Pick-a-Shelf discussion

The Board | roll 2 dice | Tien's Bookopoly Shelf

Properties owned:
1. The Grapes of Wrath
2. Animal Farm

Summary:

67 books off TBR as at Oct-18-16

Current Books - Ninth Round:

∞ due Oct-20
1. #SaveOzStories -Read 10/12
2. The Last Stormlord

∞ due Oct-27
1. Witch & Wizard -Read 10/18
2. Semi-Sweet: A Novel of Love and Cupcakes

First Round on the board

10:10am 1 Dec 2015
Rolled 6
P: Charlotte's Web -Book Request
8:50am 2 Dec 2015
Karen picked:
Child 44 -Read 12/27
Bellman & Black
The Goddess Test

10:12 1 Dec 2015
Rolled 6
U: Big Brain -Ask a Librarian
11:10am 1 Dec 2015
LynM has picked:
The Word Exchange
Kindred -Read 12/05

10:13am 1 Dec 2015
Rolled 10
E: Refer Tasks below (post 3)
Note: b/w Native Son & Huck Finn
Rolled 10
10. Read a book you've added to your tbr in an even year
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick ~added May 19, 2014
Read 12/3

11:25am 3 Dec 2015
Rolled 7
P: To Kill a Mockingbird -Book Request
11:35am 3 Dec 2015
Dee has picked:
Scarlet
The Thousand Names -Read 12/23
The Husband's Secret

7:15am 5 Dec 15
Rolled 9
U: Book Club Fee -Ask a Librarian
8:45am 5 Dec 15
Susan has picked:
Aunty Lee's Delights
Passenger
Letter from Birmingham Jail -Read 12/12

Rolled 9
8:39pm 12-Dec-15
Onto Round 2...

Second Round on the Board

E: Refer Tasks below
5. Read a book you've added to your tbr in an odd year
b/w Charlotte's Web & Black Beauty
Eat First, Talk Later -added 2015
-Read 12/22

Rolled 9
10:40pm 22-Dec-15
P: Animal Farm
11:07pm 22-Dec-15
D.G. has picked
The Name of the Wind
Odd One Out -Read 12/28
Run

Rolled 7
10:24am 23-Dec-15
P: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6:30pm 25-Dec-15
Kim has picked:
The Haunting of Hill House - Read 01/18
The Secret History
Scarlet

Rolled 10
11:22pm 27-Dec-15
K: Refer Tasks below (post 3)
between Moby Dick & Don Quixote
Rolled 8: Sort your shelf by average ratings and read a book with highest avg rating (you may choose out of your top 5).
Empower
Canton Elegy
The Name of The Wind
Well Done, Those Men
Ignite Me -Read 01/21

Rolled 7
9:34pm 28-Dec-15
GO READ!
For another roll
Onto Round 3...

Third Round on the Board

Rolled 9
9:36pm 28-Dec-15
P: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -Karenland
1:50am 29-Dec-15
11.22.63 - Read 01/22
The Shining Girls
Bellman & Black

Rolled 9
10:49pm 18-Jan-16
P: Lord of the Flies -Julie's
12:30pm 20-Jan-16
Julie has picked:
Speaks the Nightbird -Read 01/31
The Makioka Sisters
Stella Miles Franklin: A Biography

Rolled 3
8:19 am 21-Jan-16
P: Native Son -Dom's
9:30 am 21-Jan-16
Dom has picked:
The Girl on the Train
Passenger -Read 02/08
The Secret History

Rolled 6
4:01pm 22-Jan-16
P: Invisible Man -Lahni's
9:05am 23-Jan-15
Lahni has picked
Crossed
Revolution
The Makioka Sister - Read Feb-14

Rolled 8
8:43am Feb-1-16
G: Romance
Jillaroo - Read Feb-9

Rolled 9
1:10pm Feb-8-16
Onto Round 4...

Fourth Round on the Board

U: Paper Mite Extermination -Ask a Librarian
Bea picked:
Raelia
The Aftermath
The Makioka Sisters
Akarnae -Read 03/04

Rolled 7
9:31pm Feb-9-15
P: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry -Julie's
10am Feb-12-16
Bea picked:
Run for Your Life (Michael Bennett #2) -Read 03/07
Dare You To
The Queen's Choice

Rolled 3
10:29pm Feb-14-16
P: Frankenstein -Dom's
1:25am Feb-15-16
Dom has picked:
Alice Close Your Eyes
Firstlife - Read Feb-24
City of Falling Angels

Rolled 5
2:19pm Feb-24-16
P: Pride and Prejudice -Charity's
00:05am Feb-25-16
Charity has picked:
Therese Raquin
The Girl on the Train -Read 02/29
The Secret History

Rolled 9
9:25pm Feb-29-16
U: Imagination -Ask a Librarian
9:35pm Feb-29-16
Bea has picked:
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China -Read 03/17
Shadow and Bone
The Invention of Wings

Rolled 8
6:04pm Mar-4-16
P: The Grapes of Wrath -Book Request
6:15pm Mar-4-16
Marina picked:
Thérèse Raquin
Death in Venice and Other Tales
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Crossed -Read 03/07

Rolled 6
6:42pm Mar-7-16
Onto Round 5...

