Tori’s Comments (group member since Nov 25, 2016)

Tori’s comments from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.

Last year we read 367,988 pages let's see if we can beat that this year!

STANDARD POST

If each one posts in a different way (cover vs. link, same line vs. different lines, bold vs. not bold, et.), it sometimes becomes harder for who is sum checking or managing the challenge to find the information.

This may look simple, but after hundreds of messages, believe me, a standard post helps! :-)

So, if you care to make life easier for your mods, checkers, volunteers, etc., you can use the following template with code for posting in this challenge. :-)

1. Add book COVER as instructed in message 1 above.

2. Copy the text between the lines - but NOT the lines (---------).

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January 31
XXX pages

<*b*>Total Group Pages: SUM HERE<*/b*>

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3. Paste it under the book cover.

4. Change the month, the day and XXX for your correct data.

5. Change "SUM HERE" for your addition result.

6. REMOVE the four asterisks (*)

The result should look like this (without the lines, of course):

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January 1st
835 pages

Group total: 4,900 pages

Welcome to the 2025 Relay Race Reading Challenge!!!

HOW IT WORKS

Post a comment (on the LAST COMMENT PAGE) with the following four things:

1) the COVER of a book you recently read (see below for instructions),
2) the date you completed reading that book,
3) the number of pages in the book you read, and
4) last but not least, sum of all pages read by the group.

ANYONE can post AS MANY TIMES as they want! This is a group effort, folks! You can enter books read for the bookclub AND those read outside of the group.

THE RULES / SOME TIPS

1. How to add a book cover

On the top right of the comment box, you will see a hyperlink "add book/author" (in English).
At the bottom of the window that appears, you'll see two radio buttons "link" and "cover" - please select "cover".
Type the name of the book in the search field and once you click "search", select the correct book. The code will look like the following without the *: [*bookcover:The Catcher in the Rye|5107]

2. How to decide your page count

If hardcopy, use the number of pages in the edition of the book that you read.
If electronic (kindle, nook, etc.), use the number of pages from the kindle edition.
If you listened to a book on tape, use the number of pages from the most popular edition on Goodreads (when you search a book, the most popular edition is the default).
No genre or page length restrictions, and can be book club group reads OR books you've read outside of the group.

3. Books per post

In general, books per post should be one book as you would be posting the book you most recently finished, but feel free to add more if you have finished multiple books recently!

This is a running tally, so please don't wait and post 20 books at once... wouldn't be much of a relay!
No need to post backdated books. Just start from the day you entered the relay =)

4. Make sure you are on the LAST comment page

As this is a running tally, make sure you are on the LAST COMMENT PAGE before commenting as you want to add your pages read to the last total.
Above the comment box, you'll see the hyperlinks for every comment page, will look like "<< previous 1 2 3 4 5 next >>" or something like this - make sure you're on the highest number. Goodreads only allows for 50 comments per page.

5. Please double check the math of your post total!!

F.A.Q's:

Do partially read books count?
No, you need to finish the book for it to count. If you DNF (do not finish) a book, it won't count.

LET'S RELAY!!!

Taya had the last post for the 2024 thread, so we are starting with her comment for 2025. Please pick a book for Taya from the link below:

Taya said: "I don't know if there is going to be a different thread for this in 2025, but if a chooser can select a title from my "owned tbr", that would be great:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... "

We decided to bring it back!

Ready for a new read in 2025? Need to reduce your Want-To-Read Bookshelf too?

This game is a fun way to choose your next great book. Let someone else do it for you! Here’s how to play:

1. Look at the latest message. Browse through their Want-To-Read list and select a book.
2. Reply to the message with your book choice, tell why you chose that book, and indicate you are ready for your new assignment too.
3. Check back for the next message, which should provide your book assignment.
4. Read the assigned book and repeat steps 1 to 4.

Remember, only post when you are ready for your next read. This game is a great way to find new books that you might enjoy, reduce your own TBRs, and make new GR friends too.

Ready, set, relay!

Thanks you John!

