August 2020 Voting for BOTM closed

[Kristel]

Voting for our August BOTM will go through 6/23 with announcement of winners announced on the 24th. Authors for August are Peake through Richardson. Everyone gets a free vote but you can use participation points up to 5 total votes including your freebie. Please feel free to try and persuade people to vote on books you really want to read. Send a PM to the Reading 1001 shelf personality or to me.

FYI: I had to buy a new phone, mine was so old and the 1001 app did not transfer and is no longer available in the app store. I will be working from an old phone where the app exist but it probably isn't updated to the new books that were added. If you see something missing, please let me know.

Mervyn Peake English modernist writer, 1911 to 1968
1. Gormenghast Book 1 is omitted as it was the BOTM in 2018. This is book 2 and is 505 pages published in 1950.

Victor Pelevin Moscow, RSFSR, November 22, 1962
2. The Clay Machine-Gun, 1996, 352 pages. AKA Buddha's Little Finger
3. The Life of Insects 1993, 1976.

Georges Perec Paris, France 1936 - 1982
4. Things: A Story of the Sixties 1965
5. A Man Asleep published 1967
Things: A Story of the Sixties; A Man Asleep
6. A Void 1969
7. W, or the Memory of Childhood 1975
8. Life: A User's Manual 581 pages, 1978.

Benito Pérez Galdós Spain, 1843 - 1920
9. Misericordia, 1897,
omitted, too long 818 pages Fortunata and Jacinta

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Spain, 1951
10. The Club Dumas, 1993, 362 pages

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Connecticut, US 1860 - 1935
11. The Yellow Wallpaper 1892, 64 pages

Fernando Pessoa Portugal 1888 - 1935
12. The Book of Disquiet 433 pages, 1982

D.B.C. Pierre Australia 1961
13. Vernon God Little, 2003, 279 pages

Ricardo Piglia Argentina 1941 - 2017
14. Money to Burn 1997, 209 pages.

Luigi Pirandello Italy 1867 - 1936
15. One, No One and One Hundred Thousand 1925, 176 pages

Sylvia Plath Massachusetts, US, 1932 - 1963
16. The Bell Jar 1963, 294 pages.

James Plunkett Ireland 1920 - 2003
17. The Trusting and the Maimed 1955

Edgar Allan Poe Massachusetts, US 1809 - 1849
18. The Purloined Letter
19. The Pit and the Pendulum
20. The Fall of the House of Usher

Elena Poniatowska France, 1932
21. Here's to You, Jesusa!

Padgett Powell born April 25, 1952 Florida, US
22. Typical: Stories

Annie Proulx Connecticut, US, 1935
23. The Shipping News

Bolesław Prus Polish author Pharaoh omitted 628 pages

Manuel Puig Argentina 1932 - 1990
24. Kiss of the Spider Woman
25. Heartbreak Tango

Alexander Pushkin 1799 to 1837
26. Eugene Onegin 1833, 230 pages. Poetry novel

Mario Puzo NY, US 1920 to 1999
27. The Godfather 1969, 448 pages.

Barbara Pym 1913 to 1980.
28. Quartet in Autumn 1977, 186 pages
29. Excellent Women 1952m 231 pages

Thomas Pynchon NY, US
30. Vineland 480 pages, all others are >600 pages and Crying of Lot 49 was BOTM in 2018.

Raymond Queneau France 1903 - 1976
31. Exercises in Style

Ann Radcliffe
32. The Mysteries of Udolpho

Raymond Radiguet France 1903 - 1923
33. The Devil in the Flesh 1921, 127 pages

Christoph Ransmayr 1954 Austria
34. The Last World 1988, 246 pages

Pauline Réage France, 1907 to 1998
35. Story of O, 1954, 199 pages

Liviu Rebreanu Romania 1885 - 1944
36. Forest Of The Hanged 1922, 350 pages

Erich Maria Remarque Germany 1898 to 1970
37. All Quiet on the Western Front 1929, 296 pages

Jean Rhys Dominica 1890 - 1979
38. Wide Sargasso Sea
39. Quartet

Anne Rice Louisiana, US 1941
40. Interview with the Vampire 1976, 342 pages

Edgar Rice Burroughs Chicago, ILL, US 1875 to 1950
41. Tarzan of the Apes 1912, 324 pages.

