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.

Happy New Year and welcome everyone to our January 2021 Classic Group Read; this month we'll be reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.

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? Did it meet your expectations? Why do you think this autobiography is considered a classic?

Happy New Year and welcome everyone to our January 2021 Quarterly Long Group Read; this quarter we'll be reading Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.

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? Did it meet your expectations? What emotions did it conjure up?

Happy New Year and welcome everyone to our January 2021 Modern Classic/Popular Group Read; this month we'll be reading The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.

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? Did it meet your expectations? Did it help you gain a new perspective?

Tracking through message: 69

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

The Crucible(134) - 4
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold(224) - 7
Herland, The Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings(384) - 3
Crime and Punishment(671) - 12
The Trial(255) - 6
Cat's Cradle(179) - 6
The Call of the Wild(172) - 11
Their Eyes Were Watching God(193) - 13
Gulliver's Travels(306) - 11
Robinson Crusoe(320) - 2
David Copperfield(882) - 4
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(206) - 1

Hi all! Starting up the monthly discussions for March 2021 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for the CLASSICS CATEGORY.

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 January 16.

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Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

The Clan of the Cave Bear(516) - 8
Olive Kitteridge(270) - 3
Misery(420) - 5
Me Before You(369) - 2
The Kitchen God's Wife(417) - 2
I Am Malala(313) - 15
The Woefield Poultry Collective(336) - 1
The Tattooist of Auschwitz(262) - 11
Hyperbole and a Half(371) - 1
Crossing to Safety(368) - 2
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell(448)
Peace Like a River(320) - 2
Burial Rites(336) - 1
The Fifth Season(468) - 2
The Last Wish(384)
My Dark Vanessa(373) - 2
The Fault in Our Stars(313)

Hi all! Starting up the monthly discussions for March 2021 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for the MODERN CLASSIC/POPULAR category.

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 January 16.

Tracking through message: 68

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

Educated(334) - 8
Pachinko(502) - 14
To Kill a Mockingbird(324) - 6
Life of Pi(460) - 6
Jane Eyre(532) - 18
1984(328) - 17
The Nightingale(440) - 6
Murder on the Orient Express(274) - 7
The Outsiders(192)

These books have been re-read within the last 12 months and are ineligible to be nominated:

The Night Circus
Rebecca
A Christmas Carol
All the Light We Cannot See
The Haunting of Hill House
Dune
The Hate U Give
The Fellowship of the Ring
Farenheit 451
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Circe
Wuthering Heights

Hello everyone! It is time again to start the book-of-the-month suggestion threads for March 2021! This discussion is for the category called BOOKSHELF CATCH-UP.

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 January 16.

Posts are now open, so I'm eager to hear your views on this classic read.

Nominations are now closed for this month. Polls are open for your vote.

Nominations are now closed for this month. Polls are open for your vote.

Nominations are now closed for this month. Polls are open for your vote.

This is the Pre-Read thread for the January 2021 Classics selection. This month we will be reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.

Who's planning to join in on this read? Is this your first time reading this book? What interests you about this autobiography?

Hi all!

This is the Pre-Read thread for the January 2021 Modern Classics or Popular selection. This month we will be reading The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. 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?

Hi all!

This is the Pre-Read thread for the January 2021 Quarterly Long Read selection. This quarter we will be reading Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.

Who's planning to join in on this read? Will it be your first time read? What are your expectations in picking this book up?

I second Slaughterhouse-Five.

I second The Lovely Bones.

I'm not usually a fan of YA, but I really enjoyed this one, devouring it in just 2 days. Somewhat baffled by the Dally and Darry character names. Why so similar? Anyone else find that confusing?
I was surprised to learn that the author published this at age 16!! She also appears as the nurse in the 1988 movie.