Everyone please have your points logged for your prefects today. I will post the final results on the 4th!

Thanks you John!

Everyone please have your points logged for your prefects today. I will post the final results on the 4th!

The first prompt of the new year is to read 5 books that starts with "The"!

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Welcome to the TBR Revival Challenge 2025! This challenge is for anyone looking for some extra motivation to get some books off their TBR!

How to keep score:
Comment on this thread with 5 books from your TBR that fit the current theme. When you've finished a book from your list check it off by adding the date you finished reading next to the title:

Books read: 1/3
1. Something Wicked This Way Comes
2. A Tale of Two Cities January 6
3. The Two Towers

To edit your challenge score/edit your comment:
1. Find your comment in the challenge thread. [Tip: Take note of the message number in the upper left corner when you first post your list]
2. On the bottom right of your comment, there should be four hyperlinks: "reply | edit | delete | flag". Select "edit".
3. Add your book read date per above instructions.
4. Click "edit post" once you are done.

Challenge dates:
This challenge will run all year with a different theme for each quarter.
Themes will be announced within the first week of the new quarter.
January 1-March 31 Books that start with the word "The"
April 1 - June 30 5 oldest books on your TBR
July 1 - September 30 5 books from the Group Bookshelf
October 1 -December 31

Levels
You don't have to read all 5 books from your TBR to participate! choose to read however many books you want to.
Books read:
0- It’s the thought that counts
1 - One more down!
2 - On a Roll
3 - Page Turner
4 - Avid Reader
5 - Reading Rockstar

Updated my final points!

Thank you so much for being our prefect Laura!

I really loved being on the Emerald team this year💚 All the questions and discussions were a lot of fun and made this year's challenge more memorable!

message #11 updated

Laura wrote: "I will ask you the same Tori, do you have a genre you stick to with audiobooks or is it any genre?

Who would you recommend for comics? I have always wanted to get into comics but never know where to start"

Sorry for answering a week later. This month has been going by so quickly!

I'm not picky about what genre of audiobooks I listen to. I do get through them a lot faster than physical books though, so I do prefer longer audiobooks most of the time.

I wasn't into comics until I started dating my husband. He has always been into the typical superhero Marvel and DC. I would go to the comic shops with him and was surprised to find that there are quite a lot of horror comics. I still haven't read much superhero ones, but I absolutely loved the Spider-Gwen, Vol. 0: Most Wanted? series by Jason Latour! As far as horror goes, I definitely recommend The Walking Dead: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman It is so much different from the tv show so you don't have to worry about spoilers if you've watched the show and in my opinion the comics are so much better! Wytches, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder is a good short horror series. Saga, Volume 1 isn't horror or superheros but is definitely a must read! Not a comic, but The Complete Maus is the best Graphic Novel I've ever read and the best memoir about WWII I've ever read.

message #11 updated!

Most of the books I read are audiobooks. The last hour or so of my workday I am by myself just cleaning and audiobooks really help pass that last part of my day! I also listen to them while folding laundry, doing dishes or vacuuming at home. I love physical books as well and prefer paperbacks to hardcovers. I read comics sometimes on a tablet or my phone, but I don't like reading ebooks very much. I've tried reading them a few times and I just don't like it for some reason.

I try to keep up with the books of the month here in this group, so I read a lot of contemporary fiction although I don't really like most of it. I do really enjoy reading the classics though! I would say my favorite genre is non-fiction. Specifically, I love Biology themed non-fiction. Anything about animals or plants is my favorite. Horror is a close second though.

So sorry for the late update everyone.

November's round robin scores:
Emerald 30.88 vs. Saphire 35.92
Diamond 26.00 vs. Ruby 58.42
💙Great Job Saphire and Ruby!❤️

Overall:
1. Ruby 109.00
2. Saphire 73.32
3. Emerald 61.76
4. Diamond 56.74

Congratulations everyone we've read so much so far this year! We still have 3 weeks left in the challenge, good luck to all teams. I hope you end your year with some new favorites!

Hi Samantha,

You will be able to update November's points through the 2nd.