Group Read Nominations - Closed

[NancyJ, Moderator]

Hi, If you're new, please add your nominations to this list asap. If you already nominated books, you can "second" any other nominations. I will take the most popular nominations and create a poll for the June 15 Group Read.

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Let's decide what to read first (and second..)! We'll start with a loose process, and add structure, polls, etc. as needed. I'll pick the first book by Friday.

For this first nomination, please list the books that you are MOST interested in reading with the group in the next 4-5 weeks. Mention if you already have the book or just started it.

You can nominate up to five books. You can also second books mentioned by other people, if you're really interested.

[Erin]

1984
Looking for Alaska
The Joy Luck Club
Beloved
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I haven't read any of the above titles.

[Denise]

Catch 22
Catcher in the rye
Don Quixote
The great Gatsby
The shack

I haven't read any of them, but I've started one

[NancyJ, Moderator]

Handmaid's Tale
1984 - have it
Gilead - have it
Prayer for Owen Meany

[Renee]

Gilead-on hold at the library
Handmaiden’s tale- have it
Looking for Alaska- have a copy
And then there were none-have a copy

[Allison ༻hikes the bookwoods༺]

I will second Gilead and A Prayer for Owen Meany.

[Kristin B.]

Looking for Alaska - Been wanting to read this for ages
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - I own this one
Dune - I'm halfway through this
The Book Thief - I've read this, but could totally read it again. It was lovely.
The Little Prince - It's short. That's helpful. :)

[Blueberry]

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
And Then There Were None
Jurassic Park
Ready Player One
The Shack

[Kirsten]

I nominate:

The Prayer of Owen Meaney
Bless Me, Ultima
There Eyes Were Watching God

[Jerome]

I would most like to read:

Catch-22
The Handmaid's Tale
Invisible Man
The Pillars of the Earth
The Book Thief

[Alex]

I nominate:

Picture of Dorian Gray (read in HS)
Looking for Alaska (never read)
Handmaid’s Tale (never read)
Alice in Wonderland (one of my faves and I would love to join a book club about it!)
Gone with the Wind (have always wanted to read it but never have—need some motivation for it!)

[NancyJ, Moderator]

I won't count any changes made above, however you may "second" any books that you did not nominate.
1984 was selected early, so I stopped counting new noms for it.

Nomination tally - including post 28:
Looking for Alaska – 7
A Prayer for Owen Meany - 5 + 1second
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - 4
The Handmaid's Tale - 4
Gilead – 3 + 1second
The Book Thief - 3
Catch-22 – 3
Their Eyes Were Watching God -3
And Then There Were None -2
The Shack -2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -2
Jurassic Park - 2
Beloved -1
Bless Me, Ultima -1
The Catcher in the Rye - 1
Gone with the Wind
Invisible Man
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Beloved - 1
Bless Me, Ultima - 1
The Catcher in the Rye - 1
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 1
Don Quixote - 1
Dune - 1
Gone with the Wind - 1
The Great Gatsby - 1
Invisible Man -1
The Joy Luck Club - 1
The Little Prince - 1
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1
The Pillars of the Earth - 1
Ready Player One -1
The Outsiders - 1
The Intuitionist - 2
The Coldest Winter Ever -1
Watership Down - 1
Where the Red Fern Grows – 1
Pride and Prejudice - 1

Books mentioned in other posts:
Americanah
Anne of Green Gables
Lonesome Dove
Things Fall Apart
Outlander
Ghost
Siddhartha
Separate Peace
The Help
The Notebook
To Kill a Mockingbird


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[Allison ༻hikes the bookwoods༺]

Since there are only four books that were nominated and/or seconded more than twice, how about setting up a poll for those books and inviting all group members to vote?

[Maggie]

I've read 61 books on the list (some of them several times) so I wasn't planning on joining the group read of individual titles. However, Looking for Alaska would fit with my summer book discussion group's assignment to read a YA or children's book. I also plan to read The Outsiders for my other book discussion group that will pick from the GAR list. (I'm the librarian, so I sort of get to choose what the assignments are for our summer pot luck book shares.)

