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Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for July 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 May 16.
April 19
320 pages
Total Group Pages: 381,270
Apr.14
305 pages
Total Group Pages: 372,037
I second Station Eleven.
Hughes also destroyed Plath's last journal, which likely contained some of her feelings about him.
I found the first half of the book very funny in places. That kind of dark humour, very cynical, always makes me laugh. Catcher In the Rye also made me laugh out loud too. I think Sylvia Plath had a wicked sense of humour. I wish she had survived to write more novels. What a loss.
I second Homegoing too.
Hello Readers!Welcome everyone to our May 2021 Catch-Up Group Read; this month we'll be reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. This is our second group reading of this classic 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? Does the anti-war theme still make sense in today's world?
Hello Readers!Welcome everyone to our April 2021 Catch-Up Group Read; this month we'll be reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. This is our second group reading of this classic 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? Does the story still resonate in today's world?
Hi Readers!This is the Pre-Read thread for the May 2021 Classics selection. This month we will be reading The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? What attracts you to this book?
Hi Readers!This is the Pre-Read thread for the May 2021 Modern Classic/Popular selection. This month we will be reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.
Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? What have you heard about this book?
Hello Readers!This is the Pre-Read thread for the May 2021 Catch-up selection. This month we will be reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller for the 2nd time.
Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? What are your expectations in picking this book up?
I wasn't too impressed. I wonder why this book wasn't classed as a memoir, but rather historical fiction. Just how much was added? I noticed it was originally written as a screenplay, and that's how it read for me, poorly written, somewhat superficial and a little far-fetched at times. Call me cynical, but I wonder if the author added some detail to make Lale appear more sympathetic.
March 29
272 pages
Total Group Pages: 330,810
A little late in the month, but I've just started reading it, so we'll see how it goes. My expectations? It's a story from Auschwitz....
I'll be reading this one too. I'm hoping to get a better understanding of depression. This book was written in the 60's when mental illness was never discussed openly. It was a groundbreaker.
March 24
384 pages
Total Group Pages: 318,929
