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Savita wrote: "Anulekha wrote: "I am currently reading The Blue Castle and मेरी प्रिय कहानियाँ Meri Priya Kahaniyaan , and thoroughly enjoying both."Oh ,I see - Amrita Pritam . Mus..."
This is my first time reading her book, and it is good. I am reading a Hindi book after a long time.
Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?
Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a very large group with 4 moderators . They read 4 books every month - old classics ( before 1900 ) , new classics ( 1900 to 1999) , short story and long read ( tome , over 3 months ) . Nominations and polls occur 2 months in advance , a non spoiler thread of each book is opened 1 month in advance , and a spoiler thread in the chosen month itself . Member participation is good . There's also a revisit thread for books that were read more than 1 year back .
I wish member participation in this group would increase . We could have some great group reads . If our moderators could get some enthusiasm and encouragement from us members, perhaps the monthly reads would restart .
You can join Catching up with Classics and lots more group if you want , Austin . They are very welcoming . Only thing , in Indian Readers, if monthly reads restart , there is a greater chance of landing with contemporary fiction , which perhaps members like you and Leena are interested in .
Thank you Savita for explaining so well. I will join soon. The thing is I am yet to use my laptop!
Savita wrote: "Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a very large group with 4 moderators . They read 4 books eve..."
I second your thought. It would be great if this group could restart the monthly read or even the PIFM. PIFM helped me read many books which were just lying at the back of my TBR.
Wow. How did I forget about PIFM?! Anulekha, now that you mentioned it, I realise that it has been discontinued as well. If not for the games, few friends and the Secret Santa event every year, I would have left this group long ago. Only the games and occasional buddy reads once in a while is keeping this group afloat. It's about time I joined other groups that interest me.
Savita, I joined a sci-fi group a year ago and they too have similar rules to the classics group. But they almost never nominate books that I am interested in. They always nominate books about space exploration, apocalypse on the earth, intergalactic wars, the far future, artificial intelligence, robots and of the ilk. But I don't have much interest in those themes. I am more interested in sci-fi related to biology, biotechnology, medicine, forensics etc. Robin Cook, Michael Palmer, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Richard Preston, Patricia Cornwell, Michael Crichton, Tess Gerittsen etc are some of the authors who deal with those themes.
Austin wrote: "Savita, I joined a sci-fi group a year ago and they too have similar rules to the classics group. But they almost never nominate books that I am interested in. They always nominate books about spac..."Wow- I have Tess Gerritsson's book 1 of the Rizzoli and Isles series- the Surgeon on my TBR...
Austin wrote: "Savita, I joined a sci-fi group a year ago and they too have similar rules to the classics group. But they almost never nominate books that I am interested in. They always nominate books about spac..."Actually , Indian Readers has a huge membership . Even if a small percentage showed interest and participation in the monthly reads , buddy reads and the PIFM , perhaps the momentum would catch on - just wishful thinking ? The nominations in this group tend to be more variable , mix of classics, contemporaries , science fiction and so on which is a good thing . Well , keeping fingers crossed.
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The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a very large group with 4 moderators . They r..."
I discontinued BoTM and PIFM because of low engagement. :(
Even if people nominate and vote, they hardly ever read let alone discuss.
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If anyone likes to read that genre and enjoy historical romance genre I would highly recommend Judith McNaught books. Friends recommended me the author 5-6 years ago and I finally read her. Kicked myself for not picking her up work earlier.
Other than that a lot of time was spent watching anime. Any animes fans here?
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Yet to read the original series but I have read the spin offs where Bosch appears. Enjoyed them immensely.
Em Lost In Books wrote: "Anulekha wrote: "Savita wrote: "Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a very large group with 4 mo..."
Yes , true , Em ! Right now I , too , can't think of any way in which at least a handful of members from this huge group can be induced to actively participate in group reads , buddy reads and PIFM . There are members who do participate intermittently, but, I suppose , consistency is required to make the venture a success. It's really a pleasure to read in a group and exchange comments as we go along . Missed out facets of books come into focus many times . Also , nominations bring new authors / books into focus that one may not have been even aware of . Well , I , for one , will continue to keep my fingers crossed.
Em Lost In Books wrote: "Anulekha wrote: "Savita wrote: "Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a very large group with 4 mo..."
Ah. Pretty sad.
Any one read the Mitch Rapp books by Vince FlynnComes highly recommended from a friend, but there are 20+ books so just wanted to check before taking it on.
Em Lost In Books wrote: "Anulekha wrote: "Savita wrote: "Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a very large group with 4 mo..."
We can have a crime/thriller/spooky theme book read for halloween month as a test, what say?
Prosenjit wrote: "Any one read the Mitch Rapp books by Vince FlynnComes highly recommended from a friend, but there are 20+ books so just wanted to check before taking it on."
No, I have not read his books.
Prosenjit wrote: "Em Lost In Books wrote: "Anulekha wrote: "Savita wrote: "Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a v..."
Last year, some of the group members read Dracula by Bram Stoker. It was great fun to read together.
Prosenjit wrote: "Em Lost In Books wrote: "Anulekha wrote: "Savita wrote: "Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a v..."
The only problem is that you seem to be a very fast reader while I am a very slow reader :-( Otherwise the idea looks good.
Prosenjit wrote: "Em Lost In Books wrote: "Anulekha wrote: "Savita wrote: "Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a v..."
Sure. Do you have anything in mind? Maybe we can have a poll.
Let everyone nominate up to 5 books and second two books. Can't second one's own nominated books. The seconded books will go to the polls. What do you say?
