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message 1: by Cynthia, The SCM (new)
Oct 20, 2009 09:27PM

1058995 It's also time to start nominating books for the group reads selections for the next challenge. For the Winter Challenge the 3 Categories of nominations are...

1. Classics
2. Winter (Books related in someway to winter holidays or wintery weather)
3. Romance

Each person may nominate only 1 Book For Each Of These Categories. I'll accept nominations until midnight est on October 28th. I'll then post the polls the next day - voting will run for 2 weeks until November 12th.



message 2: by Cait (last edited Oct 21, 2009 08:09AM) (new)
Oct 20, 2009 09:32PM

1419944 Classics - Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens
Winter - Into Thin Air A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster - Jon Krakauer
Romance - Fingersmith - Sarah Waters


message 3: by Amanda (new)
Oct 21, 2009 05:23AM

2158267 classics- Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Hardy
Winter- A Winter's Tale by Shakespeare
Romance- Persuasion by Jane Austen


message 4: by Emu (last edited Oct 21, 2009 07:17AM) (new)
Oct 21, 2009 05:48AM

1581549 Classics - Middlemarch by George Eliot
Winter - The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow
Romance - Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra

Didn't see that I could nominate a book in each category :-)


message 5: by Jennifer L. (new)
Oct 21, 2009 06:40AM

399521 Classics - Villette by Charlotte Bronte
Winter - The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn
Romance - Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife Pride and Prejudice Continues by Linda Berdoll


message 6: by Tanja (new)
Oct 21, 2009 06:53AM

2342217 Classics - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Winter - The Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 by Christophere Moore
Romance - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon


message 7: by Petra (new)
Oct 21, 2009 07:09AM

1733683 Classics: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Winter - The Shining by Stephen King


message 8: by Patricia (new)
Oct 21, 2009 07:10AM

761381 Classics - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Winter - Mr. Ives' Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos
Romance - Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson


message 9: by Katie (new)
Oct 21, 2009 07:26AM

1916520 Classics - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne
Winter - The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Romance - Birdsong A Novel of Love and War by Sebastian Faulks


message 10: by Wendy (new)
Oct 21, 2009 07:53AM

1121405 Classic After Dark by Wilkie Collins
Winter winter's tale by mosse
Romance An Echo in the Bone by Gabaldon


message 11: by Kathryn (new)
Oct 21, 2009 08:30AM

1696615 Jennifer L. wrote: "Classics - Villette by Charlotte Bronte
Winter - The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn
Romance - [book:Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife Pride and Prejudice Continues|83..."

I second your winter rec. I have had it on my shelf for a couple Christmas' now and I want an excuse to have to read it! lol.

Classic: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Romance: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks


message 12: by Jan (the Gryphon) (new)
Oct 21, 2009 08:40AM

2031265 Classic: The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
Winter: A Dismal Thing To Do by Alisa Craig
Romance: The Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer


message 13: by El (new)
Oct 21, 2009 09:32AM

83144 Classic: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
Winter: Winter's Tale, Mark Helprin.
Romance: Possession A Romance, A.S. Byatt.


message 14: by Amy (last edited Oct 22, 2009 08:07AM) (new)
Oct 21, 2009 09:55AM

2431086 1. Classics: The Brothers Karamazov
2. Winter: You Better Not Cry Stories for Christmas
3. Romance: Outlander

Edited mine to get a winter book :)




message 15: by Jennifer (new)
Oct 21, 2009 12:32PM

2635637
Hello!

Classics: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Winter: Snow by Orhan Pamuk
Romance: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak


message 16: by El (new)
Oct 21, 2009 12:49PM

83144 Jennifer wrote: "
Hello!

Classics: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Winter: Snow by Orhan Pamuk
Romance: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak"

Wow Jennifer, you hit the winter theme on all three of them. Good job! :)




message 17: by Tanja (new)
Oct 21, 2009 01:02PM

2342217 *applauds Jennifer!!* Awesome choices!


message 18: by Bridgit (last edited Oct 21, 2009 01:16PM) (new)
Oct 21, 2009 01:16PM

2101331 Classics: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Winter: Snow Crash Neal Stephenson
Romance: The Princess Bride - William Goldman


message 19: by Rachel Lee (last edited Oct 21, 2009 01:40PM) (new)
Oct 21, 2009 01:39PM

2552905 Classics: The Crucible-Arthur Miller
Winter: Shiver-Maggie Steifvater
Romance: Graceling-Kristin Cashore


message 20: by Jennifer (last edited Oct 21, 2009 03:49PM) (new)
Oct 21, 2009 03:48PM

2635637 El wrote: "Wow Jennifer, you hit the winter theme on all three of them. Good job!: Tanjawrote: "*applauds Jennifer!!* Awesome choices!"

Hi El and Tanja. Thanks!! I thought it was a good batch of picks. We'll see how the voting goes.

