Megan’s Comments (group member since Dec 30, 2017)

Megan’s comments from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.

Hi everyone! Thanks for being prefect again Cynthia 😍
Looking forward to reading with you all on Team Scarecrow

1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points
and so on...

graphic novels, heavily pictured book or sparsely worded (i.e. poetry), 0.5 points for every 250 pages.
Easy point-getters, less than 50 pages: 10 per month.

October reads:

1. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. 329 pgs. Finished 10/5. 2 pts.

2.

I’d like to be in Scarecrow House, please

updated message 46

I second Sula

I notice something new every time I reread this.

I agree, the Muppets adaptation is great! I grew up watching the Scott version, so it might be my favorite.

It was fun to read again

Happy New Year everyone! I’ll get my December total finished by the end of the day. Only managed to start Babel, but got the other two December reads done.

Thanks Cynthia for being an excellent prefect and thanks for reading together everyone!

Happy Holidays 🎄🕎❤️🖤💚🕯️

Renn wrote: "Does anyone know if the Spiderwick books would count as heavily pictured? They have big pictures every few pages"

It's been awhile since I read them, but I remember a lot of text as well, so I don't think they'd be considered heavily illustrated, but I'm sure Cynthia will let you know

Thanks Cynthia! I wasn’t sure if illustrated books counted as easy point getters, since they’re half points, so I’ll fix that.

updated post 46. don't know if the math is right. . .

I enjoyed this book and felt like it had a positive take on the importance of meds and therapy in dealing with depression and anxiety, as well as—as Ali brought up—the importance of attitude. I don’t think it glorifies suicidal behavior, I think it was showing how easy it is to fall into a pit of depressive regret, especially when life seems to be going very badly.

I liked how Nora Seed learned things about herself and her family dynamics in each life and faced her regrets.

I liked that she investigated being an Olympic swimmer, a glaciologist and a rock star and realized that those were really other people’s dreams and expectations. I agree with everyone that some of the lives in the middle got repetitious. I like how she brings what she learns back to her root life, and chooses to live.

Britt wrote: "Megan wrote: "Glad your pup’s ok Britt!

I’ve been binge reading Agatha Christie’s Mr. Harley Quin short story series"

Thanks Megan! Oooh, I've been wanting to read more Agatha Cristie. I read a s..."

Christie is such a great mystery writer! I'm not sure I've read The Blue Geranium, I'll have to check it out––always loved Ms. Marple.

Glad your pup’s ok Britt!

I’ve been binge reading Agatha Christie’s Mr. Harley Quin short story series

I second The Three Body Problem

I second Reading Lolita in Tehran

I second The Dispossessed

I second the art of war and mother night

Thanks Cynthia, just finished a picture book 📚 need to add it to my log

Congratulations Kelly! I hope adjusting to life with a newborn is going as smoothly as possible!