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@ Holly's 2023 Reading Year
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@Holly's PBT Candles AKA Happy Birthday, PBT
The Candles
1. Read a book that fits our very first tag: historical fiction. Note that our very first tagger was MOM2RUDY who is now a published author, W.J. Small (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...).
2. PBT was founded in February, 2008. Read a book that represents or relates to any event that occurred (or occurs) in February.
3. Read a 5 star book from any of our administrators (past or present) "read" shelf. Administrators include: Ladyslott, LibraryCin, Annapi, JoLene, BooknBlues, Nicole R, Kristal and Anita.
Ladyslott: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
JoLene: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Kristal: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Nicole R: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
4. We have been compiling the PBT Top 10 list since our inception. Read a book from any of our 15 years of Top 10 selections.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
5. Read a book that fits the tag of India. Read in December, 2013, it represents our least read tag (excluding administrator special tags).
6. Surprisingly, our favorite tag as measured by books read in one month was read way back in 2008. Read a book that fits the tag of mystery.
7. When PBT was 7 years old, we compiled our own top 100 non-fiction books of all time. Read one to blow out this candle.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
8. When PBT was 8 years old, we compiled our own top 100 fictional books of all time. Read one to blow out this candle.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
9. In 2016, we were forced to make the move from Shelfari to Goodreads. Read a book that fits EITHER the last tag we read at Shelfari (2010) or the first tag we read at Goodreads (world war ii).
10. Our most prolific poster (in the Goodreads era) is Amy (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...). Amy has posted more than anyone (including the administrators!) with 9301 comments as of this writing. Read a book in Amy's honor that somehow relates to her (either it is on her shelf, or highlights something you know about her personally, or her geography, or her profession). Indicate how you selected the book with your review.
11. Read a book that was a buddy read here on PBT that you have not read before. Link to the buddy read thread along with your review.
12. Fall Flurries and Trim the TBR have been staples for PBT for a very long time! Select a book that has been read for either of these PBT stalwarts that is shelved on our PBT bookshelf found here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
13. PBT's very first game/challenge was called "Last Tagger Standing", and it was modelled on the famous television show, Survivor. Read a book that is tagged with survival or survivor.
14. Read a book from your favorite tag of all the tags you've personally read with PBT.
15. PBT is 15 years old! Read a book that was published the year YOU turned 15.
My Continuing Shows and Series
"The Diplomats" with Kerri Russell - Netflix
"Julia" - HBO Max
"Acapulco" - Apple TV
"Hacks" - Amazon Prime
"Ms. Marvel" - Disney Plus
"The Crown" - Netflix
"Shrinking" - Apple TV
"The Morning Show" - Apple TV
"Only Murders in the Building" - Hulu
Movies and Shows Possibilities:
Netflix -
***"Nyad" - movie
**"Virgin River"
Amazon Prime -
Hulu -
Movies and Shows Possibilities Continued:
Apple TV:
***"Flora and Son" - movie
HBO Max
***"Julia"
Disney Plus
Favorite Books of 2023
Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Rogoff
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma
Eventide by Kent Haruf
Hotel Cuba: A Novel by Aaron Hamburger
The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
Games and Rituals: Stories by Katherine Heiny
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Absolution by Alice McDermott
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship by Will Schwalbe
2023's Top BooksFiction
*The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma
*The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
*The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
*Eventide by Kent Haruf
*Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
*Somebody's Fool by Richard Russo
Historical Fiction
*The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
*Hotel Cuba by Aaron Hamburger
*Absolution by Alice McDermott
Memoirs
*Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Moscow by Natasha Lance Rogoff
*We Should not be Friends: The Story of a Friendship by Will Schwalbe
*Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Short Story Collection
*Games and Rituals: Stories by Katherine Heiney
Off-Beat and Interesting (Fiction)
*The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
*Kunstlers in Paradise by Cathleen Schine
Play Book Tag
Books mentioned in this topic
Letters from Father Christmas (other topics)We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship (other topics)
Absolution (other topics)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (other topics)
Hello Beautiful (other topics)
More...
January - Food
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
February - England
Maureen
The Narrowboat Summer
Maame
March - Japan
How to Be an American Housewife
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
April - Friendship
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
May - Indigenous
The Bird Hotel
June - Immigration
July - Adventure
West with Giraffes
August - Moral Dilemma
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
September - Literary Fiction
Tom Lake
The Connellys of County Down
Happiness Falls
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
October - Winter
The Snow Child
November - Dragons
December - Holiday
Letters from Father Christmas