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.

It's insanity! Have family in Florida as well, they are already stocking up and making plans to evacuate in case the storm comes their way.
Again, to all members in the affected areas - stay safe!!! And let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

Has anyone been watching the track of Irma? Highest winds ever recorded?!??

Welcome, Gail! Where in France are you from? I did a road trip last year from Chamonix down along the Rhone River to Avignon, then straight across Provence to Nice. BEAUTIFUL and loved all the wine, naturally.

Sarah wrote: "lol I shouldn't have doubted! You're always on top of things, like a true Gryffindor! 🦁"

YOU KNOW IT! GO GO GRYFFINDORRRRRRRR

ADPiBookworm wrote: "Autumn
Sep 5 Beauty and the Beast
Sep 7 Ravenclaw"
1 point for Ravenclaw!

Cristin wrote: "Divergent finished 9/6/17. Huzzah for Hufflepuff!"
1 point for Hufflepuff!

Sarah wrote: "Kase, you didn't miss the point I added for Gryffindor last night, did you? I never know if my screen is messing up in the app posts or not!"
Just tallied - should be updated now.
Goodreads only allows 50 comments per page so I tally up until the last comment on a page and start anew on the next. Kind of annoying, ugh.

Lisa wrote: "I'd like to join! Pottermore sorted me into Slytherin. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Sept. 7)"
Sarah wrote: "On the Banks of the Bayou September 3 Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: Your Guide to the Region's Historic Lighthouses September 3
4 points for Slytherin!!!!

Sarah wrote: "The Diary of a Young Girl September 6 GRYFFINDOR! 🦁"
1 point for Gryffindor!

Indira wrote: "Hi, I'm a Ravenclaw~ "Subject: Re:" by Novita Estiti 6 Sept 2017 - 7 Sept 2017 Ravenclaw"
Linda wrote: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy September 6 Ravenclaw"
Gail wrote: "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - 07/09 Ravenclaw!"
Kristin wrote: "Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (Aug. 6) Ravenclaw -Kristin H"
4 points for Ravenclaw!!!!

Tori wrote: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy September 6th Hufflepuff"
Nicole wrote: "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy September 6 Hufflepuff"
2 points for Hufflepuff!!

Sarah wrote: "On the Banks of the Bayou
September 3
Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: Your Guide to the Region's Historic Lighthouses
September 3
[book:The Diary of a Young Girl|4885..."
no problem at all! a lot of people post multiple books at once.

Indira wrote: "Hi, I'm a Ravenclaw~
Does it count if the book is your country local book?

"Subject: Re:" by Novita Estiti
6 Sept 2017 - 7 Sept 2017
Ravenclaw"
Absolutely! Any book counts, whether for book club or outside.

Mariana wrote: "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Sep 5th Go Hufflepuff"
1 point for Hufflepuff!

Daniela wrote: "Fool 9/6, Ravenclaw!!"
1 point for Ravenclaw!

Ashley wrote: "Bluebird, Bluebird 9/6 Slytherin Ashley E."
Sha wrote: "Slytherin 15. The Power of Two"
Sophia wrote: "Night 6th September Slytherin!!"
3 points for Slytherin!!!

I just love this book, I think it's insanely clever. From the first chapter. The fact that Earth as a whole gets screwed b/c of zoning issues filed with intergalactic municipal government, does it not sound like every municipal government ever? with random rules and regulations and "whelp I filed this so sorry blowing up your life"? I was hooked.

And 42!!!!! I wish I was a writer and thought of something as clever as this.

I just think Adams is a great writer. His one-liners are hilarious but profound. Some of my favorites:

- “For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”

- “The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.”

- “He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”

- “You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young."
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen.”

- “I'd far rather be happy than right any day.”

- “Trillian had come to suspect that the main reason [Zaphood] had had such a wild and successful life was that he never really understood the significance of anything he did.”

Okay this blurb I got in an email today makes me really want to read Brave New World - talks about the dystopias of Huxley vs. Orwell.

https://delanceyplace.com/view-archiv...

"Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.

"What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance."

I think Huxley is more relevant to today's world, no?

Alex wrote: "Ravenclaw coming in late to the game. Here are the books I have read since August 1st: Dead Ever After - finished 8/29 Deadlocked - finished 8/24 [bookcov..."
Welcome to the game! 7 points for Ravneclaw!!!!!!!

Sophia wrote: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6th September Slytherin!!!"
Joanna wrote: "As Luck Would Have It September 6th Slytherin"
Kyra wrote: "The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia September 5th Slytherin"
Elena wrote: "A Tale of Two Cities September 5th SLYTHERIN!"
4 points for Slytherin!!!!

Anne-Kathrin wrote: "Well, not that you need my help, here (go team!), but: Endymion Spring (August), and A Tale of Two Cities (August), both for RAVENCLAW."
Pete wrote: "PDV- Ravenclaw The Spy House"
Carolyn wrote: "Moonraker 6 September Ravenclaw"
4 points for Ravenclaw!!!!

Rowen wrote: "Question:
Am I right that when we leave comments about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone it's best to post them at one of these two threads?
Comments with spoilers
https://www.goodreads.com/to..."

I would post in one of those two threads. That way you can discuss with the broader group. Many people subscribe to group discussions and will get alerts when you comment on a thread that they have viewed or commented on themselves. You can also read about what others thought of the books!

Welcome, Mariana! Glad you like the group!!! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on books.

Akshay wrote: "A Study in Scarlet 05/09/17 Slytherin."
Marion wrote: "and also: Around the World in Eighty Days September 5th Slytherin"
Marion wrote: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets September 5th Slytherin"
3 points for Slytherin!!!

Chelsea wrote: "Crewel 9/5 Hufflepuff!"
1 point for Hufflepuff!

I used to read only one at a time, now I read 2-4 at once. Similar to David, I read multiple so I can turn to different genres or levels of seriousness/required attention depending on my mood.

Lisa wrote: "I just finished these two:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

(it's ironic that I just finished the Harry Potter series, but..."
obsessed with this post so many reads!!!!!!

Hi all - too many to line-item reply, but tally is updated!!!! Current rankings:

1. Ravenclaw: 257 books, 37 wizards and witches
2. Slytherin: 171 books, 21 wizards and witches
3. Hufflepuff: 138 books, 29 wizards and witches
4. Gryffindor: 102 books, 18 wizards and witches (c'monnnnnn home team)