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from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.
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Carolyn wrote: " RavenclawI've read The Raven today (13 September) in preparation for next months BOTM. Will we be counting it ? My copy has only 6 pages ( 4 of which are the actual poem )"
count it!
Welcome, Tonya!!
Just finished and I'm split. There's so much hype that I feel this didn't live up to. I found myself thinking at the end, "that's it?" *sigh*I agree with April in that I think Holly's character is interesting and complicated mainly because Capote writes in a way that makes the reader inclined to sympathize when in reality she's taking advantage of everyone around her. I will always have issues with characters like Holly, or Holden from The Catcher in the Rye, because of the "woe is me" persona while they do absolutely nothing to contribute to society.
Also agree with Christine's comment - seems fitting that Wuthering Heights is Holly's favorite book. Another book full of characters that LITERALLY die from "woe is me" depression. I get technology and medicine of the day wasn't advanced, but it still boggles the mind how many people egotistically depressed themselves to death.
I'll have to rewatch the movie, I honestly forget most of it besides the scene where they steal masks, but I do remember "fred" and Holly getting together at the end somehow?
I do think there are some great lines by Capote that I appreciate. Some of them below. Other that that, so-so for me.
- "Maybe the older you grow the less easy it is to put thought into action., maybe that's why it gets all locked up in your head and becomes a burden. Whenever I read in the paper about an old man disgracing himself, I know it's because of this burden."
- "The average personality reshapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul - desirable or not, it is a natural thing that we should change. Here were two people that would never change because they'd been given their character too soon; which, like sudden riches, leads to a lack of proportion: the one had splurged herself into a top-heavy realist, the other hopeless romantic."
- "It's a bore, but the answer is good things only happen to you if you're good. Good? Honest is more what I mean. Not law-type honest, but unto-thyself-type honest. Be anything but a coward, a pretender, an emotional crook, a whore: I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious, just practical. Cancer may cool you, but the other's sure to."
September 12 - 178 pages
total group pages = 222,023
Kyra wrote: "A Tale of Two CitiesFantomina and Other Works September 11 Slytherin"
2 points for Slytherin!!
Bethany wrote: "Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft 9/10 Ravenclaw"
1 point for Ravenclaw!
Nicole wrote: "Holly and Ivy September 11, 2017 Hufflepuff"
1 point for Hufflepuff!
Amanda wrote: "The House on Foster Hill 10 September Ravenclaw"Amanda wrote: "Tell the Wolves I'm Home 9/11/17 Ravenclaw"
2 points for Ravenclaw!!
Lisa wrote: "The Warded Man 9/7/17 Slytherin"
Akshay wrote: "The Reader 10/9/17 Slytherin."
Joanna wrote: "The Highwayman Read September 10 Slytherin"
Ari wrote: "Cat Person, by Seo Kim Read August 13 For SLYTHERIN!"
4 points for Slytherin!!!!
Kevin wrote: "Hufflepuff 1. The Moonstone, September 6 2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, September 10"
Rowen wrote: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone September 10th Hufflepuff"
Cristin wrote: "The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy read 9/9/17. Go Hufflepuff!"
4 points for Hufflepuff!!!!
Sarah wrote: "The Grim Grotto September 10 GRYFFINDORRRRRRR"
Kaseadillla wrote: "The Scarlet Thread sept. 11 GO GO GRYFFINDORRRRR"
2 points for GRYFFINDORRRRRRRRRR
Steffi wrote: "Throne of Glass 9th September Gryffindor!"Sarah wrote: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 9/9/17 GRYFFINDOR!"
2 points for GRYFFINDORRRRRRRR
Mariana wrote: "SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance Sep 9 Hufflepuff"
Chelsea wrote: "The Bell Jar 9/9 Hufflepuff!"
2 points for Hufflepuff!
Bethany wrote: "The Refugees 9/9 A Conjuring of Light 9/9 Because I Am Furniture 9/8 Ravenclaw"
3 points for Ravenclaw!!!
