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.

Updated message 46 with my final points for October!

October is always such a busy month for me, I'm hoping I can read more the next two months!

Happy Halloween! It is the last day of the October round Robin. The scores are:
Autumn 23.98 vs. Spring 23.06
Summer 25.20 vs. Winter 16.09
We still have the rest of the day to get in some extra points! remember you have 10 easy point getters that are great for last minute reads if you haven't used them up already.

Please have all your reads for the month submitted by the 1st of November. (any books posted after that will still count towards your houses overall score, just not the round robin scores) I will post the final October round robin scores on the 2nd.

The botm picks have to be close to the same range as the most popular edition.

Updated message #46
Hopefully I'll finish a couple more books before the end of the month!

Phoenix wrote: "Possibly stupid question, but the unique book per month rule doesn't apply to the selected group reads, right? As in, multiple people can read them and still get 0.5 each?"

I just want to clarify that the unique reads in any given month only applies to individuals, not the entire house. So if you read The Hobbit and someone else on your team reads The Hobbit you would both get the full points. If you reread The Hobbit again in the same month you would not be able to use the reread for points.

Hannah wrote: "Hi everyone 😊 is it too late to join Team Spring please? I'll post in there as well."

Sign ups are open throughout the challenge! Welcome aboard!

Current round robin standings:
Autumn 20.02 vs Spring 17.42
Summer 17.50 vs. Winter 8.50

What is everyone's favorite book they have read for this years challenge so far?

I just finished it and I mostly agree with everything you've all been saying. There were certainly some sections of bad writing which really stood out and distracted from the story. I have to say I hate the title, it is just so uninspired! like Lea said above me, the ending was very open ended. Francis might not have survived, how are they going to convince the police they didn't just murder an entire family and burn down the house? The ending even points out all of these issues, and then doesn't resolve any of them. I would have liked it wrapped up a little more.

For all its problems I did like it. I actually really liked Noemi and thought she was a strong heroine. I think she was a nice contrast to the theme of men trying to overpower and control women found throughout the book. I'm a sucker for a gothic romance and almost went to school to be a mycologist because I am so fascinated by mushrooms, so I feel my reasons for liking this book are a little biased.

Can you believe we are already half way through the first month!?

As of now the scores are:
Autumn - 17.14
Spring - 15.25
Summer - 10.25
Winter - 6.47

I hope everyone is having fun and reading some great books!

Laura H wrote: "I agree with the idea of having a minimum numbers of ratings on GR as opposed to reviews. Not everyone writes reviews but many people will give a rating. Ratings do give an indication of how well r..."

Ooops! I meant ratings not reviews. I've edited my last post.

I second Memoirs of a Geisha

Bibliophile wrote: "Nike - Popularity is very subjective because of this platform I guess. Maybe we have to get creative with the criteria :) But at the same time, we can nominate. so many books - it's all about what'..."

I am in favor of a minimum # of ratings policy. It is a rule in the BOTM nominations books must be reasonably well-read to fit the "Everyone Has Read This but Me" claim. As our group gets larger and larger we've had to make things more structured so everything runs smoothly. A vague statement like that needs to be changed to a clear rule.

I second The Secret History and The Girl with the Louding Voice

I second A Room of One's Own and Around the World in Eighty Days

Sarina wrote: "Are we not doing the extra half point for writing a review this year?"

Sorry, no points for reviews this year.

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⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐Ethan Frome (99p) - 9
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (518p) - 7
Erewhon (272p) - 1
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (224p) - 6
The Big Sleep (231p) - 2
⭐Around the World in Eighty Days (252p) - 17
⭐A Room of One's Own (112p) - 12
⭐Hamlet (259p) - 10
On the Beach (296p) - 1
Orlando (252p) - 5
David Copperfield (882p) - 2
The Scarlet Pimpernel (319p) - 5
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (64p) - 5
The Silent Sky: The Incredible Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon (256p) - 1

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for December 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 October 16.

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⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
Year of Wonders (304p) - 5
⭐The Giver of Stars (390p) - 11
⭐The Bluest Eye (216p) - 10
Wolf Hall (650p) - 6
⭐Oryx and Crake (389p) - 8
Nights at the Circus (295p) - 6
⭐The Secret History (559p) - 12
The Black Prince (408p) - 1
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (140p) - 2
The Name of the Rose (536p) - 7
Mr. Dickens and His Carol (271p)
Under the Whispering Door - 2
The Shadow of the Wind (497p) - 2
The Historian (720p) - 1
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (287p) - 1
The Lost City (384p)
The Girl with the Louding Voice (371p) - 2

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for December 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 October 16.

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⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
Watership Down (478p) - 5
Memoirs of a Geisha (434p) - 6
⭐The Princess Bride (456p) - 13
⭐Their Eyes Were Watching God (219p) - 12
⭐Jane Eyre (532p) - 12
⭐Animal Farm (141p) - 10
Life of Pi (460p) - 5
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (223p) - 3
A Wrinkle in Time (218p) - 2
Ready Player One (374p) - 1
The Golden Compass (399p) - 7