1707 books to read, 144 audiobooks to hear.

I've made a fresh resolution for this year. I am NOT going to count any book or audiobook that I buy this year for my ROOT totals. I will try to read at least 25 titles, which is laughable considering my backlog.

One request. When I was browsing through other groups and their posts I came across a slang word for very long books. I can't remember it. Would someone help?

BFB= Big Fat Books!

>1 Coach_of_Alva: That's the way that I do it, everything counted as a ROOT has to be acquired before the end of December the year before. Good luck with your ROOT goals.

Welcome back to the ROOTers, David.

>1 Coach_of_Alva: The other possible word you're thinking of is "chunkster".

Good luck with ROOTing in 2018!

Welcome back and good luck!

glad you're with us again!
I call those big fat books chunksters!

"Chunkster" is the word. Thank you.

Chunkster is right, I believe.

Thank you

Good

Back to chunksters or BFBs: how long do they have to be to qualify?

Some (like me) use 500 pages as a minimum. The BFB-challenge group uses 600 pages. (I'm a member there too)

Thanks

David, are you a member of the group yet? I don't see you in the list of members!

Welcome back, David and good luck with your 25! I always wonder if there's a Scottish connection with your user name?

I am as of three minutes ago. Thanks for waking me up.

No. It has to do with a college project on the Crusades.

Happy New Year, David.

Happy New Year, Connie

Happy reading in 2018, David!

Thank you. Same to you

Welcome back and happy reading!

Thank you. Good luck with your reading.

January 2018 ROOTS reading

01 Mildred Pierce author, James M. Cain
02 King James Version Audio Bible: The Book of Job reader, LeVar Burton
03 The Decameron author, Giovanni Boccaccio translator, John Florio
04 Marvel 1602 author, Neil Gaiman illustrator, Andy Kubert; colorist, Richard Isanove

I will set a goal of 50 books for this year.

I tried to wrestle with the Ticker Factory one more time and have decided to consign it to outer darkness. I just can't figure it out.

05 The Day of the Lie author, William Brodrick
06 Harley Quinn: Welcome to Metropolis author, Ken Kesel pencillers, Terry Dodson, Craig Rousseau, Brandon Badeuax
07 Sutton author, J. R. Moehringer reader, Dylan Baker

08 The Twelve Caesars author, Suetonius translator, Alexander Thomson reader,Charlton Griffin
09 Murder in Belleville author, Cara Black
10 The Darker Saints author, Brian Hodges

Good job, David.

11 The Terror author, Dan Simmons
12 Lovecraft Unbound editor, Ellen Datlow

13 Sworn to Silence author, Linda Castillo
14 The Sorcerer's Apprentice author, Hanns Heinz Ewers translator, Joe Bandel
15 The Wake author, Scott Snyder; artist, Sean Murphy
16 Alraune author, Hanns Heinz Ewers; translator, Joe Bandel

I broke my rules for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, for I bought it in 2018. What does whoever reads this think of it?

Thinks of you breaking your rules or about the book?

Breaking the rules - you make your own rules.
Description doesn't sound like something I want to read.

>33 Coach_of_Alva: Written by?

Me.

17 Wonder Woman. Vol. 3, Iron author, Brian Azzarello, artist, Cliff Chiang
18 Murder in the Sentier author, Cara Black
19 Murder in the Bastille author, Cara Black
20 Murder in Clichy author, Cara Black
21 Murder in Montmartre author, Cara Black

22 Zatanna (Zatanna (2010-2011) authors, Paul Dini and others
23 Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis author, Cara Black
24 Murder in the Rue de Paradis author, Cara Black

You have been reading lots of Cara black books!

I have read the ones I bought in a Kindle package from Amazon last year. I intend to buy the others this year and finish them next year. I do like to read all a detective series at once, if I can. Are you a fan of hers?

25 Murder in the Latin Quarter author, Cara Black
26 The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary translator, Robert Alter
27 Murder in the Palais Royal author, Cara Black
28 The Psalms: King James Version reader, Charlton Griffin
29 The Coroner's Lunch author, Colin Cotterill
30 Mystery on the Isle of Shoals: Closing the Case on the Smuttynose Ax Murders of 1873 author, J. Dennis Robinson
31 Moonshine. Vol. 1 writer, Brian Azzarello art & colors, Eduardo Risso

>40 Coach_of_Alva: Not yet. She is not a known writer in the Netherlands.

32 Thirty-Three Teeth author, Colin Cotterill
33 Harrow County Volume 1: Countless Haints author, Cullen Bunn artist Tyler Crook
34 Six and a Half Deadly Sins author, Colin Cotterill
35 Captured author, Neil Cross
36 Slow Curve on the Coquihalla author, R. E. Donald

37 In a Glass Darkly author, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu readers, Nicholas Boulton, David Horovitch, Jonathan Keeble, Daniel Philpott, Sean Barrett, Alison Pettitt
38 Moon Knight: From the Dead writer, Warren Ellis artists, Declan Shalvey, Jordie Bellaire
39 Hack/Slash: Resurrection #1-6 writer, Tina Howard artist, Celor
40 Batwoman (2017-) #1-6 writers, Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV artists, Steve Epting, Stephanie Hans, Renato Arlem
41 The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories editors, Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
42 Wytches Volume 1 writer, Scott Snyder artists, Jock, Matt Hollingsworth, Clem Robins
43 Lazarus. Volume One, Family writer, Greg Rucka artists, Michael Lark, Santi Arcas
44 Ice on the Grapevine author, R. E. Donald
45 The Likeness author, Tara French reader, Heather O'Neill

I see you have surpassed your goal of 25 books, David. Good job.

Thank you. I tried to reset it later for 50 and I think I can reach that. I did read a chunker, too. The Weird, 1152 pages, double columns in print.

46 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland author, Lewis Carroll reader, Scarlett Johansson
47 A Discovery of Witches author, Deborah Harkness reader, Jennifer Ikeda
48 Lights Out, Everybody author, Arch Oboler
49 Pure Voice Audio Bible - King James Version, KJV: (12) 1 Chronicles reader, John Rubinstein
50 Pure Voice Audio Bible - King James Version, KJV: (13) 2 Chronicles reader, John Rubinstein
51 The War of the Worlds author, H. G. Wells reader, Simon Vance
52 The Invisible Man author, H. G. Wells reader, Scott Brick
53 Pure Voice Audio Bible - King James Version, KJV: (14) Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther readers John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki, Samantha Eggar
54 Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie author, Harold Schechter reader, Steven Weber
55 Carmilla cast: Rose Leslie, Phoebe Fox, David Tennant
56 Pure Voice Audio Bible - King James Version, KJV: (17) Proverbs reader, Kristoffer Tabori