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.

We will be doing the House Cup Challenge again! It will be October, November, and December like Sarina said.

Renata wrote: "Ice wrote: "To kill a mockingbird (324 pages)"

This book was already read in 2017, but you could nominate in the Reread category."

Thank you Renata!

Tracking through message 33

Nomination (pages) - # of Seconds
The Kite Runner (371p) - 3
Dark Matter (342p) - 9
Dune (604p) - 3
The Alchemist (197p) - 2
Neverwhere (370p) - 12
The Sun Also Rises (189p) - 2
A Clockwork Orange (240p) - 7
Rebecca (449 p) - 6
Frankenstein (288p) - 4
The Hate U Give (444 p.) - 2
The Shining (659 p.) -
In Cold Blood (343 p.) -

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

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
A Christmas Carol

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for November 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 September 15.

Tracking through message 52

Nomination (pages) - # of Seconds
The Art of Racing in the Rain (321 p.) - 5
Full Dark, No Stars (368 p.) - 3
Gone Girl (415 p.) - 5
Lincoln in the Bardo (343 p.) - 3
The Cactus (384 p.) - 3
There There (294p) - 5
In the Woods (464p) - 7
Fight Club (224 p.) - 3
Lonesome Dove (945 p.) - 4
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (352 p.) - 1
Nobody's Fool (549 p.) - 3
The Memory of Love (445 p.)
News of the World (209 p.) - 2
Sophie's World - 1
Carry On

Hi all! Starting up the monthly discussions for November 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 September 15.

Tracking through message 37

Nomination (pages) - # of Seconds
The Master and Margarita (335 p.) - 10
The Woman in White (672 p.) - 5
Gone with the Wind (1037 p.) - 4
Doctor Zhivago (675 p.) - 3
The Big Rock Candy Mountain (563 p.) - 2
All Quiet on the Western Front (296 p.) - 5
Crime and Punishment (559 p.) - 8
Picnic at Hanging Rock 212 p.) - 5
The Iliad - 2
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (244 p.) - 6
The Great Gatsby (180 p.) - 6
The Scarlet Pimpernel (182 p.) - 1
Valley of the Dolls

Hi all! Starting up the monthly discussions for November 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 September 15

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Swat valley in Pakistan: I didn't expect to use this book for this challenge, but the way Malala described her home region made me wish I could go there. I would have loved to see the ancient 20 ft. Buddha carving on the side of the cliff (The face was destroyed by the Taliban in 2007)

While researching while I was writing this I found out they actually started to restore the carving in 2012 and it was completed in 2016!

Ninna wrote: "I finished this challenge on July 2 but forgot to update my post! It is message 65. "

Awesome! I've updated the completed list and got you added on there!

Also, Brian has completed his first challenge!

Congratulations Pixiegirl105 and Jana!

remember you can add any book you've read during 2019 to a second challenge. (as long you didn't use it in your first challenge)

Melinda, I felt the exact same. I thought the beginning was a little boring, but I slowly started to be drawn in more and more. By the end I was completely absorbed in the story! (view spoiler)[ I was hoping the count and Sofia would reconnect as well, and am still a bit confused about the ending with Anna (hide spoiler)]

I loved how this book is written like an old classic despite being published in 2016! I feel like this is one of those stories you could reread at different times in your life and get something completely new from it each time. I'm looking forward to rereading it in about 10 years.

My cousin (who is about 10 years younger than me) loved the animated movie when he was a toddler, so I've seen it more times than I can count. I really did enjoy it too. I think it is such a nice story. When he was 3 our local high school did the play and we took him to see it. It was a lot of fun!

I'm excited to finally read the book. I put a hold on a copy at my library and should be able to go pick it up in a day or two.

I'd like to nominate Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

JustJennifer wrote: "Hi Tori!

I completed my first challenge! Msg 28.

Thanks,
Jennifer"

Well done, Thanks Jennifer!

I went through the thread and it looks like Betty (message 37) has completed her challenge as well! I also saw a lot of challenges that are close to being complete! :)

I'm only about 50 pages in, but I am struggling with this. I really enjoy atmospheric/world building books. So far this has not only been character driven, but also is very much so dialogue driven. It is unique, but I'm not quite sure how I feel about it yet.

I'm also having a hard time because while I think the jokes are funny, it is hard to read this as a light comedy when the setting is so serious and upsetting.

Jennifer wrote: I didn’t enjoy the book when I read it. It’s a odd one. But I continue to think about it. I’ve learned that can happen for me with books. I guess immediate enjoyment and long term appreciation are different. "

I know exactly what you mean! The Sun Also Rises was that way for me. I didn't enjoy reading it, but I think about it often. It is so interesting books can have that effect on us!

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
June 28

June 28
368 pages

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