SEPTEMBER ROOT - Progress Thread

Ninth labour: Belt of Hippolyta

Eurystheus' daughter Admete wanted the Belt of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, a gift from her father Ares. To please his daughter, Eurystheus ordered Hercules to retrieve the Belt as his ninth labour.
Taking a band of friends with him, Hercules set sail, stopping at the island of Paros, which was inhabited by some sons of Minos. The sons killed two of Hercules' companions, an act which set Hercules on a rampage. He killed two of the sons of Minos and threatened the other inhabitants until he was offered two men to replace his fallen companions. Hercules agreed and took two of Minos' grandsons, Alcaeus and Sthenelus. They continued their voyage and landed at the court of Lycus, whom Hercules defended in a battle against King Mygdon of Bebryces. After killing King Mygdon, Hercules gave much of the land to his friend Lycus. Lycus called the land Heraclea. The crew then set off for Themiscyra where Hippolyta lived.
All would have gone well for Hercules had it not been for Hera. Hippolyta, impressed with Hercules and his exploits, agreed to give him the belt and would have done so had Hera not disguised herself and walked among the Amazons sowing seeds of distrust. She claimed the strangers were plotting to carry off the queen of the Amazons. Alarmed, the women set off on horseback to confront Hercules. When Hercules saw them, he thought Hippolyta had been plotting such treachery all along and had never meant to hand over the Belt, so he killed her, took the Belt and returned to Eurystheus.






We made it, we are still on target to reach our goal! However, I have noticed that several people are way behind.
I would like to suggest that if you are less that 20% toward your goal, that you might want to reduce your target and give yourself a fighting chance to make it at the end.
Below is the current list of members that have identified a ROOT goal for 2017 and how many books they read by the end of August.
The percentage is calculated and a star awarded for those on target to reach their goals. More stars for farther toward their goal.

If anyone's number is incorrect, please let me know and I will make the necessary adjustments.
So go out there and dig those ROOTs.

abinitio 21 / 50 42.0%
Amberfly 30 / 35 ★★★ 85.7%
Ameise1★ 12 / 10 120.0%
avanders★ 20 / 18 111.1%
avidmom 10 / 15 ★ 66.7%
benitastrnad★ 47 / 47 100.0%
billiejean★ 36 / 25 144.0%
bragan 71 / 100 ★ 71.0%
brewergirl 16 / 30 53.3%
Britt84 51 / 75 ★ 68.0%
Caramellunacy 1 / 20 5.0%
clue 32 / 40 ★★ 80.0%
Coach_of_Alva★ 31 / 25 124.0%
Conachair 2 / 10 20.0%
connie53 34 / 36 ★★★★ 94.4%
crazy4reading 22 / 30 ★ 73.3%
CurrerBell 52 / 75 ★ 69.3%
cyderry 70 / 72 ★★★★ 97.2%
detailmuse 23 / 40 57.5%
DisassemblyOfReason 44 / 100 44.0%
enemyanniemae 27 / 52 51.9%
Erratic_Charmer 60 / 75 ★★ 80.0%
Familyhistorian 36 / 50 ★ 72.0%
floremolla 50 / 60 ★★★ 83.3%
fuzzi 57 / 100 57.0%
getrus 7 / 52 13.5%
HelenBaker 42 / 48 ★★★ 87.5%
Henrik_Madsen 35 / 40 ★★★ 87.5%
HenriMoreaux 6 / 55 10.9%
InfoQuest 79 / 100 ★★ 79.0%
Jackie_K 40 / 48 ★★★ 83.3%
jen.e.moore 26 / 50 52.0%
johanna414 16 / 25 64.0%
JPGilpatric 4 / 100 4.0%
kac522 12 / 35 34.3%
kale.dyer 23 / 40 57.5%
karenmarie 27 / 40 ★ 67.5%
kkunker 25 / 40 62.5%
klarusu 13 / 50 26.0%
knotbox 5 / 10 50.0%
LadyBookworth 44 / 48 ★★★★ 91.7%
LauraBrook★ 81 / 75 108.0%
leslie.98 85 / 100 ★★★ 85.0%
liberian 2 / 50 4.0%
lilisin 21 / 50 42.0%
Limelite 10 / 12 ★★★ 83.3%
lindapanzo 55 / 60 ★★★★ 91.7%
lkernagh★ 45 / 40 112.5%
Lisa805 3 / 14 21.4%
LoraShouse 15 / 20 ★★ 75.0%
luvamystery65 32 / 50 64.0%
madhatter22 32 / 40 ★★ 80.0%
majkia★ 57 / 50 114.0%
martencat 20 / 25 ★★ 80.0%
MissWatson★ 44 / 40 110.0%
Montarville 11 / 15 ★ 73.3%
moonshineandrosefire 22 / 59 37.3%
nancynova 31 / 75 41.3%
nebula21 25 / 30 ★★★ 83.3%
nerwende 3 / 15 20.0%
Nickelini 19 / 20 ★★★★ 95.0%
Pigletto 40 / 80 50.0%
Queezle 2 / 20 10.0%
rabbitprincess 38 / 50 ★★ 76.0%
rainpebble★ 71 / 12 591.7%
randomarbitrary 6 / 75 8.0%
RavenHill 13 / 20 65.0%
readingtangent 37 / 46 ★★ 80.4%
Rebeki 13 / 16 ★★ 81.3%
Robertgreaves 63 / 72 ★★★ 87.5%
rubyandthetwins★ 28 / 23 121.7%
sace 16 / 36 44.4%
sallylou61 19 / 25 ★★ 76.0%
si 17 / 20 ★★★ 85.0%
streamsong 18 / 50 36.0%
Tallulah_Rose 7 / 12 58.3%
tames 2 / 13 15.4%
tess_schoolmarm★ 99 / 65 152.3%
torontoc 22 / 30 ★ 73.3%




