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.

Hope it doesn't stink.

I've just started reading this book. Picked it because I'm drawn to dark and quirky stories. This one seemed just that.

Jerome wrote: "That reminds me of a girlfriend who wore "Opium", first loves create strong memories.

Just reading slowly through this, the descriptions of his upbringing are horrible, but memorable. Imagining hi..."

Jerome, just a friendly reminder that this is a pre-read thread. If you wish to comment on the story specifics, please do that in the SPOILER thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Thanks!

Samantha, for you I pick Piranesi. I read it last year and loved it. So many interpretations of this story!

So now I'm ready for my next great read. Please pick from my Want-To-Read shelf. Thanks!

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "I would like to nominate 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Most of the editions listed are over 900 pages."

Sorry JoJo, but 1Q84 has already been read by the group in 2018. Is there another book you would like to suggest?

I second Game of Thrones.

I second The Trial.

I second The Things They Carried.

I nominate The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (228 pages)

I nominate The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (976 pages).

I nominate Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (370 pages), last read 2017

I nominate The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (374 pages).

adele wrote: "Hypothetically, how strict is this minimum if The Divine Comedy is 798 pages??"

Adele, I looked at the other editions of this book and most are well under 800 pages, so unfortunately, we'll have to stick to the plan and disallow this one. It can be nominated in the CLASSICS topic, though. Is there another book you would like to nominate instead?

1b2gmama wrote: "hmmm I click this and I see KINDRED by Octavia Butler.

oh, tried again and it seems two books are linked in the post?? just FYI."

Yup, my mistake. Fixed now.

So let's start this 2023 relay with last year's final message, from JoJo_theDoDo. Here's her request:

"For my next read please pick from my Hardback Books Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... "

***Remember, don't reply unless you are ready for a new book assignment too.***

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Tracking through message: 65
⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

⭐ Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (401p) - 15
City of Bones (485p) - 2
A Little Life (720p) - 5
The Hunger Games (374p) - 6
The Hours (230p) - 4
⭐ The Things They Carried (246p) - 9
Flowers in the Attic (389p) - 3
Beach Read (361p) - 8
The Secret Life of Bees (302p) - 3
⭐ Before the Coffee Gets Cold (213p) - 9
⭐ The Glass Castle (288p) - 9
The Corrections (653p)
Cinder (400p)

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for March 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 January 16.

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⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

⭐ Cannery Row (181p) - 7
The Day of the Triffids (228p) - 4
⭐ Lady Chatterley's Lover (364p) - 8
The Awakening (195p) - 3
⭐ The Trial (255p) - 8
Beowulf (245p) - 2
The Age of Innocence (293p) - 6
⭐ Things Fall Apart (209p) - 7
⭐ My Cousin Rachel (352p) - 8
North and South (521p) - 3
Mother Night (282p) - 1
True Grit (224p)