Joanna’s Comments (group member since Jul 13, 2018)

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

Finished today 11/19:

White Fang, by Jack London

First book of November for me. Anna Karenina has SLOWED ME DOWN!

Book finished: “Call of the Wild”, Jack London.

I second flowers for algernon

Book # 10:

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, by Gail Honeyman

10/27

Book #9 for me:

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

Book #8 for me:

We have always lived in the castle, Shirley Jackson

And I do recommend it! If you like dark, characterful stories and excellent writing. Short one too! And just in time for Halloween...mwahahaha!!

Book #7

The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini

10/14

Book #6

A Room of One’s Own,
Virginia Woolf.

10/11

I second The Count of Monte Cristo!

I second To Kill a Mockingbird!

I second Middlesex!

Book #5

Amsterdam, by Ian McEwan.

10/8

Book #4

Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

10/8

Book #3 for me!

The Outsiders

October 6th

“Stay Gold Ponyboy!”

Ok finished my second book.

The Perks of being a Wallflower”.

10/5

My first book finished:

The International Bank of Bob, by Bob Harris.

October 4th. Hope that’s all the info needed!

Thanks!!!!

Yay! So excited to read this after a brief history of time!!! Feel like I’ve already read it having seen the movies. But fairly sure I haven’t. Was the same with Rebecca, loved that too. Am ready to love this!!!

A little eager.

Stephanie, I believe my brain was blown by every chapter at some point! 😏. The brain blowing was followed by brief moments of “eureka! I get this bit, I’m so smart!!”, “wait no...what now?”, reread...”ok maybe it’s not essential to the rest of this chapter if I don’t get this bit”...move on.

I was excited to finish it, I conclude that the universe is incredible...and Stephen Hawkin was a whole evolutionary stage (or two) beyond me.

Anyone else enjoy the short bios of Einstein, etc. at the end? It was like the cheese at the end of a long incomprehensible maze for me. Makes me want to read more bios about those guys.

And can someone explain to me AGAIN what exactly a singularity is? No wait, please don’t.

Actually more specific than a genre, though probably he’s a genre to himself, Sir Terry Pratchett. Can’t be beat, always uplifting, and always funny. My go to hero.