July & August 2019 - Classic Group Read - Nomination Thread

[Alannah]

It's time once again to nominate your choices for our group classics read, this time for July and August. For convenience, we at AAB are defining a 'classic' as a book that was first published 50 or more years ago, i.e. first published in 1969 or earlier.

Nominations will be run for 10 days and will close late on June 23rd. (10pm UK time) The poll will then run for a week from the 23rd June until the 30th June.

During this time anybody can either nominate or second a book. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 10 day nomination period will go into the poll. Each person can either nominate one book or second one book. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive.

Please only nominate, second or vote for a book you will read with the group if it should win. Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf or browsing through the Group Fiction folder.

If you have any questions on the nominations process please post here, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or contact one of the moderators and we will be happy to help

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

I'd like to nominate E.M. Forster 's 1909 classic (FREE as part of the public domain!) The Machine Stops . Thanks. --Jen from Quebec :0)

[Katlyn]

I would like to nominate the jungle by Upton sinclair

[Nancy]

I'll nominate Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe

[Kathy]

I’ll second Look Homeward, Angel.

[Pam]

I will second The Jungle!

[Marina]

Jen from Quebec :0) wrote: "I'd like to nominate E.M. Forster 's 1909 classic (FREE as part of the public domain!) The Machine Stops . Thanks. --Jen from Quebec :0)
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I second this.

[Samantha]

i would like to nominate Great Expectations by Charles Dickens or Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

[PattyMacDotComma]

This suggestion may be a bit off the wall, but how about the very first James Bond book Casino Royale, written in 1953 by Ian Fleming? It's certainly a classic of its kind, and I don't see it on the list anywhere.

[Alannah]

Samantha wrote: "i would like to nominate Great Expectations by Charles Dickens or Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl"

I will have to take Great Expectations ans Anne Frank's diary is considered non-fiction.

[Alannah]

Books going to poll

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster - one second
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - one second
Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe - one second

Nominations:
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

[Aqsa]

I nominate Little Women

[Alannah]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "This suggestion may be a bit off the wall, but how about the very first James Bond book Casino Royale, written in 1953 by Ian Fleming? It's certainly a classic of its kind..."

I second this, been wanting to read one for a while.

[B the BookAddict]

I'll second Great Expectations.

[Karin]

I second Little Women.

[Pam]

I second Great Expectations also.

[Alannah]

Books going to poll

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster - one second
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - one second
Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe - one second
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming - one second
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens = two seconds

[Alannah]

I think we have hit the ground running as we already have five books heading to poll with about eight days left. We have one slot left, can't wait to see what book could be nominated next.

[Ruth]

I'll second Little Women

[Alannah]

Books going to poll

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster - one second
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - one second
Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe - one second
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming - one second
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens = two seconds
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - two seconds

[Alannah]

My apologies to Aqsa and thank you to Ruth for making me realise my mistake. I had left Little Women so that means our poll is filled up.

[Alannah]

Books going to poll

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster - one second
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - one second
Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe - one second
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming - one second
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens = two seconds
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott -two seconds.

[Alannah]

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Alannah]

That is the link to the poll above