I'm almost 90% male authors right nowI currently have a longlist of 89 that I need to tier, cut and rank.
I'm disappointed that krista is bailing because I was curious whether she liked woman writers any more than woman singers. My list is almost a total sausagefest.![]()
My wife’s list is 60% women writers and she is concerned that few or none will be revealed in the group countdown. And I suspect she is correct, especially if there are only 9 lists submitted.I'm almost 90% male authors right nowI currently have a longlist of 89 that I need to tier, cut and rank.
I'm disappointed that krista is bailing because I was curious whether she liked woman writers any more than woman singers. My list is almost a total sausagefest.![]()
My wife’s list is 60% women writers and she is concerned that few or none will be revealed in the group countdown. And I suspect she is correct, especially if there are only 9 lists submitted.I'm almost 90% male authors right nowI currently have a longlist of 89 that I need to tier, cut and rank.
I'm disappointed that krista is bailing because I was curious whether she liked woman writers any more than woman singers. My list is almost a total sausagefest.![]()
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I currently have a longlist of 89 that I need to tier, cut and rank.
I'm disappointed that krista is bailing because I was curious whether she liked woman writers any more than woman singers. My list is almost a total sausagefest.![]()
I’ve got around 40% women writers.My wife’s list is 60% women writers and she is concerned that few or none will be revealed in the group countdown. And I suspect she is correct, especially if there are only 9 lists submitted.I'm almost 90% male authors right nowI currently have a longlist of 89 that I need to tier, cut and rank.
I'm disappointed that krista is bailing because I was curious whether she liked woman writers any more than woman singers. My list is almost a total sausagefest.![]()
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Not a big deal. I just hope a few more submit a list.My wife’s list is 60% women writers and she is concerned that few or none will be revealed in the group countdown. And I suspect she is correct, especially if there are only 9 lists submitted.I'm almost 90% male authors right nowI currently have a longlist of 89 that I need to tier, cut and rank.
I'm disappointed that krista is bailing because I was curious whether she liked woman writers any more than woman singers. My list is almost a total sausagefest.![]()
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With a small number of entries, everybody's top scorers will make the countdown
This is almost certainly true, and I'd be interested in hearing from @Scoresman if anyone's top TV show didn't make his countdown.With a small number of entries, everybody's top scorers will make the countdown
Please submit your list via message to me. I've found two ways that work so farI missed where we submit? A google doc or something else?
This is almost certainly true, and I'd be interested in hearing from @Scoresman if anyone's top TV show didn't make his countdown.With a small number of entries, everybody's top scorers will make the countdown
So far 7 lists in and I'll reveal a few findings (so far):
It's been a very interesting mix so far and I've added a number of books to my to-be-read queue.
- The current #1 book is ranked #1 by ... nobody. Nor is the current #2 book.
- One book appears on 6 of the 7 lists received to date
So get those lists in!
Do you plan to out those freaks at some point so we can mock them mercilessly?This is almost certainly true, and I'd be interested in hearing from @Scoresman if anyone's top TV show didn't make his countdown.With a small number of entries, everybody's top scorers will make the countdown
So far 7 lists in and I'll reveal a few findings (so far):
It's been a very interesting mix so far and I've added a number of books to my to-be-read queue.
- The current #1 book is ranked #1 by ... nobody. Nor is the current #2 book.
- One book appears on 6 of the 7 lists received to date
So get those lists in!
There are one or two lists where their #1 show did not make the list but these were due to them being fairly obscure shows. This with 50 lists received.
I thought everyone’s top ranked show that did not make the top 300 was posted as honorable mentions before he started the countdown?Do you plan to out those freaks at some point so we can mock them mercilessly?This is almost certainly true, and I'd be interested in hearing from @Scoresman if anyone's top TV show didn't make his countdown.With a small number of entries, everybody's top scorers will make the countdown
So far 7 lists in and I'll reveal a few findings (so far):
It's been a very interesting mix so far and I've added a number of books to my to-be-read queue.
