February 2020 Fiction Group Read - Nominations Thread!

[Alannah]

It's time to nominate your choice for our February 2020 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 9th January.

During this time anybody can nominate and second one book each. You cannot second the book you have nominated. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive.

The poll will then run until the 16th January and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book.

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, contact one of the moderators or post on 'Ask the Moderators' thread

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

[Alannah]

I'm going to kick this off early and nominate Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I have heard good things about it.

[Nidhi]

I want to nominate Greenlanders by Jane Smiley. But it’s very lengthy 703 pages , you decide about its eligibility. Sorry I can’t put links to book and author because on app there is no option for linking.

[PF]

[Adrian]

Alannah wrote: "I'm going to kick this off early and nominate Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I have heard good things about it."

I'll second this as, I've heard a lot about it as well.

[Nanci]

I read Daisy Jones & The Six and was not a fan. Gave it just two stars, but I know I'm in the minority. Hope you all like it, if it's selected.

I nominate City of Girls

[Alannah]

Nidhi wrote: "I want to nominate Greenlanders by Jane Smiley. But it’s very lengthy 703 pages , you decide about its eligibility. Sorry I can’t put links to book and author because on app there is no option for ..."

That's fine Nidhi, as long as you've clearly written the title and the author I don't need links to the books.

[Karin]

Alannah wrote: "I'm going to kick this off early and nominate Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I have heard good things about it."

I second this since I put it on hold and am waiting to get it from the library (it hasn't made it from the other library yet.)

[Alannah]

Nominated books:
The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
The Businessman by Thomas M. Disch
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

Books going to poll:
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[Leslie]

I will second The Greenlanders as I have loved the other Jane Smiley books I have read.

[Alannah]

Nominated books:
The Businessman by Thomas M. Disch
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

Books going to poll:
The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[Alannah]

Off to a flying start with two books already heading to the poll and four spaces left.

[MaggiCat]

I second City of Girls and nominate Call of the Wild

[Alannah]

who’s the author Maggi?

[MaggiCat]

Jack London.

[Leslie]

I think that The Call of the Wild would be more appropriate for the Group Classic read as it was first published in 1903 but am willing to go with whatever the majority wants.

[Alannah]

Leslie wrote: "I think that The Call of the Wild would be more appropriate for the Group Classic read as it was first published in 1903 but am willing to go with whatever the majority wants."

If it doesn't win here, it can always be nominated for the classic group read.

[Alannah]

Nominated books:
The Businessman by Thomas M. Disch
The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Books going to poll:
The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

[Terrie]

This is a "popcorn book". Tasty, fun, not serious... I'm recommending "What Alice Forgot" by Moriarity. I liked it because it was an interesting premise. Young and in love and newly married. That's what she wakes up to after hitting her head in the gym and loses the last ten years of her life. Ten years...a lot happens. I think there might be good discussions about how relationships fade, fall apart, people change, etc.

Daisy Jones was one of my fav books last year. I'll second it.

[Alannah]

Nominated books:
The Businessman by Thomas M. Disch
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

Books going to poll:
The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

[Alannah]

I haven't seconded a book, I think I will second What Alice Forgot

[Alannah]

Nominated books:
The Businessman by Thomas M. Disch
The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Books going to poll:
The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

[Alannah]

So that's four books going to poll, we still have two spots left.

[Chinook]

I’d like to nominate Birthday.

[Chinook]

And I’ll second The Call of the Wild.

[Alannah]

Nominated books:
The Businessman by Thomas M. Disch
Birthday by Meredith Russo

Books going to poll:
The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
The Call of the Wild by Jack London

[Alannah]

One spot left, who's going to take it?

[PattyMacDotComma]

I can't see The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey on your list, so I'll nominate it if that's ok.


A most enjoyable, much-loved Pulitzer Prize nominee.

[Terrie]

I’ll second only because read a ton of reviews. Saying the recap doesn’t do it justice. Lots of 4’s and 5’s. And it’s not on any “it list” so I’m liking that as a barometer.

[Terrie]

I’ll second. The reviews are great saying the synopsis doesn’t do justice. And it’s no5 on any “it list.”

[Alannah]

No worries, I am heading into work so will set up the poll then.

[Alannah]

The poll is open, https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

It will close on the 13th January, thank you all for your nominations.

[Alannah]

Thank you all for your nominations and votes, the winner is Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The new thread can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...