Renata’s
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(group member since Jul 12, 2019)
Renata’s
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from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.
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I second My Brilliant Friend.
This begins a group discussion of our Modern book selection, Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding, nominated by Rae.Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
This begins a group discussion of our Classic book selection, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, nominated by Sandra.Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
I second Foundation.
I second The Shining.
Kelly wrote: "I nominate Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (1959) 352 pages."Kelly, your book nomination doesn't quite meet our "well-read" criteria of 50k ratings (see message 1). Is there another classic you would like to suggest instead?
I second Jungle Book.
This begins a 2nd group discussion of our Catch-Up book selection, nominated by Renata.Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
This begins a 5th group discussion of our Catch-Up book selection, nominated by Lisa.Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
This begins a group discussion of our Modern book selection, Carrie by Stephen King, nominated by Sandra.Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
This begins a group discussion of our Classic book selection, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, nominated by Theresa.Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
Tracking through message: 52🍂= Poll Candidate
A Thousand Acres (371p) - 1
Dissolution (456p) - 2
A Confederacy of Dunces (394p) - 5
Purple Hibiscus (336p) - 5
🍂Intermezzo (464p) - 6
🍂On Beauty (445p) - 6
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (224p) - 2
Fourth Wing (517p) - 4
A Deadly Education (320p) - 3
Throne of Glass (406p) - 5
West With Giraffes (346p) - 3
🍂84, Charing Cross Road (106p) - 7
🍂Remarkably Bright Creatures (368p) - 8
Maurice (256p) - 2
The Beekeeper of Aleppo (337p) - 4
Wild Dark Shore (298p) - 3
Still Life (293p) - 1
My Brilliant Friend (331p) - 3
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for January 2026 in the MODERN/POPULAR category. Top 4 will be selected for the poll.Books that qualify for this category:
1. Must have a publication date 1970 or after. For older books, please make your suggestion on the Classics thread.
2. Have not been previously ready by this group. Previously read books can be nominated in the Bookshelf Catch-Up thread. See the group's Bookshelf for previously read books.
3. Be reasonably well-read, with at least 50,000 ratings, to fit the "Everyone Has Read This but Me" claim.
Only one nomination is allowed per person, per category. If you nominate more than one book only your first nomination will be added toward the tracking post. Please continue to second as many nominations that interest you!
Page numbers are now required for every nomination. To find out how many pages a book has; go to the book's page on Goodreads. Look under the section titled "GET A COPY" and above the book's ISBN number.
Nominations end midnight PST November 16.
Tracking through message: 36🍂= Poll Candidate
Black Beauty (245p) - 4
The Waves (297p) - 1
Things Fall Apart (215p) - 3
🍂My Cousin Rachel (349p) - 5
The Sound and the Fury (366p) - 2
🍂The Three Musketeers (431p) - 10
The End of the Affair (160p)
A Little Princess (242p) - 4
🍂Foundation (244p) - 5
The Scarlet Pimpernel (182p) - 3
A Princess of Mars (186p) - 3
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for January 2026 in the CLASSICS category. Top 4 will be selected for the poll.Books that qualify for this category:
1. Must have a publication date 1969 or before. For newer books, please make your suggestion on the Modern Classic/Popular Reads thread.
2. Have not been previously ready by this group. Previously read books can be nominated in the Bookshelf Catchup thread. See the group's Bookshelf for previously read books.
3. Be reasonably well-read, with at least 50,000 ratings, to fit the "Everyone Has Read This but Me" claim.
Only one nomination is allowed per person, per category. If you nominate more than one book only your first nomination will be added toward the tracking post. Please continue to second as many nominations that interest you!
Page numbers are required for every nomination. To find out how many pages a book has; go to the book's page on Goodreads. look under the section titled "GET A COPY" and above the book's ISBN number.
Nominations end midnight PST November 16.
Tracking through message: 42🍂= Poll Candidate
🍂To Kill a Mockingbird (323p) - 8
🍂The Grapes of Wrath (496p) -8
🍂The Thursday Murder Club (377p) - 7
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (210p) - 3
Little Women (449p) - 5
The Bell Jar (288p) - 2
Ready Player One (480p) - 5
🍂The Jungle Book (277p) - 7
The Vanishing Half (343p) - 3
The Night Circus (506p) - 3
The Shining (497p) - 4
A Thousand Splendid Suns (372p) - 5
These books have been re-read within the last 12 months and are ineligible to be nominated:A Christmas Carol
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Sense and Sensibility
The Alchemist
Northanger Abbey
And Then There Were None
The Princess Bride
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