Fifth Round on the Board

K: Refer Tasks below (post 3)
4. Read a book where [first] publication year ends with an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, 8)
A Few Right Thinking Men (Rowland Sinclair #1) -pub. 2010 -Read 03/10

Rolled 4
9:46pm Mar-7-16
P: Charlotte's Web -Lyn's
6:58am Mar-8-16
Lyn has picked:
The Lost Symbol
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich -Read 03/18
The Invention of Wings

Rolled 5
2:26pm Mar-10-16
P: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry -Book Request
3:00pm Mar-10-16
Coralie has picked:
The Invention of Wings
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Robbery Under Arms -Read 04/05

Rolled 10
2:11pm Mar-13-16
P: Native Son -Dom's
9:52pm Mar-13-16
Dom has picked:
Shadow & Bone
Fingersmith
Scared Yet? -Read 03/29

Rolled 8
9:20am Mar-18-16
P: To Kill a Mockingbird -Dee's
10:10am Mar-18-16
Dee has picked:
The Invention of Wings
Raelia (The Medoran Chronicles #2)
For Love of Country -Read Apr-8

Rolled 8
10:59pm Mar-29-16
E: Refer Tasks below (post 3) below Grapes
6. Read a book where author's name (first OR last) ends with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U)
Raelia (The Medoran Chronicles #2) by Lynette Noni Read Apr-15

Rolled 5
2:19pm Apr-5-16
Onto Round 6...

Wow, impressive! I'm just beginning my second round.

Susan wrote: "Wow, impressive! I'm just beginning my second round."

lol, thanks, Susan! Welcome back, btw :)

I'm keen on reducing my TBR this year (at a faster rate than adding to it, ha ha ha)

Sixth Round on the Board

K: Refer Tasks below (post 3) below Goodnight Moon
3. Read a book where word in title includes either Q, V, Y, X, or Z
The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum Read Apr-9

Rolled 9
4:11pm Apr-8-16
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
5pm Apr-8-16
Marina has picked:
The Fictional Woman -Read May-04
A Little Life
City of Saints and Madmen

Rolled 8
11:43pm Apr-9-16
Pride & Prejudice -Charity's
1am Apr-12-16
Charity has picked:
The Five Love Languages of Children
The Lost Symbol
The Ringmaster's Wife -Read May-04-16

Rolled 11
8:44pm Apr-16-16
Watch TV
Stella Miles Franklin: A Biography by Jill Roe -720 pages
Read May-10

Rolled 4
8:34am May-04-16
P: Frankenstein -Dom's
9:50am May-05-16
The Wild Girl
Shadow and Bone -Read May-31
The Invention of Wings

Rolled 6
9:29pm May-04-16
FREE DREAMS
All the Birds, Singing -Read May-21

Rolled 8
10:32pm May-10-16
U: Imagination -Ask a Librarian
underneath Invisible Man
Midnight; Bea has picked
A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
Empower (The Violet Eden Chapters #5)
The Watercolourist -Read June-7

Rolled 9
6:19pm May-21-16
E: Refer Tasks below (post 3)
Underneath Grapes of Wrath
5. Read a book you've added to your tbr in an odd year
What the Raven Saw -Read Jun-12
added 2013

Rolled 11
8:00am May-31-16
Onto Round 7...

Seventh Round on the Board
Going to ramp up by reading 2 books per square... let's see if I can handle the pressure(!)

