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.

Updated post 59 again.

I am enjoying this challenge so much! I was 6-7 books behind my reading goal for the year and now I am 3 books ahead of schedule and the challenge is just getting started!

Updated post 59

I second The Golden Compass

I second The Secret History and The Shadow of the Wind

Updated #59

Updated post 59

I second The Bluest Eye

I second Their Eyes Were Watching God and Life of Pi

Thanks Laura and Jenn. That is helpful.

December:

Let Me Tell You What I Mean 11/29-12/1 176 pages 1 point
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 12/1-12/11 315 pages 2 points
The Fifth Season 468 pages 12/4-12/20 2 points
The Secret History 559 pages 12/1-12/23 3.5 points
The Candy Dish 36 pages 12/26-12/26 0.5 points
Tomatoes for Neela 40 pages 12/26-12/26 0.5 points
Jane Eyre 532 pages 12/2-12/31 3.5 points
Around the World in Eighty Days 252 pages 12/22-12/31 2.5 points


Total December Points: 15.5

November:

One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories 10/19-11/4 288 pages 2 points
Between the World and Me 11/6-11/9 152 pages 1 point
The Scarlet Letter 11/6-11/17 279 pages 2.5 points
The Vanishing Half 11/6-11/18 343 points 2.5 points
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death 11/11-11/20 304 pages 2 points
I'm Just a Person 11/23 256 pages 2 points
Anxious People 11/20-11/27 346 pages 2 points
Wuthering Heights 11/24-11/28 2.5 points


Total November Points: 16.5

Completed October books:
The House on Mango Street 9/27-10/2 110 pages 1 point
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color 9/27- 10/8 272 pages 2 pages
Mexican Gothic 10/1-10/4 301 pages 2.5 points
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success 10/2 -10/6 264 pages 2 points
The Grownup 10/6/-10/6 64 pages 1 point
Matilda 10/11-10/11 240 pages 1 point
The Tales of Beedle the Bard 10/10-10/13 160 pages 1 point
The Happiest Man on Earth 10/14-10/15 212 pages 1 point
We Should All Be Feminists 10/16-10/16 64 pages 1 point
The House of the Spirits 10/7- 10/18 496 pages 2 points
Broken 10/9-10/18 285 pages 2 points
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 10/24-10/29 260 pages 2.5 points
Arsenic and Adobo 10/24-10/30 307 pages 2 points
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference 10/29-10/31 109 pages 1 point
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book Fairy 10/31-10/31 85 pages 1 point
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost 10/31-10/31 34 pages 0.5 points
It Fell from the Sky 10/31-10/31 48 pages 0.5 points
The Witches 10/31-10/31 201 pages 1 point


Total October points: 25 points

Thanks Laura!

I have a question about the points. I plan to listen to audiobooks to get through more books for the challenge and because I have as many TBR audiobooks as actual books.

How do I count points for audiobooks?

Cynthia wrote: "Marina wrote: "Since Autumn seems full is there room on Team Winter?"

Hi Marina, sorry I didn't respond to your message directly. All the teams are still open (and I believe will be for the durati..."

Thank you. I am new to the challenge and was not sure where to sign up.

Hi. I would like to be added to Winter House. This is my first time joining the challenge and I am very excited! I am a huge Harry Potter fan and I think this challenge will motivate me to meet my reading goal for the year.

Since Autumn seems full is there room on Team Winter?

Hi. I’d like to join team Autumn!