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This is Connie's "To Be Read" List (2021) for the 50 Books Read in 2021. This list will be added to as Connie sets up the thread.

Whatever books are not completed on the list can be carried over to the 2022 Personal Reading List thread.

Sample Format Choices:

Sample Format for initial set up before completing books:

�1. The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations Hardcover � May 22, 2018 by John McCain

by John McCain

2. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

by Rick Atkinson

3. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

by Mark Kurlansky

Note: See the sample checkmark in number one that would show that I completed that book.

And if you like to see the strikethrough example that the book has been completed - see number 2.

On the Personal Reading Lists - you have a choice of either using checkmarks or strikethroughs.

For comprehensive assistance - we always have the "how to" thread.

See link: /topic/show/...

You can always check Bentley's Thread for the Personal Reading List Thread.

See Bentley's Sample Thread for the Personal Reading List Thread.

Link:

/topic/show/...

Basic Information to help you get started:



For 2021, we are going to set up for all participants two threads - the first will be each participant's Personal Reading List thread where they can create lists of books that they want to read for the 50 Books Read challenge.

And as they read them - they can check them off or do a strikethrough.

It is your working thread.

You can check off each book as you read it by adding & # 10003 ; (with no spaces in between) right before the title of the book with additionally no spaces after the semicolon and before the title of the book.

If you would like to bold the title of the book and author - and number them - in addition to adding a checkmark - you would then add & # 10003 ;(with no spaces) and then < b >1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson< /b > with no spaces. You can easily preview what you have done to see if your code works.

�1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

or without a number

�The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

You can also do strikethroughs if you like - that is the same as bolding but using an s instead of b.

For example: < s > The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / s>
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title or after the name of the author.

It would look like this:

The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

If you want it bolded as well:

< s >< b >The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / b >< / s >
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title or after the name of the author.

It would end up looking like this:

The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

The second thread is just like it has always been.

If you want to also number the books as well as bold them using a strike through:

< s > < b >1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson < / b > < / s>
You would use this code without the spaces within the brackets or in front of the book title number or after the name of the author.

It would end up looking like this:

1. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

The second thread is the formatted reading thread for 50 Books that we always have done and includes your reviews using the designated format.

You must sign up for 50 Books Read in 2020 to get both threads - the Personal Reading List thread just for you and your own 2020 Books Read in 2020 thread. You must use the format on the Books Read in 2020 thread. If you would like to participate - then please add your name here and I will set up both threads. Active participants in the 2020 50 Books Read in 2021 get their own two threads.

The format for the Personal Lists when setting them up is easy:

Just number or list and skip one line in between.
After skipping one line - just add the citation.

bookcover, the word by, the author's photo and then the author's link

Then skip another line before adding your next book. As you read and complete them - either use a strikethrough or a checkmark - that means that you have added your review according to the standard format on your review thread (same as every other year).

Check the how to thread for additional directions and assistance. We will always be there to assist.

And even if you do not finish all of the books on your list or many on your list - remember whatever books are not completed on the list can be carried over to the 2022 Personal Reading List thread. All you have to do is to do an edit, copy and then a paste on next year's thread. So the sky is the limit.

Have fun with your list thread - you are ready to go!

Hello Connie,

There are now two threads set up for you in the 50 Books Read in 2020.

The first is the normal 50 Books Read in 2020 thread which you are readily familiar with and you can just jump into that quickly.

And the second thread is your Personal Reading List/Tracker thread for the books that are on your to be read list for 2020. You can add to the list during the year, checkmark off the books that you have completed or you have a choice to do a strikethrough. You make a list for the books that you are planning to read for the year - order is not important - you can skip around. You can number them or not; you can checkmark them when done or you can do strikethroughs to show the ones that you have completed before adding the reviews to your normal 50 Books Read in 2020 thread.

I have provided the sample format with choices. You list the book with numbers or not - but you must skip one line after listing the title of book and the author and you then must add just the citation with bookcover, author's photo and author's link but the other choices are up to you. That helps the goodreads software create a linkable list of books and authors on the right hand white space of your tracker thread.

Your Personal Reading List - To Be Read thread is here:
/topic/show/...