Samuel Richardson
42. Pamela 592 pages


That's the list for August 2020. How many of you read. What would you like to read this August?

[Tracy]

Wow- I’ve read 35 of these.
The Clay Machine Gun by Pelevin is also called Buddha’s Little Finger, if anyone is having trouble finding it.

[Kristel]

I've read 18. I have The Book of Disquiet. I think I don't really have any others of these that I haven't read.

[Amanda]

I've read 27 of the 42 eligible books. Out of the 15 I haven't read yet, I'd be most interested in:

1) The Book of Disquiet (audio on scribd)
2) Life: a User's manual (ebook on scribd)
3)The Club Dumas (ebook on scribd)
4) One, none, and a hundred Thousand (audio on scribd)
5) Mysteries of Uldolpho (audio on librivox)
6) Forest of the Hanged (ebook on scribd)
7) Pamela (audio on librivox)

Since I'm trying scribd instead of audible right now, have a preference for books available there or on librivox, and am down for any of these. If other people than Kristel and I are feeling Book of Disquiet, I could def vote for that one.

[Pip]

I have read 18, And have no particular desire to read any of the others, so will leave others to vote.

[Liz M]

I think Good Morning, Midnight is the only book <600 pages not listed, but I see it was BotM in March 2018.

[Kristel]

Liz, thanks for checking for me, yes, Good Morning, Midnight was omitted because it was a 2018 BOTM

[Kristel]

I also have access to Gormenghast so could be up for that one as well.

[Diane]

I've read 33. Of the books already mentioned, I have access to:

Life, a User's Manual
Mysteries of Udolpho
Pamela

I am also interested in:

A Void
Misericordia
The Godfather (the book I most want)
the Last World
Vineland

[Diane]

Diane wrote: "I've read 33. Of the books already mentioned, I have access to:

Life, a User's Manual
Mysteries of Udolpho
Pamela

I am also interested in:

A Void
Misericordia
The Godfather (the book I most want..."

I have not read The Godfather either would be happy to vote for that one. Also, we could do a buddy read if it doesn't win.

[Patrick]

I have read 21 of these, a couple more if we include the Pynchons that are not listed. On my TBR shelf, I have The Club Dumas (Perez-Reverte) and the Gormenghast trilogy; however, I would not vote for Gormenghast as I haven't read Titus Groan. Probably would not support The Book of Disquiet as I want to read this in French (impossible to get in Australia, even through Amazon; they don't let me order in France or Canada). I could cheer for the Godfather though, especially if you have a proposition I can't refuse...

[Gail]

I have read 8 of these so as usual I am very open to almost anything but I would like to read Godfather. Other options would be Dumas Club and Life, A User’s Manual.

[Diane]

Sounds like a few of you are interested in The Godfather. I will be casting my votes for that one.

[Liz M]

I was planning on reading The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition in August already, so I might as well vote for it in hopes that it can do double-duty. :)

[Amanda]

Liz M wrote: "I was planning on reading The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition in August already, so I might as well vote for it in hopes that it can do double-duty. :)"

Cool, I'll def throw in for Book of Disquiet too then.

I've already read The Godfather (liked it a lot though) so I'll pass on voting for that one.

[Diane]

I threw all my points at the Godfather.

[Kristel]

Looks like we could have an interesting month for voting. Don't forget to vote if you want to see your choice advance.

[George P.]

I've read eleven, incl The Godfather a few years ago.
My #1 choice would be Life: A User's Manual- I bought a used copy in December but haven't gotten to it yet.
I'd also read either Rhys book, esp Quartet- I liked her Good Morning, Midnight.

[Dan]

The Book of Disquiet, Pessoa

[Diana S]

24. Kiss of the Spider Woman

[Kristel]

Diana S wrote: "24. Kiss of the Spider Woman"

Diane S. I see your choice here, please send a private message to either mine or the shelf personality for your vote to be counted.

