Amethyst Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 I’m going to do this again this year. I enjoyed seeing everyone’s last year. If you do Goodreads, what was your Least Shelved Book of the year? Mine was David Guterson’s The Final Case. David Guterson was one of the influences to help me decide to homeschool (or maybe he convinced me to stick it out that first year), so I have a soft spot in my heart for him. I’ve read several of his books. This one had good writing, but it didn’t quite come together for me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 I love this thread! My least shelved book was one that a friend of mine wrote. I expected to love it, but didn't so that was a bit awkward. 😛 I don't want to name it here in case my friend does a search and finds this post. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Alexandre Dumas' version of The Nutcracker. I really enjoyed it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 I don't use Goodreads, so I have a question. How can you determine whether a book has been shelved? One of the books I (re)read this year was A Hotel Is a Place ... by Shelley Berman. I suspect that it might not often be shelved. ETA: Ah, I found the information under Statistics. It's been shelved 14 times. Regards, Kareni 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry, which I suspect is not least shelved among the hive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Kareni said: I don't use Goodreads, so I have a question. How can you determine whether a book has been shelved? One of the books I (re)read this year was A Hotel Is a Place ... by Shelley Berman. I suspect that it might not often be shelved. ETA: Ah, I found the information under Statistics. It's been shelved 14 times. Regards, Kareni Wow. 14 times. That might be a record. Did you enjoy it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Oh bummer, I never put in dates, just mark books as read once I finish them so no dates show up and then no books show as shelved this year. I usually read a book in one day so just never bothered with putting in dates or that it was in progress. Now I’ve realized there’s no way to separate books out by each year that way. (This was my first year using goodreads) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 The Accounting Game by Darrell Mullis and Judith Orloff I'm learning bookkeeping. 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberries Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Esports and the New Gaming Culture by Bradley Steffens. It's a YA nonfiction that was shelved by 7 other people, one of whom was DD. 😄 We checked it out when DS joined his college esports team. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kidlets4me Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 I can't figure out where to find the least shelved book on Goodreads. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 This was a fun thread last year. Thank you for bringing it back. Mine was Two Sherpas. Shelved 1,189 times. It's an interesting little book (at 200 pages was oddly not my shortest book). The entire book takes place over about a 15 minute period in the minds of...two sherpas. The British climber they were accompanying has fallen onto a ledge but that's not the point of the book. Instead we learn about the lives of the two very different men, one young one older (though it seems not old). 14 hours ago, Junie said: Alexandre Dumas' version of The Nutcracker. I really enjoyed it! I had no idea this exists. 12 hours ago, Kareni said: One of the books I (re)read this year was A Hotel Is a Place ... by Shelley Berman. I suspect that it might not often be shelved. ETA: Ah, I found the information under Statistics. It's been shelved 14 times. Wow, this looks like a difficult book to find yet all the reviews I see say it's hilarious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) A Fire at the Exhibition (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery #10) by T.E. Kinsey. Oddly enough, this book also shows up in my stats at the highest rated among readers. (I guess out of the books on my shelf) ETA: the above was my LAST, not my least lol. My LEAST shelved book was Dead Hot by MK Coker. 334 people shelved it. Edited December 24, 2023 by mmasc Can’t read without reading glasses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Hilltopmom said: Oh bummer, I never put in dates, just mark books as read once I finish them so no dates show up and then no books show as shelved this year. I never put a date in. Once I’m finished, I mark the “I’ve finished this book” box. Date is entered automatically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 6 hours ago, 4kidlets4me said: I can't figure out where to find the least shelved book on Goodreads. Go to your Profile. Then half way down the page there is a small box that says 2023 Year in Books. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 6 hours ago, 4kidlets4me said: I can't figure out where to find the least shelved book on Goodreads. @Amethyst gave you one answer. Here's another. Bring up the book of interest. So, for the book I mentioned above: A Hotel Is a Place ... by Shelley Berman. Then, click on Book details and editions. Scrolling down, you'll see Book Statistics; the information is included there. It seems that you do have to sign into Goodreads to see that information. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 10 hours ago, Amethyst said: Wow. 14 times. That might be a record. Did you enjoy it? 6 hours ago, Lady Florida. said: Wow, this looks like a difficult book to find yet all the reviews I see say it's hilarious. Regarding A Hotel Is a Place ... by Shelley Berman: Yes, I did enjoy rereading the book as I grew up in hotels. My father was a hotel manager, and this is a book he would give disgruntled guests. I've owned a copy for many years and decided to make it the focus of a bookmark for my sister. It's a Christmas gift, and I'm looking forward to learning her reaction. I'll attach a picture for you. Front (a bookmark for The Martian is along for the ride): and back: Regards, Kareni 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 15 hours ago, Amethyst said: Wow. 14 times. That might be a record. Did you enjoy it? I have one this year that no other people shelved! A zero!!! It was Skipping Village: A Town of not so Very Long Ago by Lois Lenski. It just hit public domain this year, so I read it online for free, but it was a very rare/htf book previously. Lenski was a prolific author, but this was one of her first books. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 12:28 PM, Junie said: Alexandre Dumas' version of The Nutcracker. I really enjoyed it! That sounds interesting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 I never update my GoodReads so I wont be able to work it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kidlets4me Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Thanks for the help! My least shelved book is Hi Five by Joe Ide it was shelved 8,092 times! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 18 hours ago, Amethyst said: I never put a date in. Once I’m finished, I mark the “I’ve finished this book” box. Date is entered automatically. But do you enter it when you start reading it? That puts a date in. I don’t enter a book name until I’m done and then I click “mark as read”. My way doesn’t record a date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eilonwy Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) My least shelved book is The Two-headed Whale by Sandy Winterbottom (shelved 134 times). It was a follow up to Moby Dick, and showed how much more destructive whaling in the Antarctic became in the 20th century as technology improved. I thought it was really interesting, but there were a lot of different threads to follow, which sometimes made it jumpy. Edited December 24, 2023 by Eilonwy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 2 hours ago, 4kidlets4me said: Thanks for the help! My least shelved book is Hi Five by Joe Ide it was shelved 8,092 times! Funny, I've been slowly working through that series and this is the next in line for me. Won't make it this year, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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