Rainpebble, Ameise1, avanders, billiejean,rubyandthetwins and tess_schoolmarm were joined in the winner's circle this month by benitastrnad, Coach_of_Alva, LauraBrook, majkia, MissWatson, readingtangent, lkernagh ! Who will get there next month?
Our leaders to be next to their goals are:

cyderry 97.2%
Nickelini 95.0%
connie53 94.4%
lindapanzo 91.7%
LadyBookworth 91.7%

The goal for September is 2,607 Now that summer is over and the cooler weather is coming, why not cuddle with a book that's been waiting for you?

I hope that you are feeling better, Cheli. Thanks for setting up the September thread and yay - I gained back my star!

Thanks for posting, Cheli, and I hope everything's going better too.

TY again, Cheli for all the work you do!

Congratulations to all those who've met their goals! And thanks once again Chèli for leading us so expertly. I'm not sure about those flesh-eating horses though - hope they don't give anyone night-'mares' (sorry, couldn't resist :))

I would like to suggest that if you are less that 20% toward your goal, that you might want to reduce your target and give yourself a fighting chance to make it at the end.

I'm glad you didn't say this last month because I was getting ready to downsize my goal. But now I'm back to having a fighting chance if I just continue to read, read, read!

Looking at a couple of nights in the low fifties F thiscoming week. May have to have a fire in the fireplace, a cat or two on the lap and a nice fat novel in the hand. Lime Spouse and I just started a read aloud that is not a ROOT. Have mercy.

Almost finished with War Trash. Honestly, I don't want it to end.

Thanks to our "feerless cheerleader," and congratulations to those ROOTers who have crossed the finish line. Bravo to those among us who are on schedule, and nose to the bookmark those of you distracted by the lovely days of late summer, or who are suffering from aftermath of Harvey. We salute you! Brace for Hurricane Irma; it doesn't look good.

Well done to all those who have reached their goals!!

And I am doing a little happy dance as I regained not one but two more stars!! That's specially good as so far I haven't read a single ROOT this month.

Chèli, hope that things go well with your surgery and that you recuperate quickly.

Currently reading A Man Called Ove for my bookclub, which is not a ROOT.

Hi all,

First, congratulations to those who have reached goal! Way to go!!!!

Second, -so far this month I have read 4 novels. Which means I too have reached goal! 48/48

I wish all a good reading month- happy reading! :+}

Personal ticker updated only.

Congratulations, Lady Bookworth. Well done.

>10 LadyBookworth: Congratulations - well done!

