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

Those who are trying to finish the easy point getters please check amazon original stories , they have a lot of collections

Congratulations Richard for completing the spell-out with all our names :-D

A good reminder, Anupama. The easy point getters are exactly what they say - easy! Some are very short, you could read them during a coffee or lunch break. (But keep count of how many you read, maximum 10.)

Message 46 updated for Dec 24th
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Thanks Anupama

Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy holidays…
If you are celebrating today, have a great time!

Message 46 updated for Dec 25th
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I found a lot of the celebrations at my Dad's place quite overstimulating sensory-wise (noise, lights, heat, social expectations)...so I spent a lot of the day isolating by myself, reading. That's why for the high score for today.

Anupama, your December total is currently 24. You think it’s 25, so please check - it’s either an arithmetic mistake or you missed out a book that you have read for 1 point.

Message 19 updated

December 26 - 31

26/12: 15 pts
Rejection Reset: Restore Social Confidence, Reshape Your Inferior Mindset, and Thrive In a Shame-Free Lifestyle - 194 - 1
Unlock Your Resilience: Strategies for Dealing with Life’s Challenges - 218 - 1
The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science - 453 - 2
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness - 722 - 3
On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service - 477 - 2
The Boy Who Did Not Sign : How I Failed Physics at Age 18 and yet became a Scientist at both India's Nuclear and Space Programs by 24. - 375 - 2
Coconut: A Global History - 188 - 1
The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss - 200 - 1
Maybe This Will Help: How to Feel Better When Things Stay the Same - 160 - 1
String Theory and the Scientific Method - 213 - 1

27/12: 14 pts
Beef: A Global History - 156 - 1
Colloquial Mongolian: The Complete Course for Beginners - 352 - 2
Scotland Yard: A Bloody History - 557 - 3
Walking the Border: A Journey Between Scotland and England - 272 - 2
LOST: Back to the Island: The Complete Critical Companion to The Classic TV Series - 330 - 2
Homeless: The Untold Story of a Mother’s Struggle in Crazy Rich Singapore - 144 - 1
Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World - 225 - 1
Jilya: How one Indigenous woman from the remote Pilbara transformed psychology - 434 - 2

28/12: 19 pts
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 453 - 2
Baking Basics and Beyond: Learn These Simple Techniques and Bake Like a Pro - 312 - 2
Einstein's Beets - 792 - 4
Absolute Mayhem: Secret Confessions of a Porn Star - 212 - 1
Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family - 401 - 2
A Walk Through Ancient Rome: A Tour of the Historical Sites That Shaped the City - 225 - 1
Life on Svalbard: Finding Home on a Remote Island Near the North Pole - 268 - 2
Exploited - 304 - 2
How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom - 369 - 2
Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy - 172 - 1

29/12: 11 pts
Magnetic Marketing: How To Attract A Flood Of New Customers That Pay, Stay, and Refer - 148 - 1
Kraftwerk: I Was a Robot - 366 - 2
Vagus Nerve & Polyvagal Theory Exposed: Accessing the Nervus Vagus and the Power of a Healthy Brain-Gut Connection, Ease Gastroparesis, Trauma and Complex ... Records, Empath and Vagus Nerve Book 2) - 120 - 1
Bringing Out the Best in Everyone You Coach: Use the Enneagram System for Exceptional Results - 466 - 2
If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By - 256 - 2
Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection - 240 - 1
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds - 366 - 2

30/12: 22 pts
Unlocking German with Paul Noble: Your key to language success with the bestselling language coach - 326 - 2
Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography - 356 - 2
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food - 332 - 2
Troll Culture: A Comprehensive Guide - 200 - 1
24 Assets: Create a digital, scalable, valuable and fun business that will thrive in a fast changing world - 210 - 1
A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology - 336 - 2
Numbers: Their Tales, Types, and Treasures - 400 - 2
Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present - 326 - 2
Etymological Dictionary of Greek (2 Vols.) (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary) - 1,862 - 8