[NancyJ, Moderator]

Maggie wrote: "I've read 61 books on the list (some of them several times) so I wasn't planning on joining the group read of individual titles. However, Looking for Alaska would fit with my summer book discussion..."

OK I'll count those two as nominations.

[NancyJ, Moderator]

Allison ༻hikes the bookwoods༺ wrote: "Since there are only four books that were nominated and/or seconded more than twice, how about setting up a poll for those books and inviting all group members to vote?"

Yes, I think that makes the most sense going forward. I told everyone we'd pick the next book tomorrow based on nominations. If we still have two clear leaders, I'll schedule them both so people can get the books. Then we can use polls for future reads. I really wish I could create a poll that allows multiple choices, since many of us are open to reading a lot of the books on the list.

[Tasha]

Since there are a lot of noms already, I'll just second a few:

Jurassic Park
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Looking for Alaska

[Allison ༻hikes the bookwoods༺]

Sounds great @NancyJ!

[Deb]

NancyJ wrote: "Let's decide what to read first (and second..)! We'll start with a loose process, and add structure, polls, etc. as needed. I'll pick the first book by Friday.

For this first nomination, please l..."
My first choice is Catch 22, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A Prayer for Owen Meany. and Coldest Winter Ever

[Diane]

My choice is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Thanks for organizing this group!

[Celia]

I nominate

The Intuitionist

[Kayla]

I second:

1984
Looking for Alaska
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Book Thief

[NancyJ, Moderator]

Tasha wrote: "Since there are a lot of noms already, I'll just second a few:


I counted these as nominations since you didn't have any before.

[Sheila]

If it isn't too late to nominate some books, I'll nominate

1984
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Pride and Prejudice
Watership Down

[Hal]

My nominations are


The Intuitionist|16271]
A Prayer for Owen Meany|4473]

[Tasha]

I'm glad you are the one picking this time, Nancy! Hard choices. ;)

[Janet, series facilitator]

My choices would be
Looking for Alaska
Where the Red Fern Grows
Gilead

[NancyJ, Moderator]

Sheila wrote: "If it isn't too late to nominate some books, I'll nominate

Got it!

[NancyJ, Moderator]

AND THE WINNER IS.....


Looking for Alaska

[Linda]

Since the first one's been chosen, do I post here for the second?

A Confederacy of Dunces (have)
The Alchemist (have)
The Count of Monte Cristo (can get easily)
Crime and Punishment (can get easily)
Heart of Darkness (either have or can get easily)

[Dawn]

I'll second Gone with the wind.

[NancyJ, Moderator]

Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "Since the first one's been chosen, do I post here for the second?

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Sure, for now let's keep this thread up for all the new people. I'll take more nominations or seconds today and set up a poll soon.

[Skye]

Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Rebecca
A Separate Peace
Outlander
Siddhartha
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Notebook
Great Expectations

[NancyJ, Moderator]

NancyJ Nomination tally - through post 54:

A Prayer for Owen Meany - 9
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - 6
The Handmaid's Tale - 5
Gilead - 5
The Book Thief - 3
Catch-22 – 3
Where the Red Fern Grows – 3
Their Eyes Were Watching God -3
Beloved -3
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -2
And Then There Were None -2
Confederacy of Dunces -2
Gone with the Wind - 2
Gulliver's Travels - 2
Jurassic Park - 2
Pride and Prejudice - 2
Rebecca - 2
The Intuitionist - 2
The Joy Luck Club - 2
The Pillars of the Earth - 2
The Shack -2
Count of Monte Cristo - 2
Heart of Darkness -2

A Separate Peace -1
Bless Me, Ultima -1
Chronicles of Narnia - 1
Clan of the Cave Bear - 1

Crime and Punishment -1
Don Quixote - 1
Dune - 1

Invisible Man -1
Jane Eyre -1
Outlander -1
Ready Player One -1
The Alchemist -1
The Catcher in the Rye - 1
The Coldest Winter Ever -1
The Great Gatsby - 1
The Little Prince - 1
The Outsiders - 1
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1
Wuthering Heights -1
Siddhartha - 1

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Notebook
Great Expectations

[joyce g]

Rebecca (reading for book club in July)

[Tom]

I'll second the following:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Beloved
Where the Red Fern Grows
Joy Luck Club

[Elizabeth A.G.]

