Nominations for May 2020 Group Read

[Joanna]

We are now taking nominations for our May 2020 group read! This thread will be open until 4/20, when we will take the nominations to the polls. Eligible books should be written in the New England states prior to 1920. Please use the "add book/author" link when making your nominations. Have fun! :)

[Joanna]

Decisions decisions! :D I am torn between so many I'm excited to read, yet knowing I can't read them all at once! I will go ahead and nominate Mosses from an Old Manse by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

[Ruth]

Hi Meg,
Me too. I considering Louisa May Alcott
then Washington Irving came to mind.
I may as well stand in front of a confectionary window.
I will decide today. 💝🍬🍭

[Joanna]

Hi Ruth! Washington Irving was from NY so he wouldn't really qualify as a New England author. He is well worth reading though...I just finished Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey this morning which was excellent!
I'm looking forward to seeing what you choose! :)

[Ruth]

Of course, I had forgotten that detail. Problem solved!

[Joanna]

Frustrating, I know! And then there's James Fenimore Cooper...I would love to read some of his books as a group but he's not from New England either. Maybe I should set up a buddy read thread within this group for early AMERICAN authors! ;)

[Marian]

I feel like I shouldn't nominate until I've caught up with this month's reading :) however, I'd probably renominate Billy Budd!

[Joanna]

Marian do feel free to nominate if you feel you will be able to participate in next month's read. Billy Budd, Sailor is another one I'm really looking forward to. :)

[Ruth]

Meg wrote: "Frustrating, I know! And then there's James Fenimore Cooper...I would love to read some of his books as a group but he's not from New England either. Maybe I should set up a buddy rea..."

That has the makings of many good reads.
We could always wait until we have covered most N.E.
authors.

[Joanna]

That's true...I have a tendency to want to do everything at once! Lol

[Ruth]

I nominate Tales of City Life. I. the City Clerk II. "life Is Sweet" by Catharine Maria Sedgwick

There is copy is available online from the University of Virginia
http://xtf.lib.virginia.edu/xtf/view?...

[Joanna]

Ahh yes, another obscure NE author!! I have a couple of her other books on my to-read list but hadn't seen this one before!

[Ruth]

Meg wrote: "Ahh yes, another obscure NE author!! I have a couple of her other books on my to-read list but hadn't seen this one before!"

Hi Meg,
I was considering Louisa May Alcott, but thought to go the
obscure route.

[Allyson]

Marian wrote: "I feel like I shouldn't nominate until I've caught up with this month's reading :) however, I'd probably renominate Billy Budd!"

I want to read Billy Budd too!!

[Joanna]

Ok, we'll make Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville an official nomination, then! Thanks Marian and Allyson! :)

[Allyson]

Woohoo!!!!!😁

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

I could be way off, but is Jane Austen considered New England Literature?

[Margaret]

I think you are way off, Emma!

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Okay thanks Margaret! ;D

[Doreen]

I'm going with my fav The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Sorry just can't help myself. I just love Hawthorne!

[Joanna]

Jane Austen was from Old England. :)

[Joanna]

Doreen wrote: "I'm going with my fav The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Sorry just can't help myself. I just love Hawthorne!"

I almost nominated that one myself Doreen! :)

[Doreen]

Meg wrote: "Doreen wrote: "I'm going with my fav The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Sorry just can't help myself. I just love Hawthorne!"

I almost nominated that one myself ..."

It's just my personal preference but I'll be happy with whatever is chosen.

[Joanna]

Doreen wrote: "Meg wrote: "Doreen wrote: "I'm going with my fav The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Sorry just can't help myself. I just love Hawthorne!"

Same here...they all sound so good I'm not sure how I'm going to vote, even with one of them being my own nomination! :D

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Okay thanks Meg!
I'm going to vote for Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Okay thanks Meg!
I'm going to vote for Walden by Henry David Thoreau."

Oooh ANOTHER good one! I used to read parts of this over and over, but now it's been a few years and I'm eager to pick it up again. :)

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

My dad and best friend love his books, so one of these days I'd really like to try it! :)

[Marian]

I've never read Walden or The Scarlet Letter (shocking right?!!), a group read might be the motivation I need :D

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

The Scarlet Letter would be fun to read too! :)

[Margaret]

I hope we all live long enough to read all these great books! I don't have further suggestions, but I am anticipating the next line-up!

[Joanna]

Margaret wrote: "I hope we all live long enough to read all these great books! I don't have further suggestions, but I am anticipating the next line-up!"

“What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the feeling that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only long enough for him to attempt to read a hundred?”
~Oliver Wendell Holmes

[Joanna]

Thank you everyone for all the wonderful nominations! The poll is now up and will be open until April 25th! :)