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Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for March 2023 in the CLASSICS category. Top 4 will be selected for the poll.Books that qualify for this category:
1. Must have a publication date 1969 or before. For newer books, please make your suggestion on the Modern Classic/Popular Reads thread.
2. Have not been previously ready by this group. Previously read books can be nominated in the Bookshelf Catchup thread. See the group's Bookshelf for previously read books.
3. Be reasonably well-read, with at least 50,000 ratings, to fit the "Everyone Has Read This but Me" claim.
Only one nomination is allowed per person, per category. If you nominate more than one book only your first nomination will be added toward the tracking post. Please continue to second as many nominations that interest you!
Page numbers are now required for every nomination. To find out how many pages a book has; go to the book's page on Goodreads. look under the section titled "GET A COPY" and above the book's ISBN number.
Nominations end midnight January 16.
Tracking through message: 55⭐ Poll Candidate
Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐ The Thirteenth Tale (406p) - 7
The Diary of a Young Girl (283p) - 3
Brave New World (268p) - 4
⭐ Neverwhere (370p) - 5
⭐ Educated (352p) - 5
The Nickel Boys (213p) - 4
Beloved (275p) - 4
The Night Circus (387p) - 4
⭐ Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories (192p) - 6
The Fellowship of the Ring (398p) - 2
⭐ The House in the Cerulean Sea (394p) - 5
⭐ Wuthering Heights (360p) - 6
Outlander (850p)
These books have been re-read within the last 12 months and are ineligible to be nominated:Murder on the Orient Express
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Bell Jar
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Clockwork Orange
The Silent Patient
The Book Thief
Lord of the Flies
Circe
Emma
Hi all! Starting up the book-of-the-month suggestions for March 2023 in the BOOKSHELF CATCH-UP category. Top 4 will be selected for the poll.For this category, you can nominate any book that the group has previously read. For a list of books that the group has previously read and discussed, please see the Bookshelf HERE.
Books featured as a group reread within the last twelve months are not eligible. See Message 2 below.
Only one nomination is allowed per person, per category. If you nominate more than one book only your first nomination will be added toward the tracking post. Please continue to second as many nominations that interest you!
Page numbers are now required for every nomination. To find out how many pages a book has; go to the book's page on Goodreads. look under the section titled "GET A COPY" and above the book's ISBN number.
Nominations end Midnight January 16.
Tracking through message: 69⭐ Poll Candidate
Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds
⭐ Don Quixote (1023p) - 9
⭐ The Pillars of the Earth (976p) - 13
Bleak House (1017p) - 7
A Game of Thrones (835p) - 4
⭐ Lonesome Dove (960p) - 11
The Way of Kings (1007p) - 5
The Cider House Rules (973p) - 7
Vanity Fair (867p) - 7
⭐ The Priory of the Orange Tree (848p) - 11
Gone with the Wind (1037p)
Hello Readers. This topic collects suggestions for the 6-month READ-A-LONG Book program, specifically from March 2023 to end of August 2023. The program is defined HERE. Top 4 books will be submitted for the poll.Books that qualify for this category:
1. Must have a minimum of 800 pages but can be any genre, either classic or modern.
2. Have not been previously read by this group. Previously read books can be nominated in the Bookshelf Catch-Up thread. See the group's Bookshelf for previously read books.
3. Be reasonably well-read, with at least 50,000 ratings, to fit the "Everyone Has Read This but Me" claim.
Only one nomination is allowed per person, per category. If you nominate more than one book only your first nomination will be added toward the tracking post. Please continue to second as many nominations that interest you!
Page numbers are now required for every nomination. To find out how many pages a book has, go to the book's page on Goodreads. Look under the section titled "GET A COPY" and above the book's ISBN number.
Nominations end on January 16.
This is the Pre-Read thread for the February 2023 Classics selection. This month we will be reading I, Robot by Isaac Asimov.Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? Why did you choose to read this particular sci-fi story? Any expectations?
This is the Pre-Read thread for the February 2023 Modern selection. This month we will be reading I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy.Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? Why did you choose this particular memoir with the controversial title? Any expectations?
Thus begins our 3rd SPOILER-FREE pre-read discussion of this classic story by the great Agatha Christie. Will you be investigating this book? What draws you to it? Any expectations? Is this your first Agatha mystery?
Eni wrote: "Vote for The Bell JarAlice's Adventures in Wonderland"
Eni, you have voted for excluded books. Please second books listed in Message 3.
Jan wrote: "I nominate River of the Gods by Candice Millard 349 pages"Jan, sorry but your book doesn't fit our "well-read" criteria of at least 50K ratings. Is there another book you would like to nominate instead?
Tokoro wrote: "O.o Kim, I see a Chunukah-themed one and also a possible romp which sounds interesting from your 'on deck' shelf I'd love to hear about from you! Id' say either Potato Pancakes All Around by Marily..."Tokoro, I assume the pick is for Cheryl, correct? You mentioned Kim, so got confused.
Andi wrote: "I nominate The Awakening byCaroline Peckham, 195 pages, published 1899"Andi, I think you have linked the wrong book. The book published in 1899 was The Awakening by Kate Chopin. So many awakenings!
I nominate Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, 475 pages.
This is the Pre-Read thread for the January 2023 Classics selection. This month we will be reading To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? Why did you choose to read this novella? Any expectations?
This is the Pre-Read thread for the January 2023 Modern selection. This month we will be reading Atonement by Ian McEwan.Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.
Who's planning to join in on this read? Why did you choose this particular book? Any expectations?
This begins our second pre-read discussion for this book, which we'll be "sniffing" out in January 2023. Why will you be reading it?
Thank you for your wonderful book suggestions! Nominations are now closed, but you can cast your vote for your favourites here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...
