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from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.
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Thanks to all participants for suggesting these great books! Nominations are now closed, but you can cast your vote in the polls, now open here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...
Thanks to all participants for suggesting these great books! Nominations are now closed, but you can cast your vote in the polls, now open here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...
I second Tuesdays with Morrie.
Mariam, thank you for your insights, but the books you list are not from Kailey's To-Read bookshelf. Would you please pick again?
This begins our group discussion of our Classics selection, The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells, nominated by Kevin G. 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 Modern selection, The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, nominated by Kevin G. Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
This begins our 2nd group discussion of this catch-up book, nominated by Adrienne. 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 this catch-up book, nominated by Andi. Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.
Tracking through message: 39⭐ Poll Candidate
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (370p) - 4
⭐ The Martian (384p) - 7
⭐ Slaughterhouse-Five (275p) - 7
The Thirteenth Tale (406p) - 4
East of Eden (601p) - 2
⭐ The Underground Railroad (313p) - 5
To Kill a Mockingbird (323p) - 2
⭐ The Diary of a Young Girl (283p) - 7
Crazy Rich Asians (403p) - 3
These books have been re-read within the last 12 months and are ineligible to be nominated: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
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Clockwork Orange
The Silent Patient
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for July 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 May 16.
Tracking through message: 31⭐ Poll Candidate
A Prayer for Owen Meany (637p) - 1
⭐ Normal People (273p) - 5
The Heart's Invisible Furies (582p) - 1
⭐ Beartown (432p) - 6
⭐ We Were the Mulvaneys (454p) - 4
⭐ Tuesdays with Morrie (210p) - 4
The Secret Life of Bees (302p) - 2
City of Bones (485p) - 2
The House of the Spirits (448p) - 3
This is How You Lose the Time War (209p)
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for July 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 May 16.
Tracking through message: 36⭐ Poll Candidate
⭐ My Ántonia (232p) - 5
⭐ Great Expectations (544p) - 6
Of Human Bondage (684p)
⭐ Murder at the Vicarage (288p) - 6
Tropic of Cancer (318p) - 1
⭐ The Talented Mr. Ripley (288p) - 7
Little House on the Prairie (335p) - 4
The Jungle (335p) - 2
White Fang (252p) - 3
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for July 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 May 16.
I went through a similar experience with my own mother's death, so felt a close kinship to the author's story. Cooking my mother's dishes has always been my way to honour her too. It was comforting to know my experiences were not unique. The book was well-written but my zero knowledge of Korean food hindered my full enjoyment.
I second Hound of the Baskervilles.
