BOTM Suggestions Feb '18 - Classics (1969 and before)

[Stephanie]

I second Emma and Middlemarch.

[Cheryl]

So, yeah, The Picture of Dorian Grey didn't make it, so here's hoping it qualifies to try again.

[Delaney]

I nominate Of Mice and Men

[Bonnie]

I'll nominate The Screwtape Letters

[Cheryl]

Oh gosh, I have to second The Screwtape Letters because I'm actually on my way to get it from the library right now!

[Kimberly]

I'll second Of Mice and Men

[[deleted user]]

I'll also second The Screwtape Letters

[Jennifer]

I second war and peace and nominate gone with the wind.

[Marcos]

Quite contrary, many interesting suggestions in Classics, this month! :-)

So far I'll second

War and Peace

The Picture of Dorian Gray
This has entered the polls some times, and did well, so there seems to be a lot of people interested in it, and it's a good read, so, seconded!

The Bell Jar

The Plague
Hannah, here's a tip: better not to nominate two books from an author at the same time, they could split the seconding. Camus is a great choice, so I'll second the one that was seconded in the first place and suggest anyone interested in Camus go the same way. :-)

Also, interestingly, we had at least two nominations from non-English language literatures, Russian and French. You'll always find me encouraging everyone to explore futher! :-)

[Rook]

i second Middlemarch by George Eliot, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

[Marcos]

A thought about War and Peace.

We've discussed this possibility before, like in the discussion for BOTM Suggestions May '17 - Classics.

Like I said there, mine is a 2536 page long edition! Even editions with much less pages are still long.

So, I thought we should think of a two or three month period when choosing long books. At my currently very slow pace, I know I can't read War and Peace in just one month. :-)

[Alison]

I nominate The Great Gatsby

[vrenzy]

i second the The Great Gatsby

[Kyra]

I'll second The Picture of Dorian Gray as usual, and Emma. Then I'll nominate The Three Musketeers.

[Liz]

I second The Great Gatsby and The Screwtape Letters.

[Isti]

I second The Grapes of Wrath

[Jessica]

I nominate Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

[Carla]

Cat's Cradle looks interesting! I second that.

I'll also second The Bell Jar.

[[deleted user]]

I second Cat's Cradle as well

[Jen]

I’ll second the outsiders or Emma

[Hannah]

Also second Cat's Cradle

[Shaneka]

Pride and Prejudice and The Picture of Dorian Gray

[[deleted user]]

I'll also second Cat's Cradle

[Susan]

I'll second The Picture of Dorian Gray and Cat's Cradle.

If we get at least 2 months to read it, I'll second War & Peace, and would also nominate The Count of Monte Cristo!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

[Za]

East of Eden or anything by Dorothy Parker, if you are in a New York mood

[Za]

Also Shirley Jackson short stories

[Ringo]

I second We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Picture of Dorian Gray!

[Marcos]

Hi, all!

Don't miss the other, new nomination / seconding process going on at the same time! Ends December 31!

Help choose one specific literature. Among the most seconded so far are Japanese, Russian, French, German and others!

Just go here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Cassinator]

Flowers for Algernon and Catch-22 are my votes :)

[Jamie]

Laura wrote: "I would like to nominate Flowers for Algernon and The Bell Jar."

Brian wrote: "Second to Emma and Watership Down"

I second The Bell Jar and Middlemarch

[Daniel]

My vote is for Middlemarch.

[Jasmine]

I second Emma.

[Stella]

I second The Great Gatsby and The Picture of Dorian Gray

[Irene]

I second I, Robot and The Count of Monte Cristo!

[Ա․]

I second I, Robot.

[Tawnee]

I second War and Peace
I also second The Outsiders

[Candice]

I'll second Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Jane Eyre, Cat's Cradle, and anything by Dorothy Parker!

[Kristy]

I'd like to second Emma, Jane Eyre, and Pride and Prejudice

[Jennie]

I second catch 22

[Dora]

I'll second Middlemarch and The Bell Jar

[Monique]

I second the Great Gatsby and Great Expectations. Anything Great, actually ;)

[Bridget]

I second Pride and Prejudice and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

[Pete]

Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice

[vrenzy]

The Great Gatsby

[Kaseadillla]

How I see voting shaking out:
Emma Austen, Jane 13
Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane 12
The Picture of Dorian Gray Wilde, Oscar 12
Middlemarch Eliot, George 11
The Outsiders Hinton, S.E. 10
War and Peace Tolstoy, Leo 9
Catch-22 Heller, Joseph 8
Cat's Cradle Vonnegut Jr., Kurt 7
The Bell Jar Plath, Sylvia 7
The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald, F. Scott 7
The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck, John 6
I, Robot Asimov, Isaac 5
Jane Eyre Bronte, Emily 4
The Screwtape Letters Lewis, C.S. 4
Great Expectations Dickens, Charles 3
Sunset Song (A Scots Quair #1) Gibbon, Lewis Grassic 3
The Plague Camus, Albert 3
Casino Royale (James Bond (Original Series) #1) Fleming, Ian 2
Flowers for Algernon Keyes, Daniel 2
Night (The Night Trilogy #1) Wiesel, Elie 2
Of Mice and Men Steinbeck, John 2
The Count of Monte Cristo Dumas, Alexander 2
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Wolfe, Tom 2
We Have Always Lived in the Castle Jackson, Shirley 2
Cry, The Beloved Country Paton, Alan 1
East of Eden Steinbeck, John 1
Gone with the Wind Mitchell, Margaret 1
The Fall Camus, Albert 1
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales #2) Cooper, James Fenimore 1
The Scarlet Pimpernel Orczy, Emmuska 1
The Three Musketeers Dumas, Alexander 1

