Vote for June 2018 BOTM

[Kristel]

We will be voting for June BOTM, The authors are Thurber through Verne.

All members will have 1 free vote and if you have enough participation points you may cast up to an additional 4 votes.
This month the second book will be chosen by the randomizer. Next auction will be held in May when we vote July books.
Participation points: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Please feel free to make comments about various books, try to persuade people to vote for your preferences or other comments pro or con. Have fun!

Here is the link to the survey monkey for voting. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3JD29NY


1. The 13 Clocks - James Thurber. 1950, 100 pages.

2. The Wonderful O - James Thurber, 1957, 50 pages.

3. The Invention of Curried Sausage - Uwe Timm, 1993, 200 pages.

4. Pallieter - Felix Timmermans - 1916, 250 pages.

5. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937, 350 pages.

6. The Death of Ivan Ilych - Leo Tolstoy, 1884, 100 pages.

7. The Kreutzer Sonata - Leo Tolstoy, 1890, 150 pages.

8. The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, 1958, 250 pages.

9. Cane - Jean Toomer, 1923, 100 pages.

10. City Sister Silver - Jáchym Topol, 1994, 500 pages.

11. The Ogre - Michel Tournier, 1970, 400 pages.

12. Summer Will Show - Sylvia Townsend Warner, 1936, 350 pages.

13. After the Death of Don Juan - Sylvia Townsend Warner, 1938, 300 pages.

14. The Heather Blazing - Colm Tóibín, 1992, 250 pages.

15. The Master - Colm Tóibín, 2004, 350 pages.

16. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists -Robert Tressell, 1914, 400 pages.

17.Fools of Fortune - William Trevor, 1983, 200 pages.

18. Felicia's Journey - William Trevor, 1994, 200 pages.

19. The Story of Lucy Gault - William Trevor, 2002, 250 pages.

20. Castle Richmond - Anthony Trollope, 1860, 500 pages.

21. Phineas Finn - Anthony Trollope, 1869, 400 pages.

22. Summer in Baden-Baden - Leonid Tsypkin, 1981, 150 pages.

23. The Christmas Oratorio - Göran Tunström, 1983, 350 pages.

24. On the Eve - Ivan Turgenev, 1860, 100 pages.

25. Fathers and Sons - Ivan Turgenev, 1862, 200 pages.

26. King Lear of the Steppes - Ivan Turgenev, 1870, 400 pages.

27. Spring Torrents - Ivan Turgenev, 1872, 150 pages.

28. Virgin Soil - Ivan Turgenev, 1877, 250 pages.

29. The Museum of Unconditional Surrender - Dubravka Ugrešić, 1999, 250 pages.

30. Rabbit Redux - John Updike, 1971, 400 pages.

31. Rabbit Is Rich - John Updike, 1981, 450 pages.

32. Pepita Jiménez - Juan Valera, 1874, 200 pages.

33. Our Lady of the Assassins - Fernando Vallejo, 1994, 200 pages.

34. The Quest -Frederik van Eeden, 1885, 500 pages.

35. Ancestral Voices - Etienne van Heerden, 1986, 300 pages.

36. The Time of the Hero - Mario Vargas Llosa, 1962, 400 pages.

37. The Cubs and Other Stories - Mario Vargas Llosa, 1959, 150 pages.

38. The War of the End of the World - Mario Vargas Llosa, 1981, 550 pages.

39. The Feast of the Goat - Mario Vargas Llosa, 2000, 400 pages.

40. Z - Vassilis Vassilikos, 1967, 400 pages.

41. The Lusiads - Luís de Camões, Luis Vaz de Camoes

41. Under the Yoke - Ivan Vazov, 1889, 550 pages.

42. The House by the Medlar Tree - Giovanni Verga, 1881, 250 pages.

43. Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne, 1866, 200 pages.

44. Around the World in Eighty Days - 1873, 250 pages.


Omitted,
BOTM 2016: The Colour,
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Rabbit, Run

Over 600 pages
The Lord of the Rings
War and Peace
Anna Karenina
The Last chronicle of Barset
He Knew He Was Right
Kristin Lavransdatter

Have fun discussing and voting. I will be back later to fill in the link for the voting.

[Diane]

The books that most interest me in this grouping are:

The Invention of Curried Sausage
The Feast of the Goat
The Time of the Hero

[Kristel]

My books I am most interested in are
The Heather Blazing
Fathers and Sons
I've not read Vargas Llosa so that would be also something I could consider.

I've read 13 of these and 7 of the ones that were omitted.

[Tracy]

I’m interested in City Sister Silver and
Summer Will Show.
I recently listened to Tim Curry read Journey to the Center of the Earth, and it was very well done.

[[deleted user]]

I have recently read Time of the Hero and really enjoyed it I think it would be a good book for discussion.

[George P.]

Those in my To-Read list include
2 of the Vargas-Llosas: The War of the End of the World, and The Time of the Hero
Fathers and Sons
Phineas Finn and
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender

I'm planning to vote for the last one, because it's by a Yugoslavian, a woman, has a great 4.02 avg rating, and Diane rated it 4 stars.
I've read 9 of those in the poll.

[Gail]

I love the title The Invention of Curried Sausage but I don’t think I would appreciate the book. Any of the books by Llosa would be good but I would really like to read Ancestral Voices. I have read excellent reviews about it and it takes place in South Africa. I am embarrassed to say that I have only read 3 of the selections although it goes up if you include those deleted due to length.

[Kristel]

Gail wrote: "I love the title The Invention of Curried Sausage but I don’t think I would appreciate the book. Any of the books by Llosa would be good but I would really like to read Ancestral Voices. I have rea..."

I thought the Invention Of Curried Sausage a very good book.

[Tatjana]

I will join George and put my vote for The Museum of Unconditional Surrender.

[Gail]

Kristel wrote: "Gail wrote: "I love the title The Invention of Curried Sausage but I don’t think I would appreciate the book. Any of the books by Llosa would be good but I would really like to read Ancestral Voice..."

Ah, well then I will have to rethink it.

[Jen]

I will be posting results Sunday night!

[Dianne]

Feast of the Goat was my vote - I’ve been wanting to read it for awhile.

[Dan]

I'm hankerin' for some Willaim Trevor. Voted for both Fools of Fortune and The Story of Lucy Gault.

[[deleted user]]

I agree with Kristel The Invention of Curried Sausage is an interesting read and I enjoyed it.

[Jen]

Voting is closed. Results will be posted in a few hours!