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.

Finished one last short story last night before going to bed, final points for October 14.5!

I'm hoping I'll read more the next 2 months, October was crazy but November and December are looking like perfect months to stay inside and get some reading done!

Rebecca - Your personal timezone.

We started the competition on our personal timezones, so I figure it is fair to have the deadlines follow the same rules.

As we are coming to an end of the first month of the challenge I wanted to remind everyone that points for October must be posted on your house thread by midnight on the 1st of November to count towards October's Round Robin. I will be posting the final scores for the month on the 2nd (or as soon as I have the final counts from all the houses!)

superawesomekt - Yes! and the points from the book will go towards whichever month you finish it in.

Updated message #22

I'm planning on getting more short books read these last 5 days of the month. Haven't had the time to read very much so far, but I don't have as much to do anymore so I will try to get some last minute points!

Catherine - There has been some debate over this, but we have decided in the past that all plays are 1/2 points.

Erin wrote: "Another good question from Pippin House member Kelly - will the long book group read choice 11/22/63 count as an extra half point? Probably only if a member starts reading it after ..."

Because the long read is supposed to take place over 6 months and isn't supposed to be finished until February it will not count for bonus points.

Ashleigh wrote: "Quick question. If I read a comic book that was 558 pages long, would the be 1.5 points?

- If its a graphic novel, heavily pictured book or sparsely worded (i.e. poetry), half points will be award..."

That is correct, It would be worth 1.5 points.

Erin - Yes they count!

Lina - count it for 250 pages. That makes it fair since a lot of people will read this book this month.

Thank you this weekend has been so fun!

Pony wrote: "Lindsay wrote: "A friend of mine is in a different house team and said the easy reads (10 per month) is a full point but it says sparsely worded books are only 0.5. How many points would easy reads..."

This is correct! A regular short story that is under 50 pages is worth 1 point

I was really hoping to have a couple books read by now, but I have been so busy. October is always the busiest month for me. I will be on a 3 hour flight tomorrow and on Monday, so that will at least get me 6 hours of solid reading time! I am going to a cabin in the Washington, but I might not have a lot of time to read while I am out there. We have lots of plans and are going with a big group! Hopefully I'll have a few points by the time I get back!

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Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐A Passage to India (376p) - 13
Dead Souls (464p) - 1
Travels with Charley: In Search of America (214p) - 3
The Mill on the Floss (579p) 2
⭐Robinson Crusoe (320p) - 8
White Fang (252p) - 6
Cannery Row (181p) - 6
A Murder Is Announced (288p) - 3
⭐One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (182p) - 7
⭐The Time Machine (118p) - 7
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories (70p) - 3
Three Men in a Boat (185p) - 3
Stoner (288p) - 5

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for December 2023 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, with at least 50,000 ratings, 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 PST October 16.

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⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
Such a Fun Age (320p) - 1
Kitchen (160p) - 3
News of the World (209p) - 5
⭐The Poisonwood Bible (546p) - 8
My Sister, the Serial Killer (226p) - 4
⭐️The Snow Child (423p) - 7
The Selection (336p)
Clap When You Land (432p) 1
⭐The Things They Carried (246p) - 8
No Country for Old Men (320p) - 2
⭐The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (226p) - 7
Project Hail Mary (476p) - 3

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for December 2023 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 Catch-Up thread. See the group's Bookshelf for previously read books.

3. Be reasonably well-read, with at least 50,000 ratings, 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 PST October 16.

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⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐The Thirteenth Tale (406p) - 11
⭐The Gift of the Magi (26p) - 4
Small Great Things (510p) - 4
⭐The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (448p) - 4
⭐The Song of Achilles (408p) - 4
⭐The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (370p) - 6
Gone Girl (456p) - 1
The Nickel Boys (213p) - 2
A Thousand Splendid Suns (372p)
Normal People (273p)

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Haunting of Hill House
Emma
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Slaughterhouse-Five
A Man Called Ove
The Sun Also Rises
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Wuthering Heights
Murder on the Orient Express
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for December 2023 in the BOOKSHELF CATCH-UP category. Top 4 will be selected for the poll.

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 PST October 16.

Lina - No, books started before October do not count towards the challenge.