Paging All Bookworms! discussion

So if you a returning member from Shelfari, welcome! Otherwise, please let me tell you how things are done here. Every month I will post a new group tracker. Take the pages you read the previous month (January in this case), add them together. As we go on, we will add it to a group total for the month. I, the admin, will keep a total for each month and let you know how we did at the end of the year! If you have any questions, please feel free to message me!

Leah's January totals:

1. The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David I. Kertzer (592 pages)
2. The Forgotten Plague: How the Battle Against Tuberculosis was Won – and Lost by Frank Ryan M.D. (460 pages)
3. The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician’s First Year by Matt McCarthy (336 pages)
4. After Alice by Gregory Maguire (273 pages)
5. Humans of New York Stories by Brandon Stanton (436 pages)
6. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris (gave up at 135 pages)

My total: 2,232

GROUP TOTAL: 2,232

Tracey's January totals:

1. A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava 461 pages
2. Big Jack by J D Robb 309 pages
3. What Angels Fear by C S Harris 410 pages
4. Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt 371 pages
5. Sapphire Battersea by Jacqueline Wilson 432 pages
6. A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin 835 pages
7. A Questionable Client by Ilona Andrews 65 pages
8. The Vows of Silence by Susan Hill 320 pages
9. A Darkness More Than Light by Michael Connelly 403 pages
10. Tuesday's Gone by Nicci French 456 pages
11. Disclaimer by Renee Knight 368 pages

My total = 4,430

GROUP TOTAL: 6,662

Let me preface this list with saying that this is an unusually high count for me and that I never would have achieved it if not for participating in the Mock Caldecott voting at our library. That being said, there's a chunk of these that are picture books but some were graphic novels. Whichever they were, I read each one. So if you want me to remove the picture book ones for this list I will be glad to do so. Otherwise, here we go.

January
1. Thirteen Chairs Dave Shelton 256 pages
2. Gris Grimly's Frankenstein 208 pages
3. The Marvels Brian Selznick 664 pages
4. The Body in the Transept Jeanne M. Dams 224 pages

Reviewed for the Mock Caldecott Awards:
5. Rude Cakes Rowboat Watkins 40 pages
6. Sunny Side Up Jennifer L. Holm 222 pages
7. Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Jonah Winter 40 pages
8. Fire Engine No. 9 Mike Austin 40 pages
9. Beastly Verse Joohee Yoon 48 pages
10. Mixed Me! Taye Diggs 40 pages
11. Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event Rebecca Bond 40 pages
12. Boats for Papa Jessixa Bagley 40 pages
13. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear Lindsay Mattick 56 pages
14. The Whisper Pamela Zagarenski 40 pages
15. March (Book Two) John Lewis 188 pages
16. Ask Me Bernard Waber 40 pages
17. The Nonsense Show Eric Carle 40 pages
18. One Today Richard Blanco 40 pages
19. Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts Nikki Grimes 56 pages
20. Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton Don Tate 36 pages
21. How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom Steve Jenkins 32 pages
22. The Nutcracker Comes to America How Three Ballet-loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition Chris Barton 36 pages
23. Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible Ursula Vernon 254 pages
24. Miracle on 133rd Street Sonia Manzano 48 pages
25. Oskar and the Eight Blessings Tanya and Richard Simon 40 pages
26. The Octopus Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series) Sy Montgomery 80 pages
27. Lumberjanes Vol. 1 (collective work) Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis 127 pages
28. Meet the Dullards Sara Pennypacker 32 pages
29. Hilo, The Boy Who Crashed to Earth Judd Winick 192 pages
30. Little Robot Ben Hatke 144 pages

31. A Discovery of Witches Deborah Harkness 578 pages
32. Small Victories Anne Lamott 286 pages
33. Ashley Bell Dean Koontz 560 pages
34. When Did You Last See Her Lemony Snickett 279 pages
35. Burial Rites Hannah Kent 314 pages
36. Cast In Order of Disappearance Simon Brett 196 pages
37. Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs 352 pages
38. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Italo Calvino 254 pages
39. Testimony Anita Shreve 320 pages
40. She Walks These Hills Sharon McCrumb 447 pages
41. After Alice Gregory Maguire 288 pages
42. Floating in My Mother's Palm Ursula Hegi 187 pages
43. Welcome to Night Vale Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor 401 pages