[Karen]

I have already read The Godfather and the Book of Disquiet this year. I gave them both 5 stars. I have also read Gormenghast this year - just 3 stars.

I loved the Book of Disquiet so much. I recommend the complete edition translated by Margaret Jull Costa (it is more complete than her earlier edition).

Not sure what I am going to vote for... Overall I have read 11 of these books.

[Kristel]

Was a pretty close race but the winner is The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition.

Randomizer chose: The Clay Machine-Gun, 1996, 352 pages. AKA Buddha's Little Finger

TBR takedown announced tomorrow.

What will you be reading in August?

[Patrick]

Alas, I won't be reading either as I don't own them and I had them listed to be read in French. I can't order from Amazon France here in Australia; besides, my ordering experience with Amazon for books not physically available in Australia has been quite troubling. Today, I have finally received a book that Amazon had to ship from the US; it took TWO MONTHS to reach me...

So, in August, I will be reading my TBR pick and whatever else the randomizer throws at me (subject to availability).

[Diane]

I just read The Clay Machine Gun, so I won't be re-reading that. I read The Book of Disquiet last year, so I won't be re-reading that, either. I did love it, though. I would entertain the idea of hosting a buddy read for The Godfather, if anyone is interested.

[Diane]

Diane wrote: "I just read The Clay Machine Gun, so I won't be re-reading that. I read The Book of Disquiet last year, so I won't be re-reading that, either. I did love it, though. I would entertain the idea of h..."

I would be up for a buddy read with The Godfather.

[Patrick]

Diane wrote: "I just read The Clay Machine Gun, so I won't be re-reading that. I read The Book of Disquiet last year, so I won't be re-reading that, either. I did love it, though. I would entertain the idea of h..."

You are making an offer I can't refuse. I'll join that Buddy Read too.

[Valerie]

The Clay Machine Gun sound right up my alley! However, I can't really access it. Ah well, it can be added to my 'second hand book store' list of books to look for.

TBR it is then!

[Diane]

Awesome! I can't believe I never got around to reading it before this. The Godfather I and II are two of my all-time favorite movies ever.

[Tracy]

The Clay Machine Gun has been on my shelf forever. I’m looking forward to freeing up a space!

[Gail]

I have read The Clay Machine Gun so I will be looking for The Book of Disquiet and the Godfather

[Pip]

I won't be ordering from Amazon either, because I am getting cards sent from the U.S. almost 2 months ago arriving now. It is not Amazon's fault, there are so few planes flying to New Zealand, because the only people we are letting in are New Zealand citizens. So, I think I can get the Pelevin book on interloan from one of our universities, and the Book of Disquiet is available on Audible, so I plan to read them both.

[Kristel]

The TBR # for August is # 11. I will be reading Oliver Twist, what will you be reading?

[Gail]

I am going to be reading Amsterdam.

[Valerie]

My #11 is American Psycho. Luckily, it looks like I can get from the library.

[George P.]

I want to read The Book of Disquiet, but I might not do so now, because only the university library here has it and they are totally closed. If I were more fluent in Spanish I could get the Spanish copy from the City system. Cheapest used copy in English I found so far is $13. Trying to read more of the books I have before buying more, at least when they're > $5. What does Audible subscription cost?

[Amanda]

Audible os about 14$ a month, and it is also on scribd which is about 9$ a month for unlimited listening/reading. Either way, I think both have a month long free trial option.

[Pip]

My TBR is Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, which I thought I had on Kindle.

[George P.]

Amazon notified me of a kindle edition of The Book of Disquiet for sale for $4, so I went ahead and got it. Translation is by M J Costa. So see you in August to discuss it.

[Pip]

Kristel, my copy of The Clay Machine Gun has arrived from interloan, and it needs to be returned by the 22nd of this month, so I can lead the discussion next month if no one else has volunteered yet.

[Kristel]

Pip wrote: "Kristel, my copy of The Clay Machine Gun has arrived from interloan, and it needs to be returned by the 22nd of this month, so I can lead the discussion next month if no one else has volunteered yet."

Thank you, Pip. I will put you down for Clay Machine Gun.

[Kristel]

Anyone interested in moderating The Book of Disquiet?