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I like this.
Em Lost In Books wrote: "Austin wrote: "Let everyone nominate up to 5 books and second two books. Can't second one's own nominated books. The seconded books will go to the polls. What do you say?"I like this."
We did something similar for selecting a tome earlier this year. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt was selected eventually as the winner.
Prosenjit wrote: "Em Lost In Books wrote: "Anulekha wrote: "Savita wrote: "Austin wrote: "Oh, what kind of group is it? May I know the name?"The group 's name is Catching up with Classics and lots more . It's a v..."
Let's not nominate legal thrillers or spy/political thrillers for October as they are not relevant. Hahaha
Luffy and Savita, where are you both? Anyone else who is interested can also join.
Austin wrote: "Luffy and Savita, where are you both? Anyone else who is interested can also join."I'm in. I too would like to avoid thrillers.
Luffy (Oda's Version) wrote: "Austin wrote: "Luffy and Savita, where are you both? Anyone else who is interested can also join."I'm in. I too would like to avoid thrillers."
That's great Luffy!
I am very much in... it'll be so nice if BOTM restarts in this group. Actually , there is a sufficient number of interested readers in this huge group . The only thing is to get interesting books to the polls so that a sufficient number join in for the reads . Even 3 participating readers can make a read interesting . Hope I can think of some books to nominate for October . I will be able to nominate a Robin Cook book and , perhaps, a Harry Bosch ( suggested by Prosenjit ) . Will they do , or don't they qualify ??
Em Lost In Books wrote: "Austin wrote: "Let everyone nominate up to 5 books and second two books. Can't second one's own nominated books. The seconded books will go to the polls. What do you say?"I like this."
Thanks , Em !
Ok, so I nominate the following books:1. Coraline
2. The Secret History
3. The Silent Patient
4. If We Were Villains
5. Death on the Nile
Savita wrote: "I am very much in... it'll be so nice if BOTM restarts in this group. Actually , there is a sufficient number of interested readers in this huge group . The only thing is to get interesting books t..."BOTM maybe tweaked a little bit. If the selected book doesn't get 3 people willing to read it, then the next winner can be selected and so on, till there are at least 3 participants. Got to be careful when an unknown person's nominated book gets selected. By unknown, I mean a person who is not active on Goodreads. He/she never discusses anything about the book after nominating it. I remember once when Pet Sematary was selected. The nominator didn't contribute anything. Only me, Leena contributed to the discussion and that too to a book I DNF'd. Leena had already read it before.
Wow, a Robin Cook book. Never seen anyone nominate them before. I like his books. Used to be popular during my school days. Now he has been almost forgotten.
I don't know about Harry Bosch. I binged it and it says its a legal thriller. But when I read the summary of one of the books, it said that it's about a police officer or something. I thought legal thrillers involved lawyers as main characters, not cops or detectives.
Anulekha wrote: "Ok, so I nominate the following books:1. Coraline
2. The Secret History
3. The Silent Patient
4. If We Were Villains
5. [book:Death on th..."
Nice list. I will second books only after seeing everyone's nominations.
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Wow, Gorab. That's some shocking news. Thank you so much!
Okay- I have read only thrillers this year- i am turning into some sort of thriller fiction junkie I guess :-( {Shudders] Nominating some of my fav books that maybe ties in with the Halloween theme....
Headhunter by Michael Slade
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
The Door with Seven Locks by Edgar Wallace
Jaws by Peter Benchley
Psycho by Robert Bloch
Austin wrote: "Savita wrote: "I am very much in... it'll be so nice if BOTM restarts in this group. Actually , there is a sufficient number of interested readers in this huge group . The only thing is to get inte..."Harry Bosch is a homicide detective solving murders. I have read the first 6-7 of his books in sequence this year and all of them are great!!!
If you have read Inspector Wexford by Ruth Rendell or the first few books in the Cormoran strike series its similar.
Try The Black Echo its the first book in the series!
Gorab wrote: "Looking at your enthusiasm level, we will try reviving the threads and activities of this group once again."Thanks , Gorab !
My recommendations1. Great expectations
2. Weed out
3. Veronica decides to die
4. Wall of Winnipeg and me
5. Pride and prejudice
Quiet girl with a noisy mind wrote: "My recommendations1. Great expectations
2. Weed out
3. Veronica decides to die
4. Wall of Winnipeg and me
5. Pride and prejudice"
Quiet girl, these books sound good but you are supposed to nominate books that reflect the horror theme for October.
Rice, Anne - Interview with the VampireFlynn, Gillian - Dark Places
Atwood, Margaret - The Handmaid’s Tale
Koontz, Dean - The Good Guy
Crichton, Michael - Jurassic Park
1. Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie2. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
3. Detective by Arthur Hailey
4. The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
5. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Only Savita is left to nominate books among the regular members I think. Anjali can join too if she wants.
Austin wrote: "Quiet girl with a noisy mind wrote: "My recommendations1. Great expectations
2. Weed out
3. Veronica decides to die
4. Wall of Winnipeg and me
5. Pride and prejudice"
Quiet girl, these books soun..."
Okay... my bad
You can nominate other relevant books of you want.
The blurb of The Black Echo sounds good , but the book is almost a tome - 482 pages . So I am hesitating to nominate it . I second Death on the Nile ( Agatha Christie ) and
Psycho ( Robert Bloch)
Luffy hasn't put the book links , so I couldn't check the blurbs .
Quiet girl also hasn't put the book links .
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