Marina’s Comments (group member since Jul 16, 2020)

Marina’s comments from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.

message 57 updated... hoping to finish one more 2 point book before the year ends

message 57 updated. I have been busy reading but had not had time to update my points til now. still hope to finish some more books before the end of the month.

message 56 updated. I met the challenge and surpassed it thanks to some easy point getters.

message 56 updated

message 56 updated

Message 56 updated

message 55 updated

Message 55 updated

Message 55 updated

December

1. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, 12/1, 217 pages, 1 point
2. Fruit of the Drunken Tree, 12/5, 304 pages, 2 points
3. The Horse and His Boy, 12/7, 224 pages, 1 point
4. The Magician’s Nephew, 12/9, 221 pages, 1 point
5. The Christmas Tree Farm, 12/13, 369 pages, 2 points
6. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Vol. 2, 12/14, 235pages, 1 point
7. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, 12/'14, 406 pages, 2 points
8. Duke, Actually, 12/15, 400 pages, 2 points
9. The Girl Who Saved Christmas, 12/18, 336 pages, 2 points
10. Father Christmas and Me, 12/22. 305 pages, 2 points
11. A Princess for Christmas, 12/26, 400 pages, 2 points


Easy Point-Getters
1. A Piece of Cake, 12/18, 40 pages, 1 point

Total Points: 19

November

1. The Halloween Tree 11/2, 145 pages, 1 point
2. The Wife Upstairs 11/4, 414 pages, 2 points
3. A Short Walk Through a Wide World 11/6, 400 pages, 2 points
4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 11/8, 206 pages, 1 point
5. The Pumpkin Spice Café 11/12, 286 pages, 2points
6. Prince Caspian, 11/16, 240 pages, 1 point
7. The Black Bird Oracle 11/17, 444 pages, 2 points
8. The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, 385 pages, 2 points
9. My Name Is Lucy Barton, 11/23, 181 pages, 1 point
10. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 11/25, 248 pages, 1 point
11. The Silver Chair, 11/28, 243 pages, 1 point
12. Anything Is Possible, 11/30, 254 pages, 2 points

Easy point getters: 6 /10
1. Miss MacDonald Has a Farm, 11/27, 32 pages, 1 point
2. I Am La Chiva!: The Colorful Bus of the Andes, 11/30, 40 pages, 1 point
3. Adela's Mariachi Band, 11/30, 32 pages, 1 point
4. Home in a Lunchbox, 11/30, 40 pages, 0.5 point
5. Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez, 11/30, 40 pages, 1 point
6. Churro Stand, 11/30, 32 pages, 1 point

Total Points: 23.5

October

1. The Coworker 10/9, 362 pages, 2 points
2. Never Lie 10/13, 286 pages, 2 points
3. Margo's Got Money Troubles 10/18, 304 pages, 2 points
4. Time's Convert, 10/28, 448 pages, 2 points
5. The Inmate, 10/31, 388 pages, 2 points

Total Points: 10

Hi, I asked to join the group on the other thread but I didn't see my name. Can I still be part of the team? Ruby is my birthstone.

I’ll join Team Ruby!

Just updated with my final points for the month, 16. Not as much as the previous months of the challenge but I met my goal for the year of 75 books!

Happy New Year Everyone! It was great reading with you all this year.

updated message 22.

Updated message 21. Actually finished the 3 point book with plenty of time to spare!

Updated message 21. Working on a 3 point book that I hope to finish this month.

Lisa wrote: "I love Miss Marple and just finished it. I want to read the entire series. Christie had me in circle figuring out whodunit and I suspected someone else for a good while. I loved the choice of narra..."

I am about half way done and suspect someone right now. I am interested to see how it plays out.

Elizabeth wrote: "So I literally was reading Murder at the Vicarage already when it was nominated, so I'm not going to reread it. It's fresh in my mind still, so I'm excited to discuss it! It's my second ever Agatha..."

This is my second Agatha Christie and first Miss Marple book too!