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.

This begins a group discussion of our Modern book selection, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, nominated by Kim.
Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.

I nominate The Godfather by Mario Puzo, 448 pages.

I nominate Room by Emma Donoghue, 321 pages.

I nominate Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 268p.

This begins our 2nd group discussion of our Bookshelf Catch-Up selection, The Song of Achilles, nominated by Toni.
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 Time Machine by H.G. Wells, nominated by Rachel.
Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.

This begins our group discussion of our Classics book selection, Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie, nominated by Wobbley.

This discussion will be full of SPOILERS.

Did you enjoy the book? Were you able to solve the murder before its end? Were there any "red herrings" that threw you off? Did you like Miss Marple?

This begins our group discussion of our Modern book selection, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, nominated by Adrienne.

This discussion will be full of SPOILERS.

Did you enjoy the book? What was your favorite/least favorite part? Do you have experience with ADHD and is it accurately depicted?

Ashleigh wrote: "I nominate Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - 275 pages"

Ashleigh, this book is on our exclusion list (msg. 2 above). Is there another book you'd like to suggest instead?

spoko wrote: "I nominate Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (152 p., pub. 1922)."

Spoko, this book, albeit a different edition, was actually read last year, so could be nominated in the Catch-Up topic instead. Is there another book you'd like to suggest?

Wobbley wrote: "I nominate Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (276 pages, published 1997)"

Wobbley, this book doesn't quite meet our "well-read" criteria of 50K ratings. Is there another book you'd like to suggest?

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⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

The Night Circus (400p) - 3
⭐ The House in the Cerulean Sea (394p) - 5
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (448p) - 4
⭐ Neverwhere (370p) - 8
Atonement (351p) - 4
⭐ Little Women (449p) - 9
The Martian (384p) - 4
Siddhartha (152p) - 1
Brave New World (268p) - 3
Circe (393p) - 1
⭐ Ready Player One (374p) - 7
The Color Purple (304p) - 2
The Underground Railroad (322p) - 2
The Hobbit (366p) - 1
Water for Elephants (368p)

These books have been re-read within the last 12 months and are ineligible to be nominated:

The Song of Achilles
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Haunting of Hill House
Emma
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Slaughterhouse-Five
A Man Called Ove
The Sun Also Rises
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Wuthering Heights
Murder on the Orient Express

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for January 2024 in the BOOKSHELF CATCH-UP category. Top 4 will be selected for the poll.

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 HERE.

Books featured as a group reread within the last twelve months are not eligible. See Message 2 below.

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.

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⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

Travels with Charley: In Search of America (214p)
Stoner (288p) - 2
White Fang (252p) - 2
⭐ North and South (521p) - 8
⭐ The Age of Innocence (293p) - 8
The Death of Ivan Ilych (86p) - 4
⭐ The Godfather (448p) - 6
Uncle Tom's Cabin (438p) - 2
A Hero of Our Time (185p) - 1
⭐ Cannery Row (181p) - 10
True Grit (224p) - 3

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for January 2024 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 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.

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Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

⭐ The Book of Lost Names (416p) - 6
News of the World (209p) - 4
⭐ The Golem and the Jinni (486p) - 5
⭐ The Snow Child (423p) - 5
The House on Mango Street (110p) - 3
The Hunger Games (374p) - 3
Room (321p) - 3
My Dark Vanessa (395p) - 4
Leave the World Behind (241p) - 2
The Deal (360p) - 1
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (280p) - 1
⭐ The Shadow of the Wind (487p) - 10
The Circle (493p)
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (356p) - 2
Caraval (407p) - 3

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for January 2024 in the MODERN CLASSIC/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.

I second Stoner.

I second The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.