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.

Hello all - starting up discussions for the MAY 2017 BOTMs. This discussion is for the group's poll selection for the CLASSICS category: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

This discussion will be SPOILER-FREE. If you have read the book and want to discuss, hop on over to the spoiler-filled discussion HERE .

Happy reading!
Kasey

Hello all - starting up discussions for the MAY 2017 BOTMs. This discussion is for the group's poll selection for the CLASSICS category: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

This discussion will be FULL OF SPOILERS. If you haven't read the book and don't want to ruin the ending, head on over to the spoiler-free discussion HERE .

Happy reading!
Kasey

Welcome, Mario, Clarissa, and Kandice!

Welcome, Kim and Alisa!

As for you question, Kim, I'd say audiobooks absolutely count.

I struggled with The Iron King too I just didn't believe the love story and the characters never felt real or grabbed me. If you read the second book let me know maybe I'll try it with yoj

YEEEEEE Cheryl yes want to read it with someone else

Also... my day job... Currently working in finance in Investment Management/Portfolio Management which is a fancy way of saying we give advice to others as to how to invest their assets.
My favorite part is the trading - certified to trade equities, bonds, options - and watching the dynamics of the markets. Everything I read about, whether politics, culture, even the weather, somehow affects the markets and, therefore, my job. Fascinating, maybe not my ultimate passion, but enjoying it so far.

ohhh cool in what? Applying to grad school myself

Welcome, Ashley and Jen!

finally starting this... ugh so behind

Hi Cheryl and Lahni - polls are NOT blind. Once you vote, you can see the current poll results and where voting is falling. You have the ability to change your vote up to the close of the poll.

Right now, polls are open the first week of the month. If you click into "comments and details" for a particular poll, you can see when it is slotted to close and check back if you are interested in changing your vote. I also try to send out reminders to those who haven't yet voted on the last or second to last day of polls.

Hope that helps!

Per Erin's suggestion, adding some of my favorite quotes:

“She had never dreamed there could be so much pain in a life when there was nothing physically wrong.”
“He would write it because the Overlook had enchanted him-could any other explanation be so simple or so true? He would write it for the reason he felt that all great literature, fiction and nonfiction, was written: truth comes out, in the end it always comes out. He would write it because he felt he had to.”
“The whole place was empty. But it wasn't really empty. Because here in the Overlook things just went on and on. Here in the Overlook all times were one.” creepyyyyyy

Thanks for the suggestion, Simon!

Everyone - see the new for fun folder! Started a few threads to get us going, let me know here what else you'd like to add!
Also started Victoria's suggested sentence-by-sentence story game, see discussionUn Cadavre Exquis - May 2017. figured we could reset it every month? What does everyone think?

We all read books outside of the group - what did you read last? Did you love it? Like it? Burn it in a fiery pit of hate? Would love to hear what everyone else is reading!

What does everyone do in the real world? No specific details if you are not comfortable.

Thanks, Victoria, for this suggestion!

How it works: Write one sentence to add to the story. That's it!
Rules: only ONE sentence please. No limits to your replies, but try to only write one sentence in a row at a time.
Try to ONLY READ THE COMMENT DIRECTLY PRIOR TO YOURS. Will make for a more fun read at the end.

Will close at the end of the quarter and we'll start a new one =)

To start us off...

Eleven blocks was a long way to run, but there was so much traffic and time was running out.

Welcome, Briana!

Welcome, Lahni and Vernice!

Welcome, Oaky and Lavender!

Welcome, Hannah!