My total for the month: 7806

GROUP TOTAL: 14,468

Sophia's January totals:

1. Elizabeth is Missing - Emma Healey - 275 pages
2. Black Swan Green - David Mitchell - 384 pages
3. The Pillars of the Earth -Ken Follett -1096 pages
4. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood - 198 pages
5. Night Shift - Stephen King - 488 pages

My total - 2441

GROUP TOTAL 16,909

Diana S January Totals

Booklist
1. The Christmas Basket by Debbie Macomber 240 pp.
2. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson 430 pp.
3. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 289 pp.
4. The Cotton Queen by Pamela Morsi 344 pp.
5. The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith 126 pp.pp.
6. 'A' is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 214 pp.
7. Morning Glory by Sarah Jio 304 pp.
8. A Doctor in the House: My Life with Ben Carson by Candy Carson 224 pp.
9. Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s by Jennifer Worth 340 pp

January Total: 2511
Group Total: 19,420

Linda C's January Totals

1. Classified as Murder (A Cat in the Stacks Mystery, #2) - Miranda James (3 stars) 1/3/16 [304]
2. The Dead Cat Bounce (A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery, #1) - Sarah Graves (4 stars) 1/6/16 [326]
3. Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters - Annie Choi (2 stars) 1/9/16 [256]
4. Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Book store - Suzanne Strempek Shea (4 stars) 1/12/16 [232]
5. The All of It - Jeannette Haien (4 stars) 1/15/16 [160]
6. The Perfect Christmas - Debbie Macomber (4 stars) 1/17/16 [232]
7. Calico Canyon (Lassoed in Texas, #2) - Mary Connealy (4 stars) 1/19/16 [288]
8. In The Neighborhood: The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time - Peter Lovenheim (4 stars) 1/22/16 [256]
9. The Skeleton in the Closet - M. C. Beaton (3.5 stars) 1/23/16 [218]
10. Falcon's Love (Faucon Family, #3) - Denise Lynn (3 stars) 1/29/16 [296]
11. The Secret of Platform 13 - Eva Ibbotson (5 stars) 1/31/16 [231]

Total pages- 2799
Group Total: 22,219

JANUARY: 10 books/1 nE, 3875 pages, avg. 388 pages
TOTAL: 10 books/1 nE, 3875 pages, avg. 388 pages

JANUARY BOOKS:
1. Roger Penrose, The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe [2004] 1099 pages
2. Melanie Benjamin, The Aviator's Wife [2013] 402 pages
3. Leonard Susskind, The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design [2005] 403 pages
4. Robert R. Stoll, Sets, Logic and Axiomatic Theories [1961] 206 pages
5. Martin P. Nilsson, Greek Folk Religion [1940] 166 pages
6. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole and other cosmic quandaries [2007] 384 pages
7. Stanislaw Lem, Return From the Stars [1961] 247 pages
8. Stendhal, Armance: ou quelques scènes d'un salon de Paris en 1827 [1827] 236 pages [in French, Kindle]
9. Leonard Susskind, The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics [2008] 470 pages
10. Magda Szabó, The Door [1987] 262 pages

GROUP TOTAL: 26094 pages

Here are my January books:

