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.

I think my favorite scene was when they were all "playing" Monopoly. Just a bunch of crazies half playing, half eating pieces.

Is it bad that I didn't even know there WAS a sequel? Haha

Didn't read it, no. But picking up the other conversation... I keep seeing movie-on-demand adds for the jungle book - has anyone seen the new one?!

Okay woah.

Just finished this. Holy... cannoli. Kind of don't even know what to say.

Welcome, Alina! Glad you could join us!
Where is Germany are you from? My colleague is going to Munich for Oktoberfest, trying to determine where else to visit...

Opening discussions for the group's September 2016 Classics pick: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey!

This discussion is FULL OF SPOILERS. If you haven't read the book and don't want to know the ending ;), please head on over to the spoiler free discussion HERE.

Happy reading!!

Opening discussions for the group's September 2016 Classics pick: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey!

This discussion is SPOILER FREE. If you've read the book and want to discuss, please head on over to the spoiler filled discussion HERE.

Happy reading!!

Opening discussions for the group's September 2016 Modern Classic/Popular pick: American Gods by Neil Gaiman!

This discussion is FULL OF SPOILERS. If you haven't read the book yet and don't want to ruin it for yourself ;), please head on over to the spoiler free discussion HERE.

Happy reading!!

Opening discussions for the group's September 2016 Modern Classic/Popular pick: American Gods by Neil Gaiman!

This discussion is SPOILER FREE. If you've read the book and want to discuss, please head on over to the spoiler filled discussion HERE.

Happy reading!!

I think you nailed it, April. That's one of the things I thought was really intriguing about the book, that the whole idea of censorship was consumer-driven. Society demanded a synopsis over a story, demanded a headline summary over the news, demanded blanket resolutions rather than awareness - and so the "utopia" was born. That's what I thought was most interesting... and most frightening.

Hello all! Feel free to add any suggestions you have for the group on this thread - would love to hear everyone's input.

For book suggestions, please head on over to the current BOTM suggestions folder HERE. Thanks!

Thanks, Haaze! Glad you could join us. Was feeling some big tbr piles myself and couldn't decide if I should start with Classics or Best-Sellers, so I decided to do both! looking forward to discussing books with you!

And welcome, MsG! Haven't considered designating a genre for each month yet, but sounds like a cool idea! Would be interesting to contrast a Classic and more recent book from the same genre in one month. Looking forward to your input

I agree with Leesa and Sarah in that I don't think the characters were fleshed out enough for me, but I love the concept.

Also agree with Ashley about the metaphor of people as books and books as reflections of people. Interesting to think of a society of self-minded people as a library of sorts...

Agree with Leesa here, thought the seal story was very interesting.

Also, the stories set in the Middle East and India with the elephants and mules - found them very interesting given all the political turmoil going on in those regions... interesting to get the animal point of view, per se.

Overall, not at ALL what I expected. I expected a story about a boy growing up with animals in the jungle. Instead, it was more of a string of seemingly unexplainable animal behaviors that Kipling explains in the context of the animals navigating humans around them. Different.

same, only seen the Disney one. wonder if any of the other movies are worth a watch?

I knowww I'm wicked late, but just started this. I had no idea it was short stories? Just reading this thread and seems like others were surprised too. I don't really remember the movie at all (except for the Bare Necessities song) so it's all new at this point.

Totally agree, I've stopped reading the covers and just paid attention to genres so I know the essence but have no expectations. I feel like I've been disappointed by books that I've formed opinions about based on other sources before even opening the books themselves (*cough* Perks of Being a Wallflower *cough*).
And I was reading this on the train-ride home from work. Getting misty-eyed. Whoooops

Amy - welcome to the group! I vacationed in Italy last year with a friend and went to Cinque Terre. It was beautiful!!! We both wished we lived in Italy - more than a little jealous that you're there full time.

Pye - welcome as well! I'm moving into a new apartment with a friend of mine who has a cat... never lived with a cat before. Only dogs. Would be happy to get any advice =). And with all the books you've been reading, anything good you think we should try?

Okay just finished (I know, a leeetle late). SAME issue I didn't know who belonged to who, but I didn't even really bother b/c I thought each story by itself was such an intricate and powerful read that I felt they didn't really have to be connected... though when I realized they were it made them even better.

I went in with no expectations, which is partially why I thought it went over so well with me. And the last story almost made me cry. When Jing Mei sees her sisters for the first time (the ones her mother had to leave on the side of the road while fleeing the warzone), I could picture them in the airport, all huddled and crying watching their photo develop. It was a beautiful image, pun intended.

I liked how none of the stories really had a perfect ending. It was just a natural, realistic ending. Felt... I don't know, more real?

Discussion for our Aug '16 BOTM A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. This thread is **FULL OF SPOILERS**. For the pre-read/spoiler free conversation, please head over to this thread .

Happy reading!

Discussion for our Aug '16 BOTM A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. This thread is **SPOILER FREE**. For the spoiler-filled conversation, please head over to this thread .

Happy reading!