Renata’s Comments (group member since Jul 12, 2019)

Renata’s comments from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.

Tracking through message: 58
⭐ Poll Candidate

⭐ Lonesome Dove (960p) - 7
⭐ Don Quixote (1023p) - 13
⭐ The Stand (1152p) - 6
Shōgun (1152p) - 5
The Eye of the World (800p) - 5
Wizard's First Rule (836p) - 1
Alexander Hamilton (818p) - 1
⭐ The Pillars of the Earth (976p) - 8
⭐ War and Peace (1392p) - 6
House of Earth and Blood (803p) - 2
A Game of Thrones (835p) - 2

Hello Readers. This topic collects suggestions for the 6-month READ-A-LONG Book program, specifically from March to end of August 2024. The program is defined HERE. Top 4 books will be submitted for the poll.

Books that qualify for this category:

1. Must have a minimum of 800 pages but can be any genre, either classic or modern.

2. Have not been previously read 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 on January 16.

Lana wrote: "I nominate Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (published June 2023; 368 pages)"

Lana, this book doesn't quite meet our "well-read" criteria of 50k ratings yet. Is there another book you would like to suggest instead?

I second Northanger Abbey

I second My Sister's Keeper

This begins our 2nd group reading of this catch-up book, nominated by Peggyzbooksnmusic. Here you can comment without spoilers on any aspects of the book either before, during or after reading it.

I second The Shipping News.

I nominate The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, 288 pages

I nominate Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, 532 pages

I nominate The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, 337 pages

This begins a group discussion of our Modern book selection, The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel, nominated by Linda.
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 Classics book selection, The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, nominated by Lisa.
Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.

A little hiccup....To avoid confusion, here's the plan.
Pony, please re-pick for Cheryl, per above message.
Next person, please pick for Pony to continue the relay.
Thank you!

Thanks to everyone for these great nominations, which are now closed, but polls are open here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

Thanks to everyone for these great nominations, which are now closed, but polls are open here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

Thanks to everyone for these great nominations, which are now closed, but polls are open here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

Kimberly nominated The Hobbit, 366 pages. The suggestion was submitted in the Modern topic.

Kimberly wrote: "I nominate The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. First published in 1937. Last read in February 2020."

Kimberly, this nomination should be made in the Bookshelf Catch-Up topic. I will add it there.

I second Neverwhere.

Marta wrote: "I nominate the Gormengast trilogy."

Marta, these books don't quite meet our "well-read" criteria of 50K ratings. Is there another book you would like to suggest instead?