December 2014 Group Read Suggestions

[Daniel]

NOS4A2 is a perfect Christmas read. I'd be down for Revival too, except I'm not sure if I can wait until December haha.

How about Dark Places?

[[deleted user]]

I haven't tried Joe Hill yet, but I've been wanting to. I'd be down for reading one of his books.

[[deleted user]]

Steve wrote: "What about the new Stephen King book, Revival?"

I'm really looking forward to reading that one!

[Justin]

I hope we choose something that is legitimately scary! I've read N0S4A2 it is a great book. Also, I just finished Revival. I'm really hoping for something different than what I have been reading recently.

[Kathy]

I read Dark Places , and I could read it again should it be picked, it's THAT good. I think it should have been made into a movie over . Dark Places is a creepy, scary horror and worth reading.

[Justin]

Kathy wrote: "I read Dark Places, and I could read it again should it be picked, it's THAT good. I think it should have been made into a movie over [bookcover:Gone G..."

I also thought that Dark Places was a better novel than Gone Girl. I also would do a re-read.

[Aja]

I have a bunch of christmas books that I have been holding off on reading till December.



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[Kate]

Aja wrote: "I have a bunch of christmas books that


Aja, I love A Christmas Carol. I may re-read it in December again.

[Aja]

Kate wrote: "Aja wrote: "I have a bunch of christmas books that


Aja, I love A Christmas Carol. I may re-read it in December again."

Nice! I'm excited to read it.

[Daniel]

I'm doubly sold on Dark Places now after hearing you guys talk about it. Even if it doesn't get the votes for the Group Read, it's next in line for a read after Revival.

[Robert]

For the read dedicated to Jesus Gonzalez, I would nominate the original Clickers. He dedicated that to his co-author Mark Williams, who passed away not long after the book was finished, so it just seems appropriate to me.

[Jon Recluse]

Suggestions are closed, polls are open.

Poll #1: The Usual

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

Poll #2: JF Gonzalez Memorial Read

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

[[deleted user]]

How do we vote? I went to the page, but I can't seem to see where we vote.

[Jon Recluse]

J.H. wrote: "How do we vote? I went to the page, but I can't seem to see where we vote."

Click on the title you would like to vote for

[Daniel]

Jon Recluse wrote: "J.H. wrote: "How do we vote? I went to the page, but I can't seem to see where we vote."

Click on the title you would like to vote for"

It seems that the title is just a link to the book page.

[Jon Recluse]

Sorry about that.

Glitch in the start date.

Polls are up and working.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks, Jon! This will be my first time participating. Looking forward to it.

[Monica]

I don't know if I can get any Gonzalez book :/

[Raymunda]

Aja wrote: "I have a bunch of christmas books that I have been holding off on reading till December.
[bookcover:Hercule Poirot..."

I just finished Hercule Poirot's Christmas and loved it! It's not horror at all, but I always enjoy a good mystery.

[Raymunda]

Kate wrote: "Aja, I love A Christmas Carol. I may re-read it in December again."

I'm going to read it this December for the first time!

[Tressa]

I read or watch or listen to A Christmas Carol every December. It's just an uplifting little story about how it's never to late to make drastic changes in your life. And every year I cry at the end.

[Robert]

Tressa wrote: "I read or watch or listen to A Christmas Carol every December. It's just an uplifting little story about how it's never to late to make drastic changes in your life. And every year I cry at the end."

We listen to a version read by Patrick Stewart every year. I think it is somewhat abridged, but he does such an amazing job with it that we still love it.

[Tressa]

I'll have to look for that one. The audio versions I usually check out from the library and I'm not sure who they are read by. I even enjoyed the Jim Carrey movie version of ACC.

[Kimberly]

I've read several of the "usual" book reads nominated, so I'm going with ones that I haven't read yet :).

[Kathy]

I also love A Christmas Carol.

[Shaun]

Robert wrote: "Tressa wrote: "I read or watch or listen to A Christmas Carol every December. It's just an uplifting little story about how it's never to late to make drastic changes in your life. And every year ..."

I own just one copy of the movie, and it's the one Patrick Stewart stars in. Man is one of the top ten actors of the day in my opinion.

[Tressa]

I'll add that one to my list, Shaun. Whenever I'm in a store and happen to see yet another version of the movie, I'll buy it. I have some of the b&w movies. It's funny how much I love ACC, yet am not a fan of any of Dickens' other books. For me he's not very readable.