I would like to suggest for July:

Beloved
Where the Red Fern Grows
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The Pillars of the Earth

[Jim]

For July I would like to suggest books that I have never read, such as:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1775-1817). I think I have it on my Read list, but I may merely have seen the movie. I have it in a Barnes & Noble omnibus Jane Austen: Seven Novels.

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (1899-1963)

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel (born 1936)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (born 1962)

Jim

[Linda]

Just a note, I went back and reviewed last night.
On the PBS site, I don't see Watership Down on the list (though I liked reading it when I was younger)

[Skye]

I liked that book; I normally don't care for the genre, but that was very symbolic and interesting; there are some wonderful books on the list, Linda, or maybe I should say there are some great authors; however, I like other books they wrote more than the selections chosen.

[Linda]

Skye wrote: "I liked that book; I normally don't care for the genre, but that was very symbolic and interesting; there are some wonderful books on the list, Linda, or maybe I should say there are some great aut..."

Agreed, but the popular vote rules here. I'm a bit of a lit snob and wouldn't have chosen about 10 of these books for a "greatest" list. But I've come to see the project as more of an extension of what Oprah did years ago, which is to get people who don't read a lot to read. And if that means pop fiction, or the work of a great that may not be their best work, so be it.

My older brother gave me his to read, as well as the LOTR series. I do remember that it took me a while to read it. But I didn't dislike it at all.

[Linda]

Okay, I had posted my votes on another thread...........so here goes again:
A Confederacy of Dunces (I own a copy)
The Alchemist (I own a copy)
The Count of Monte Cristo (I can easily get a copy)
Heart of Darkness (I can easily get a copy)
Gulliver's Travels (I can easily get a copy)

[NancyJ, Moderator]

Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "Okay, I had posted my votes on another thread...........so here goes again:
A Confederacy of Dunces (I own a copy)
The Alchemist (I own a copy)
[book:The Count of Monte Cri..."


Linda, you posted on this thread, and it was counted in the last tally update. If you want me to use this one instead, let me know (but don't edit the other one). Thanks.

[Allison ༻hikes the bookwoods༺]

I’m not sure if you’re counting my “second” as a vote, but I would very much like to read A Prayer for Owen Meany!!

[Skye]

Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "Skye wrote: "I liked that book; I normally don't care for the genre, but that was very symbolic and interesting; there are some wonderful books on the list, Linda, or maybe I should say there are s..."

I think we are going to become good friends, Linda.

[Ella]

I'd like to do A Confederacy of Dunces, but my library has an ENORMOUS wait list for that. I have a copy of A Prayer for Owen Meany & would really like to get to it eventually, so those are my votes for June.

(Not a vote, but I'm reading the Gilead trilogy on my own, and I just finished Gilead. My life is a bit crazy, so maybe I'm primed, but.. I cried through the whole thing. I literally sobbed, and it's so beautiful, so moving, so personal - also I'm an atheist, so I'm sort of shocked. Can't wait to start Home, but I have to get a couple library books back first.)

[Margie]

I'd like to vote for A Prayer for Owen Meany, and The Handmaid's Tale.

[Gabriela]

If nominations are still on, I's like to nominate East of Eden by John Steinbeck. I already have it, and I've attempted to read it twice, but I kept putting it off due to lack of time. I read about half of it and quite enjoyed it, so I'm eager to start reading it again this summer. Maybe this time I won't have such a lot on my plate. :)

To go on, I'd like to second Gulliver's Travels. I read it as a child and would love to come back to it and see how I perceive it now.

[Linda]

NancyJ wrote: "Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "Okay, I had posted my votes on another thread...........so here goes again:
A Confederacy of Dunces (I own a copy)
The Alchemist (I o..."

Ah!
I see..........since my post wasn't there, I thought I'd placed it somewhere else! Got it, thanks!

[Linda]

Skye wrote: "Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "Skye wrote: "I liked that book; I normally don't care for the genre, but that was very symbolic and interesting; there are some wonderful books on the list, L..."

:)