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.

Catch-22
October 14
453 pages
2 points

I second:
Grapes of Wrath
Siddharta
Animal Farm

I want to remind everyone that it doesn't matter how much or how little you read for this challenge. Any book you log helps our team out! Don't feel pressured to read shorter books or keep up with our top readers. Read whatever you like and just have fun with the challenge!

I think a good strategy is to try to pick books that are at the lower end of page counts for the point system. For example, the tier for 2 points is 250-499 pages. So I would try to pick books around 250-300 pages. I hope that makes sense!

Here are links to a few goodreads lists that might help people find shorter books.

Quick Reads

Under 100 pages

Graphic Novels

Picture Books

Another thing the book focused on was whether being immortal was a wonderful experience or somewhat of a curse. I thought both sides of this were represented very thoroughly.

Do you think you would enjoy living forever or would the endlessness feel daunting to you?

I just finished today and I really loved the writing style. I enjoyed the story a lot too! It didn't have the creepy atmosphere I was expecting, but the horror elements it does have were still a great way to get into the fall spirit!

Victoria mentioned how she loved how Louis was a deep thinker. One of my favorite things about this book was how it raised some really interesting and sometimes philosophical view points. Things like Claudia always appearing as a child and how eventually she resents Louis and Lestat for turning her while she was so young. It made me think about how obsessed people can get about aging and trying to appear younger, and is that really a good thing? At the same time it made me think of kids always wanting to be older than they are. As much as I sometimes miss childhood, being stuck inside a child's body while my mind ages sounds torturous.

Updated message #25

Interview with the Vampire Oct 8
2 points

I nominate The Golden Compass (399)

Answers to a few questions I've seen:

Picture books will count as .5 points as Bryce said. (This might change in future years depending on the feedback)

Anyone can join in at anytime and in any month while the challenge is going.

- Vrenzy is correct, for example, If someone only logs one book for November they would only count towards our November average.

Mariana - You do not have to make a reserve post. You can just add a new comment every time you finish a book. We want phone users to be able to participate as well! (and they can't edit their comments)

Britt - just add the date you finished. the prefect and mods will take care of the tracking.

Sha - You can do either. you might want to check in your house thread to find out what your prefect prefers.

Tracking through message 60

Nomination (pages) - # of Seconds
Crime and Punishment (671 p) - 9
Siddharta (152 p) - 11
The Count of Monte Cristo (1276 p) - 10
The Complete Fairy Tales (803 p) - 2
Animal Farm (141 p) - 11
All Quiet on the Western Front (296 p) - 7
The Grapes of Wrath (476 p) - 5
Madame Bovary (329 p) - 8
The Iliad (683 p)
Northanger Abbey (251 p) - 7
David Copperfield (882 p) - 2

Hi all! Starting up the monthly discussions for December 2019 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.

Not a hard and fast rule, but please try to limit your nominations to one book per category. But please do second any that interest you! The number of seconds determine poll inclusion.

>>> Attention, please: We will be featuring page numbers in the poll, so please include page numbers in your nomination if possible.

Nominations end Midnight October 15

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Nomination (pages) - # of Seconds
The Clan of the Cave Bear (495) - 5
The Vegetarian (188) - 3
In the Woods (431) - 6
My Brilliant Friend (331) - 2
Contact (580) - 2
The Invention of Wings (384) - 4
Watership Down (478) - 9
The Underground Railroad (306) - 7
Kindred (287) - 1
Life After Life (531) - 4
The Golden Compass/Northern Lights (399) - 9
Watchmen (416) - 2
The Corrections (653)
Spinning Silver (480) - 4

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Nomination (pages) - # of Seconds
The Thirteenth Tale (406) - 5
Breakfast at Tiffany's (192) - 9
The Bell Jar (294) - 4
The Gift of the Magi (32) - 7
The Kite Runner (371) - 3
It (1116) - 2
Memoirs of a Geisha (434) - 4
Small Great Things (480) - 4
The Jungle Book (277) - 7
Brave New World - 2
Neverwhere (370) - 4

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

A Clockwork Orange
Murder on the Orient Express
Good Omens
The Picture of Dorian Gray
And Then There Were None
The Night Circus
The Handmaid’s Tale
Wuthering Heights
Lord of the Flies
Fahrenheit 451
Little Women

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for December 2019 book-of-the-month suggestions. 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.

Books featured as a group reread within the last twelve months are not eligible.

>>> Attention, please: We will be featuring page numbers in the poll, so please include page numbers in your nomination if possible.

Nominations end Midnight October 15

Hi all! Starting up the monthly discussions for December 2019 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.

Not a hard and fast rule, but please try to limit your nominations to one book per category. But please do second any that interest you! The number of seconds determine poll inclusion.

>>> Attention, please: We will be featuring page numbers in the poll, so please include page numbers in your nomination if possible.

Nominations end Midnight October 15.

December

November
Total points: 4

Children of the Street Nov.17 (334 pages) = 2 points
The Couple Next Door Nov.21 (308 pages) = 2 points

October
Total points: 6

1. Interview with the Vampire Oct. 8 (342 pages) = 2 points
2. Catch-22 Oct. 14 (453 pages) = 2 points
3. Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love Oct 19 (224 pages) = 1 point
4. The Contortionist's Handbook Oct 27 (199 pages) = 1 point