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If i’d realised this was going to be the endpoint for this achievement i would have completed it last year. Technically there are 4 books left but one is an ABC and another a cookbook, neither of which i have any interest in. I did plan on reading the remaining two but just realised they’re only really one story each, dug up years later, so i think i’ll call it a day with this final P.L.Travers approved volume.
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Well this one went quicker than expected but my comicbook reading tends to come in waves so when i do read them i read a lot. Now read from 1963 to sep '95.Achievement Unlocked
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341 System Jan 202201
Cloud Warrior by Patrick Tilley [3/5] review02
A Cure for Cancer by Michael Moorcock [3/5] review03
P.A. the Warsun Prophecies by Holkins, Krahulik [3/5]04
Mary Poppins in the Park by P.L.Travers [4/5] reviewRR
The Silver Chair by C.S.Lewis [4/5] review01
Sundiver by David Brin [3/5] review02
The Man with the Broken Ear by Edmond About [3/5] review03
X-Men, Age of Apocalypse 4 by Scott Lobdell et al [3/5] review
341 System Feb 202204
The Locusts Have No King by Dawn Powell [3/5] reviewRR
The Horse and his Boy by C.S.Lewis [3/5] review01
The Poison Belt by Arthur Conan Doyle [3/5] 02
Its Not about the Burqa by Mariam Khan et al [4/5] review03
PennyArcade Birds are Weird by Holkins, Krahulik [4/5] reviewRR
Spectre by Shatner, Reeves-Stevens [4/5] review01
Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett [3/5] review02
Sten by Chris Bunch [2/5] review03
The Eagle's Shadow by James Branch Cabell [2/5] review
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by Maeve Gilmore [3/5] I completed this achievement once before but that was before i heard of the 4th book and while by a different author i think it deserves its place amongst the others.
341 System Mar 202204
Aniara by Harry Martinson [4/5]RR
Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.C. Lewis [2/5] review01
Humans 3.0 by Peter Nowak [3/5]02
Titus Awakes by Maeve Gilmore [3/5] review03
The Bone People by Keri Hulme [3/5] review
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Mary Poppins in the Park; Darius Green and His Flying Machine; Johnny and the Dead; Titus Awakes; Doctor Jones' Picnic.
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Patrick Tilley, John Townsend Trowbridge, Edmond About, David Brin, Dawn Powell, Chris Bunch, Mariam Khan, Harry Martinson, Maeve Gilmore, Peter Nowak, Keri Hulme, Elizabeth Moon, Simone de Beauvoir, Arthur Stringer, S.E. Chapman.
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341 System Apr-May 202204
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir [5/5] reviewRR
The Mighty Book of Boosh by Barret, Fielding [4/5] 01
Gallantry by James Branch Cabell [4/5] review02
Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon [3/5] review03
UncannyX-Men Revolution by Bendis, Bachalo, Irving [4/5]04
Story Without a Name by Stringer, Holman [1/5] reviewRR
Dark Victory by Shatner, Reeves-Stevens [3/5] 01
The Metal Monster by A.E.Merrit [3/5] review02
Doctor Jones' Picnic by S.E.Chapman [2/5] review
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I don’t know which Agatha Christie or similar novel Sundiver is knocking off but its certainly a copy of something. Mrs.Dalloway has a lot of Ulysses similarities. The other works should be obvious.
I might also have added the Bone People with its weirdly Sherlock Holmes-esque main character or Eugene Onegin with its Pride and Prejudice shaped characters.
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341 System Jun 202203
West with the Night by Beryl Markham [4/5] reviewRR
The Magician's Nephew by C.S.Lewis [3/5] review01
Dreams from R'lyeh by Lin Carter [2/5] review02
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf [4/5] review03
The Player of Games by Iain M.Banks [3/5] review04
The Bloody Chamber & Other Stories by Angela Carter [3/5] reviewRR
Deadbeats by Lackey, Fifer [2/5]
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341 System Jul 202201
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin [3/5] review02
The English Assassin by Michael Moorcock [2/5] review03
Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon [4/5] review RR
the Last Battle by C.S.Lewis [3/5] review01
100 Masterpieces of Art by Marina Vaizey [4/5] review
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341 System Aug 202202
Johnny and the Bomb by Terry Pratchett [4/5] review03
The Jewel Merchants by James Branch Cabell [4/5] reviewRR
Preserver by Shatner, Reeves-Stevens [3/5] review01
PA: The Case of the Mummy's Gold by Holkins, Krahulik [4/5] 02
Wood Beyond the World by William Morris [3/5] review
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So this was a boxed set i believe we got for free or next to free for signing up with some book catalogue company, back in the pre-amazon days of yore.
Nobody in the house ever got around to reading them until now.
