September & October 2020 Classic Group Read - Nomination Thread

[Alannah]

It's time once again to nominate your choices for our group classics read, this time for September & October 2020. 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 1970 or earlier.

Nominations will be run for 10 days and will close late on 19 August 2020. (10pm UK time) The poll will then run for a week from the 20th until the 27th August 2020.

During this time anybody can nominate and 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

[PattyMacDotComma]

I'll nominate Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier. Everyone keeps telling me how great it is!

[Alannah]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I'll nominate Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier. Everyone keeps telling me how great it is!"

Thank you for starting us off.

[Alannah]

Nominations
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk

[Luffy Sempai]

I'm nominating The Caine Mutiny.

[Alannah]

Luffy wrote: "I'm nominating The Caine Mutiny."

Thank you :)

[Alannah]

Nominations
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk

[Nidhi]

i nominate Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell.

And i second The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk.

[Alannah]

Nidhi wrote: "i nominate Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell.

And i second The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk."

Thank you, Nidhi.

[Alannah]

Nominations
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

Books Going To Poll:
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk

[Alannah]

We're off to a good start with one book already heading to poll, what's going to join The Caine Mutiny?

[LauraT]

Nidhi wrote: "i nominate Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell.

And i second The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk."

I second my Gaskell's favourite novel!!!!

[Nidhi]

Thanks Laura. Gaskell is my favourite also, I read her North and South this year only , as a group read.

[Alannah]

Thanks Laura.

[Alannah]

Nominations
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier


Books Going To Poll:
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

[Samantha]

i would like to nominate Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

[Alannah]

Nominations
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier


Books Going To Poll:
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

[Alannah]

I'm going to nominate Orlando by Virginia Woolf and second Jamaica Inn.

[Alannah]

Nominations
Orlando by Virginia Woolf


Books Going To Poll:
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

[Alannah]

Two spaces left in the poll.

[Alannah]

Two spaces left in the poll.

[Zoe]

I can second Orlando.

Suggesting Edith Wharton- Age of innocence

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

I will 2nd Rosemary's Baby, but if it *IS* already going to poll and doesn't 'need' my 2nd, please let me know, and I will think of which other option I'd like most to take. Thanks!! --Jen from Quebec :0)

[Alannah]

Jen from Quebec :0) wrote: "I will 2nd Rosemary's Baby, but if it *IS* already going to poll and doesn't 'need' my 2nd, please let me know, and I will think of which other option I'd like most to take. Thanks!! ..."

It's already going to poll. I know we used to do more than one second but at the moment, our polls aren't filling up as well as they used to.

[Alannah]

Nominations
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Books Going To Poll:
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

[Alannah]

One spot left.

[Alannah]

One more day for nominations, who is going to get the last spot?

[Lulu]

What about A Room with a View by E.M. Forster ?

[Alannah]

Nominations now closed!

[Alannah]

Setting up the poll

[Alannah]

Poll is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

[Alannah]

Lulu wrote: "What about A Room with a View by E.M. Forster ?"

Sorry Lula, that was already a group read https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...