BOTM Suggestions June '18 - Bookshelf Catch-Up

[Kaseadillla]

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for June 2018 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for a brand new category called BOOKSHELF CATCH-UP.

This is a catch-up book club, after all. For this category, you can nominate any book that the group has previously read. For a list of books that the group has previously read and discussed, please see the bookshelf.

The following books are NOT eligible as we have reread them as a group within the last twelve months:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

I'll start off by suggesting a group read that I personally missed - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

[Zainab]

I would nominate 1984 and Lord of the Files

[Alison]

I nominate The Kite Runner

[Hannah]

A Man Called Ove

[[deleted user]]

Second The Kite Runner and nominate Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

[Drea]

Kate wrote: "Dark Matter by Blake Crouch" - I agree, I've wanted to read this for awhile

[Drea]

Hannah wrote: "A Man Called Ove" - I second this option

[Sierra]

I second A Man Called Ove.

[Renee]

I will again second The Sun also rises and suggest A tale of Two Cities. Maybe this month I will get lucky

[Stephanie]

Current list of suggestions and seconds (as of 5/1, after post 61)

A Man Called Ove - 10 seconds
1984 - 8 seconds
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - 7 seconds
Dune - 7 seconds
One Hundred Years of Solitude - 6 seconds
Lord of the Flies - 6 seconds
Memoirs of a Geisha - 4 seconds
The Kite Runner - 3 seconds
The Sun Also Rises - 3 seconds
A Tale of Two Cities - 2 second
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 3 seconds
Life of Pi -2 seconds
Dark Matter - 2 seconds
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 2 seconds
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Stephanie]

I second Good Omens

[Kimberly]

I'll nominate Dune by Frank Herbert.

And I'll second Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

[Elizabeth]

I second A Man Called Ove

[Chrissy]

Second The Sun Also Rises

[Zeljka]

I nominate Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

[Sarah]

Nominating Memoirs of a Geisha

[Anne-Kathrin]

I second Lord of the Flies. I've been meaning to read this for a long time...

[Kimberly]

I’ll second Memoirs of a Geisha.

[Darren]

Nominate Life of pi and second Dune

[Alison]

I second Tale of Two Cities

[Hannah]

I second Good Omens

[Debbie]

Second lord of the flies, dune and 1984

[Renee]

second 1984

[Nico]

I second Memoirs of a Geisha and I add Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

[Jessica]

Surprised this wasn't nominated yet.
My nomination: One Hundred Years of Solitude

[Natalie]

I second life of pi and 1984

[Lea]

I'll second One Hundred Years of Solitude, Dune, and Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

[Marcos]

I second One Hundred Years of Solitude

[Susan]

I'll second:
A Man Called Ove
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
1984
Dune

[NancyJ]

For OVE fans, I noticed a few weeks ago that the old discussions of Ove were still up. I've been thinking about the book a lot for some reason, and just added to them myself. So while you're waiting for it to be listed as an official re-read, check it out.

[NancyJ]

Nico wrote: "I second Memoirs of a Geisha and I add Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine"

Nico, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine hasn't been read by the group yet (I don't think), so you can nominate it for the Modern Classics Read. Or second it if it's already nominated. It's a fabulous book.

Added - I just nominated it over there, so please second it.

[NancyJ]

I second The Kite Runner which I've wanted to read for years.

I second Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch even though I knew nothing about it until I joined this group.

[Monique]

Second A Man Called Ove and The Kite Runner

[Emily]

I'll second A Man Called Ove and Lord of the Flies!

[Zainab]

I forgot to second One Hundred Years of Solitude

[Pooja]

my vote : one hundred years of solitude / the giver and the lord of the flies

[Satrina]

I second A Tale of Two Cities and A Man Called Ove

[Lissa]

I second Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

[Lissa]

Almost forgot, I'll nominate The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

[Kayla]

Can I recommend some more contemporary books? I feel like they're super popular but I haven't read them.

The bell jar
Beloved - Toni Morrison
Room- Emma donoghue
Life of pi- yann Martel
Memoirs of a geisha
The perks of being a wallflower
A thousand splendid suns - Khalid hosseini
Night - Ellie Wiesel
Iq84- haruki murkami
(less contemporary)
The ammityville horror
The scarlet letter
Treasure island

[Stephanie]

Hi Kayla,

Our moderator Kaseadillla has started asking the following. I think it is in the top post of the other categories, but probably should be here too.

"Not a hard and fast rule, but please try to limit your nominations to one book per category."

This particular thread is for suggesting and seconding books that the group has already read so that new members can "catch-up"

We have not yet read:
Bell Jar
Beloved
Room
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Night
The Ammityville Horror
The Scarlet Letter
Treasure Island

You can nominate (one or two) of these on the appropriate thread, based on publication date: 1969 and before https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... and 1970 and after https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....

We will be reading 1Q84 in May, so no need to nominate it again.

The Life of Pi and Memoirs of a Geisha have been nominated already, and this can count as a second for each.

If you have any questions, please reach out. Everyone here is super nice and friendly.

[Isti]

I second One Hundred Years of Solitude

[NancyJ]

Kayla wrote: "Can I recommend some more contemporary books? I feel like they're super popular but I haven't read them.

The bell jar
Beloved - Toni Morrison
Room- Emma donoghue
Life of pi- yann Martel
Memoirs..."

Welcome Kayla,

Up near the top right is a bunch of options, including Polls and Bookshelf. Check the polls after the 1st to vote on the book in each category that you'd like to read.

I think Night has come close to winning a few times. Bell jar is currently leading in the modern classic nominations.


Here is the bookshelf. We pick one each month to re-read, but you can read or add to the old discussions any time.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I second Dune

[Ekiamx]

I second A Man Called Ove and 1984

[Shaneka]

I second:
A Man Called Ove
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Picture of Dorian Gray

[Nico]

NancyJ wrote: "Nico wrote: "I second Memoirs of a Geisha and I add Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine"

Nico, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine hasn't been read by the group yet (I don't think)..."


Thanks Nancy, I will second it there :)

[Janice]

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli
There’s also a movie coming out, everyone is talking about it.
I read the blurb and it sounded fantastic!

[Ian]

i second Good Omens, Dune, 1984, and Lord of the Flies

[Monique]

Second Lord of the Flies too!