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.

Juniper Nesrin wrote: "I nominate And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (264 pages)"

Hi Juniper: Your book has already been read (twice) by our group, so it could be nominated in our Bookshelf Catch-Up topic instead. Is there another modern (after 1970) book you would like to suggest?

I second The Thursday Murder Club.

I'll be reading this one too because I believe robotics and AI are creeping into our day-to-day activities. I want to understand more about the topic.

I nominate Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (275p)

I nominate I, Claudius by Robert Graves (468p)

I second The Lovely Bones.

I nominate Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (389p).

This begins our 5th group read of this classic story, nominated by Lina. It's our most re-read book of all! Who will be joining? Why do you think it remains such a popular one?

This is the Pre-Read thread for the March 2023 Classics selection. This month we will be reading the book Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence, nominated by Kimberly.

Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.

Who's planning to join in on this read? Why did you choose to embrace this particular book? Any expectations?

This is the Pre-Read thread for the March 2023 Modern selection. This month we will be reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, nominated by Wobbley.

Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.

Who's planning to join in on this read? Why did you choose to connect with this particular book? Any expectations?

I imagined Grenouille as part dog, part human. His sense of smell, his hunched-over posture, his ability to show subservience. He was sometimes treated like a dog, and even lived animal-like, at times.

Thank you everyone for the great suggestions this month. Nominations are now closed, but polls are open for your vote here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

Thank you everyone for the great suggestions this month. Nominations are now closed, but polls are open for your vote here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

Thank you everyone for the great suggestions this month. Nominations are now closed, but polls are open for your vote here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

Thank you everyone for the great suggestions this month. Nominations are now closed, but polls are open for your vote here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

Betsy wrote: "I second the glass castle and before the coffee gets cold"

Betsy, you have already seconded Coffee (Msg.43), so I'll ignore that one.

Débora wrote: "Lindsay wrote: "Hi Lina,

I chose from your short list 'to read' and choose Where The Crawdads Sing- it is a great read and I hope you like it.

Whoever is next to choose, please choose from eith..."

Debora, your account profile is set to "private", so your bookshelves are not browsable. Please update to allow all members access.

Kimberly wrote: "Renata wrote: "Mariana wrote: "There are very VERY new books being nominated and the idea of the group is to catch up with those books so popular that everyone talks about but we didn't get to read..."

Thank you for your comments. The moderator team has discussed the idea of limiting modern book nominations by publication date. We unanimously agreed NOT to further limit the selection, remembering that these are just nominations by a small subset of members. Historically, the polls have always favoured older books, with one exception last month. If this trend continues, we'll revisit the idea, but for now, it's business as usual.

Mariana wrote: "There are very VERY new books being nominated and the idea of the group is to catch up with those books so popular that everyone talks about but we didn't get to read.

I'm glad my mom died was hyp..."

Mariana, I understand your concern and yes, one of the nominated books was published just last year. Our 50K ratings rule was established so that only "well-read" books were nominated. Surely, this uber-popular book will reach you very soon too. Hang in there!

The title really threw me too. It upset me at first, but then I realized it probably was intended to do so. In any case, I'll be reading it too.