P: Black Beauty -Marina's
3:38pm May-31-16
Marina has picked
Nausea -Read Jun-6
A Farewell to Arms
Reached
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 -Read Jun-3

Rolled 8
10:19pm Jun-6-16
P: Animal Farm -Book Request
10:30pm Jun-6-16
Amy has picked
Gone
A Murderous Procession -Read 06/15
The Other Side of Summer -Read 06/10
Illuminae

Rolled 2
8am Jun-7-16
P: Lord of the Flies -Bea's
Susan picked:
Bellman and Black
Gone
The Lost Symbol
The Five Love Languages of Children -Read 07/05
& Bea picked:
When Michael Met Mina
The Lions of Lucerne
A Sense Of The World
A Farewell to Arms -Read 07/04

Rolled 4
9:03pm Jun-12-16
E: Refer Tasks below (post 3)
Below Native Son
Rolled 9
9. Sort your shelf by random and read one of the first 5 books on the top of the list.
Someone Like You
The Queen's Choice
The Raven's Wing - Read 07/07
Gone
Silence - Read 07/07

Rolled 6
7:58am Jun-15-16
U: Imagination -Ask a Librarian
below Invisible Man
8:30am Jun-15-16
Lyn has picked:
Murder at the Vicarage
The Lions of Lucerne -Read 07/10
Death of Riley
Legacy of Kings -Read 07/12

Rolled 7
8:28am Jul-05-16
G: Romance
Hourglass Read 07/13
The Blood Spilt on page 2 of top shelves Read 07/15

Rolled 3
9:33pm Jul-07-16
U: Book Club Fee -Ask a Librarian
Jul-08-16
Bea has picked
Witch & Wizard
A Sense Of The World -Read 08/05
Empower
The Scorpio Races -Read 08/01

Rolled 10
8:56am Jul-12-16
Onto Round 8...

Hi Tien, it's impressive you are doing 2 books for each square!

Eighth Round on the Board
Still reading 2 books per square

P: Charlotte's Web
1:10pm Jul-12-16
Amy has picked
Illuminae -Read Aug-11
Vendetta
A Sense of the World
Empower -Read Aug-13

Rolled 10
10:59am Jul-16-16
P: Animal Farm -Tien's
Own property: read a book of your choice
Take Me As I Am Read 07/16
Gods Behaving Badly Read 07/26

Rolled 8
9:23pm Jul-26-16
P: The Old Man and the Sea -Dee's
00:05am Jul-27-16
Dee has picked
The Fire Sermon (The Fire Sermon #1) -Read 08/22
Heartless
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe
The Last Photograph -Read 08/19

Rolled 5
6:09pm Aug-05-16
P: To Kill a Mockingbird -Dee's
10pm Aug-05-16
Dee has picked:
White Hot Kiss -Read 09/03
Hanover House
I, Morgana
Risuko - Read 08/31

Rolled 9
9:00pm Aug-13-16
U: Book Club Fee -Ask a Librarian
9:35pm Bea has picked:
Witch & Wizard
Blue Lily, Lily Blue -Read 09/16
Reached -Read 09/10
The Magic Pudding

Rolled 4
5:18pm Aug-22-16
Onto Round 9...

Ninth Round on the Board
Still reading 2 books per square

K: Refer Tasks below (post 3)
Under Goodnight Moon
5. Read a book you've added to your tbr in an odd year
The Next Always -added 2015 -Read 09/12
The Secret Speech (Leo Demidov #2) - added 2015 -Read 09/01

Rolled 3
7:16pm Sept-3-16
G: Mystery
First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen -Read 09/08
Words in Deep Blue -Read 09/12

Rolled 5
6:00pm Sept-12-16
Explore your Mind / Watch TV
Read a book with word in title that is, at least, 3 syllables long.
A Moveable Feast -Read 09/16
Firewalker (The Worldwalker Trilogy #2) -Read 09/21

Rolled 9
9:34am Sept-13-16
P: Pride and Prejudice -Charity's
10:00pm Sept-13-16
Charity has picked
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon #3)
Crime and Punishment
Some Prefer Nettles
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (The Midwife Trilogy #1) -Read 09/25

Rolled 3
8:15pm Sept-16-16
E: Refer Tasks below (post 3)
Underneath Native Son
Rolled 6
6. Read a book where author's name (first OR last) ends with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U)
Stealing Snow (Stealing Snow #1) by Danielle Paige -Read 09/26
Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge (Singaporean Mystery #3) by Ovidia Yu -Read 09/28

Rolled 7
4:02pm Sept-21-16
P: To Kill a Mockingbird -Dee's
11am Sept-22-16
Dee has picked
A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea
The Map of Bones
#SaveOzStories -Read 10/12
The Last Stormlord
Oct-20-16

Rolled 9
8:34am Sept-28-16
U: Book Club Fee -Ask a Librarian
10:30pm Sept-28-16 Bea has picked
#SaveOzStories
The Last Stormlord
Witch & Wizard -Read 10/18
Semi-Sweet: A Novel of Love and Cupcakes