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341 System Sep 202203
The Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod [4/5] review04
The Three Eyes by Maurice Leblanc [2/5] reviewRR
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R.Tolkien [5/5]01
X-Men: Onslaught Aftermath by Lobdell et al [2/5] review02
Startling exploits of Dr. J.B.Quiès by Paul Célières [1/5] review03
AllNewX-men Here to Stay by Bendis, Marquez, Immonen [4/5] RR
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien [5/5]
341 System Oct 202201
The Condition of Muzak by Michael Moorcock [3/5] review02
Ballades from the Hidden Way by James Branch Cabell [3/5] review03
UncannyX-Men Broken by Bendis, Bachalo, Irving [4/5] 04
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year (1971) by Lester del Rey ed. [4/5] RR
Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien [5/5] review01
The Burrowers Beneath by Brian Lumley [2/5]
341 System Nov 202202
Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw [3/5] review03
First American King by George Gordon Hastings [2/5] review04
The Dwarf by Pär Lagerkvist [4/5] reviewRR
Whats New, B.C.? by Johnny Hart [3/5] review01
Supurbia Vol.3 by Grace Randolph [4/5] 02
Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde [3/5] review
341 System Dec 202203
Down to a Sunless Sea by David Graham [4/5] reviewYear in Review
Well it hasn’t been a great year for reading. I actually felt like i was going slow but my numbers say that was just in my head.
I think one issue was that i read a number of sets of things, like finishing the Cornelius Quarter, and rereading all my Shatnerverse books and the Narnia series. That focus on related things might be detrimental to me.
However i still have some similar plans for next year so i’ll see then if the issue persists. Maybe it was just that the stuff i read wasn't that good ;) .
Also i read quite a lot of sci-fi this year, not a favourite genre for me.
Highlights, were my continuing journey through James Branch Cabell’s, Biography of Manuel.
Even when i don’t rate his books that high i never regret reading one. Five volumes of that left, might complete it next year.
Another high point was my reread of Lord of the Rings was a truly heartening experience, but in terms of new 5-star reviews, just the one all year.. The Second Sex by Simone de Beuvoir.
An average rating of 3.2 with just the one new 5-star book, so a very unspectacular year overall.
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Plenty of Achievements again to keep things interesting, perhaps even a bit too many on this occasion but we'll see :) .
My simple but flexible system is:
I will read 3 OR 4 new books (depending on mood) and then 1 reread.
Possible Achievements 2022:
BEAT-THE-TIDE: Complete all Owned unread books.
CALLIGRAPHY:Write 40 reviews.DEJA-VIEW:Complete 3000 pages of Rereads.WAR-OF-WORDS:Read 3 books from the 1940sTHE-FIRST-SEX: Read 10 books by female authors.PAINT-WITH-WORDS: Read 10 graphic novels.AUTHOR-ALT: Read 5 new non-sequels by authors you've read before.REAL-FICTION: Read 5 non-fiction books.CRY-UNQUEL: Read 5 books connected to a work by a different author.PAPER-PEOPLE: Read 3 books with titles that consist only of a name.PEOPLE-PAPERS: Read 5 books with titles that also include a name.READ-MY-SHORTS: Read 3 new collections of short stories.NOBODYS-BUSINESS: Read 1 new book that has never been rated.POETRY-SMOETRY: Read 3 new poetry collections.LOVEIT-OR-LEAVEIT: Read the 3 oldest additions to your TBR, after removals if needed.SEQUELITIS: Read 10 books in series you've already started.FRESH-PERSPECTIVE: Read 15 books by authors you've never read before.CENTURY-SWEEP: Read books from 10 different decades.SESQUICENTENNIAL-SWEEP: Read books from 15 different decades total.BICENTENNIAL-SWEEP: Read books from 20 different decades total.
X-EMPLARY: Read 4 months of X-Men comic appearances.CLEVER-FELLOW: Read 3 books from the Biography of Manuel.POICTESME-PRO: Complete the Biography of Manuel sequence.
MERRY-MERRIL-MEDLEY: Read 5 books from the Merril Collection.THE-SHELF-GROANS: Read all 4 books of the Gormenghast trilogy.BANKS-ACCOUNT: Complete the Mary Poppins series.CASHGRAB-EDGELORD-BOOMBOOM: Complete the Age of Apocalypse.MAXWELL-HOUSE: Complete the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.JERRY-RIGGED: Complete the Cornelius Quartet.ONCE-MORE-UNTO-THE-TRENCH: Complete the Star-Wars Shakespeare trilogy.
PENNY-FOR-YOUR-THOUGHTS:Read all of my PennyArcade comics (i have 3).PEVENSIE-PENANCE: Complete the Narnia reread.REVERSE-TREK: Complete a reread of my 5 Shatnerverse books.LEAVING-ORBIT: Complete the Sci-Fi Collection published by Orbit.STANDARD-PRACTISE: Read 60 items.MAKE-IT-COUNT: Read 16,000 pages.LITERARY-GOLD: Read 5 Five-Star books, multi-year.CRUD-COMPOSITIONS : Read 5 One-Star books, multi-year.