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lisagarrity
Posted 2023-07-23 12:28 PM (#27080)
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Hi Everyone,

I just noticed that Anathem has made it onto the Most Read list. Is there a way for us to tell what other books are getting close?

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Posted 2023-07-23 9:10 PM (#27081 - in reply to #27080)
Subject: RE: Most Read List



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The number of reads to get on the list is mostly arbitrary. We needed a number high enough to keep the list length manageable. To see what books are getting close to the 450 threshold we'd have to change the threshold to 400 which would leave us still wondering what's getting close to making the list

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Alendor
Posted 2023-08-03 3:38 PM (#27096 - in reply to #27080)
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I had been wondering the same thing. It might be a huge drain on the servers, but is it possible to see all the books in the database and sort it after how many have read the books?
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Ozz Exonar
Posted 2024-01-25 1:22 PM (#29286 - in reply to #27080)
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It looks like Arthur C Clarke's Fountains of Paradise just made the Most Read list too.
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Hneite
Posted 2024-03-21 6:17 AM (#29440 - in reply to #27080)
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and now AMONG OTHERS by Jo Walton has made the list
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Hneite
Posted 2024-07-23 7:53 AM (#30055 - in reply to #27080)
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The Martian by Andy Weir has made the list. 🙂
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lisagarrity
Posted 2024-07-23 11:12 PM (#30059 - in reply to #27080)
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We should start a betting pool. Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane is at 437 but on the other hand Salem's Lot by King is at 442. Anyone want to offer odds? : )
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Hneite
Posted 2024-07-24 3:35 AM (#30060 - in reply to #30059)
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Their statistics on Goodreads is very similar. So going by those, there would be no real competition. But who knows? There are only a few horror books on this list.
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lisagarrity
Posted 2024-07-25 6:08 PM (#30066 - in reply to #27080)
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Both Salem's Lot and The Ocean at the End of the Lane were skunked by Annhilation by Jeff VanderMeer, the newest addition to the most read list.
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Hneite
Posted 2024-11-15 4:34 AM (#30623 - in reply to #27080)
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And the last one now is Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
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