Elena wrote: "The Upside of Unrequited September 8th SLYTHERIN!"
Akshay wrote: "Fangirl 10/09/17 Slytherin."
Sophia wrote: "The Bell Jar 9th September Slytherin!!!"
Abby wrote: "Fairy Tail, Vol. 1 (9/3)
Fairy Tail, Vol. 02 (9/3) Children of Eden (9/7) Lone Wolf (9/7) Lumberjanes, V..."
Sha wrote: "Slytherin Amy, Number Seven"
Ari wrote: "Have to check my list for others for tgose dates BUT! Put my down for Slytherin! The House of Velvet and Glass, by Katherine Howe Finished Sept. 7! FUN!!!"
10 points for Slytherin!!!!!!!!!!
Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for November 2017 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for the MODERN CLASSICS/POPULAR READS CATEGORY.As a reminder, books that qualify for this category must have a publication date 1970 and after. If the book you wish to nominate was published 1969 or prior, please make your suggestion on the Classics thread.
I'll start off by suggesting The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
Hi all - thank you for your comments/feedback!Sounds like we have more support for options 1 and 3. So I'm thinking a few things....
a) Let's do a trial run of option 1. I'll open a discussion thread similar to other BOTM suggestion threads and we'll start a formal "bookshelf re-read" category. We can try it for a few months and see how it goes... if it's not working, we can switch things up.
b) For those in favor of option 2... trust me I'm in the same boat in that I've missed a bunch of group reads I can't seem to catch up on. Maybe we do a freebie month as a one-off in the future? Or maybe pick one category to do it as opposed to both at the same time? Also sometimes the group ends up reading books I've already read so I consider that a freebie month but maybe others feel differently...
c) For buddy reads, still taking ideas. How can we make this more formal? Maybe people can comment on a common thread letting others know they're revisiting a book club book outside of the monthly reads and ask others to join. We can set up a formal schedule somehow if 2+ people are reading the same book?
d) Keeping this discussion open to continue to hear your thoughts/ideas/reactions to trying option 1. Continue to let me know what you guys think!!!
Brian wrote: "Divergent September 1 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe September 4 "5 points for Hufflepuff!!!!!
Carolyn wrote: "The War of the Worlds 8 September Ravenclaw"
Kristin B. wrote: "A Man Called Ove September 8th Ravenclaw"
Alex wrote: "It - finished September 9th Ravenclaw"
3 points for Ravenclaw!!!
Joanna wrote: "Not Quite a Lady September 7 Slytherin"
Akshay wrote: "Requiem for a Dream 09/09/17 Slytherin."
2 points for Slytherin!!
Kasey wrote: "The Raven, Unravel, Seotember 8, GO GO GRYFFINDORRRR
1 point for GRYFFINDORRRRRRRRRR
September 8
GO GO GRYFFINDORRRRR
Welcome, Dee!And Gail - yes we had a lovely time it was beautiful!! The wine caves of Chataneaux du Papes were awesome, and we went kayaking in Gorges du Verdon. Would run back there.
Hannah wrote: "American Gods 8th September Ravenclaw!"1 point for Ravenclaw!
Sophia wrote: "Waiting for Godot 6th September Slytherin!!!"
1 point for Slytherin!
Emily wrote: "The Child A Tale of Two Cities"2 points for Hufflepuff!!
Nivedita wrote: "CinderAugust 19 When Dimple Met RishiAugust 30 The NotebookSeptember 7 RAVENCLAW!"
Quinty wrote: "Confessor eptember 6th Ravenclaw!"
4 points for Ravenclaw!!!!
Ashley wrote: "The Winter Ghosts 9/7 Slytherin Ashley E."
Sophia wrote: "The Old Man and the Sea 6th September Slytherin!!!"
2 points for Slytherin!!
Kaseadillla said: "Living Dead in Dallas, 9/7/17, GO GO GRYFFINDOR"
1 point for GRYFFINDORRRRRRR
9/7/17
291 pages
Total Group Pages = 215,227