- The current #1 book is ranked #1 by ... nobody. Nor is the current #2 book.
- One book appears on 6 of the 7 lists received to date
So get those lists in!
There are one or two lists where their #1 show did not make the list but these were due to them being fairly obscure shows. This with 50 lists received.
I thought everyone’s top ranked show that did not make the top 300 was posted as honorable mentions before he started the countdown?Do you plan to out those freaks at some point so we can mock them mercilessly?This is almost certainly true, and I'd be interested in hearing from @Scoresman if anyone's top TV show didn't make his countdown.With a small number of entries, everybody's top scorers will make the countdown
So far 7 lists in and I'll reveal a few findings (so far):
It's been a very interesting mix so far and I've added a number of books to my to-be-read queue.
- The current #1 book is ranked #1 by ... nobody. Nor is the current #2 book.
- One book appears on 6 of the 7 lists received to date
So get those lists in!
There are one or two lists where their #1 show did not make the list but these were due to them being fairly obscure shows. This with 50 lists received.
I have no clue what to expect of this countdown. Part of me worries it will be 90% sci-fi and fantasy because I don't care for those genres.
More discussion is always a good thing.Ok by you Kupcho?
5 outs
Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen - Hiaasen is hilarious and the social commentary always bites.
Caravans by James Michener - Got lost in this guy's historical novels. Caravans is great but not as great as others.
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy - I've read little Stephen King and there's none on my list. When asked why, my reply has always been because I can read McCarthy instead.
The End of the Affair - Graham Greene - His thrillers appealed to me more but this is somn else. Colin Firth has been praised for his effort on the audiobook.
Smiley's People - John le Carré - Smiley is le Carre's best character, but other stories hit me harder.
Alrigt this makes me feel better. McCarthy, Greene and le Carre all appear on my list.5 outs
Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen - Hiaasen is hilarious and the social commentary always bites.
Caravans by James Michener - Got lost in this guy's historical novels. Caravans is great but not as great as others.
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy - I've read little Stephen King and there's none on my list. When asked why, my reply has always been because I can read McCarthy instead.
The End of the Affair - Graham Greene - His thrillers appealed to me more but this is somn else. Colin Firth has been praised for his effort on the audiobook.
Smiley's People - John le Carré - Smiley is le Carre's best character, but other stories hit me harder.
You can submit a list with as few as 1 book or as many as 70.I guess it's evident why I am struggling with putting together a list. I don't read enough fiction!![]()
I read Skin Tight ages ago but
I don't read enough fiction!![]()
On second thought, can you hold off on announcing any more cuts until after the submission deadline?Two more cuts
On second thought, can you hold off on announcing any more cuts until after the submission deadline?Two more cuts
You may be influencing others in terms of what they include or exclude.
Thanks
NahOn second thought, can you hold off on announcing any more cuts until after the submission deadline?Two more cuts
You may be influencing others in terms of what they include or exclude.
Thanks
It's just one more Hiaasen, but understood. Want me to delete?
I started reading him because of this forum maybe 15 years ago. Maybe you were the one who recommended him. Anyways he's on my list once I figure out the title.I read Skin Tight ages ago but
You surprised me here. I kind of thought I'd be the only Hiaasen reader. The titles of his novels all jogged memories of what they were about, which jogged more memories of how he offs the bad guys. haha. In the early 90s I worked in a small mortgage office with two very good friends. We passed his novels back and forth like popcorn and discussed them laughing, so good memories for me.
Skin Tight is the plastic surgery story. See how that works?
I don't read enough fiction!![]()
There's not a single book on my list post 1999. Not sure exactly why I quit reading fiction, but something switched for me.
You’re a sucker for the big, bombastic tales—sweeping, testosterone-soaked epics where grizzled souls battle destiny or the elements, all wrapped in prose that could bench-press your ego. You love the brain-busters too—those dense, labyrinthine reads that make lesser mortals cry for a plot map, and you probably smugly savor every convoluted page.