1st book for September completed.

>5 floremolla: LOL

lindapanzo - you better check your ticker - sure looks like that batter is about to slug the pitcher - LOL

First ROOT of the month done! My thread and all tickers updated.

And congrats >10 LadyBookworth:!

>14 cyderry: Or maybe the pitcher will beat up the batter, in a reenactment of Nolan Ryan beating up Robin Ventura.

>10 LadyBookworth: Congrats LadyBookworth. I hope to join you soon.

Wow! Great work everyone, will continue to try and earn back a star.

Finished my first ROOT of September: The Blackhouse, by Peter May. I will update my personal ticker and the group tickers later.

I'm listed among those who reached the winner's circle but, alas, I haven't yet :(. My tally should be 37/46. Thank you, Chèli! And congrats to all those who did reach their goals last month! Nice work!! :) :)

Continuing with my Lucy Maud Montgomery marathon, Anne of the Island and Tales of Avonlea. This is actually a three-fer volume, Anne of the Island being the third in the series and Tale of Avonlea referring to the short-story compilations Chronicles of Avonlea and Further Chronicles of Avonlea. Overall, I give Anne of the Island 4**** (down from 4½**** for Anne of Avonlea and 5***** for Anne of Green Gables). I think most tend to agree that the series weakens as it goes on (except for the outstanding Rilla of Ingleside), but I'll wait and see.

The two story compilations, however, generously rate 2½** overall. While there are some reasonably decent stories among them, they tend overall to be very predictable. Considering this is a three-fer volume, I've rated the volume overall at 3½***, considering that Anne of the Island is really its more important component and thus dropping just ½ from the overall volume because of the weakness of the stories.

In fairness to Montgomery, incidentally, the publication of these stories was something undertaken by her unscrupulous publisher, L.C. Page {Wikipedia}, with whom she engaged in significant copyright litigation. So don't blame Montgomery for this anthologization of stories first published in magazines and overall of rather poor quality.

1st for September, 53/75.

I have read 3 ROOTs for September. 34 for the year. I see Chèli has already included them in my total number. Doing nothing to the group tickers.

Thanks, Chèli for doing all the hard work.

Just one little question: Should this not be the ninth labor as it is September?

Reading my sixty-fourth ROOT, A Secret Edge by Robin Reardon

I got my pretty little star back!

Congrats to everybody who has reached their goal, well done!

I've finished my first root for this month (No Logo - bit dated, but still relevant), but I won't be doing much reading the coming two weeks since I'm travelling... Will try to read lots of roots later this month to stay on track.

>19 readingtangent: My typing isn't as good one handed so I guess that was a typo - I have adjusted your totals.

>21 connie53: Pain killers are doing a number on my concentration. Thanks for catching that - I have adjusted the OP to reflect the 9th labor.

>24 cyderry: You are welcome, Chèli.

I made my goal! I upped my number this year and a couple of months ago I was wondering if I would make it. I have. I am relieved. But I am also still surrounded by ROOTS.

There will be more ROOT reading in my future.

>26 benitastrnad: Congrats on finishing with months to spare!

Well done, Benita. Congratulations.

>26 benitastrnad: congratulations! And if it's any consolation I think most of us will be ROOTing for the long term ;)

Good job, Benita!

>26 benitastrnad: Congratulations!

I finished my second ROOT of September this morning: A Foreign Country, by Charles Cumming. I'll update the tickers later.

Finished Ha Jin's unvarnished narrative of Yu Yuan, a Chinese veteran of the Korean War taken captive by the Americans in 1952 and imprisoned in South Korea. War Trash is another contribution to my personal goal of reading contemporary Chinese writers and a ROOT. Off to update tickers.

Congrats >26 benitastrnad:!

Starting my sixty-fifth ROOT, Victorian London by Liza Picard

Continuing with my L.M. Montgomery marathon, Anne of Windy Poplars.

2nd for September, 54/75

#32
I have that book in my stash - somewhere. But now I am hard at work on the second Maisie Dobbs book Birds of a Feather. War Trash will have to wait.

Oops - the book I have in my stash is Waiting by Ha Jin.

