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.

Bryce wrote: "hope it isn't too late to sign up, is it possible to join team spring?"

Never too late, welcome! Please post your October books read in the Spring Team's thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy reading!

I've updated message #11, now at 31.5 points.

Updated message #11, now at 22.5 points.

Oct.18
476 pages

Total Group Pages: 913,555

Britt wrote: "Updating now!! So sorry I've been MIA team, life has been so hectic!!"
Glad you're back and hopefully feeling better. We missed you!
I noticed a few errors in the overall list, which will affect our average.
Specifically, Mariana has 23 points (not 21) - Post #21,
Adele has 8.5 points (not 6) - Post #23,
Eleise has 4 points (not 14) - Post #153.
Hope this helps!

William wrote: "Just finished Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. 198 pages for 1 point."

Hey William, you're on the scoreboard now! Thanks for joining in the fun. Your book is about writing. Are you an author?

Hannah wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm excited to join Team Spring! I've been looking for some more motivation to get back into my reading and this sort of challenge always seems to pop up at the right time.
📚📚📚📚📚📚

🎃 O..."
Welcome Hannah! Glad you can join us. Happy reading!

Jennifer wrote: "Hans wrote: "October
The Odyssey by Homer, Robert Fitzgerald (Translator) 507 pages of verse 1 point."

Welcome Hans. Good news. The Odyssey is huge so you get to count it as 3 points. You get diff..."

If it's poetry, wouldn't it be half-points, so 1.5?

Hans wrote: "October
The Odyssey by Homer, Robert Fitzgerald (Translator) 507 pages of verse 1 point."

Hi Hans! Welcome to the team and congrats on finishing your first book. Spring forward!

Andrew wrote: "Dont know of this is quite the right thread, as I've just started this. Christ it's one of the worst written books I've ever read. There's far too much introspective thinking that adds almost nothi..."

So Andrew, tell us how you really feel...Do you intend to finish this book? I did, and was sorry to have done so. I thought it was a very silly story, juvenile and shallow. Nice cover though.

Hey, we're on a SPRING roll !

Just updated message 11, now at 18.5 points.

Jennifer wrote: "Total points
📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚

October👻 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻 17

Oct 1
DNF The House in the Cerulean Sea pgs 398 🌸 0 pt
4 ⭐️ The Battle Begins pgs 112 🌸1pt

Oct 3
5..."
Jennifer, great reading! But please check your arithmetic. I only get 16 total points.

Madalyn wrote: "📚Total Points: 11

🎃October🎃

⚡️Quickies:

✔️Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce - 231 pgs (1pt)
✔️In The Hand Of The Goddess by Tamora Pierce - 232 pgs (1pt)
✔️The Woman Who Rides Like A ..."

Madalyn, your first book (Alanna: The 1st Adventure) is actually 274 pages, so should count for 2 points. Your 2nd book, In the Hand of the Goddess, is also over 250 pages, so another 2 points. Yay!
FYI: We use the GR page count that appears on the searched book listing.

Adele wrote: "Would it be possible to bring the quarterly long reads back? It got me reading bigger, mostly classic books that would have otherwise been too daunting. Great motivation and I just really loved it."

Please see message 8 above. Buddy Reads are available for longer book discussions.

Cheyanne wrote: "I kept seeing this book everywhere, but wasn’t sure if I would like it. Last week I went to a thrift store and saw the hardback for only $3 in great condition! Still, I didn’t pick it up. I came ho..."

It was destined to be owned by you. Fate works in mysterious ways.

Nike wrote: "Bibliophile wrote: "Lea wrote: "Renata wrote: "Most recent little-read books don't make it to the poll. And publication year doesn't necessarily indicate popularity. I've long thought that books no..."

GR has over 90 million members, so is a pretty good representation of readers. Yes, most are from the US, but that's life. Simply put, books not rated are books not read. Remember, we are just trying to tidy up the nomination list to match our mandate more closely. Please feel free to PM me if you would like to discuss this further.

Almeta wrote: "Almeta's Spring Fever in October

.5 points for every 250 pages graphic novel, heavily pictured or sparsely worded book
EHRTBM December Group Reads = 0.5 bonus points
1-49 pages, 10 per month = 1 p..."

Almeta, I think you have listed several "picture" books as a full point, specifically Bunheads and The Night Gardener. These should be just .5 points each. Easy to miss. Great job, by the way!

Britt wrote: "Updated :) awesome job team!!"

Britt, you missed Adele's updates on message 23. She's now at 6 points. SPRING forward! Our average is almost past Autumn's...

Updated message 11, now at 11 points.