:)




message 21: by Slayermel (last edited Oct 21, 2009 06:44PM) (new)
Oct 21, 2009 06:42PM

731885 Classics: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Winter: Has already been nominated!The Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 by Christopher Moore

Romance: Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen


message 22: by kiki (last edited Oct 21, 2009 08:12PM) (new)
Oct 21, 2009 08:12PM

1450288 Classics: Lolita Vladimir Nabakov

Winter: Holidays on Ice David Sedaris

Romance: Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte


message 23: by Roseann (new)
Oct 21, 2009 08:56PM

2039725 My votes:

Classics: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Winter: The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore.
Romance: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick


message 24: by Bunny (new)
Oct 21, 2009 09:26PM

2747457 1. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
2. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
3. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon




message 25: by Teresa in Ohio (new)
Oct 22, 2009 02:42AM

2182384 christmas carol classic
christmas shoes winter
walk to remember ( I dont read this genre, if this doesnt fit just let me know) romance


message 26: by Heidi (new)
Oct 22, 2009 07:56AM

1511638 Classics: The Law and the Lady, by Wilkie Collins

Winter: The Winter Queen, by Boris Akunin

Not sure about the third category as I don't read much of that. I'll have a think...


message 27: by Alice (new)
Oct 22, 2009 08:44AM

Nophoto-f-25x33 1. Tess of the D'urbevilles by Thomas Hardy
2. ?
3. ?


message 28: by Manday (new)
Oct 22, 2009 09:12AM

1794335 1. Love and Mr. Lewisham (Paperback)
2. Ethan Frome



message 30: by Wendy (new)
Oct 22, 2009 12:12PM

1121405 Bridgit wrote: "Classics: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Winter: Snow Crash Neal Stephenson
Romance: The Princess Bride - William Goldman"

Snow Crash was the best... I love Neal Stephenson!!


message 31: by L (new)
Oct 22, 2009 02:10PM

568109 Classic: Vanity Fair
winter holiday: Stupidest angel
romance: Outlander


message 34: by Lyn (new)
Oct 22, 2009 04:16PM

2124637 Classic: The Three Musketeers
Winter: Winter Harvest
Romance: The Smoke Thief


message 35: by Donna Jo (new)
Oct 22, 2009 04:29PM

1925476 Classic: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Winter; Snow Falling on Cedars
Romance: Simon Coldheart by Georgette Heyer


message 36: by Rita (new)
Oct 22, 2009 06:02PM

1213816 Classic: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
Winter: light on snow Anita Shreve
Romance: The Last time they met also by Anita Shreve


message 37: by Tara (last edited 26 days ago, 09:15PM) (new)
Oct 22, 2009 06:03PM

1260729 Rachel Lee wrote: "Classics: The Crucible-Arthur Miller
Winter: Shiver-Maggie Steifvater
Romance: Graceling-Kristin Cashore"

These are great nominations, Rachel!


My nominations are...
Classic: Rebbecca-Daphne du Maurier
Winter: One Week In December by Holly Chamberlin
Romance:Austenland by Shannon Hale


message 38: by AK Erin (new)
Oct 23, 2009 01:51PM

2244255 Classic: Arabian Nights
Winter: A Christmas Carol
Romance: Breaking the Rules


message 39: by Stephanie Anne (new)
Oct 24, 2009 10:46AM

1410203 Classic: Jane Eyre
Winter: Winter's Tale
Romance: Graceling


message 40: by Krista (last edited 29 days ago, 11:55AM) (new)
Oct 24, 2009 11:54AM

1457595
Classics: A Christmas Carol (Great Stories) A Christmas Carol

Winter: Smilla's Sense of Snow Smilla's Sense of Snow

Romance: Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, #1) Beyond the Highland Mist


message 41: by Liz (new)
Oct 24, 2009 02:37PM

442382 1. Classics: The Trial
2. Winter: Ethan Frome
3. Romance: North and South


message 42: by Kari ♪ (new)
Oct 25, 2009 10:46AM

2692029 1.Classic -- Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
2.Winter -- A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
3.Romance -- Must Love Dogs - Claire Cook



message 43: by Stephanie (new)
Oct 25, 2009 04:24PM

2420316 Classic - Emma - Jane Austen
Winter - Christmas Jars - Jason Wright



message 44: by Jennifer (last edited 28 days ago, 05:07PM) (new)
Oct 25, 2009 05:07PM

2635637 Wow! There are so many great books being nominated. This poll is going to be huge and hard to decide upon.

Are there ever any worries about too many books being in a poll and percentages being low, and/or very spread out with no clear leader? I'm just curious because I have only been using the site since August, so haven't participated in a lot of polls. Any enlightenment would be appreciated! :)


message 47: by Wendy (new)
Oct 26, 2009 06:16AM

1121405 Jennifer wrote: "Wow! There are so many great books being nominated. This poll is going to be huge and hard to decide upon.

Are there ever any worries about too many books being in a poll and percentages being lo..."
Click on polls and you can see the past ones and how they played out.



message 48: by Jennifer (new)
Oct 26, 2009 07:34AM

2635637
Wendy wrote: "Click on polls and you can see the past ones and how they played out."

Thanks Wendy.

I have looked at the past polls, but I was more wondering about people's thoughts on the subject.

:)




message 49: by Kathryn (new)
Oct 26, 2009 07:53AM

1696615 Jennifer wrote: "
Wendy wrote: "Click on polls and you can see the past ones and how they played out."

Thanks Wendy.

I have looked at the past polls, but I was more wondering about people's thoughts on the subje..."

I think that sometimes people vote, come back and so who the top three leaders are and then change their vote to one of those so that their preferred book of the three is the one that makes it. I could be wrong, but I've heard people on another group say that is what they did.


message 50: by Sara ♥ (new)
Oct 26, 2009 11:30AM

155288 That's what I did! I wanted my vote to count, and a couple of the books that were in the lead looked... scary... so I switched to another one that stood a chance...


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