John’s Comments (group member since Jan 23, 2018)

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

Water
10/1
Link: Shadowshaper review

First book and review down :) Updating now!

Yes it does!

I am excited for this to start just so I can finish all my books!!!

- Someone remind me to enjoy it and not get caught up in the challenge

Just a reminder that you can start reading even now! What matters is when you finish a book. This is the only month that you have the opportunity to "get a headstart" so to speak.

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Cynthia wrote: "I'm so excited for October. I ended up putting my TBR in a spreadsheet and I already have 20 books lined up. I hope I get through at least half of them haha."

Are you including the monthly EHRTBM group reads? We get bonus points for them! :)

So excited! Just a couple of days away. So, I have a handful of books started and not finished so I can start October with a running start. Looking forward to this!

The_impassioned_reader wrote: "Hey. I'm new to this challenge. I would just like to know if there would be a specific book to be read or is it my choice? And also where should I update the books I have read for it to be counted?"

You are free to read anything you want! There are some additional rules to guide how many points you can receive for what you read however. E.G. current EHRTBM group reads get a +.5 point credit.

In the past, you could post your completed reads after you finish each book. Also we have typically picked a post to collect the totals of the books we read each month to help us record and gather the information easier.

December

Group Reads

1) The Apostle 12/1 351 pages w/review 2.5 points
2) The Last Patriot 12/2 351 pages w/review 2.5 points
3) Foreign Influence 12/3 373 pages w/review 2.5 points
4) Full Black 12/4 400 pages w/review 2.5 points
5) Black List 12/4 371 pages w/review 2.5 points
6) By Order of the President 12/6 544 pages w/review 3.5 points
7) The Hunters 12/7 515 pages w/review 3.5 points
8) Free Fall: A Prelude to Hidden Order 12/8 20 pages w/review 1 point
9) Hidden Order 12/9 377 pages 2.5 points
10) The Shooters 12/10 422 pages w/review 2.5 points
11) All Necessary Force 12/14
12) Red Rabbit 12/12 640 pages
13) Enemy of Mine 12/17389 pages
14) You Can Negotiate Anything 12/9 223 pages
15) The Last Man 12/18 448 pages
16) Code of Conduct 12/16 360 pages
17) Executive Orders 12/22 1273 pages
18) United States of Socialism: Who's Behind It. Why It's Evil. How to Stop It. 12/26 304 pages
19) You Can Keep That to Yourself: A Comprehensive List of What Not to Say to Black People, for Well-Intentioned People of Pallor 12/24
20 ) A ​Sky Beyond the Storm 12/25 516 pages
21) The Dragon Warrior 12/28 288 pages
22) Foreign Agent 12/28 352 pages
23) Use of Force 12/29 360 pages
24) Spymaster 12/31 337 pages

Estimated Total 25.5 Points

November
Group Reads: The Old Man and the Sea, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, All the Light We Cannot See

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1) The Sentinel 353 pages 11/1 w/review 2.5
2) The Closer: Young Readers Edition 336 pages 11/2 w/review 2.5 points
3) The Grimoire of the Lamb 64 pages 11/2 1.5 points
4) Déjà Dead 532 pages 11/3 w/review 3.5 points
5) New Moon 563 pages 11/4 w/review 3.5 points
6) The Book of Lost Things 339 pages 11/5 w/review 2.5 points
7) Night 115 pages 11/6 w/review 1.5 points
8) Kill the Farm Boy 384 pages, 11/7, w/review 2.5 points
9) Exit Fee 160 pages 11/7 w/review 1.5 points
10) The Dig 104 pages 11/8 w/review 1.5
11) Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood 124 pages 11/9 w/review 1.5 points
12) Doctor Who and the Daemons 176 pages 11/9 w/review 1.5 points
13) Apex 304 pages 11/10 w/review 2.5 points
14) No Country for Old Gnomes 352 pages 11/11 w/review 2.5 points
15) All the Light We Cannot See 531 pages 11/12 w/review 4 points
16) His & Hers 304 pages 11/12 w/review 2.5 points
17) The Old Man and the Sea 96 pages 11/13 w/review 2 points
18) The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You 256 pages 11/14 w/review 2.5 points
19) Poison Princess 11/15 369 pages w/review 2.5 points
20) Dead of Winter 11/15 320 pages w/review 2.5 points
21) Endless Knight 11/16 320 pages w/review 2.5 points
22) I Let You Go 11/18 371 pages w/review 2.5 points
23) Death du Jour 11/21 451 pages w/review 2.5 points
24) A New Dawn 371 pages 11/19 w/review 2.5 points
25) Heir to the Jedi 291 pages 11/19 w/review 2.5 points
26) The Original 4 audio 11/20 w/review 1.5 points
27) The Princess Beard 11/21 384 pages w/review 2.5 points
28) Divine Direction: 7 Decisions That Will Change Your Life 11/22 208 pages w/review 1.5 points
29) You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity 11/23 191 pages 1.5 points
30) Ready Player Two 11/19 370 pages w/review 2.5 points
31) The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life 304 pages 11/22 w/review 2.5 points
32) Mistletoe in Paradise audio only 11/24 w/review 1.5 points
33) Herbie 11/24 audio only 1 point
34) Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football 11/24 338 pages 2 points
35) Thicker Than Water 11/26 audio only 1 point
36) Takedown 11/27 402 pages 2 points
37) The First Commandment 404 pages 11/28 2 points
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Estimated Total 81

October
Group Reads: The Goldfinch, Dracula, Coraline, The Haunting of Hill House