>36 benitastrnad: I'm a fan of Ha Jin, but Waiting left me feeling something was wanting. I hope to catch your comments/review when you get to it.

Yesterday I finished my third ROOT of September: What Bloody Man is That?, by Simon Brett. Updating the tickers later.

I have just updated my LT account with the books I recently discarded and therefore I saw that I discarded quite a few books.

Recently I was book shopping wuite a lot on book sales of different libraries and therefore added loads of books to the TBR. On second glance these books weren't so readable after all and I discarded them again. All in all I have discarded 17 books this year. As I am counting this as ROOTs as well, I overexceeded my goal of 12! To my shame, I didn't manage a single real ROOT, but read a few of the newly added books.

Fongratulations to everyone who already reached their goals and a loud cheer to all who still work towrads it! You can make it!

Another ROOT finished.

I have read 4 ROOTs for September. 35 for the year.

Updating all tickers.

Wow Connie, if I'm not mistaken I think you're only 1 off meeting your goal! You can do it in September! *waves pompoms*.

I haven't finished any books in September yet, but I have 5 on the go. One of those is a chunkster I'm reading a chapter a day of, so don't expect to finish that till mid-late October, but I'm hopeful that I'll get at least 3 of the 4 others read this month.

>41 Jackie_K: You're right, Jackie. Only one more to go.

everybody is doing so great - keep it up!

I've updated my personal ticker and the group tickers with the 3 ROOTs I've read so far in September.

Just finished my 2nd ROOT this month and have reached my goal!

Well done >45 cyderry: and >39 Tallulah_Rose:!

I have finished my 2nd ROOT of the month - my thread and all tickers updated. I went a bit crazy at the library this month so it may be a while before I get to another ROOT...

Sorry I don't have any ROOTs to report as yet but I've got three on the go at the same time and hope they'll be along like buses (all at once) soon.

>45 cyderry: congrats, Chèli.
>39 Tallulah_Rose: The same to you, Tallulah_Rose!

One more audiobook ROOT done; my thread & all tickers updated.

David McCullough, John Adams, which also qualifies for the Reading Through Time group's 3d Quarter "18th Century" read, and also @751pp qualifies for the Big Fat Book Challenge.

3d for September, 55/75

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to give you and update of what's going on.

Saw the surgeon this morning and on Monday I will be going into surgery to see what is wrong with my shoulder/arm and hopefully have it repaired. I was told if I have a tear (which he thinks I do) my arm will immobilized for 4 WEEKS! (My husband says he's buying a gun.) I will be making a new best friend with my Nursing assistant who will be spending 8-9 hours a day with me doing all the things for me that I can't do.

Thank God for audio books and e-books because there is no way that I could hold a regular book without my left hand.

Needless to say one-handed I will be a bit slower with the update for October unless of course, the doctor gives good news and doesn't immobilize my arm.

Either way he says I will be ready for my trip in January. (Tim said I was going even if he had to take me on a gurney or in a wheelchair.)

>52 cyderry: thanks for the update and all you do!

I didn't get my star back, though I tried...

However, the non-fiction group has a "Gods, Spirits..." sort of topic for September, and I found about eight (8!!!) books that I bought in 2015 and that aren't chunksters, so getting most of those done is possible.

I'm also looking at the top shelves, at the books I've not read in several years, that I don't feel a great desire to read, so...

...I'm gonna get my star back, just watch!!!

:)

Oh dear >52 cyderry:, I don't know whether to hope you do have a tear or not! In any case, I hope that the surgery goes smoothly and no unexpected complications crop up.

>52 cyderry: Yikes! Good luck with the surgery. Take care of yourself and don't worry about us :)

And I am glad to hear that your trip in January will be with a repaired arm!

>52 cyderry: Best wishes for a problem solved surgery and a recuperation period that won't result in a who-done-it!

First ROOT of the month: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick, a good feel good book.

I managed to squeeze in a book that has been languished on my Kindle for 5 years between library books. My thread and all tickers updated.

>52 cyderry:
All the best for your op and recovery, Chèli.

>52 cyderry: I hope the surgery is successful and you have a rapid recovery, Chèli.

>52 cyderry: Good luck with the surgery! Getting your arm immobilized for so long is annoying, but if it means it'll be all better and won't hurt anymore afterwards I guess it will be worth it...
Just take it easy and focus on getting well!