31/12: 23 pts
101 Things I Learned ® in Culinary School - 208 - 1
Saffron: A Global History - 160 - 1
Never Grow Up - 353 - 2
A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present - 341 - 2
No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves - 306 - 2
Africola: Slow food fast words cult chef - 256 - 2
Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT - 256 - 2
Unlocking Japanese with Paul Noble: Your key to language success with the bestselling language coach - 256 - 2
Beam, Straight Up: The Bold Story of the First Family of Bourbon - 224 - 1
Everything Is Under Control: Conspiracies, Cults and Cover-ups - 452 - 2
Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops - 387 - 2
Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves - 381 - 2
A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court - 448 - 2

Message 459 updated for Dec 26th
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Happy Holidays to everyone!
[between my hosting the Christmas feast this year, after which I'd need at least two more days of peace, and half of my Orthodox friends still adamant on celebrating on January 6th, and Hanukkah still happening as we speak, in my mind it's not too late for wishes yet]

I've finally updated message 13

Thanks Ali - it’s a busy time of year with so much happening. I hope you had lots of fun.

Message 459 updated for Dec 27th
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Message 459 updated for Dec 28th
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message 57 updated... hoping to finish one more 2 point book before the year ends

Thanks, Marina.

❗️A little reminder to everyone - please post any other books you have finished, as soon as possible. In previous years there have been problems with Goodreads at New Year, as many people are finishing challenges & preparing for new ones & the system gets overloaded. Obviously, it’s easier for me to update scores too, so I’m grateful that most people are keeping their posts up to date.

Enjoy the rest of the holidays.

Message 459 updated for Dec 29th
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Thanks for the info, Tr1sha. In order to help you out, here's what I'll do...

I'll work out what I'll be reading for the rest of the year & put the details in my post.

Richard wrote: "Thanks for the info, Tr1sha. In order to help you out, here's what I'll do...

I'll work out what I'll be reading for the rest of the year & put the details in my post."

That’s a kind offer, Richard. But you always post on time & your clock will ensure you stop reading long before most of us!

OK understood. If you find yourself wanting me to do it, I will.

Message 13 updated

Updated message 388
Tr1sha i have corrected my score now

Thank you!

Message 459 updated for Dec 30th
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Message 19 updated with the last books of December

Message 459 updated for Dec 31st
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Happy New Year, everyone! 😎

Happy New Year!!!

Message #39 updated

Happy New Year!

Thanks for the updates & all of your reading everyone. I’m still finishing a book (it’s only around 3pm here, so there’s time…)

Happy New Year to all the team & your families.

Updated post #33

Updated message 388
December reads completed
December Spell out challenge completed

Enjoyed being part of this. Looking forward to this next year

A big thanks to our prefect Tr1sha for handling all the logistics!

Amazing job, especially since it's her first time being a prefect for this challenge!

♦️👏👏👏♦️

Last update of post 13 done.

Trisha, you really were a great leader!

I appreciate your comments, but thanks are due to everyone who read & gained points for the team despite numerous other commitments. The final updates on the spreadsheet still have to be done, so remember to check for the results once all teams have posted.

Thanks Tr1sha for your hard work and everyone that was part of our great team.
I had lots of fun, and enjoyed specially the monthly challenges and easy point getters! I hope we all can join again for the next one.
Happy 2025!!

Thank you Sandra. I’m glad you were part of the team.

I can see three end results over 100 points and one over 1000

Well done, Team! 👏👏👏

Yes Ali - well done team & especially well done Richard. Thank you to everyone who helped to add a lot of points for the team.

Tori has posted the results! Thank you to everyone who took part with such enthusiasm & for being a supportive team. Thanks to Richard - without you we would have struggled. But I’m grateful to everyone who gave up a lot of time to add points to our score. Enjoy your reading & I hope to see you in other challenges.

Thanks, I enjoyed myself as well. I'm sure we'll see each other in other challenges. 🤓