[Kaseadillla]

Breakdown:
Name Book Vote
Sarah Suchon Casino Royale (James Bond (Original Series) #1)
Rowen Casino Royale (James Bond (Original Series) #1)
Amanda Catch-22
Jamie Catch-22
Pigletto Catch-22
Penguinb_Mustard Catch-22
Karyn Catch-22
Thea Catch-22
Cassinator Catch-22
Jennie Catch-22
Jessica Cat's Cradle
Carla Cat's Cradle
Brian Cat's Cradle
Hannah Cat's Cradle
Pigletto Cat's Cradle
Susan Cat's Cradle
Candice Cat's Cradle
Daph Cry, The Beloved Country
Za East of Eden
Daph Emma
Brian Emma
Vrishti Emma
Karen Emma
lucie Emma
Iethe Emma
Stephanie Emma
Kumar Emma
Kyra Emma
Jen Emma
Jasmine Emma
Candice Emma
Kristy Emma
Laura Flowers for Algernon
Cassinator Flowers for Algernon
Jennifer Gone with the Wind
Janet Great Expectations
Jagruk Great Expectations
M Great Expectations
Caitie I, Robot
Hannah I, Robot
Iethe I, Robot
Irene I, Robot
Anahit I, Robot
Laurel Jane Eyre
Audre Jane Eyre
Candice Jane Eyre
Kristy Jane Eyre
Anahit Middlemarch
Daph Middlemarch
Kimberly Middlemarch
Pigletto Middlemarch
KarenMc Middlemarch
Thea Middlemarch
Stephanie Middlemarch
Jagruk Middlemarch
Jamie Middlemarch
Daniel Middlemarch
Dora Middlemarch
Martina Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Melanie Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Delaney Of Mice and Men
Kimberly Of Mice and Men
Jamie Pride and Prejudice
lucie Pride and Prejudice
Sabrina Pride and Prejudice
Iethe Pride and Prejudice
Tiffany Pride and Prejudice
Mishica Pride and Prejudice
Shivangi Pride and Prejudice
Shaneka Pride and Prejudice
Candice Pride and Prejudice
Kristy Pride and Prejudice
Bridget Pride and Prejudice
Pete Pride and Prejudice
Cordelia Sunset Song (A Scots Quair #1)
Janet Sunset Song (A Scots Quair #1)
Kimberly Sunset Song (A Scots Quair #1)
Laura The Bell Jar
Tiffany The Bell Jar
Iethe The Bell Jar
Marcos The Bell Jar
Carla The Bell Jar
Jamie The Bell Jar
Dora The Bell Jar
Susan The Count of Monte Cristo
Irene The Count of Monte Cristo
Sarah Suchon The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Karen The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Hannah The Fall
Jamie The Grapes of Wrath
Kimberly The Grapes of Wrath
Penguinb_Mustard The Grapes of Wrath
Daisy The Grapes of Wrath
Thea The Grapes of Wrath
Isti The Grapes of Wrath
Alison The Great Gatsby
Vrenzy The Great Gatsby
Liz The Great Gatsby
Stella The Great Gatsby
M The Great Gatsby
Pete The Great Gatsby
Vrenzy The Great Gatsby
Jamie The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales #2)
Melanie The Outsiders
Sarah Suchon The Outsiders
Kaseadillla The Outsiders
Martina The Outsiders
Chrissy The Outsiders
Linda The Outsiders
Kristin The Outsiders
Amy The Outsiders
Jen The Outsiders
Tawnee The Outsiders
Cheryl The Picture of Dorian Gray
Vrishti The Picture of Dorian Gray
Kimberly The Picture of Dorian Gray
Kristin The Picture of Dorian Gray
Marcos The Picture of Dorian Gray
Jagruk The Picture of Dorian Gray
Kyra The Picture of Dorian Gray
Shaneka The Picture of Dorian Gray
Susan The Picture of Dorian Gray
Melissa The Picture of Dorian Gray
Stella The Picture of Dorian Gray
Bridget The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hannah The Plague
Chrissy The Plague
Marcos The Plague
Rowen The Scarlet Pimpernel
Bonnie The Screwtape Letters
Cheryl The Screwtape Letters
Pigletto The Screwtape Letters
Liz The Screwtape Letters
Kyra The Three Musketeers
Kaseadillla War and Peace
Hannah War and Peace
Sabrina War and Peace
Pigletto War and Peace
Chelsea War and Peace
Jennifer War and Peace
Marcos War and Peace
Susan War and Peace
Tawnee War and Peace
Innastholiel We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Melissa We Have Always Lived in the Castle