>51 CurrerBell: Hi Chèli, just chiming in with all the good wishes!

Thanks for the update Cheli. I hope that everything goes well and you are back to normal as quickly as possible.

So far for September I have read 3 ROOTs with a few more on the go.

>45 cyderry: Well done!
>52 cyderry: Good to hear - one way or the other things will move forward now. Waiting for clarity without getting better is SO frustrating.

Oh and I finally got a ROOT to report: Chris Carter, Stewart R. Clegg and Martin Kornberger: A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Strategy which was both funny and clever.

A ROOT completed (Victorian London by Liza Picard) and another one (Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić ) started. No tickers touched.

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin (Second Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

4th for September, 56/75

cyderry -- whether or no there's a tear, here's hoping you come out of surgery pain free with unrestricted use of yourshoulder following your PT. Congrats on meeting your reading goal!! I think I understand why your husband feels the need for protection. 4 weeks of immobilized upper limb would drive me CRAZY!

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3+ days without power is good for my reading self. I, too, finished my 12th and final book for this year's goal and am now working to surpass it. I don't know if this qualifies for something good coming out of something bad, but Irma helped me. However, I'm sober enough to be even happier for the return of running water, Internet, and MSNBC news.

>67 Limelite: Congratulations on reaching your goal. Well done!

I managed to finish another one, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez. It has taken me a long time to finish - mostly because I was interfered with by life and work - and overall a bit disappointing.

>67 Limelite: glad you are safe!

>67 Limelite: I'm glad life is getting back to normal for you, congratulations on that challenge! And the other one too.

>68 Henrik_Madsen: - >70 clue: Thanks for the congratulations. It DOES feel good to reach a reading goal, especially after my total fail in last year's attempt. Please don't think we were in danger, anyone, only deprived of post-19th C. mod cons. Frankly, that alone may be the reason why I did cross the finish line. So, perhaps I should unplug everything -- except the water pump on the well and the refrigerator!

Forward to progress fellow ROOTers. Turn the page and read on!

>68 Henrik_Madsen: Have you read Love in the Time of Cholera? That's an all-time favorite of mine. I've avoided "100 Years," I'm not sure why. Perhaps I sense I wouldn't like it?

>71 Limelite: No, I haven't read Love in the Time of Cholera but I have read other works by Marquez, and 100 Hundred Years was probably the one I have enjoyed the least. He just tries do too much in this one, I think.

Good job, Limelite!

Congrats

>52 cyderry: thanks for the update, Chèli - wishing you a successful surgery and speedy recovery!

>67 Limelite: well done!

>68 Henrik_Madsen: I was ambivalent about One Hundred Years of Solitude too. It seemed interminable - complicated, over-populated with characters and impenetrable magic realism - but I enjoyed some of the set pieces and really admired the author's intent to reflect the political history of his country in a novel about eight generations of a family, so I scored it highly. I had to read up a bit on the history and look at some erudite book reviews - even so, I suspect a LOT went over my head!

>68 Henrik_Madsen: >74 floremolla: On Hundred Years of Solitude off my wishlist!

My second for the month is An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson. 2.5/5

>52 cyderry: Hope the surgery went well Cheli. You need a book bean bag. i am onto my third. They are indispensable. I have completed 2 roots for the month and on to my third. Only 4 books to go to reach my goal...

I finished listening to another book that is part of my ROOT list. Cruel Crown is the last of the currently published novels in the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard. This one is actually two novellas and an excerpt from the second book in the series Glass Sword. As recording go - it was a good one. It had separate readers for the two novellas. That made it more interesting.

Finished another cozy mystery that has been hanging out on my Kindle for years. I have updated my thread & all tickers.

Starting my sixty-seventh ROOT (Something to Answer For by P. H. Newby). I might even manage to reach my goal this month, but it will be a tight finish if I do.

I have finished my third ROOT for the month, Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner.

A couple of paperbacks cleared -- my thread & all tickers have been updated.

Finished another ROOT on the plane home yesterday: Two Years Before the Mast, by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. This was a long-standing read (started it just over five months ago), so I'm glad to have it finished. All tickers have been updated.

