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, Jon, Andrea, and Melissa!

That's exactly right, thanks, Marcos!

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for June 2018 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for a brand new category called BOOKSHELF CATCH-UP.

This is a catch-up book club, after all. For this category, you can nominate any book that the group has previously read. For a list of books that the group has previously read and discussed, please see the bookshelf.

The following books are NOT eligible as we have reread them as a group within the last twelve months:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

I'll start off by suggesting a group read that I personally missed - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for June 2018 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for the CLASSICS CATEGORY.

As a reminder, books that qualify for this category must have a publication date 1969 and before. If the book you wish to nominate was published in 1970 or after, please make your suggestion on the Modern Classics/Popular Reads thread.

Not a hard and fast rule, but please try to limit your nominations to one book per category.

I'll start off by suggesting North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for June 2018 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.

Not a hard and fast rule, but please try to limit your nominations to one book per category.

I'll start off by suggesting A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.

Welcome, Leigh, Kathryn, Lia, Shelby, Colleen, Karen, Heloise, Katya,
Eden, Petra, and Kate!!!

Welcome, Ria, Randy, Kirsten, and Ninna!

tally:

Title Author Recs
1Q84 Murakami, Haruki 14
Kafka on the Shore Murakami, Haruki 9
Ring (Ring #1) Suzuki, Koji 8
Battle Royale Takami, Koushun 5
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Murakami, Haruki 5
Kitchen Yoshimoto, Banana 5
Norwegian Wood Murakami, Haruki 3
The Travelling Cat Chronicles Arikawa, Hiro 3
The Guest Cat Hiraide, Takashi 3
Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom Ohba, Tsugumi 2
Sword Art Online, Vol. 1: Aincrad Kawahara, Reki 2
After Dark Murakami, Haruki 2
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Murakami, Haruki 1
Manazuru Kawakami, Hiromi 1
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo #3) Higashino, Keigo 1
Out Kirino, Natsuo 1
My Brother's Husband, Vol. 1 Tagame, Gengoroh 1
The Elephant Vanishes Murakami, Haruki 1
The Housekeeper and the Professor Ogawa, Yoko 1
The Gun Nakamura, Fuminori 1
Men Without Women Murakami, Haruki 1

voting breakdown:

Name Book Vote
Daniela 1Q84
Darren 1Q84
Ella 1Q84
Emily 1Q84
Hannah 1Q84
Kaseadillla 1Q84
Megan 1Q84
Quinty 1Q84
Rachelnyc 1Q84
Sarah 1Q84
SJ 1Q84
Stephanie 1Q84
Taz 1Q84
Tori 1Q84
Janice After Dark
Renee After Dark
Megan Battle Royale
Melanie Battle Royale
Sarah Battle Royale
Stephanie Battle Royale
Tori Battle Royale
Melanie Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom
Quinty Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom
Carolyn Kafka on the Shore
Dorothee Kafka on the Shore
Ella Kafka on the Shore
Hannah Kafka on the Shore
Laura Kafka on the Shore
M Kafka on the Shore
NancyJ Kafka on the Shore
Renee Kafka on the Shore
Taz Kafka on the Shore
Ella Kitchen
Kgrinch Kitchen
Marcos Kitchen
NancyJ Kitchen
SJ Kitchen
Darren Manazuru
NancyJ Men Without Women
Sally My Brother's Husband, Vol. 1
Jessica Norwegian Wood
Megan Norwegian Wood
NancyJ Norwegian Wood
Laura Out
Alison Ring (Ring #1)
Daniela Ring (Ring #1)
Hannah Ring (Ring #1)
Hectaizani Ring (Ring #1)
Jennifer Ring (Ring #1)
Kim Ring (Ring #1)
Sierra Ring (Ring #1)
SJ Ring (Ring #1)
Ian Sword Art Online, Vol. 1: Aincrad
Stephanie Sword Art Online, Vol. 1: Aincrad
Janice The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo #3)
Xemai The Elephant Vanishes
Kgrinch The Guest Cat
Laura The Guest Cat
Linda The Guest Cat
Luella The Gun
NancyJ The Housekeeper and the Professor
Kgrinch The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Linda The Travelling Cat Chronicles
SJ The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Ella The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Emily The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Marcos The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Renee The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Zeljka The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Ian Total Aikido: The Master Course
Darren What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

final tally:

Title Author Recs
I am a Cat: I Soseki, Matsume; Matsume, Siseki; Ito, Aiko 8
Snow Country Kawabata, Yasunari 6
The Makioka Sisters Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro 6
Kokoro Soseki, Natsume 5
The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories Goossen, Theodore; Ogai, Mori 4
The Tale of Genji Shikibu, Murasaki 4
Silence Endo, Shusaku 4
Spring Snow Mishima, Yukio 3
The Woman in the Dunes Kobo, Abe 3
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy Musashi, Miyamoto 1
The Sailor Who Fell from grace with the Sea Mishima, Yukio 1
Forbidden Colors Mishima, Yukio 1
Roshomon Akutagawa, Ryunosuke 1
The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters Yasumaro, O no 1
Tales of Moonlight and Rain Akinari, Ueda 1

voting breakdown:

Name Book Vote
Ian A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
Zeljka Forbidden Colors
Carolyn I am a Cat: I
Cheryl I am a Cat: I
Daniela I am a Cat: I
Joanna I am a Cat: I
Kgrinch I am a Cat: I
Kim I am a Cat: I
Sierra I am a Cat: I
Stephanie I am a Cat: I
Darren Kokoro
ella Kokoro
Joanna Kokoro
Kerri Kokoro
Tori Kokoro
Ella Roshomon
Ashley Silence
Charley Girl Silence
Kerri Silence
Marcos Silence
Joanna Snow Country
Kaseadillla Snow Country
Kgrinch Snow Country
M Snow Country
Sierra Snow Country
Trisha Snow Country
ella Spring Snow
NancyJ Spring Snow
Rachelnyc Spring Snow
NancyJ Tales of Moonlight and Rain
Melanie The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters
Alison The Makioka Sisters
NancyJ The Makioka Sisters
Renee The Makioka Sisters
Sarah The Makioka Sisters
Sierra The Makioka Sisters
Zainab The Makioka Sisters
Cheryl The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories
Kgrinch The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories
Marcos The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories
NancyJ The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories
Cheryl The Sailor Who Fell from grace with the Sea
Darren The Tale of Genji
Jennifer The Tale of Genji
Megan The Tale of Genji
Taz The Tale of Genji
Hannah The Woman in the Dunes
Renee The Woman in the Dunes
SJ The Woman in the Dunes

final tally:

Title Author Recs
A Man Called Ove Backman, Fredrik 12
One Hundred Years of Solitude Marquez, Gabriel Garcia 11
Neverwhere Gaiman, Neil 10
All the Light We Cannot See Doerr, Anthony 7
The Sun Also Rises Hemingway, Ernest 7
A Tale of Two Cities Dickens, Charles 6
Dune Herbert, Frank 6
1984 Orwell, George 5
Breakfast at Tiffany's Capote, Truman 3

voting breakdown:
Name Book Vote
Alison 1984
Darren 1984
Kgrinch 1984
Stephanie 1984
zainab 1984
Alyssa A Man Called Ove
Hannah A Man Called Ove
Kgrinch A Man Called Ove
Kim A Man Called Ove
Kim A Man Called Ove
M A Man Called Ove
Maike A Man Called Ove
Megan A Man Called Ove
Rachelnyc A Man Called Ove
Sarah A Man Called Ove
Sierra A Man Called Ove
Susan A Man Called Ove
anahit A Tale of Two Cities
Lea A Tale of Two Cities
Megan A Tale of Two Cities
Quinty A Tale of Two Cities
Renee A Tale of Two Cities
Shaneka A Tale of Two Cities
Alison All the Light We Cannot See
Kgrinch All the Light We Cannot See
Kim All the Light We Cannot See
Marcos All the Light We Cannot See
Quinty All the Light We Cannot See
Sierra All the Light We Cannot See
Zeljka All the Light We Cannot See
Ella Breakfast at Tiffany's
Emily Breakfast at Tiffany's
NancyJ Breakfast at Tiffany's
anahit Dune
Darren Dune
Kerri Dune
Kimberly Dune
Lea Dune
SJ Dune
Alison Neverwhere
Alyssa Neverwhere
Carolyn Neverwhere
Daniela Neverwhere
eudayovia Neverwhere
Jacqueline Neverwhere
Jennifer Neverwhere
Jerome Neverwhere
Quinty Neverwhere
Stephanie Neverwhere
Ella One Hundred Years of Solitude
Jacinta One Hundred Years of Solitude
Jerome One Hundred Years of Solitude
Jessica One Hundred Years of Solitude
Lea One Hundred Years of Solitude
Linda One Hundred Years of Solitude
Maike One Hundred Years of Solitude
Marcos One Hundred Years of Solitude
Penguin_Mustard One Hundred Years of Solitude
Shaneka One Hundred Years of Solitude
zainab One Hundred Years of Solitude
Chrissy The Sun Also Rises
Ella The Sun Also Rises
eudayovia The Sun Also Rises
Kaseadillla The Sun Also Rises
Quinty The Sun Also Rises
Renee The Sun Also Rises
Zeljka The Sun Also Rises

Welcome, Maladee!

Hello all - starting up discussions for the APRIL 2018 BOTMs. This discussion is for the group's poll selection for the CLASSICS category: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

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

Happy reading!
Kasey

Hello all - starting up discussions for the APRIL 2018 BOTMs. This discussion is for the group's poll selection for the CLASSICS category: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

This discussion will be SPOILER-FREE. If you have already finished 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 APRIL 2018 BOTMs. This discussion is for the group's poll selection for the MODERN CLASSICS/POPULAR category: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.

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

Happy reading!
Kasey

Hello all - starting up discussions for the APRIL 2018 BOTMs. This discussion is for the group's poll selection for the MODERN CLASSICS/POPULAR category: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

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

Happy reading!
Kasey

NancyJ wrote: "Last chance for seconds.
Kaseadillla said she planned to put up the poll on April 1 - tomorrow."
Thanks, NancyJ! tallying up now.

Jennifer wrote: "I also would like to nominate gone with the wind."
We have not read gone with the wind as a group, so unfortunately not eligible here. But next month please keep it in mind for the Classics thread!