Closed/Announcing winner for Jan 2021 BOTM

[Kristel]

It is only November 2020 but it's time to start preparing for 2021. So many are hoping things will get better but no matter, there still reading to do. Our authors for the first month of 2021 are

January: Oliver Goldsmith to L.P. Hartley

Please peruse the list, tells us your opinions and desires. Voting is from the 15 through the 23 with winners announced on the 24. One choice is by popular vote and one will be selected by randomizer. Book under 600 pages and not a previous BOTM in past two years are included. If you think I missed something please let me know. 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. Don't forget to vote.

Oliver Goldsmith Ireland 1730 to 1774.
1. The Vicar Of Wakefield 1766, 197 pages.

Witold Gombrowicz Poland 1904 to 1969
2. Ferdydurke 1937, 320 pages

Ivan Goncharov Russian, 1812 to 1891
3. Oblomov 1859, 586 pages.

Nadine Gordimer South Africa, 1923 to 2014.
4. Burger's Daughter 1979, 361 pages
5. July's People 1981, 160 pages

Maxim Gorky Russian, 1868 to 1936
6. Mother 1923, 285 pages
7. The Artamonov Business, 1924, 344 pages

Juan Goytisolo Spain 1931 to 2017
8. Marks of Identity1966, 352 pages

Julien Gracq France, 1910 to 2007
9. The Opposing Shore 1951, 304 pages

Günter Grass Poland, 1927 to 2015
10. The Tin Drum 1959, 580 pgs
11. Dog Years 1963, 576 pages
omitted, Cat and Mouse, 2019 BOTM

Lewis Grassic Gibbon (pseudonym)- James Leslie Mitchell Scotland 1901 to 1935
12. Sunset Song 1932, 272 pages

Alasdair Gray Scotland, 1934 to 2019
13. Lanark 1981, 576 pages

Henry Green UK, 1905 to 1973
14. Blindness, 1926, 214 pages
15. Living, 1929, 224 pages
16. Party Going, 1939, 176 pages
17. Caught, 1943, 206 pages
omitted 2019 BOTM . Loving, 1945, 224 pages
18. Back, 1946, 218 pages

Graham Greene England, 1904 to 1991.
19. England Made Me, 1935, 206 pages
20. Brighton Rock 1938, 269 pages
21. The Power and the Glory, 1940
22. The Heart of the Matter, 1948, 272 pages
23. The Third Man, written as a novella in preparation for writing the screen play, 157 pages
24. The End of the Affair, 1951, 160 pages, BOTM in 2017
25. The Quiet American 1955, 180 pages 180 pages, 2011 BOTM
26. The Honorary Consul, 1973, 265 pages

George Grossmith UK, 1847 to 1912
27. The Diary of a Nobody 1892, 176 pages, BOTM 2013

>600 pgs, Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Sunetra Gupta India, 1965
28. Memories of Rain 1992, 198 pages

Pedro Juan Gutiérrez Cuba, 1950
29. Dirty Havana Trilogy

Hella S. Haasse Indonesia, 1918 to 2011
30. Forever a Stranger and Other Stories is translated, may be hard to find. Out of print pages 127

Mark Haddon UK, 1962
31. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003, 226 pages

Radclyffe Hall UK, 1880 to 1943
32. The Well Of Loneliness, 1928, 414 pages

Mohsin Hamid Pakistan, 1971
33. The Reluctant Fundamentalist 2007, 228 pages

Patrick Hamilton UK 1904 to 1962
34. Hangover Square 1941, 334 pages

Dashiell Hammett US author, 1894 to 1961
35. Red Harvest, 1929, 224 pages
36. The Maltese Falcon 1929, 213 pages
37. The Glass Key 1931, 214
38. The Thin Man 1934, 201 pages

Knut Hamsun Norway, 1859 to 1952
39. Hunger, 1890, 134 pages
40. Growth of the Soil 1917, 435 pages

Peter Handke Austria, 1942
41. The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick, 1970, 133 pages
42. The Left-Handed Woman 1976, 87 pages
43. The Afternoon of a Writer 1987, 86 pages

Chad Harbach US author, 1975
44. The Art of Fielding 201, 512 pages

Thomas Hardy England, 1840 to 1928
45. Far From The Maddening Crowd 1874, 433 pages
46. The Hand of Ethelberta 1876, 512 pages
47. The Mayor of Casterbridge 1886, 445 pages
48. The Woodlanders 887, 420 pages, BOTM 2015
49. Tess of the D'Urbervilles 1891, 518 pages
50. Jude the Obscure 1895, 310 pages, BOTM 2009

L.P. Hartley UK 1895 to 1972
51. The Go-Between, 1953, 326 pages.

That's it. Our line up for January 2021.

[Kristel]

I've read 24 of these books.

[[deleted user]]

Nothing excluded from the randomiser this time :)

[Tracy]

I’ve read 38. I’d be interested in knocking out some Green or Greene.