Jane Dunn, Antonia White: A Life

5th for September, 57/75

#38 completed: The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma. I'm closing in on my goal for the year.

The problem with juggling four books at a time is that it takes a long time to get one completed! My first ROOT for September was a Big Fat Book - The Crimson Petal and The White by Michel Faber (review on my thread). That makes 51/60 ROOTs for the year so far. All tickers updated.

I'm halfway through Summertime by JM Coetzee and several chapters into Culloden by John Prebble. These two should be completed before the end of the month. I like to think I'm 'pacing myself' rather than sprinting to the end. ;)

I've also succumbed to one non-ROOT, The Fruits of The Earth by André Gide which I thought would be a quick read but was dense and ponderous. It's on the 1001 BYMRBYD list.

>86 floremolla: I'm pacing myself too, and I'm horrified to discover we're at the 20th already! (not least because I've acquired loads of books this month, but let's not go there). I'd better get a move on, although if not then I will have a bumper month of ROOTs in October!

>87 Jackie_K: yes, September is flying by! I think it was you who pointed out to me that my goal was achievable if I read three ROOTs per month for the rest of the year. So that's what I'm doing - clearly, I've no ability to think beyond the last suggestion put to me :)

Another root. Only 3 to goo to reach my goal.

I have finished another paperback ROOT. My thread & all tickers updated.

Folks, we have 9 days to chat up here so we can reach 150 posts for Cheli!

No new roots to report, but I got back from my holiday today so now have time to focus on some serious ROOT reading - I am determined to keep my star, so have to hurry up a bit :)

Ah, well my ROOTs progress is dismal this month (*still* no ROOTs finished for the month, although I have several around 50% finished), but at least I can do something constructive and add some fluff to this thread to increase the likelihood of reaching 150 posts!

I read 4 ROOTS each month. When I posted yesterday I thought I had finished my fourth for September but last night realized something was off. The off was that I've only read 3. Right now I'm reading two books that are not ROOTS, as soon as I finish one I'll get started on another of the TBRs. I should be able to finish it before month end. I've been very busy lately but I've had a conference to plan and it's Saturday. After that I get a break, can't wait!

Two more ROOTS down, Marx: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer and A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Second ROOT for September completed yesterday - Summertime by JM Coetzee - taking my total to 52/60 for 2017. All tickers updated. Feeling quietly confident I'll finish Culloden before the end of the month - sooner I do, the sooner I can get into the new (to me) acquisitions :)

I've hit my goal of 20 ROOTs for the year.

I made better progress than I expected thanks to all the encouraging messages.

Congrats to everyone who's reached their goal this month.

Good going >96 si:!

>96 si: well done! :)

>96 si: Congratulations! :D

Well done, Si. Congratulations. Coming up close behind you, on my penultimate ROOT.

update for y'all

second day without pain meds needed. my shoulder itches a lot but the pain is negligible. still cant use my arm/hand at all, but future is very promising!!!

>101 cyderry: Good to hear you're doing well and not hurting much. Hope you'll have a speedy recovery :)

Nearly 2 months since my last ROOT thanks to a long list of library books and a new job that leaves less time to read. Only 3 more library books on request and 2 more to read and then it will need to be all ROOTs for me.

It has been long enough that I am now looking longingly at my shelves for the ROOTs to be read in 2017.

>96 si:

>101 cyderry: that's great news, Chèli! Keep up the good recovery and don't overdo it! Hope you're racking up the reading in the meantime. :)

>101 cyderry: Excellent news! Hope you have lots of audiobooks and ebooks to keep you entertained during your recovery!

>97 leslie.98: >98 floremolla: >99 rabbitprincess: >100 Robertgreaves: >104 connie53: Thanks everyone.


>101 cyderry: Good news. Best wishes for a good recovery.

>101 cyderry: Sounds like good progress, Chèli. I hope it continues and you are fully back with us before you know it.

I finished reading Birds of a Feather the second Maisie Dobbs book, and thought I would get another volume off my shelves. Of course, I found a cheap copy of the third book in that series so I had to purchase that. One out - one in. No gain.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Tales (Norton Critical)

6th for September, 58/75

Congrats to all who have met their goals and to each of you out there reading your ROOTS! I love this challenge.

