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from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.
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I second Madame Bovary.
I second American Dirt.
I second Murder at the Vicarage.
I second Mansfield Park.
This begins our group discussion of our Classics book selection, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, nominated by Rae.This discussion will be full of SPOILERS.
Did you enjoy the book? Have you seen the play performed? Denial is a strong theme. What are the family members denying?
This begins our group discussion of our Modern book selection, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, nominated by Linda Nielson.This discussion will be full of SPOILERS.
Did you enjoy the book? What did you think of Elizabeth? Was Calvin a good fit for her? Who was your favorite secondary character?
This begins a group discussion of our Modern book selection Daisy Jones & The Six, nominated by Theresa.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 for October 2023. Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
This begins our 3rd group discussion of our Bookshelf Catch-Up selection, nominated by Rachel. Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
Tracking through message: 48Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐ Cannery Row (181p) - 9
⭐ I Capture the Castle (408p) - 6
The Little Prince (96p) - 5
Nausea (227p) - 4
Mansfield Park (427p) - 4
Franny and Zooey (201p) - 4
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (158p) - 1
Hamlet (289p) - 4
The Art of War (273p) - 5
⭐ Murder at the Vicarage (288p) - 6
⭐ Madame Bovary (329p) - 9
White Fang (252p) - 5
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for November 2023 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 September 16.
Tracking through message: 43⭐ Poll Candidate
Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐ Angela's Ashes (362p) - 6
Beach Read (361p) - 4
Sophie's Choice (562p) - 3
The Lovely Bones (372p) - 1
The Alienist (498p) - 1
A Time to Kill (738p) - 1
⭐ The Shadow of the Wind (487p) - 9
⭐ The Lightning Thief (377p) - 8
Girl with a Pearl Earring (233p) - 3
Half of a Yellow Sun (448p) - 3
American Dirt (459p) - 4
⭐ The House of the Spirits (448p) - 8
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for November 2023 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 September 16.
Tracking through message: 40⭐ Poll Candidate
Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
Charlotte's Web (184p) - 1
⭐ The Thirteenth Tale (406p) - 6
Where the Crawdads Sing (374p) - 2
I Am a Cat (480p) - 3
⭐ Jane Eyre (532p) - 4
Crime and Punishment (671p) - 2
⭐ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (216p) - 4
⭐ Memoirs of a Geisha (503p) - 7
The Martian (384p) - 3
⭐ Northanger Abbey (260p) - 6
These books have been re-read within the last 12 months and are ineligible to be nominated: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
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Bell Jar
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for November 2023 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 September 16.
Kayla wrote: "Long time lurker, 1st time participant! Will Emma have casual discussion starting in Sept in this post or another? I have yet to read any of Jane Austen… excited to venture into something outside ..."
Kayla, the Emma Spoiler thread will be moved to the Currently Reading topic and unlocked in September for further discussion. I plan to read it too!
