October 2014 New School Nominations

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

October New School Nominations are open, please review the requirements below for books eligibly.

1.) Book that have already been featured as group reads are not eligible to be nominated. Bookshelf Link: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

2.) Eligible publication dates for a books nomination are 1900-1999.

3.) Only one nomination, and one second, per member! Please, seconds welcomed! Seconding a nomination is a fun way to participate in the nomination process, if you don't have a favorite that you'd like to nominate at this time. Plus, it's fun to see an early indication of interest. :)

4.) Nominations will remain open until midnight of the 14th; book polls will be open from the 16th of the month thru midnight of the last day of the month (with 1 day in between to finalize polls and make sure all nominations are accurately included on ballots).


September nominations thread - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

September's Poll ended in a tie and is currently in a runoff, here is the original poll results:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Alissa]

I nominate Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

[Renato]

I nominate Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

I second invisible man

[[deleted user]]

Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier first published 1999.

[Julie]

I nominate The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

[Polyana]

I nominate The Ambassadors, Henry James

[Lucas]

I'd like to nominate Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann....

[Emma]

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)

[Kaycie]

I second Of Human Bondage

[Tytti]

Lucas wrote: "I'd like to nominate Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann...."

I think this might also qualify as a long read, might have less competition there... Just a thought.

[Kelly B]

I nominate The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham.

[[deleted user]]

I'll second The Secret Garden

[Nicole]

I'll third The Secret Garden and also nominate Franz Kafka's The Trial

...Unless that's an illegal move in which case I retract my thirding as The Secret Garden has already been seconded ;)

[Craig]

I nominate The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton.

[Glenna]

I nominate The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

[Kirsten]

I nominate Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

[Rachel]

I nominate The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

[Alissa]

I second Age of Innocence

[Jorge]

Julie wrote: "I nominate The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett"

I'll also vote for The Secret Garden.

[Miranda]

I nominate I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

[Yvonne]

I'd third the Painted Veil!

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

Third Age of Innocece

[Jaime]

Kelly wrote: "I nominate The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham."

I'll second that nomination.

[Jaime]

I nominate Aztec by Gary Jennings.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Tytti wrote: "Lucas wrote: "I'd like to nominate Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann...."

I think this might also qualify as a long read, might have less competition..."

This is true for Of Human Bondage and Aztec, all three meet size requirements. Of course they are perfectly good nominations here too.

[Philina]

I nominate (again) The Postman: Il Postino by Antonio Skármeta.

[Lesserknowngems]

I nominate The Birds by Daphne du Maurier

[Michael]

Craig wrote: "I nominate The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton."

I second The Man Who Was Thursday.

[Janet]

I will second Ragtime. It sounds like an unusual book.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Matt is our new New School Moderator. He will take over on the 16th with the start of our October Polls.

[Frances]

I second Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I'm going to nominate Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, I've heard goods things and I'm a little weak on my science fiction this year.

[Katy, New School Classics]

Bob wrote: "I'm going to nominate Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, I've heard goods things and I'm a little weak on my science fiction this year."

I'll second that for you, Bob.

[Miranda]

I'll third Flowers for Algernon

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

The winner for our October 2014 New School Classic Read is: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1911.

Link to Poll:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...