Thus far in September I have read ROOTS:
72. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez; (1*); acquired prior to L/T
73. They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple; (5*); acquired 11/16/2009
74. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte; (2 1/2*); acquired 1/31/2013
75. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks; (4*); acquired 9/09/2007
76. The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry; (5*); acquired 9/09/2007
77. The Little Grey Men by Denys Watkins-Pitchford or "BB"; (5*); acquired 8/30/2007

And I'm currently reading & hoping to finish in the next few days 2 more:

The Friendly Young Ladies by Mary Renault; acquired 3/09/2010;
The White Garden by Stephanie Barrett; acquired 10/22/2009

I will update my ticker at the month's end.

HAPPY ROOTING, ALL. :-)

Kate Wilhelm, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

7th for September, 59/75

>112 CurrerBell: wishlisted that one - been a while since I read any apocalyptic fiction!

>101 cyderry: Glad to hear that you are on the mend without too much pain!

I have finished another ROOT. My thread & all tickers updated.

Malice Prepense: For the Defense another for me during recovery

>111 rainpebble: I picked up The Friendly Young Ladies last December so I will be interested in hearing what you think about it.

I just realized that I had forgotten to include a ROOT in my last posting. I think that my thread is now up to date.

HOORAY!!!! Doctor says I'm doing great - don't need sling 24/7!! Not only did I tear my rotator cuff, I ALSO TORE MY BICEP TENDON! Doc says I can start passive range of motion PT and can use arm as long as I don't raise it or make sudden motion.

That's very good news, Chèli!

>119 cyderry: Yeowch! Glad to hear you don't need the sling 24/7!

Yay! Great news, Chèli!

Chèli , That is wonderful news! So glad you are on the road to recovery!

Finished another ROOT: Agatha Christie's Murder in the Making, by John Curran. Another interesting look through Dame Agatha's notebooks. All tickers updated.

Great news.

GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL. I have reached my target of 72 ROOTs for 2017.

For September:
UpROOTED books: 9
ROOTless books: 2
Added to the TBR shelves: 2

My ROOTs for September are:

A Secret Edge by Robin Reardon
Victorian London by Liza Picard
Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić
Something to Answer For by P. H. Newby
Marx: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Caesar's Grief by Alex Johnston
The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

Tickers have been adjusted but hopefully not harmed.

ROOTs in YTD: 72/72
I will of course continue to contribute ROOTs to the total.

>126 Robertgreaves: Wow - impressive and an impressive haul in september as well. Congratulations! 😊

>119 cyderry: Wonderful news. And no wonder it was painful until taken care of.

I've read two more manga and have approached a point where I could actually feasibly reach my goal this year. Considering I was months behind I'm quite shocked.

>126 Robertgreaves: Well done!

Everyone's doing so well!

I've got stuck at Culloden - so much so I did 'displacement activity' yesterday, wherein it was vital that (then-and-there) I had to check my ancestry online...and just like that, the day was gone! :(

>119 cyderry: Great news!

>126 Robertgreaves: Congratulations on reaching your goal!

yeah, everyone! looks like September is turning into a phenomenal month for all kinds of success!!

Congrats, Robert!

>126 Robertgreaves: Woo hoo!

>126 Robertgreaves: Congrats!

>126 Robertgreaves: Congrats, Robert!

I am getting closer. Maybe I will even earn another star this month. I read 6 ROOTs for September so I am now at 41/50.

I finished three ROOTs this month. My own ticker is updated.

Got 1 more manga last night which puts me at 27/50. Which means I only have to read about 5 a month for the next three months which is totally doable. Considering how far behind I was I'm very excited! Not having internet at home does wonders for your reading! ;)

Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
Melissa Scott, Night Sky Mine
Thought I'd posted these two to this thread already, but I looks like I missed them.

That makes it 8th & 9th for September, 61/75

I've read the fourth ROOT for the month and have read 36 of the 40 goal. Will hopefully reach goal next month. My last for the month is The Shivering Sands by Victoria Holt.

>141 CurrerBell: I absolutely adore The Phantom Tollbooth!! A few years ago, I met Norton Juster and got him to sign my old, well-thumbed paperback copy.

