November Group Read Nominations

[Winter, Group Reads]

Hi Everyone!

Fall is upon us and it is time to nominate for November! The theme of the month is Family!

Please remember to state a connection to the theme when you nominate. Thank you :)

Here are some short rules for nominating books:

~ Each person can nominate 1 book.

~ Book must be available both as a physical copy and as an ebook.

~ Authors: Please do not nominate your own book.

~ Please include the name of the book and the author or link to the book.

~ Please do not nominate books that are part of a series, unless it is the first book.

~ You can second someone else's nomination, but that will count as your nomination.

~ When nominating, please state a connection to the theme.

~ You cannot nominate a book which has previously been a group read. Past buddy reads are fine. (See Group Reads in the bookshelf)


This thread will be closed by September 25th, and we will choose ten books for the poll. If there are more than ten books nominated, we will choose the ten most nominated. If there is still a tie to get into the top ten, we'll go back to the Goodreads average rating to see which is highest.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Please read through the rules before nominating and remember to give a reason why you think the book fits the theme :)

[J]

I nominate The Fire Sermon

It relates directly to the theme of 'Family' as it is about the relationship between two twins in a fierce setting.

[Jo]

It's my favorite book, and my username obviously comes from it, so I'll nominate

[Simon]

I would like to nominate Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes).

I have not read it yet and I believe it connects to the theme of family since it is a memoir of childhood and seems to have a focus on an Irish Catholic family's struggles.

[Alana]

I would like to nominate An Untamed Land by: Lauraine Snelling. It connects to the theme of family because it is about two young couples who leave their families behind to imigrate to America and start their own families.

[Megan]

I nominate Happy Family by Tracy Barone. Not only does the title meet the theme, the book discusses a woman's efforts to find out about her biological family and reconcile it with her adopted family. This book was published this year, so it qualifies for the Goodreads Choice challenge too!

[Rachael]

I nominate The Bonesetter's Daughter as it is the story of a mother-daughter relationship and how it changes when things from the past are revealed.

[Lora]

I'd like to nominate Shelter by Jung Yun. I think it strongly connects to the idea of family because a man suddenly has to take in his parents, and the novel revolves around the family having to work through some serious emotional issues with each other once they find themselves suddenly all living in the same house.

[Joe]

I'll second Angela's Ashes

[Ann]

I'd like to nominate "Any Known Blood" by Lawrence Hill.

Blurb from Amazon.

Any Known Blood follows five generations of an African-Canadian-American family in a compelling story that slips effortlessly from the slave trade of 19th-century Virginia to the modern, predominantly white suburbs of Oakville, Ontario -- once a final stop on the Underground Railroad. Elegant and sensuous, wry and witty, it is an engrossing tale about one man’s attempt to find himself through unearthing and giving voice to those who came before him.

[Kadijah Michelle]

I will second The Bonesetter's Daughter. Amy Tan is a great author.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Thank you for the great nominations everyone!

[Janine]

There have been a lot of good nominations already, but I'm going to add another one to the pile.

I'd like to nominate A Man Called Ove. Ove is a cranky old man who likes to keep himself to himself, but his world is turned upside down by a particular family moving next door to him.

[Caro]

I nominate Homegoing. Is a book that narrates the story of a family through 3 generations and start with two sisters separated and one sell as a slave, the story is narrated also from different perspectives from her descendants. It has great reviews and I think will be perfect for it.

[Heather]

I think Angela's Ashes would be a wonderful book for November.

[Amanda]

I would like to nominate My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. It tells of the part of his childhood he spent on the Greek island of Corfu between 1935 and 1939. It describes the life of the Durrell family on the island in a humorous

[Amanda]

Sorry... Pressed post & can't seem to edit... Should have ended sentence with 'humorous way'!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Janine wrote: "There have been a lot of good nominations already, but I'm going to add another one to the pile.

I'd like to nominate A Man Called Ove. Ove is a cranky old man who likes to keep hi..."

One of the best books I have read this year, I think it's an awesome nomination :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Looks interesting both of them, thank you :)

[Jamie]

I nominate One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus. It's about a group of white women that traveled to the West to intermarry and start families with Native Americans. A very controversial program under the Grant Administration.

[Taylor C]

Janine wrote: "There have been a lot of good nominations already, but I'm going to add another one to the pile.

I'd like to nominate A Man Called Ove. Ove is a cranky old man who likes to keep hi..."

A Man Called Ove sounds truly lovely! I second this nomination. November setting, cats, and potentially a happy ending.. you can't go wrong. It just sounds so warm and a type of book and I can curl up to!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Thanks both :)

It is definitely Taylor!

[Petra]

A book about four generations of one family that was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

[Elizabeth]

I'm nominating This is Where I Leave You. It is funny and about family that comes together to sit for shiva (doubles for the sacred family event that comes in November too!). The movie is great, so we can also talk about book vs movie if the group wants to.

[KellI]

I would like to nominate My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past.

One woman's discovery of where she came from.

[Paul Emily]

There's a lot of books I could put for this. Like, I could try for The God of Small Things again, and I wouldn't mind revisiting The Bonesetter's Daughter if I actually had it. I have A Man Called Ove and it'd be great to finally read it. I'm in the middle (heh) of Middlesex now, it's all about family, and it's one of the best books I've read all year.

Saying that though, for the year that's in it and the person I am, I'm going to go ahead and nth Angela's Ashes. I even reread it a few months ago and all! So it's sorta in my mind. ^^

[katie]

I nominate The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips.

The main character and his sister discover that their family inheritance is a previously unknown play by Shakespeare that their father kept secret.

Thanks all!

[Kathryn]

Petra wrote: "
A book about four generations of one family that was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize."

I'll second A Spool of Blue Thread - it seems to have been popular with a few of my friends...

[Yaara]

Jo wrote: "It's my favorite book, and my username obviously comes from it, so I'll nominate

"

I'll second that. Its been ages since I read it.

[Eileen]

I nominate Thanksgiving . The book is about the Thanksgiving dinner in a family during 350 years and amongst many generations :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Eileen wrote: "I nominate Thanksgiving . The book is about the Thanksgiving dinner in a family during 350 years and amongst many generations :)"

It looks like this book is only available digitally Eileen. We want everyone to be able to read the group book so it needs to be available both digitally and as a psysical copy.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Thanks everyone! Some great suggestions here!

[Shannon]

The colour of Tea! The story of a woman struggling with infertility and finding a new meaning to 'family'.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Thank you :)

[Libby]

I would like to nominate America's First Daughter: A Novel ( March 1, 2016)
by Stephanie Dray (Author), Laura Kamoie (Author)
I really liked this fictional yet well researched Novel about Thomas Jefferson and his family and especially his relationship with his daughter after his wife died. Excellent
America's First Daughter

[Mindy]

I second the nomination for Homegoing.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Closing this one tomorrow, a little late since I've been on vacation :) Last chance to nominate :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

I'm seconding Little Women. Read it last year and it felt like home. In it's core a book about family.

Now closing nomination. I will post poll tomorrow.