Your new 50 Books Read in 2020 thread is here:
/topic/show/...

The Introduction Thread is here:
/topic/show/...

The 50 Books Read in 2020 - How To's Thread is here:
/topic/show/...

The thread with the special instructions and explanations for the 50 Books Read in 2020 Personal Reading Lists is here:
/topic/show/...

Hope you enjoy!
Bentley

Thanks, Bentley. I tend to do my planning 1-3 months in advance of reading since I enjoy various challenges and group reads. I've actually got more than a thousand books on my TBR. So I'll list the books I'm planning to read in the near future.

�Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

by Louise Penny

�Burning Bright by Ron Rash

by Ron Rash

� Eva Luna by Isabel Allende

by Isabel Allende

� Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro

by Alice Munro

� The Queen's Secret by Victoria Lamb

by Victoria Lamb

� David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

Connie, you will really enjoy Dickens� David Copperfield ... it’s semi-autobiographical! And Dickens himself is so delightful!
Regards,
Andrea
by Charles Dickens

Yes, Connie you have that right. This is not the complete "wish list" of everything you want to read at any time (although I guess you could do that too) - but just the books that you are planning to read or want to read for the challenge. You can go in any order, you can add or subtract, you can add new ones as you go along and change your mind. You can show which ones you are in the progress of reading, which ones you completed and need to review on the 50 Books Read in 2020 thread. It is a planning thread for you and it is nice to have conversations about the books on your lists with fellow members like Andrea just posted. Have fun.

Andrea wrote: "Connie, you will really enjoy Dickens� David Copperfield ... it’s semi-autobiographical! And Dickens himself is so delightful!
Regards,
Andrea
by[authorimage:Char..."

It's nice to have such a positive comment, Andrea! I haven't read Dickens since high school, and am looking forward to the experience.

Bentley wrote: "Yes, Connie you have that right. This is not the complete "wish list" of everything you want to read at any time (although I guess you could do that too) - but just the books that you are planning ..."

Thanks, Bentley.

You are welcome - I notice that you are using the links on the first line of your listing; skipping a line and then adding the citations as you are supposed to do. That is all fine by the way.

But you can also just type them normally and bold the title if you like or not and number them if you like or not. No extra need on the first line of adding the bookcover link and author's link but on that line that is ok if you want to do the extra. Everything else is A-OK.

Yes, it is fine to plan as you go along. And of course we are delighted to have you on the group reads and challenges or whatever. You can list those books too that you plan to read and every book counts in your 50 Books Read in 2020 challenge. So enjoy.

Enjoy Dickens!

I've got a stack of British books to read in May and June.

� The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie (no photo)

� The Stones of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston

by Lucy M. Boston

� Little Sister by Isabel Ashdown

by Isabel Ashdown

� Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

by Evelyn Waugh

� An English Murder by Louise Doughty

by Louise Doughty

� Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly

by Paula Daly

� A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

by Mark Haddon

� Arthur & George by Julian Barnes

by Julian Barnes

� Half Broken Things by Morag Joss

by Morag Joss

� The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. 1 by John Forster

by John Forster

� Books Do Furnish a Room by Anthony Powell

by Anthony Powell

� Temporary Kings by Anthony Powell

by Anthony Powell

� Hearing Secret Harmonies by Anthony Powell

by Anthony Powell

� The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama

by Gail Tsukiyama

I guess you do - you better get to it (smile)

Bentley wrote: "I guess you do - you better get to it (smile)"

LOL. I'm trying to read some lighter books in these crazy times.

� Underland by Robert Macfarlane

by Robert Macfarlane

� Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith

by Michael Farris Smith

� The Dwelling Place by Catherine Cookson

by Catherine Cookson

� The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick

by Elizabeth Chadwick

� The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry

by John M. Barry

Quite a few good ones.

Yes, I've been enjoying my spring and summer reading.

� In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar

by Hisham Matar

� A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

by Peter Mayle

� Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

by Wendell Berry

More adds - great - but you do not have to add the extra bit about the citations but extra is not bad. You have all of the standard parts which is great.

