Updated my list on page 1 of this thread. Completed 88 as of tonight and that will be my total for this year. I'll start Skyward - Sanderson sometime tomorrow, but it will be #1 next year.

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Posted by Adajax

Member since Nov 2015

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Posted on 12/29/23 at 11:21 pm to r3lay3r

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

I really liked The Good Lord Bird but couldn't get very far into Deacon King Kong or The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. Maybe I should have stuck with them longer, I don't know.

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Posted by r3lay3r

EBR

Member since Oct 2016

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Posted on 12/30/23 at 2:45 pm to Adajax

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

That was one my wife had downloaded, I saw it on our Amazon library. I was waiting for things on my Libby wait list and I liked the title and so I gave it a shot and liked it. I'll have to look into his other titles.

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Posted by BluegrassBelle

RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 12/31/23 at 9:02 am to r3lay3r

Ready for Adajax to start that 2024 thread.

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Posted by SW2SCLA

We all float down here

Member since Feb 2009

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Posted on 12/31/23 at 11:27 am to BluegrassBelle

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Ready for Adajax to start that 2024 thread.

LFG!!

I finished with 105, list on page 4. Proud that I hit 100. Never done that before

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Posted by LordSnow

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Member since May 2011

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Posted on 12/31/23 at 5:00 pm to SW2SCLA

35 out of 19, So I did pretty well.

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Posted by Sir Drinksalot

Member since Aug 2005

16742 posts

Posted on 12/31/23 at 11:37 pm to LordSnow

Was shooting for 100 but ended up at 83.

Many thanks to those here for recommendations - I love a good recommendation.

83 is "A Little Hatred" - will finish tomorrow so didn't rank it just yet.

Ranked the rest for anyone who is constantly fishing for books like me.

leaving out the author column because TD doesn't seem to like excel:

A surprise win for me was project hail mary - I am not into space books but damn I couldn't put that one down.

I had never read Sandersen until this year and loved his stuff too.

Really enjoyed Fairy Tale and hadn't read a king book in years. Immediately picked up Holly and it was a steaming pile of turds - couldn't even get into it.

New Outlander book did not disappoint.

Book Rank /10
Realm of dragons 4
shield of dragons 4
dusk of dragons 4
born of dragon 4
throne of dragons 4
crown of dragons 4
shield of dragons 4
dream of dragons 4
the bloodstone brooch 7
shadows of self 8
the bands of mourning 7
The lost metal 8
pendragon and merlins tomb 2
the house of closed doors 7
the shadow place 7
eternal deception 7
the jewel cage 7
lessons in chemsitry 4
wish 3
tress of the emerald sea 6
jane in love 3
dear maude 5
for the love of maude 5
forever madue 5
mad honey 3
Three wells of the sea 3
a rip through time 5
the elephant in the garden 7
the mirror 7
the way of kings 8
words of radiance 8
oathbringer 7
rhythm of war 7
Lost in time 5
bound by a dragon 2
the ferryman 6
fairy tale 8
we just couln't say goodbye 3
of wind and lightning 3
go tell the bees that i am gone 8
the witchfinders well 3
The evening and the morning 8
West with giraffes 4
The secret book of flora Lea 7
The most city of the monkey god 5
Duet with the siren duke 2
Emily wildes encyclopedia of faeries 3
the fourth wing 5
the ashes of the star cursed king 4
the serpent and the wings of night 4
iron flame 4
House of vampires 2
The housemaid 5
Five Survive 4
Sword of the dead 2
The cartographers secret 5
The secret wife 8
The vaster wilds 4
The invention of wings 6
Eye of the Wolf 4
Mark of the Hunter 4
All the light we cannot see 7
the armor of light 7
The house in the Cerulean Sea 6
The medium 3
The poisoners ring 3
Invictus 5
The inheritance games 5
Project Hail Mary 8
ignatius and the swords of nostaw 5
ignatius and the battle at dinas affaraon 4
ignatius and the scrolls of power 3
The midnight library 4
Counterfeit 5
The timepiece legacy; book one 2
Time visitor 4
The fountain 5
Annies Apple 5
Duties and dreams 5
Belamy House 3
The sanatorium 3
The winter garden 7
a little hatred ?

