BOTM Suggestions Dec ‘18 - Bookshelf Catch-Up

[Joanna Loves Reading]

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

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.

Books featured as a group reread within the last twelve months are not eligible.

Nominations end Midnight PDT on October 19.

[Joanna Loves Reading]

Tracking through message 55 — FINAL TALLY!

Nomination - # of Seconds
1. A Christmas Carol - 15
2. A Clockwork Orange - 6
3. The Kite Runner - 7
4. To Kill a Mockingbird - 8
5. American Gods - 3
6. One Hundred Years of Solitude - 1
7. Memoirs of a Geisha - 6
8. Small Great Things - 2
9. Jane Eyre - 1

[Shaneka]

I nominate A Christmas Carol

[Nova]

I nominate A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. This one has been on my reading list for awhile!

[Renee]

I will second Clockwork Orange and a Christmas Carol.

[Kyra]

I will second A Christmas Carol, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth

[Marcos]

Just to let you know, Kyra, this is a special edition with a collectioon of three books. So, you are seconding only "A Christmas Carol", for this edition with other two books wasn't read by the group.

[Kyra]

Yeah I know, but I just chose the edition of A Christmas Carol that I have on my to-read list.

[Marcos]

That's OK. :-)
But we frequently have members in doubt about what edition is being nominated or voted, so let's keep referring to a general title, not to a specific edition, to avoid any misunderstanding.

[Susan]

I'll second A Christmas Carol and nominate The Kite Runner.

[Mandy]

Seconding A Christmas Carol :)

[Rowen]

I'll second A Christmas Carol.

[Robert Macias]

I second A Christmas Carol and nominate To Kill a Mockingbird!

[Zainab]

I second To Kill a Mockingbird

[Han]

Zainab wrote: "

I second To Kill a Mockingbird"

YES!!!!

[Zeljka]

I nominate

-American Gods by Neil Gaiman

[Zeljka]

I'll second A Christmas Carol and The Kite Runner

[Joanna Loves Reading]

Han wrote: "Zainab wrote: "

I second To Kill a Mockingbird"

YES!!!!"

Han, can you clarify if this was meant as a second?

[Emma]

I second to kill a mocking bird

[Cecelia]

I'd like to second A Christmas Carol and American Gods!

[vrenzy]

i wanna nominate One Hundred Years of Solitude

[Marcos]

Remember, we can't nominate books we have reread as a group in the last twelve months, and those are

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
A Man Called Ove
All the Light We Cannot See
The Night Circus
Ready Player One
Fahrenheit 451
The Book Thief
The Handmaid's Tale


So, Zeljka, so sorry, but American Gods isn't eligible. :-)

Edited to agree with Zeljka. American Gods is eligible!! :-)

[Zeljka]

Marcos, thank you for your explanation, but American gods was picked for reread last year in November, and these are nominations for December, so there would be a year between...

If you don't agree, can you please tell me when will it be eligible?
Thank you:-)

[Natalie]

I second to kill a mockingbird

[Audrė]

Second The Kite Runner

[Laura H L]

I nominate Memoirs of a Geisha

[Satrina]

I second A Christmas Carol

[Kimberly]

I'll second Memoirs of a Geisha. And I'll nominate Small Great Things.

[Marcos]

Zeljka wrote: "Marcos, thank you for your explanation, but American gods was picked for reread last year in November, and these are nominations for December, so there would be a year between...."

Without having given much thought to that, I was just listing the last 12 chosen books. But I didn't take into account the months with no choices!

So, if the original rule (intention was 12 months = 12 choices) was to be followed to avoid frequent repetition, the last 12 choices wouldn't be eligible. But you brought a good point to attention, and I think it goes better this way, last 12 months, even with less than 12 books, because it brings back quicker to our options some of the books in the Group Bookshelf.

So, American Gods is eligible!! :-)

I'll remove it from the list and anyone can second it.

[Marcos]

Love smart and active members! :-)

[Susan]

Second Memoirs of a Geisha

[Cassie]

I second Clockwork Orange

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I second:

Christmas Carol
Clockwork Orange (nothing says Christmas like me droogies!)
One Hundred Years of Solitude

[Nicole]

I second A Christmas Carol

[Joanna Loves Reading]

Tracking updated! With seconds from me for Kite Runner and Small Great Things

[Laura H L]

I second Small Great Things.

[ticholam]

I second Clockwork Orange

[Débora]

I second Clockwork Orange

[Darren]

Second American Gods

[Joanna]

I second To Kill a Mockingbird!

[Ekiamx]

I second a Clockwork Orange

[[deleted user]]

Second Memoirs of a Geisha and The Kite Runner

[Kerri]

I second:
A Christmas Carol
Memoirs of a Geisha

[Monique]

Second A Christmas Carol

[Morgan]

I second The Kite Runner

[Tori]

I second Memoirs of a Geisha and The Kite Runner

[Quinty]

I second a Christmas Carol and To Kill a Mockingbird!

[Claire]

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

[Laura]

I second American Gods and The Kite Runner!

[Han]

I second To Kill a Mockingbird !!!