Kaseadillla’s Comments (group member since May 04, 2016)

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

Welcome, Julia, Candice, Geni, Jenny, Jessie, Juan, and Peter!!! So many new faces, this is great!

We got slightly off somewhere...

Total Group Pages = 449,576

Ivette wrote: "Thanks !! Which books were picked for January?"

Hi Ivette - they should show up on the homepage, unless you're on the app.

We selected:
Murder on the Orient Express
Never Let Me Go
The Book Thief

Welcome, Susan, Caroline, Horsenbuggy, Linda, and Tawnee!!!

Welcome, Boris, Ivette, Rose, and Juanvi!!

Daniela wrote: "Obviously Harry Potter, but The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales was a favorite of both me and my sister..."

I LOVED this book growing up.

lethe wrote: "Tina wrote: "Agreed with that last statemen..."
Tina wrote: "... there are plenty of Indian authors who re..."

Yes, thanks, Iethe. Just to clarify, the National Literature we end up choosing will be a theme for both BOTM categories so we would choose a book published before 1970 and a book published 1970 and after, both from the same nation.
Tina, ever single author you mentioned I hadn't heard of - makes me confident that this could be a great theme for the group!! Looking up all your recommendations now...

Welcome, Keith, Hannah, Kristine, Raviteja, and Liz!!

Yikes I was unclear. Yea please second, and second the nationality you wish to focus on. I wanted people to add books so others had a feel for what would be in the running if a certain nationality was chosen so as to better decide which you second.
My fault, wasn't clear. Editing first post.

Marcos wrote: "I mean, could be a discussion / seconding for the same period, then a poll with the four most seconded."

Okay let's do it. Will have discussion open between now and year-end and then the polls running at the same time as BOTM selection polls.

Please see discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hello all!

We've been discussing in the group's Suggestion Box and we're thinking of starting some themed months! Given the international membership of the group, as well as the tendency to focus on books in English, we would like to have one of the first themes be focused on National Literature outside of American or English.

Please nominate and/or second a nation or language or both that you would like to focus on. It would be helpful to include some books from the nationality you suggest in order for others to get an idea of options. I'll start off with some suggestions below:

Russian Literature and some potential BOTM examples...
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

French Literature and some potential BOTM examples...
ex. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
The Stranger by Albert Camus

Japanese Literature and some potential BOTM examples...
ex. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

Just to clarify, we are NOT seconding books at this time, only seconding National Literatures. Books are provided as a sample of nominations if/when one of the nationalities is selected as our BOTM category. Thanks!

As for the Hogwarts challenge, definitely want to do it again, but thinking maybe we change a few things...
Like the idea of having it focus on bookclub reads. Maybe we could have book club reads worth more than outside books? Say 5 points for bookclub reads and 1 for everything else? Though honestly I'm already behind enough on tallying this thing that would only make it harder.
I'm also thinking we run a different challenge starting in January and then do the Hogwarts one every fall as a "back-to-school"-esque challenge. Would people be bummed out, though, if we did it that way?

Also, ALWAYS up for more ideas for group challenges.

Marcos wrote: "Rethinking: i. You didn't mention the period for writing more options, nor for voting. I'd make a more precise suggestion if I knew that. :-)i..."

was thinking between now and year end, so polls open for two weeks.

OKay all here's what I'm thining...

February BOTMs will have the theme of Non-Fiction.
Sounds like most here agree that they would enjoy that AND easy to verify nominations via Goodreads.

I plan on opening up a poll for International literature categories.
Based on above it sounds like this would be the best way to execute - put up the nationality/language etc. up for vote, and then books within that up to vote after nominations.
On polls, I have the ability to allow for write-in answers. So, to start the poll I'll put up a few categories (see below) and members will have the ability to write-in additional ones. There's also a discussion option on the poll so we can discuss there if everyone.
Make sense?
To be included in initial poll:
1. Russian Literature
2. French Literature
3. Spanish Literature
4. German Literature
and then write-ins allowed.

let me know if you think there are any additional national literature categories you want to include up front. PLan on sending out tomorrow.

Welcome, Debbie, Verona, and Mariella!! Thrilled to have you.

Welcome, Angie-Leonie, Sue, and Satrina!!

Welcome, Matt, TIna Kristy, Mandy, Yuninda, Marie, Renee, Julia, Antonella, Alycia, and Michelle!

Michelle - Boston is the BEST you will love it here. Are you going to med school here?

Kerri wrote: "Gaye-lynn wrote: "the app. should I go to my desktop browser?"The browser is a lot simpler, but you can find it on the app too, it just takes some digging.
The easiest way to find the upcoming bo..."

Also the way to go, thanks Kerri!

Gaye-lynn wrote: "the app. should I go to my desktop browser?"
Marcos wrote: "Just go to goodreads.com Then, Community / Groups Or go directly here https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/..."

Thanks, Marcos! Yes the only way to see the homepage for the group is on desktop.

If you want access to the group's bookshelf from the app, you can always find the "General Questions / FAQ" discussion - in that discussion I provide a hyperlink to the bookshelf which you can select and access the bookshelf from the app.
Hope that helps!

Welcome, Sojan!