1. Wrong Move--Emma Fawkes--92 pages
2. Alien Kisses at Midnight--Jessica E. Subject--20 pages
3. Mystic Isle--Patricia Rice--105 pages
4. Baked: Red Velvet Rapture--Colleen Charles--80 pages
5. First Ladies: The Life and Legacy of Abigail Adams--49 pages
6. Evgeni: My Russian Savior--J. A. Fielding--210 pages
7. Bridget Bound for the Fountain of Youth--J. R. Luxor--138 pages
8. The Duke Needs a Wife/Wanted by the Alpha Billionaire--Julia Regan--125 pages
9. Baked 2: Vanilla Vixen--Colleen Charles--93 pages
10. Bettyville--George Hodgman--279 pages
11. Jax: A Cocky Cage Fighter Novel--Lane Hart--270 pages
12. Rock Her--Inglath Cooper--306 pages
13. One O'clock Hustle--Joanne Pence--232 pages
14. Pride and Prejudice--Jane Austen--368 pages
15. Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lust--Mitzi Szereto--265 pages
16. Once Upon an Arranged Marriage--Julia Regan--220 pages
17. Kitten's Punishment--Cassie Donoghue--13 pages
18. Keeping Secrets--Verity James--9 pages
19. Dangerous Secrets--Julia Regan--206 pages
20. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore--Robin Sloan--288 pages
21. Broken--Foxy Tale--144 pages
22. Longbourn--Jo Baker--332 pages
23. The Gazillionaire and the Virgin--Lisabet Sarai--143 pages
24. Critic's Choice--Catherine Kay--378 pages
25. Redneck Boy in the Promised Land--Ben Jones--293 pages
26. Stepbrother's Rules--Renee Rose--111 pages
27. Clit Notes--Holly Hughes--214 pages

January total: 4982 pages

GROUP TOTAL: 31076

Indelible by Karin Slaughter - 442 pages
American Housewife: Stories by Helen Ellis - 185 pages
A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava - 483 pages

Total January pages: 1,110

Group Total: 35,760

I'm almost embarrassed to post in this group. Some of you read more in a month than I do in a year! However, I will add my one measly book from January.

Playing for Pizza 320 pages

Group Total: 36,080 pages

Teresa wrote: "I'm almost embarrassed to post in this group. Some of you read more in a month than I do in a year! However, I will add my one measly book from January.

Playing for Pizza 320 pages..."

Don't be embarrassed! Read what & when you like, and also what you have time for. Just enjoy :)

1. Career of Evil - Robert Galbraith, 497 pgs
2. The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz, 416 pgs
3. Peace Like a River - Leif Enger, 311 pgs
4. The Martian - Andy Weir, 384 pgs
5. All Quiet on the Western Front - Remarque, 256 pgs
6. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte, 576 pgs
7. The Grownup - Gillian Flynn, 37 pgs
8. The Guest Room - Chris Bohjalian, 336 pgs

Total January pages: 2,813

Group Total: 38,893 pages

Terris wrote: "Don't be embarrassed! Read what & when you like, and also what you have time for. Just enjoy :) ..."

I agree!

1. The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu 400p (MTD: 400 / YTD: 400)
2. The Ways of the World by Robert Goddard 416p (MTD: 816 / YTD: 816)
3. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King 480p (MTD: 1296 / YTD: 1296)
4. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke 214p (MTD: 1510 / YTD: 1510)
5. Adrastée, Tome 1 by Mathieu Bablet 80p (MTD: 1590 / YTD: 1590)
6. Adrastée, Tome 2 by Mathieu Bablet 80p (MTD: 1670 / YTD: 1670)
7. Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews 64p (MTD: 1734 / YTD: 1734)
8. Homeland by R. A. Salvatore 314p (MTD: 2048 / YTD: 2048)
9. Metatropolis by John Scalzi 288p (MTD: 2336 / YTD: 2336)
10. Showa 1953-1989 by Shigeru Mizuki 552p (MTD: 2888 / YTD: 2888)
11. Thin Air by Ann Cleeves 398p (MTD: 3286 / YTD: 3286)
12. Exile by R. A. Salvatore 306p (MTD: 3592 / YTD: 3592)
13. Edward II by Christopher Marlowe 96p (MTD: 3688 / YTD: 3688)
14. Sojourn by R. A. Salvatore - 4 stars 309p (MTD: 3997 / YTD: 3997)
15. Room by Emma Donoghue - 4 stars 321p (MTD: 4318 / YTD: 4318)
16. Complicity by Iain Banks - 4.4 stars 313p (MTD: 4631 / YTD: 4631)

Group Total 43'524

Teresa wrote: "I'm almost embarrassed to post in this group. Some of you read more in a month than I do in a year! However, I will add my one measly book from January.

Playing for Pizza 320 pages..."

Don't be embarrassed. I didn't make it through a single book in January!

Sabrina wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I'm almost embarrassed to post in this group. Some of you read more in a month than I do in a year! However, I will add my one measly book from January.

