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My list for this challenge (in no specific order) is as follows. Most of these books are already on my shelf. The last 4 are books that have been on tbr since 2015, which I first joined GR.

1. Mad Honey, finished on 1/21/24, 5 stars
2. This is How You Lose the Time War, finished 4/28/24, 5 stars
3. Girl, Woman, Other - finished on 6/23/24, 4 stars
4. The Liar's Dictionary - finished on 9/1/24, 4 stars
5. Kindred, finished on 3/31/24 - 5 stars
6. Birds of America: Stories - finished on 10/13/24. 4.5 stars
7. Hello Beautiful, finished on 5/20/24, 5 stars
8. The Last Romantics - finished on 12/28/24, 5 stars
9. The Verifiers - finished 5/10/24, 4 stars
10. Romantic Comedy finished 2/11/24, 4 stars
11. The Imaginary Girlfriend: A Memoir, finished 12/22/24, 4 stars
12. Prodigal Summer, finished on 11/9/24, 5 stars

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13. The Truth According to Us
14. The Marriage of Opposites
15. The Secret Chord
16. Ordinary Life: Stories - finished on 9/5/24, 4 stars

NNIICCEEE!! Those are some great titles on your list, Karen.

Good luck and happy reading! 📚📚

Thanks, Alondra!

Good luck, Karen.

Thank you! I will try not to overwhelm myself with too many unattainable goals this year. Fingers crossed!

I like your list. I want to read more Octavia Butler. I'll also be interested to see what you think of This is How You Lose the Time War. I read it just recently and thought it was quite different. Enjoy all of your selections. Happy New Year.

Thanks, Bill. I am looking forward to reading Octavia Butler, as well. Some of these books have been gathering dust on my shelf for too long.

I have many of these on my TBR list. Good luck with your challenge.

Thanks, Denise. Good luck to you, too and happy new year!

Karen, I've read Kindred and The Marriage of Opposites and enjoyed them both. Hope you enjoy them too. Happy reading!

Thanks, Lea. Happy reading!

I loved Kindred. I can't believe I never read it before and I never read anything by Octavia Butler before. Wow. So amazing.

Karen wrote: "I loved Kindred. I can't believe I never read it before and I never read anything by Octavia Butler before. Wow. So amazing."

Oh, I'm so glad you loved it too. I just finished reading Parable of the Sower by Butler, and I thought it was good too. And a great book to read, since it was written in 1993, but set in the future of 2024!

Wow! I am going to read that soon!!

I'm starting to think about my list for next year. Is that a weird thing to admit?

Karen wrote: "I'm starting to think about my list for next year. Is that a weird thing to admit?"

In this group, not at all. I can't wait to see that list!

OK, good. Thanks. LOL.

Karen wrote: "I'm starting to think about my list for next year. Is that a weird thing to admit?"

Only that you started so late. Hahaha! I'll admit that I almost always have a rolling list going, just waiting until the deadline for me to make all final decisions. Enjoy making your selections - I can't wait to see what you pick.

Ioana wrote: "Karen wrote: "I'm starting to think about my list for next year. Is that a weird thing to admit?"

In this group, not at all. I can't wait to see that list!"

At least you all admit it! 🙄🤦🏾

....*waits for Lea and Alissa*...

Funny, ok. Well. This weekend, I was trying to decide what books I really don't think I will be able to read by the end of the year...after I went book shopping and added to my pile.

I'm also thinking about what I'll read next year, as I work on completing this year's challenges! I might opt for a fewer number of books, and have a Tome challenge for some of the things I would really like to get to but have shied away from this year due to their length.

Fortunately, we have a few months to get it figured out!

Thanks for your thoughts, Karol. I have a few books that I shied away from because of their length. I have been leisurely reading the Shorter Diary of Virginia Woolf, which is not actually short. Since the complete diary set is five volumes, the one I am reading is the condensed edition. That's the only tome I see finishing this year.

Karen wrote: "Thanks for your thoughts, Karol. I have a few books that I shied away from because of their length. I have been leisurely reading the Shorter Diary of Virginia Woolf, which is not actually short. S..."

Five volumes! Wow - that definitely would take commitment but I'd guess it is quite interesting.

I finally read The Imaginary Girlfriend, John Irving's memoir, and I know what the title means. Finally! I have one more of the original 12 to read and 9 days to do it. Fingers crossed.

Congrats on completing your 12. Good luck with the rest of the year.

thanks, Bill!

Congratulations, Karen!! Woot!! 🥳🥳

Congratulations, Karen!

Thanks! It has truly been an all-year effort. At the beginning of the year, I had plans to zip through these books and move on, but it just didn't happen.

yay! I finished my 12th book (The Last Romantics) and it was one of my favorite reads of the year. I am carrying over the backup books that I didn't finish this year as motivation to read them next year.