You’ve got a punk streak—relishing sharp, anarchic humor that thumbs its nose at the world, the kind of laughs that come with a side of middle-finger. Yet, you bow to the dusty classics like a phoney literary pilgrim, clutching your leatherbounds while secretly loving dystopian doomscrolls that predict damnation.
You’re a wannabe sleuth—lapping up puzzles and shadowy games where everyone’s too cool to sweat, and you’ve got a hard-on for gritty war yarns and underdog sob stories that prove you’re not totally heartless. It’s a mashup of highbrow pretension and lowbrow chaos—cynical one minute, wistful the next. You’re the guy who’d rather pontificate about man’s folly than ask how someone’s day went.
But let’s poke the gaps—where’s the fluff, huh? No breezy rom-coms, no cozy mysteries by the fire, not a whiff of feel-good sap. You’re too busy brooding over doom and despair to crack a beach read. Lighten up, professor—your taste is so heavy it could sink a ship
I have no idea how she did it, but @Mrs.Marco was able to send her entire list to me in table format.I tried sending my list over in a message, but got error that message was too long. Tried breaking it up into two, but got same error. Any trick? Others have to break it up?
I may just send you a PM. I’ve got the whole thing in a Google Sheet already. So, maybe easier for me to share that with you.I have no idea how she did it, but @Mrs.Marco was able to send her entire list to me in table format.I tried sending my list over in a message, but got error that message was too long. Tried breaking it up into two, but got same error. Any trick? Others have to break it up?
If breaking it into 2 doesn't work, can you send it to me as text with the following format
BOOK TITLE by AUTHOR NAME
I can then find and replace " by " with a tab and then drop it into google sheets. Keep in mind, the spaces around "by" are important
Thanks
I'm away from my PC right now but I'll check it later today.I may just send you a PM. I’ve got the whole thing in a Google Sheet already. So, maybe easier for me to share that with you.I have no idea how she did it, but @Mrs.Marco was able to send her entire list to me in table format.I tried sending my list over in a message, but got error that message was too long. Tried breaking it up into two, but got same error. Any trick? Others have to break it up?
If breaking it into 2 doesn't work, can you send it to me as text with the following format
BOOK TITLE by AUTHOR NAME
I can then find and replace " by " with a tab and then drop it into google sheets. Keep in mind, the spaces around "by" are important
Thanks
I asked AI to tell me about myself
I asked AI to tell me about myself
Can we stop everybody working on this AI stuff, especially the stuff with snark? I'm not sure the people who understand what it needs to create AI are really in step with human beings. I never thought I'd be a doomer at seventeen, but everything I'm seeing is doom portending. It's bad.
Lolz
I keep checking to see a list/lists
yes. part of the problem is the few I tried didn't go so well.I'm suffering through coming to terms with the fact I'm not well-read enough, at least when it comes to the classics.
Lolz
I keep checking to see a list/lists
I guess I should change the thread title to add clarity.
I'm still accepting lists and should probably extend the deadline. I didn't expect @Scoresman to abandon his duty; I thought for sure his TV countdown would be wrapping up soon and I didn't want to step on his toes.
I think most of us will have some "junk" on our lists. I do have some chalky classics - but I have plenty of "peasant" novels as well.I'm suffering through coming to terms with the fact I'm not well-read enough, at least when it comes to the classics.
How many books do you want?Lolz
I keep checking to see a list/lists
I guess I should change the thread title to add clarity.
I'm still accepting lists and should probably extend the deadline. I didn't expect @Scoresman to abandon his duty; I thought for sure his TV countdown would be wrapping up soon and I didn't want to step on his toes.
70 - only fictionHow many books do you want?Lolz
I keep checking to see a list/lists
I guess I should change the thread title to add clarity.
I'm still accepting lists and should probably extend the deadline. I didn't expect @Scoresman to abandon his duty; I thought for sure his TV countdown would be wrapping up soon and I didn't want to step on his toes.