[Amanda]

There's 10 I haven't read:

-Mother
-Artamonov Business
-Blindness
-Back
-Lanark
-Dog years
-Tess of the D'Urbervilles
-The Art of Fielding
-Hangover Square
-England Made Me

I'd be down to vote for any of them

[Kristel]

I have on my shelf, The Power and the Glory and I am all for reading Green, Greene, and Hardy.

[Patrick]

I have read 21 so far. Slim pickings from my TBR, I only have The Opposing Shore (Gracq); I also have Loving (Green), but it's not eligible. I'll probably go with the flow and back whatever seems popular in the group, unless I have read it or it's Handke! Happy to cheer for Greene, especially the earlier titles.

[Pip]

I have read 20 and none of the others are on my shelf. I fancy a Green too and strongly concur with Patrick about Handke!

[Leni]

I have read two of the Greene books and disliked them both. But at least they are short.

I have the Artamonov Business, but haven't read it yet. I think Gorky sounds like a good way to start the year.

(And hello, btw. I've been AWOL in 2020. It has been a strange year. But I feel ready and motivated to start up again in 2021.)

[Gail]

Welcome back Leni. I would also be happy to read Green, Greene or Hardy and concur about not reading Handke.

[Diane]

Sorry for the late arrival. Been buried in work these days.

I have read 43 of these.

Books already mentioned and in my radar include:
-Mother
-Back
-Lanark
-Dog Year
-The Honorary Consul (Greene)
-The Hand of Ethelberta (Hardy)

Books not mentioned that I would love to read include:
-The Well of Loneliness
-Ferdydurke

I am partial to the latter two, plus Back or The Honorary Consul

[Amanda]

Well based on how many people said they are partial to Green, and Diane also specifying a preference for "Back", that's probably the one I'll vote for.

[Leni]

Have the Green crowd read Living? That would be my preference.

[Kristel]

my library as an omnibus of Loving, Living, Party Going. I have read Loving and Living. I am most interested in Party Going because it is available.

[Valerie]

It looks like the only Green I can access is Loving. It also looks like you all have read that one.

I like Greene, and can access many of his novels. I've read: The Power and the Glory, The Third Man, The End of the Affair, The Quiet American. I would be open to any of the others.

[George P.]

I've read 14 of the choices, a bit more than my usual share -that includes four Graham Greenes. I would like to read his The Power and the Glory or The Third Man.
The Art of Fielding (Amanda, I'll vote for it if you will) and Oblomov are also near the top of my to-read list.
Like Patrick, I'd also like to read The Opposing Shore.
I'd also would like to read Growth of the Soil which no one else has mentioned.

[Amanda]

George P. wrote: "I've read 14 of the choices, a bit more than my usual share -that includes four Graham Greenes. I would like to read his The Power and the Glory or The Third Man.
The Art of Fielding (Amanda, I'll ..."

Well, Since Back isn't the Green most other people want to read, yeah I can go for art of Fielding if you want to, George.

[Kristel]

We are tied with two books each receiving 5 votes. And a total of 4 books that got votes. I will set up a pole. Please take today to cast a final vote. The poll will close in 1 day.
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

[Diane]

Been camping off the grid and missed the vote. Since no one is backing Back (no pun intended), I will go for The Honorary Consul.

[Kristel]

There is still time to vote. I don't think the poll will close until it is 5 pm in London. I think it is 1 pm there now. It is closed for some of course.

[Kristel]

It's Graham Greene month.
The winner of popular vote/run off is The Power and the Glory and the randomizer chose that one too and the alternate choice by randomizer was Brighton Rock.

[Diane]

Kristel wrote: "It's Graham Greene month.
The winner of popular vote/run off is The Power and the Glory and the randomizer chose that one too and the alternate choice by randomizer was [book:Brighton ..."

I may host a buddy read, since I have read them both.

[Amanda]

I've read them both too: so I would def be open to a buddy read.

[Jamie]

I've settled on something by either Knut Hamsun or Dashiell Hammett for a January buddy read, if anyone wants to join me. I have Hunger, Growth of the Soil, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man.

[Amanda]

Jamie wrote: "I've settled on something by either Knut Hamsun or Dashiell Hammett for a January buddy read, if anyone wants to join me. I have Hunger, Growth of the Soil, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man."

Sadly, I've read all of those too. But, if anyone else starts one from the 10 I haven't read, I'll get in on it.Otherwise, I'll do other reads in January.

[Diane]

Jamie wrote: "I've settled on something by either Knut Hamsun or Dashiell Hammett for a January buddy read, if anyone wants to join me. I have Hunger, Growth of the Soil, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man."

Unfortunately, I have read all of those , too.

[MaryAnn (EmilyD1037)]

So glad to see Greene made the list ! I haven't read any of his books, so I am looking forward to both.

[George P.]

I'm looking forward to reading The Power and the Glory- Greene is a "favourite" of mine and it's been in my TBR list for three years. I can get the Eaudiobook from the library so I plan on reading it by that method. The novel is rather short so I'll wait a couple more weeks to start.