BOTM Suggestions Feb '18 - Modern Classic/Popular (1970 and after)

[Kaseadillla]

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for February 2018 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for the MODERN CLASSICS/POPULAR READS CATEGORY.

As a reminder, books that qualify for this category must have a publication date 1970 and after. If the book you wish to nominate was published 1969 or prior, please make your suggestion on the Classics thread.

I'll start off by suggesting The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

[D.L.]

The Alienist by Caleb Carr - it's becoming a TV series next year and sounds fascinating :)

[Melanie]

I will nominate The Hate U Give because it is such an amazing book!

John Green has said that this book will become the classic of this generation much like The Outsiders.

[Sarah]

Second The Alienist and The Hate U Give.

Nominating:
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

[Sarah]

Oops, classic criteria is before 1970 correct? I’ll love Acid Test over to that category. Sorry about that.

[Quinty]

I second the Alchemist!
And I would like to nominate The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

[Sarah]

Second The Underground Railroad

[Innastholiel]

I'd like to nominate I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson.

[Innastholiel]

Caitie wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini."

It looks like the group read The Kite Runner in May of last year, so it's not eligible for this thread, but you could nominate it in the Catch-Up thread.

[Snezhi]

I second The Hate U Give.
Hadn't even heard of it till and recently a few of my friends have either read it or have it in their "to-read" lists

[Innastholiel]

Caitie wrote: "Innastholiel wrote: "Caitie wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini."

It looks like the group read The Kite Runner in May of last yea..."

You're welcome :)

[vrenzy]

i second The Alchemist

[Cassandra]

The support the suggestion of reading the alchemist :)

[Amanda]

Second The Alienist and The Underground Railroad

[Martina]

I second The Underground Railroad and I nominate Origin

[Sarah]

I'll also second The Alienist.

And I will nominate World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.

[Cheryl]

I nominate some truly popular books:

Paper Towns
The Princess Bride
A Beautiful Mind

(Several listed above I've never even heard of!)

[Chrissy]

Second The Hate U Give , The Alchemist, and Station Eleven

Add A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

[[deleted user]]

Second to The Hate U Give

[Marcos]

If not in the history of suggestions, certainly in the history of good humoured posts. :-)

[D.L.]

Cheryl wrote: "I nominate some truly popular books:

Paper Towns
The Princess Bride
A Beautiful Mind

(Several listed above I've never even heard of!)"

I'll second The Princess Bride.

[Vrishti]

I would second The Hate you give, it's trending these days badly!

[Karen]

I'll go with the Alchemist

[Linda]

I second The Alchemist

[Debbie]

I second the princess bride

[Fuecoco]

Been wanting to read “The Hate U Give” for a while

[Janet]

I nominate The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher and I second Trainspotting. While I don't think everyone will like Trainspotting it is a fascinating book and really drew me in to that world so alien to me.

[Jamie]

I nominate Interview with the Vampire. It was too popular for my taste when it came out, and I never got around to it since.
And, I'll second Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke.

[D.L.]

I'll second Interview with A Vampire

[Rowen]

I would like to second The Princess Bride, The Alchemist, and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

[Kimberly]

I'll second The Alchemist, Trainspotting, Origin, The Princess Bride, and The Shell Seekers.

[Sarah]

Nominating Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell

[Kaseadillla]

Seconding The Hate U Give. Read it this year and thought it was great.

[Ema]

I second The Hate U Give!

[lucie]

I second World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and The Hate U Give

[Laura H L]

I nominate Big Little Lies

[Michelle]

I'd like to nominate:
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Power by Naomi Alderman

[Tonya]

I second Big Little Lies

[Quinty]

Second The Power!

[D.L.]

I also second Big Little Lies

[Audrė]

Second The Alchemist and Paper Towns

[Tiffany]

Yes, Princess Bride!

Also, I will nominate some more romance-like books for February: Flipped
And
Atonement

[Kristin]

Second the alchemist, the road and a brief wonderful life of Oscar wao

[Innastholiel]

Second Atonement.

[Amy]

I second The Hate U Give !

[Mishica]

I second "The Alchemist"

[Chelsea Harjo]

Second Big Little Lies!

[Kevin]

I will second Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

The Alchemist gets a lot of hype. I have read it, and while I do think it is well written in a way, I (along with many others) have some major philosophical issues with the book. Just a heads-up in case it ends up winning the vote. (Not discouraging people from reading it; just letting them know not to expect too much.)

[Cheryl]

Ok, I just read reviews for The Alchemist and I have to read it to find out which camp I lie in. Plus it's short; do you ppl realize how long Watership Down and Strange & Norrell are?!

So, I do second The Alchemist.

[Siobhan]

I'd like to second The Alchemist and The Road