[Jon Recluse]

I prefer Wilkie Collins over Dickens.
More of a realist than a romantic.

Otherwise, the only Christmas Carol movie I like is the one with Albert Finney.

[Tressa]

Do you like Scrooged, Jon? My husband loves that corny movie.

[Jon Recluse]

I don't think I've seen that one, Tressa.

[Tom]

What about Muppet's Christmas Carol

[Aja]

I love Scrooged! haha

[WendyB]

I've always liked the Christmas Carol movie with George C. Scott as Scrooge.

[Aja]

That and Christmas Vacation were my family's movies to watch together.

[Tressa]

Wendyb wrote: "I've always liked the Christmas Carol movie with George C. Scott as Scrooge."

This is a great one and one of my favorites.

[Tressa]

We plan to watch A Muppet Christmas with my son this year; he's never seen it. I bet he'd love Christmas Vacation too.

[Jon Recluse]

The only movie I watch every holiday is March of the Wooden Soldiers (Babes in Toyland).

[Kathy]

I watch Scrooged, One Magic Christmas, Christmas Carol, and now Surviving Christmas, it always makes me laugh. Funnier than Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

[Bill]

I would be shocked if we did not watch Elf about 3 or 4 times this season. It is my daughters favorite Christmas movie. I do like Scrooged and Christmas Vacation as well. I think the Albert Finney ACC is my favorite.

[Bill]

Almost forgot about A Charlie Brown Christmas. I still watch that every year and will inevitably get a tiny super sad looking tree with one ornament in honor of the cartoon :)

[Walter]

I haven't seen March of the Wooden Soldiers in ages. Need to find it again. The wife's favorite Christmas movie is the original Miracle on 34th Street. Not sure that I have a favorite myself, though - like Bill - I have a soft spot for A Charlie Brown Christmas.

[Robert]

We also love Christmas Vacation, because inevitably our holiday devolves to near that level of insanity with all the commitments and activities, and you just have to laugh at how much worse it could all be. The Ref is also hilarious for much the same reasons, though definitely less family-friendly.

Elf, Love Actually and While You Were Sleeping are other ones we try to watch every year.

And yeah, in terms of movie versions of Christmas Carol, I'll go with the Muppets also :-), even though I grew up watching the one with Alastair Sim every year.

[Kirstin]

We always watch The Grinch,(cartoon not the movie), Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story and of course It's a Wonderful Life. Elf and The Ref are hilarious too. I haven't seen Scrooged in ages! Gotta love Bill Murray. :)

[Jon Recluse]

Boris Karloff as The Grinch is pure genius.

[Tressa]

I LOVE While You Were Sleeping. Another movie I like to watch every year in fall and winter is Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters. That movie is perfect.

I think Luke would like Elf too. My son is weird about movies, though. He'll say he doesn't want to watch this one or that, but if it's already playing, he's glued to the screen. Will have to do that for some of these.

We have all the Charlie Brown holiday movies. I like the Christmas one, but the Thanksgiving one is my favorite. I love when Peppermint Patty has a big part.

Not a fan of The Grinch movie either. Something about Dr. Seuss' worlds gives me the heebie jeebies, so I'm not that big a fan of Grinch.

And we all love A Christmas Story. I can remember waking up one morning in the early eighties and hearing my dad laughing his butt off. He was watching Christmas Story on HBO.

[WendyB]

Two little thought of movies that are good for the Christmas holiday are We're No Angels(the one from the '50s with Humphrey Bogart), and The Bells of St Mary's.

[Michael]

Tressa wrote: "I LOVE While You Were Sleeping. Another movie I like to watch every year in fall and winter is Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters. That movie is perfect.

I think Luke would like Elf too. My son..."
I love Hannah and Her Sisters as well. And Scrooged is a wonderful holiday movie. I also confess to rewatching Home Alone every couple of years, and my mom and I always used to watch the Sound of Music every Christmas.

[Ed]

Kasia wrote: ""Violators will be violated before being banned"

I want to read that :P"

Me too!

[Ed]

I thought this was amazing: The Hollow Places and would love to discuss it with other people. Don't know what else this writer has done...

[Brian]

This one is picking up steam fast and it's on sale right now at Amazon.



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