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1) Shadowshaper 297 pages 10/1 w/review 2.5 points
2) Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership 320 pages 10/1 w/review 2.5 points
3) Side Jobs 412 pages 10/1 w/review 2.5 points
4) Cold Days 512 pages 10/2 w/review 3.5 points
5) Selling in Tough Times: Secrets to Selling When No One Is Buying 272 pages 10/2 w/review 2.5 points
6) Coraline 162 pages 10/2 w/review 2 points
7) Summon the Keeper 331 pages 10/3 w/review 2.5
8) Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples 333 pages 10/3 w/review 2.5 points
9) Peace Talks 340 pages 10/4 w/review 2.5 points
10) Enemies of the Heart: Breaking Free from the Four Emotions That Control You 224 pages 10/4 w/review 1/5 points
11) Battle Ground 432 pages 10/5 w/review 2.5 points
12) Doctor Aphra Audio ONLY 10/5 w/review 1.5 point
13) Dracula 488 pages 10/6 w/review 3 points
14) Sell to Anyone: America's Top Sales Experts on Becoming a Selling Superstar audio ONLY 10/6 w/review 1.5
15) Persepolis Rising 560 pages 10/7 w/review 3.5 points
16) Next Generation Leader: 5 Essentials for Those Who Will Shape the Future 176 pages 10/7 w/review 1.5 points
17) The Haunting of Hill House 182 pages 10/8 w/review 2 points
18) Fill Your Funnel: Selling with Social Media 105 pages 10/8 w/review 1.5 points
19) Skyhunter 384 pages 10/8 w/review 2.5 points
20) The Goldfinch 771 pages 10/11 w/review 5 points
21) A Dead Djinn in Cairo 43 pages 10/12 w/review 1.5
22) Be a People Person 156 pages 10/12 w/review 1.5 points
23) Tiamat's Wrath 534 pages 10/14 w/review 3.5 points
24) The Oath 656 pages 10/16 w/review 3.5 points
25) Malice 672 pages 10/16 w/review 3.5
26) The Eyes of the Dragon 427 pages 10/18 w/review 2.5 points
27) The Visitation 608 pages 10/18 w/review 3.5 points
28) Left Behind 342 pages 10/19 w/review 2.5 points
29) Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit 121 pages 10/20 1.5 points
30) Fear Gone Wild: A Story of Mental Illness, Suicide, and Hope Through Loss 256 pages 10/20 w/review 2.5 points
31) Hunter 374 pages 10/21 w/review 2.5 points
32) NOS4A2 692 pages 10/21 w/review 3.5
33) Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara 128 pages 10/21 w/review 1.5
34) This Present Darkness 376 pages 10/22 w/review 2.5
35) Radicalized 304 pages 10/22 w/review 2.5 points
36) The Deal of a Lifetime 65 pages 10/22 w/review 1.5 points
37) The Fullness of Time 77 pages 10/28 w/review 1.5 points
38) Piercing the Darkness 448 pages 10/28 w/review 2.5 points
39) Bones on Ice 104 pages 10/28 w/review 1.5 points
40) The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner 178 pages 10/28 w/review 1.5 points
41) The Favorite 58 pages 10/28 w/review 1.5 points
42) Strange Weather 432 pages 10/28 w/review 2.5 points
43) Elixir 74 pages 10/28 w/review 1.5 points
44) The Good Luck Sister 147 pages 10/28 w/review 1.5 points
45) A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball 352 pages 10/28 w/review 2.5
46) Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White 256 pages 10/29 w/review 2.5
47) Elite 368 pages 10/29 w/review 2.5
48) LOVE As a Management Practice: The Motivating Power of Love at Work 68 pages 10/30 w/review 1.5 points
49) One Snowy Night 168 pages 10/30 w/review 1.5 points
50) A Very Mummy Holiday 81 pages 10/30 w/review 1.5 points
51) Love, Creekwood 128 pages 10/30 1.5 points w/review
52) Twilight 501 pages 10/31 w/review 3.5 points
53) Diamond Fire 160 pages 10/31 w/review 1.5 points
54) McGlue 118 pages 10/31 w/reivew 1.5 points
55) And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer 97 pages 10/31 w/review 1.5
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Estimated Total Points 124.5

Water Bender here! Just a heads up that it can be helpful to grab 3 spots together to track your monthly reading.

I'm John from Southern Cal in the US. Love books and can be found listening to audiobooks all day long. Don't really have a favorite genre but since Harry Potter and the Dresden Files are 2 of my favorite series I guess you can say I really like Urban Fantasy. Also a past Hufflepuff.

Alright, alright, alright, stop twisting my arm already. I know I said I wasn't going to compete this year but ok, ok, ok,.....

JK (not JKR) I am in for

Water!

Welcome everyone!

Now don't just stand there looking foolish! You just stepped into a battle Grab a blade and a shield, and form up. That dragon isn't going to fly away on its own. Bowman, on my command...

Happy Reading!

Welcome to EHRTBM! These books are amazing. Lean in, take a deep breath, and absorb the wonder that is literature. Light a candle, grab a drink, and plan to stay awhile.

Welcome to EHRTBM!

Jump right in and join us. The water is great. We swim with the shelves and dive into the deep end of their stories.

Welcome all!!

It's a lockdown. Stay inside and away from people. Sounds like a bookreaders perfect scenario!

While the global scenario is not uplifting, you can enjoy the comforts of a good book. May your pages be quick, your stories long and your adventures bountiful.

Finished it yesterday. I had to go to spark notes to understand part of it. Any underlying themes I need to be conscious of?

Jerome wrote: "I was definitely thrown at first when Cora escapes Georgia and anachronistically ends up in fictional Edenton, SC at a 12-story skyscraper and riding a passenger elevator. At first, I was disappoin..."

Good points. It makes the story real but also disheartening that Cora can't catch a break.

Welcome to EHRTBM! Read, comment, reply, sleep. Repeat.