June 2018 - Revisit the Shelf Nominations

[Katy, New School Classics]

Nominations are open for our June 2018 reread. Only books currently on our group bookshelf are eligible: Book Shelf

Below is a list of the past year's reread winners.

North and South, May 2018
Persuasion, April 2018
A Tale of Two Cities, March 2018
The Catcher in the Rye, February 2018
Doctor Zhivago, January 2018
A Christmas Carol, December 2017
Madame Bovary, November 2017
Fahrenheit 451, October 2017
Slaughterhouse-Five September 2017
The Grapes of Wrath, August 2017
Wuthering Heights July 2017
Brave New World, June 2017

Revisit the Shelf Nomination Requirements:
1. Time Since Last Read. A book is only eligible for rereading if it has not been a group read in the last 12 months (1 year). A book read by the group in any of our reading categories in the past year is not eligible for nomination.

2. When making a nomination, please use "add book/author" link to help others view the book selected.

3. Nominations will run from today thru the 14th. Polls will open on the 16th and will run until the end of the month

[Katy, New School Classics]

1. Only five books, by five different authors will move forward to each poll. This will be determined by the number of seconds a book receives. The five books with the most seconds moves to the poll.

2. Only one nomination or one second per member will be allowed. A nomination can be changed only until it has been seconded. Once seconded, in fairness to the member making the second, the nomination will stand.

2a. A second can be withdrawn and placed on another choice. This change must in some way be noted in a post such as, "I am withdrawing my second for book A and placing it on book B." It will be easier to moderator to track changes.

3. Only one book per author, In the event of more than one book by the same author is nominated, only the first one to receive a second will be eligible. The nominator of the ruled ineligible book will be able to nominate a replacement or second another already in nomination.

3a. Same author-multiple categories. The same author may be nominated in multiple categories in a single month as long as the nominations are for different books. In the case of identical nominations, precedence will go to the first one to receive a second.

Discussion Thread for New Rules

[J_BlueFlower]

I would like to nominate The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. 283 pages, first published 1947.

[Aubrey]

I nominate A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (pub 1943, 496 pp).

[Zoe]

I second The Diary of a Young Girl

[Jana]

I second A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

[Kelly_Hunsaker_reads]

I second A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

[Bat-Cat]

I nominate Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen.

[Piyangie]

I nominate Crime and Punishment.

[Sam]

Aubrey wrote: "I nominate A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (pub 1943, 496 pp)."

I second this. Again :)

[Candi]

Bat-Cat wrote: "I nominate Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen."

I will second Out of Africa :)

[Matt]

I’ll second Piyangie’s nomination of Crime and Punishment. One of my all-time favorite novels!

[Aubrey]

Sam wrote: "Aubrey wrote: "I nominate A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (pub 1943, 496 pp)."

I second this. Again :)"

Kelly wrote: "I second A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"

Jana wrote: "I second A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"

Thanks Jana, Kelly, and Sam :)

[Piyangie]

Matt wrote: "I’ll second Piyangie’s nomination of Crime and Punishment. One of my all-time favorite novels!"

Thanks, Matt. Hope it would go to the polls. :-) Anyway it is good to hear from you after some time. :-)

[Sara, Old School Classics]

I nominate All Quiet on the Western Front

[Francisca]

I'll second All Quiet on the Western Front - I was going to nominate it anyway! :)

[Loretta]

I nominate King Lear by William Shakespeare, published in 1603 and 316 pages.

[Kathleen]

I second Out of Africa

[Bat-Cat]

Thank you, Kathleen! :-)

[Aubrey]

Patti wrote: "I nominate A Tree Grows in Brooklyn published January 18, 2005. 493 pages."

I'll assume you meant to second my nomination of this, Patti, so thanks.

[Brina]

I second A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and will until it wins :-)

[Aubrey]

Brina wrote: "I second A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and will until it wins :-)"

Thanks Brina :)

[Janet]

I nominate Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. It almost won last month's poll so hopefully it can cross the finish line this time

[Melissa]

I nominate Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. 257 pages.

[Petra]

Loretta wrote: "I nominate King Lear by William Shakespeare, published in 1603 and 316 pages."

I second King Lear.

[Erin]

I’ll also second All Quiet on the Western Front

[Loretta]

Petra wrote: "Loretta wrote: "I nominate King Lear by William Shakespeare, published in 1603 and 316 pages."

I second King Lear."

Thank you Petra! 😊

[Kimberly]

I'll nominate Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.

[Solange]

Janet wrote: "I nominate Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. It almost won last month's poll so hopefully it can cross the finish line this time"

I’ll second Great Expectations.

[Julie]

Kimberly wrote: "I'll nominate Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy."

I'll 2nd this :)

[Kimberly]

Julie wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "I'll nominate Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy."

I'll 2nd this :)"

Yay, thank you!

[Janet]

Solange wrote: "Janet wrote: "I nominate Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. It almost won last month's poll so hopefully it can cross the finish line this time"

I’ll second [book:G..."

Thanks again Solange.

[Thorkell]

Piyangie wrote: "I nominate Crime and Punishment."

I second Crime and Punishment!

[Tonia]

I'll second Tess :)

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

I will use my 2nd to 2nd A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ! I ADORE this book. --Jen from Quebec :0)

[Aubrey]

Jennifer Lynn wrote: "I will use my 2nd to 2nd A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ! I ADORE this book. --Jen from Quebec :0)"

Thanks Jen :)

[Katy, New School Classics]

Summary #1 (after 2 days)

The Diary of a Young Girl, 1947, 283 pages, Read: 2016 -- J_BlueFlower, Zoe, Candi

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 1943, 496 pages, Read: 2013, 2012 -- Aubrey, Jana, Kelly, Sam, Patti, Brina, Jennifer Lynn

Out of Africa, 1937, 399 pages, Read: 2012 -- Bat-Cat, Kathleen

Crime and Punishment, 1866, 671 pages, Read: 2014 -- Piyangie, Matt, Thorkell

All Quiet on the Western Front, 1929, 296 pages, Read: 2015 -- Sara, Francisca, Erin

King Lear, 1603, 316 pages, Read: 2012 -- Loretta, Petra

Great Expectations, 1860, 505 pages, Read: 2014 -- Janet, Solange

Cranford, 1853, 257 pages, Read: 2015 -- Melissa

Tess of the D'Urbervilles, 1891, 518 pages, Read: 2013 -- Kimberly, Julie, Tonia

[Michele]

Melissa wrote: "I nominate Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. 257 pages."

I second!

[Renee]

Michele wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I nominate Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. 257 pages."

I second!"

I'll third Cranford.

[Marina]

I nominate Rob Roy, read in November 2012.

[[deleted user]]

I'll also second Tess

[Melissa]

Thank you Michele and Renee!

[Darren]

I nominate Beowulf by er... unknown!

"The earliest extant poem in a modern European language, "Beowulf" is an epic that reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood, victory, and death."



it's quite short, the Heaney translation is supposed to be pretty accessible, and I think it would make for an interesting group discussion... :o)

[Tammy]

I'll second Crime and Punishment.

[Aprilleigh]

Darren wrote: "I nominate Beowulf by er... unknown!"

I'll second Beowulf!

[Dave]

I second Crime ans Punishment.

[Tracy]

I'll second A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

[WhoDakka]

I nominate The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

[Jennifer]

I second rob roy

[Piyangie]

Tammy wrote: "I'll second Crime and Punishment."

Thank you, Tammy.