I bet you were thinking of reading though. ;)

Thanks everyone! I do love to read and wish I had time for more; but, as I am trying to grow my business and am the only one who produces product, my reading time has been significantly sliced.

Teresa wrote: "Thanks everyone! I do love to read and wish I had time for more; but, as I am trying to grow my business and am the only one who produces product, my reading time has been significantly sliced."

Could you listen to audio books as you produce your product? Audio books double my reading life!

I just signed up for audible. I'm hoping that helps.

Oh good! I think you'll love it!

Teresa wrote: "I just signed up for audible. I'm hoping that helps."

I agree with Terris (hi Terry!!!)--it really helps up my reading time!!!

Shuva wrote: Have I done this correctly?

You did it perfectly Shuva!

Teresa wrote: "I just signed up for audible. I'm hoping that helps."

Yay! I agree with the others, audible has helped my reading time as well. Car journeys and housework are now much more exciting!

The Nurses by Alexandra Robbins 321 pages
Deadly Mistress by Michael Fleeman 291 pages
Palm Beach Murder by Marion Collins 279 pages
The Turner House by Angela Flournay 313 pages
The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly by Matt McCarthy 323 pages
Darker Than Night by Tom Henderson 389 pages
The Alcohol Murder by Harriet Fox 142 pages
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy by Kate Clifford Larsen 320 pages
Masquerade by Lowell Cauffeil 343 pages
Boys In The Trees by Carly Simon 384 pages
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 126 pages
The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin 289 pages

Total for January: 3520
Group total for January: 49,971

January
Booked for Murder-304
The Girl at the End of the World-250
Hotel Megaladon—243
3 books
797 pages

Group Total: 50768

January 2016

1) Flamenco, Flan and Fatalities, McHugh, 268 pages
2) Why Not Me?, Kaling, 229 pages
3) Look Both Ways, Perry, 339 pages
4) The Dragon Conspiracy, Shearin, 292 pages
5) The Like Switch, Schafer, 256 pages
6) The Dark Side of the Road, Green, 217 pages
7) The True Icon: From the Shroud of turin to the Veil of Manoppello, Badde, 158 pages
8) Poisoned Prose, Adams, 277 pages
9) My Beloved Brontosaurus, Switek, 222 pages
10) Damn You, Autocorrect!, Madison, 277 pages
11) A Midwinter's Tail, Kelly, 325 pages
12) The Sign: The Shroud of Turin and the Secret of the Resurrection, de Wesselow, 348 pages
13) Spellcasting in Silk, Blackwell, 317 pages
14) Help! Thanks, Wow, Lamott, 103 pages
15) A Ghostly Demise, Kappes, 265 pages
16) hidden, Jacka, 293 pages

Total Pages for Month: 4186

Group Total: 54954

January 2016


1. The Guardian, Jeremy Robinson - 135 pages
2. Savage, Jeremy Robinson - 329 pages
3. Cannibal, Jeremy Robinson - 388 pages
4. Kill Without Mercy, Alexandra Ivy - 368 pages
5. Patriot, Jeremy Robinson - 143 pages
6. Dark Instincts, Suzanne Wright - 322 pages
7. Spiral of Need, Suzanne Wright - 322 pages
8. The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice - 465 pages
9. The Hunters, Chris Kuzneski - 514 pages
10. The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien - 398 pages
11. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak - 576 pages
12. The Witch's Daughter, Laken Cane -345 pages
13. Monsters, Peter Cawdron - 290 pages
14. A History of the World in 6 Glasses, Tom Standage - 311 pages
15. Event, David Lynn Golemon - 513 pages

January Total: 5,419

Group Total: 60,373

January
1.Tori Amos: All These Years by Kalen Rogers 132 pages
2.Flight of the Dragonfly by Melissa Hawach 283 pages
3.House of Secret's by Lowell Cauffiel 429 pages
4. North by Northwestern by Sig Hansen 336 pages
5. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 512 pages
6. Fighting the devil by by Jeannie Walker 322 pages

2,014 pages

Group Total 62,387

- All the little pieces by Jilliane Hoffman - 448

1 book, 448 pages

Group total: 62,835