EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club discussion

USA, When Animals Rescue: Amazing True Stories about Heroic and Helpful Creatures, Feb 24, 160 pages

Finland, You've Been Warned, Feb 24, 374 pages

Finland, Silencing Eve, Feb 25, 403 pages

Switzerland, Winter, Feb 10, 827 pages
Switzerland, Stars Above, Feb 10, 400 pages
Switzerland, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World, Feb 19, 404 pages
Switzerland, The End of Her, Feb 20, 352 pages
Switzerland, Last Girl Ghosted, Feb 22, 394 pages
Switzerland, Bloody January, Feb 25, 253 pages

Finland, The Great Gatsby, Feb 25, 200 pages + 50 bonus points (bookshelf)

I wasn't sure if short stories were excluded. I'm including it here just in case they are.
Finland, Snowflakes, Feb 25, 26 pages

USA, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes, Feb 25, 272 pages

Latvia, Dark Matter, Feb.25, 340 pages + 50 bonus (bookshelf)

JennH wrote: "Finland, The Great Gatsby, Feb 25, 200 pages + 50 bonus points (bookshelf)

I wasn't sure if short stories were excluded. I'm including it here just in case they are.
Finland, [book:Sn..."

Yup, short stories are valid.

Renata wrote: "JennH wrote: "Finland, The Great Gatsby, Feb 25, 200 pages + 50 bonus points (bookshelf)

I wasn't sure if short stories were excluded. I'm including it here just in case they are.
Fin..."

Thanks, Renata.

Finland, Christmas Cupcake Murder, Feb 2/25/22, 368 pages

Spain, Pet Sematary, Feb 26, 560 pages

USA, Go Set a Watchman, Feb 26, 278 pages

Finland, The Memory Police, Feb 26, 274 pages

USA, Just Like Mother, Feb 26, 320 pages

Finland, The Big Four, Feb 27, 184 pages
Finland, The Merchant of Venice, Feb 27, 337 pages

Ireland, A Little Life, Feb 26, 720 pages

Japan, The Subtweet, Feb.27, 220 pages

Finland, Sweet Tea B&B, Feb 27, 158 pages
Finland, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life, Feb 27, 176 pages

Mexico, Tarzan of the Apes, Feb 26, 324 pages.

Japan, Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy, Feb 24th, 463 pages

Ireland, Fable, Feb 27, 357 pages

USA, From Twinkle, with Love, Feb 28, 330 pages

USA, If Beale Street Could Talk, Feb 28, 197 pages

Canada, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Feb 27, 444 pages + 50 bonus (bookshelf)

Canada, Water for Elephants, Feb 28, 335 pages + 50 bonus (bookshelf)

Latvia, Siddhartha, Feb.28, 152 pages + 50 bonus (bookshelf)

Hi athletes! This is the last day of competition for our reading Olympics. If you notice any errors in the arithmetic, please let me know. I will wait until March 2nd to calculate the results, in case there are late postings, but all book reads must be finished by Feb.28th.

Jamaica, The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games, Feb 28, 256 pgs, + 50 bonus (Olympics)

Mexico, Twelve Years a Slave, Feb 24, 369 pgs

And I'm about to finish another one.

Ireland, The Lives of Saints, Feb 28, 121 pages

Miiiiggghhhttt finish one more by the end of the day but we'll see what happens haha :)

Finland, And Then There Were None, Feb 28, 264 pages + 50 bonus points (bookshelf)

Mexico, Ghost Boys, Feb 28, 240 pages

Mexico, The Lurking Fear, Feb 28, 32 pages.
Mexico, The Dunwich Horror, Feb 28, 73 pages.
Mexico, Blood Is Another Word for Hunger, Feb 28, 25 pages.

Total 130

Ireland, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, Feb 28, 333 pages.

I may or may not have stayed up late to get this finished and may or may not be feeling exhausted at work today hahaha.

Our 2022 Reading Olympics are now closed. A total of 47,549 pages were read by 21 outstanding reading athletes, representing 12 different countries. Thank you for your participation, hope everyone enjoyed their books, and congratulations to these exceptional reading champions!