Another ROOT finished.

I have read 5 ROOTs for September. 36 for the year.

Updating all tickers.

And I reached my goal!! Yeah!

On my day off, I did some fall cleaning and grabbed a bunch of books off the shelf to donate to the library, putting me past my 2017 ROOT goal.

Another ROOT (73/72), The Last of the Vostyachs by Diego Marani, translated by Judith Landry, which I'm reading today for International Translation Day

>119 cyderry: Good to hear you're doing better! I guess it'll take a while before it's fully healed, but at least you're making progress. Best wishes!

Congrats to all who have reached their goals - it seems like we're all doing well this year!
I've finished six ROOTs this month, which keeps me on track to reach my goal by the end of the year :)

Got another one in this morning!

Finally got one to add for this month - first month of 2017 when I haven't managed to finish at least 4 in the month (but luckily I've read enough more than that in other months to still be ahead of my target overall). I've updated all tickers, mine and the group.

Congrats to all those who've already reached their goals!

Completed my third ROOT for September - Culloden by John Prebble - 53/60 for 2017. With three months and only seven ROOTs to go, I should achieve my goal comfortably.

And another one in the evening which completed a series! Can't wait to add more in October. I'm now at 29/50!

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams

Just finished it at a couple minutes past midnight so I'll count it for September.

10th for September, 62/75

>143 leslie.98: oh, I envy you (in a nice way)!

I saw The Phantom Tollbooth "movie", and went on to read and love, and prefer the book. I don't have my original (long story) but I do have a copy.

My ROOTs are less than I'd hoped for this year, so far, so in October I'm planning a purge. Don't worry, it will be a good thing...

~

Addendum: I have GREAT NEWS! I miscalculated my ROOT total, and have updated my ticker by 15, for a total of 75 ROOTs completed through the end of September, yes!!!!

:dancing:

Addendum 2: up that one, it should be 76 ROOTs.

:doing the Hustle:

>144 connie53: Congratulations for reaching your goal, Connie!

>145 lindapanzo: Congratulations. Linda!

>144 connie53: >145 lindapanzo: Congratulations on reaching your goals - well done!

I finished 5 ROOTS this month.

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Flyte by Angie Sage - this was a sound recording
Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard - this was a sound recording and the latest title in a series so now I am caught up with the series
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
Skeleton Man by Tony Hillerman - this was a sound recording

I was afraid that I was going to be cutting my goal close and not getting it finished until October but I finished in August and now I am surpassing it.

Total of 4 in September. Updating personal ticker.

September was a more successful month for me than I was expecting: I managed 3 ROOTs and have met my target for the year!

Being in this group has really helped me, even if I haven't been a very sociable member. Thank you @cyderry for organising us and I'm sorry to hear about your health woes. I hope you're continuing to make a good recovery.

I'd like to concentrate on some new acquisitions now I've met my goal, but I'm sure I'll manage a few more ROOTs too and help bump up the group total. I also plan to visit some threads - finally - and see what everyone else is reading!

ETA: I've updated my personal ticker only.

>158 Rebeki:

@cyderry I have just realised that although I haven't been updating the group tickers with the ROOTs I've finished in October so far, I have been updating my own. I only read the one book in September, and at that point my year-to-date total was 41. My ticker is currently reading 44 as I have finished 3 in October already. Just thought I'd better clarify that to avoid any confusion when you're doing the figures. I will add the 3 October ROOTs to the group tickers once the October thread is up and running.

>159 connie53: Thank you!

>158 Rebeki: way to go, nice job!!

Don't stop, you can get a few extra ROOTs under your belt between now and December 31st...

OCTOBER THREAD IS UP.

>158 Rebeki: Well done, Rebeki

>162 fuzzi:, >164 Robertgreaves: Thank you, both!
And not to worry - I plan to include some ROOTs in the next three months' reading too :)

>119 cyderry: Delighted to hear of your progress Cheli.
Sorry I am late updating but I completed 2 more roots in September taking me to 47/48.

I just today updated my ticker to reflect September's totals. At the end of September I was sitting at 78. Sorry to be so delinquent but we have just had so much illness. :-(