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Hello Readers!This is the Pre-Read thread for the August 2021 Classics selection. This month we will be reading A Room with a View by E.M. Forster.
Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? Is this a first-time read, or a re-read of an old favorite? What are your expectations in picking this book up?
Hello Readers!This is the Pre-Read thread for the August 2021 Modern/Popular selection. This month we will be reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.
Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? What other books have you read by this author? What are your expectations in reading this book?
Hello Readers!This is the Pre-Read thread for the August 2021 Catch-up selection. This month we will be reading Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery for the second time.
Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? Is this a first-time read, or a re-read of an old favorite? What are your expectations in picking this book up?
Hello Readers!Welcome everyone to our July 2021 Modern/Popular Group Read; this month we'll be reading Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
Friendly reminder that this is the SPOILERS thread - if you're not yet ready for spoilers then head on over to the pre-read thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
What did you think of this story? Did the book surpass the movie? How close are we to creating a real Jurassic Park?
Hello Readers!Welcome everyone to our July 2021 Classics Group Read; this month we'll be reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
Friendly reminder that this is the SPOILERS thread - if you're not yet ready for spoilers then head on over to the pre-read thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
What did you think of this book? What is the meaning of the book's title? Do migrant workers have a better life now?
Hello Readers!Welcome everyone to our July 2021 Catch-Up Group Read; this month we'll be reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. This is our second group reading of this modern/popular book.
Friendly reminder that this is the SPOILERS thread - if you're not yet ready for spoilers then head on over to the pre-read thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
What did you think of this book? Who suffers the most in this story? What do you think is the most important theme of this book?
Tracking through message: 50⭐ Poll Candidate
Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
Where the Crawdads Sing (384p) - 6
⭐A Tale of Two Cities (489p) - 8
⭐The Shining (659p) - 8
⭐Lolita (331p) - 9
⭐Wuthering Heights (464p) - 8
The Great Gatsby (200p) - 2
⭐The Martian (369p) - 9
One Hundred Years of Solitude (417p) - 7
These books have been re-read within the last 12 months and are ineligible to be nominated:Anne of Green Gables
The Kite Runner
Pride and Prejudice
Catch-22
The Bell Jar
1984
The Night Circus
Rebecca
A Christmas Carol
All the Light We Cannot See
The Haunting of Hill House
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for September 2021 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 July 16.
Tracking through message: 47⭐ Poll Candidate
Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐Song of Solomon (337p) - 5
⭐The House in the Cerulean Sea (394p) - 9
Girlfriend in a Coma (288p)
March: Book One (128p) - 1
⭐Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (498p) - 9
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (181p) - 4
The Vanishing Half (343p) - 4
⭐The Name of the Rose (536p) - 10
Writers & Lovers (320p) - 3
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for September 2021 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 Catchup thread. See the group's Bookshelf for previously read books.
3. Be reasonably well-read 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 July 16.
Tracking through message: 39⭐ Poll Candidate
Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐Double Indemnity (115p) - 6
Our Man in Havana (220p) - 2
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (282p) - 1
⭐The Godfather (448p) - 9
⭐East of Eden (601p) - 8
⭐Walden (260p) - 6
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (329p)
David Copperfield (882p)
Great Expectations (505p)
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for September 2021 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 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 July 16.
Elizabeth's life after the airport was never revealed. That was a big loose end for me. I wondered whether her story would be revealed in a subsequent book?
June 22
485 pages
Total Group Pages: 556,599
June 13
237 pages
Total Group Pages: 532,958
Wow, what a story! Set in Toronto, my hometown, and describing the aftermath of a catastrophic pandemic, could it BE any more relevant? Made me wonder how our world will change post-Covid too.