Wow, Connie, you’ll love Wendell Berry’s Hannah Coulter!
Regards,
Andrea

by Wendell Berry

Andrea wrote: "Wow, Connie, you’ll love Wendell Berry’s Hannah Coulter!
Regards,
Andrea

by Wendell Berry"

Wendell Berry is an American treasure, Andrea!

� Daisy Miller by Henry James

by
Henry James

� Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

by Azar Nafisi

� My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile by Isabel Allende

by Isabel Allende

� The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley

by Susanna Kearsley

Thank you, Connie for introducing me to the Allende book. I was not familiar with it, but now my TBR List is!
Regards,
Andrea

by Isabel Allende

Andrea wrote: "Thank you, Connie for introducing me to the Allende book. I was not familiar with it, but now my TBR List is!
Regards,
Andrea

[bookcover:My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile|1652..."

I hope you enjoy it, Andrea.

� The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton

by Edith Wharton

� There's a Mystery There: The Primal Vision of Maurice Sendak by Jonathan Cott

by Jonathan Cott (no photo)

Andrea wrote: "Aaaaawwwww, Connie, Edith Wharton’s Ghost Stories!!! You’re gonna love this book, promise.
Regards,
Andrea

The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton by [author:E..."

I'm already enjoying it. Wharton's writing is so elegant!

by Edith Wharton

Andrea, your citation needed editing. You can repost with the above. This is Connie's personal thread. Thank you.

� The Answer Is�: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek

by Alex Trebek

� The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor

by Flannery O'Connor

� The Lazy Tour Of Two Idle Apprentices by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

Making progress

� The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland

by Susan Vreeland

� A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

by Lorraine Hansberry

� Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

by Stephanie Wrobel

� Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth by Kate Greene

by Kate Greene (no photo)

� Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

by Charlotte McConaghy

� Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

by Anne Tyler

� Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

� Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

by Marie Benedict

� Time and Again by Jack Finney

by Jack Finney

� The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan

by Lian Dolan

The list is growing

�The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama

by Gail Tsukiyama

� The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton

by Chanel Cleeton

�American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

by Jeanine Cummins

�Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter

by Katherine Anne Porter

�Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong

by Charlotte Armstrong

�Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

by Ann Napolitano

Good job.

�Pew by Catherine Lacey

by Catherine Lacey

� The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

by Toni Morrison

�Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella

by Francesca Serritella

� Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

by Walter Mosley

� God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

by Toni Morrison

� Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep

by Casey Cep

� The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian

by Chris Bohjalian

� Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler

by Anne Tyler

� Miss Jane by Brad Watson

by Brad Watson

� The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry

by Wendell Berry

� Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

by Patrick Süskind

� The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers

by Susan Rivers

� Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje

by Michael Ondaatje

Hello Connie,

The Personal Reading Lists are carried over from year to year - so whatever you place on this thread is preserved from year to year. I have updated the thread and the topical headers for 2021. You will be using the same thread as your personal reading list so nothing is lost as we move towards the beginning of a new year.

This is also your list for 2021 and moving forward.

Thanks, Bentley.

You are most welcome.

� The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson

by A.N. Wilson

� Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel
Prior

by Hazel Prior

� A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

� The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman

by Viola Shipman

� Fools' Gold by Dolores Hitchens

by Dolores Hitchens

� A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert

by Gustave Flaubert

� Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

by Ann Cleeves

� Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon

by J. Jefferson Farjeon

� Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron

by Hallie Ephron

� Three to Kill by Jean-Patrick Manchette

by Jean-Patrick Manchette

� The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

by Alka Joshi

� Pictures from Italy by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

� Tracks by Louise Erdrich

by Louise Erdrich

� Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson

by Winifred Watson

� Selected Short Stories by William Faulkner

by William Faulkner

� The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate

by Lisa Wingate

� Afterlife by Julia Alvarez

by Afterlife

� The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

by Nan Shepherd

� The Coal Tattoo by Silas House

by Silas House

� A Gracious Plenty by Sheri Reynolds

by Sheri Reynolds

� A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and LifeGeorge Saunders

by George Saunders

� Nick by Michael Farris Smith

by Michael Farris Smith

� Bride of the Sea by Eman Quotah

by Eman Quotah

� Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

by Merlin Sheldrake

� A Place on Earth by Wendell Berry

by Wendell Berry