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Posted by Big Chipper

Charlotte, NC

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 1/2/24 at 8:22 am to Sir Drinksalot

My goal was 50 and I ended up reading 80. Stats: 6.7 books per month; 3,728 pgs. per mon.; 44,731 pages total; avg. book length 559 pgs.

List:
Rob J. Hayes Death's Beating Heart (The War Eternal #5) grimdark fantasy 480 1/10/23 3.50
Pierce Brown Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1) sci-fi 401 1/12/23 4.25
R.F. Kuang Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence urban fantasy 557 1/16/23 3.00
H.C. Newell Curse of the Fallen (Fallen Light #1) epic fantasy 400 1/20/23 3.50
Ryan Cahill Of War and Ruin (The Bound and the Broken #3) grimdark fantasy 1,481 1/31/23 4.25
Christopher Mitchell Holdfast Imperium (Magelands Eternal Siege #15) epic fantasy 505 2/2/23 4.00
Pierce Brown Golden Son (Red Rising Saga #2) sci-fi 466 2/8/23 4.00
Jim Butcher Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) urban fantasy 332 2/12/23 4.00
Leigh Bardugo Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) urban fantasy 484 2/16/23 4.00
Pierce Brown Morning Star (Red Rising #3) sci-fi 526 2/23/23 4.25
Pierce Brown Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) sci-fi 601 2/28/23 4.00
Pierce Brown Dark Age (Red Rising #5) sci-fi 704 3/8/23 4.25
Richard Swan Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf #2) grimdark fantasy 496 3/12/23 4.25
Mike Shackle Until the Last (The Last War #3) grimdark fantasy 772 3/16/23 4.00
A.G. Riddle Quantum Radio sci-fi 562 3/20/23 3.00
David Estes Endfall (The Kingfall Histories #5) epic fantasy 1,357 3/24/23 4.00
Christopher Mitchell World's End (Magelands Eternal Seige #16) epic fantasy 562 3/28/23 4.00
Andy Weir Artemis sci-fi 335 4/4/23 3.00
RR Haywood The Elfor One (The Code #3) sci-fi 562 4/7/23 3.00
A.C. Cobble Revenge (Wahrheit #2) epic fantasy 592 4/12/23 4.25
Phil Tucker The Rascor Plains (Immortal Great Souls #2) grimdark fantasy 807 4/19/23 4.25
Rob J. Hayes Spire Climbers (Titan Hoppers #2) sci-fi 428 4/26/23 4.00
Robin Hobb Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders #1) epic fantasy 832 5/3/23 4.00
Justin Cronin The Ferryman sci-fi 530 5/5/23 3.00
Mark Lawrence The Book That Wouldn't Burn (The Library Trilogy #1) epic fantasy 571 5/12/23 4.50
Jim Butcher Fool Moon (The Dresden Files #2) urban fantasy 432 5/15/23 3.75
Olivie Blake The Atlas Six (The Atlas #1) urban fantasy 376 5/18/23 3.75
Nicholas Binge Ascension sci-fi 352 5/24/23 3.00
Robin Hobb Mad Ship (Liveship Traders #2) epic fantasy 864 5/29/23 4.25
Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing (The Emyrean #1) epic fantasy 662 5/31/23 4.00
Robin Hobb Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders #3) epic fantasy 816 6/7/23 4.25
Olivie Blake The Atlas Paradox urban fantasy 397 6/12/23 4.00
Will Wight Waybound (Cradle #12) litRPG 518 6/14/23 4.00
Robin Hobb Fool's Errand (Tawny Man #1) epic fantasy 688 6/19/23 4.50
D.K. Holmberg A Corrupt Alliance (The Chain Breaker #11) epic fantasy 286 6/20/23 3.00
Robin Hobb Golden Fool (Tawny Man #2) epic fantasy 736 6/25/23 4.50
Robin Hobb Fool's Fate (Tawny Man #3) epic fantasy 928 6/28/23 4.50
Nicholas Binge Professor Everywhere sci-fi 281 6/30/23 2.00
Christopher Mitchell Serpent Dominion (The Magelands Dominion Book 1) epic fantasy 430 7/5/23 4.00
