 9

Recorded