RT Mulder Architect: Book One of Calamity's Window grimdark fantasy 484 7/10/23 4.00
RT Mulder Matron: Book Two of Calamity's Window grimdark fantasy 444 7/14/23 4.00
Anthony Ryan The Traitor (Covenant of Steel #3) epic fantasy 631 7/19/23 4.25
Daniel Abraham Blade of Dream (The Kithimar Trilogy #2) epic fantasy 465 7/21/23 4.00
James Islington The Will of Many (Heirarchy #1) epic fantasy 639 7/24/23 4.25
Pierce Brown Lightbringer (Red Rising #6) sci-fi 704 8/1/23 4.00
Adrian Tchaikovsky Elder Race sci-fi 204 8/2/23 4.25
Christopher Mitchell Demon Witch (The Magelands Dominion #2) epic fantasy 448 8/8/23 3.75
M.L. Wang Blood Over Bright Haven fantasy 446 8/10/23 4.00
Robin Hobb Dragon Keeper (Rain Wilds Chronicles #1) epic fantasy 500 8/15/23 4.00
Robin Hobb Dragon Haven (Rain Wilds Chronicals #2) epic fantasy 526 8/19/23 4.00
Robin Hobb City of Dragons (Rain Wilds Chronicals #3) epic fantasy 433 8/23/23 4.00
Robin Hobb Blood of Dragons (Rain Wilds Chronicals #4) epic fantasy 453 8/26/23 4.00
Robin Hobb Fool's Assassin (The Fitz and the Fool #1) epic fantasy 706 8/29/23 4.50
Robin Hobb Fool's Quest (The Fitz and the Fool #2) epic fantasy 757 9/5/23 4.50
Robin Hobb Assassin's Fate (The Fitz and the Fool #3) epic fantasy 952 9/11/23 4.50
Christopher Mitchell Death Seer (The Magelands Dominion #3) epic fantasy 466 9/15/23 4.00
A.C. Cobble Deception (Wahrheit #3) epic fantasy 482 9/20/23 4.00
Robin Hobb Shaman's Crossing (Soldier Son #1) epic fantasy 592 9/22/23 4.00
Duncan M. Hamilton The Demon Hunter (Blood of Kings #3) epic fantasy 459 9/27/23 3.00
Robin Hobb Forest Mage (Soldier Son #2) epic fantasy 736 10/7/23 5.00
Josiah Bancroft The Hexoligsts (The Hexologists #1) urban fantasy 318 10/12/23 3.00
Robin Hobb Renegade's Magic (Solier Son #3) epic fantasy 771 10/16/23 4.00
Anthony Ryan Red River Seven fantasy sci-fi 265 10/17/23 3.00
James D. Prescott The Fifth Kind: Arrival (Dark Nova Series Book #1) sci-fi 397 10/19/23 4.00
Michael G. Manning Wizard in Exile (Wrath of the Stormking #1) epic fantasy 835 10/24/23 4.00
Philip C. Quaintrell Once There Were Heroes (A Time of Dragons #1) epic fantasy 832 10/28/23 4.25
Chris Wooding The Shadow Casket (The Darkwater Legacy #2) epic fantasy 834 11/7/23 4.00
Christopher Mitchell Blood Burden (The Magelands Dominion #4) epic fantasy 446 11/9/23 4.00
Robert R. McCammon Boy's Life urban fantasy 627 11/11/23 4.50
Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) epic fantasy 878 11/16/23 4.25
Sam Clarke The Templar Sword urban fantasy 272 11/17/23 3.75
Brandon Sanderson Defiant (Skyward #4) sci-fi 414 11/29/23 4.00
Patrick Samphire Legacy of a Hated God (Mennik Thorn #4) epic fantasy 472 12/2/23 4.25
Duncan M. Hamilton The Privateer (Alpha Protocol #3) sci-fi 427 12/10/23 4.00
RR Haywood Delio, Phase One (The Hive #1) sci-fi 524 12/13/23 4.00
D.K. Holmberg The Council of Yoran (The Chain Breaker #12) epic fantasy 325 12/15/23 3.50
D.K. Holmberg A Blade's Rebirth (The Chain Breaker #13) epic fantasy 300 12/17/23 3.50
D.K. Holmberg A Realm in Ruin (The Chain Breaker #14) epic fantasy 310 12/18/23 3.50
James D. Prescott The Fifth Kind: Awakening (Dark Nova Series Book #2) sci-fi 404 12/20/23 3.75
Geddy Lee My Effin' Life autobiography 512 12/21/23 4.25

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