Vote for July 2021 BOTM CLOSED

[Kristel]

July Authors: Egan to Ford . Yes, I am posting early but voting will go through the 23rd and winners announced on the 24th.

How are books chosen? One book 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. 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 of your choice(s) and don't forget to vote!

Excluded books:

Jennifer Egan US author,
1. A Visit from the Goon Squad 288 pages, published 2010, BOTM 2013

Dave Eggers born 1970, US author
2. The Circle 2013, 493 pages

Nawal El Saadawi Egypt, 1931 to 2021, March 21
3. Woman at Point Zero 1975, 128 pages

George Eliot UK, 1819 to 1880
Excluded: Daniel Deroda, Adam Bede, Middlemarch
4. Silas Marner 262 pages, 1861
5. The Mill on the Floss, 579 pages, 1860

Bret Easton Ellis US author, 1964
6. Less Than Zero 208 pages, 2010
7. American Psycho, 1991, 399 pages
8. Glamorama, 546 pages, 2000

Ralph Ellison US 1913 to 1994
9. Invisible Man, 1952, 581 pages

James Ellroy US 1948
Omitted, 2019 BOTM Black Dahlia

Willem Elsschot Belgium, 1882 to 1960
10. Cheese 1933, 134 pages

Shūsaku Endō Japan, 1923 to 1996
omitted, 2019 BOTM Deep River
11. Silence, 1966, 219 pages

Per Olov Enquist Sweden 1934 to 2020
12. The Book About Blanche and Marie 2004, 218 pages

Anne Enright 1962, Ireland
13. The Gathering 261 pages, 2007

Olaudah Equiano Essaka, Benin, 1745 to 1797
14. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself 1789, 256 pages.

Louise Erdrich US (close to my home), 1954 (and she is almost my age)
15. Love Medicine 2005, 367 pages

Venedikt Erofeev 1938 - 1990, Russia
16. Moscow Stations 1969, 143 pages

Laura Esquivel Mexico, 1950
17. Like Water for Chocolate 1989, 222 pages

Péter Esterházy Hungary, 1930 to 2016
Celestial Harmonies omitted, 846 pages.

Jeffrey Eugenides US author (MI) 1960
18. The Virgin Suicides 1993, 250 pages 2011 BOTM
19. Middlesex 2002, 529 pages
20. The Marriage Plot, 2011, 406 pages, 2015 BOTM

Michel Faber Netherlands, 1960
21. Under the Skin 2000, 296 pages

Eugenia Fakinou Egypt, 1945
22. Astradeni 1982, 239 pages

J.G. Farrell UK 1935 to 1979
23. Troubles 1970, 459 pages
24. The Siege of Krishnapur 1973, 344 pages
25. The Singapore Grip 1978, 584 pages

William Faulkner US, MS 1897 to 1962
26. The Sound and the Fury 1929, 366 pages
27. Absalom, Absalom! 1936, 316 pages 2011 BOTM
28. The Hamlet
29. Go Down, Moses 365 pgs, 1942

Sebastian Faulks UK, 1953
30. Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War 1993, 483 pages

James Fenimore Cooper US, 1789 to 1951
31. The Last of the Mohicans 1826, 410 pgs 2013 BOTM

Elena Ferrante pseudonymous Italian author
32. Troubling Love 139 pgs, 1992
33. The Story of the Lost Child 2014, 473 pgs

Henry Fielding 1707 to 1754
Omitted Tom Jones and Amelia >600 pages
34. Joseph Andrews, 400 pgs, 1742

Timothy Findley Canada, 1930 to 2002
35. The Wars 1977, 218 pgs

F. Scott Fitzgerald US, MN 1896 to 1940
36. The Great Gatsby, 1925, 200 pages
37. Tender Is the Night, 1934, 315 BOTM 2009, 2017

Gustave Flaubert France, 1821 to 1880
38. Madame Bovary 1857, 329 2009, 2011 BOTM
39. Sentimental Education, 1869, 460 pages
40. The Temptation of Saint Anthony 1874, 304 pgs
41. Bouvard and Pécuchet with The Dictionary of Received Ideas, 1881, 328 pgs

Ian Fleming 1908 to 1968 England
42. Casino Royale, 1953, 192 pgs, BOTM 2013

Jonathan Safran Foer US, DC
43. Everything Is Illuminated 2002, 276 pgs

Theodor Fontane Germany 1819 to 1898
44. Effi Briest 1894, 272 pgs
45. The Stechlin, 1898, 340 pgs

Ford Madox Ford
Omitted: Parades End, >800 pages
46. The Good Soldier: A Tale Of Passion 1915, 368 pgs

That's are choices for July.

[Kristel]

I've read 26 of these. I have a couple on my shelf that I would like to read.

[Valerie]

My picks are ones that most folks here have probably read (as per usual!!):

The Marriage Plot
Tender Is the Night
Under the Skin (the library actually has this!)

[Harriet]

Like Kristel I've read quite a few of these (but 25 as opposed to 26)
I'd like to vote for some Flaubert but not Madame Bovary which I've already read or Middlesex

[Amanda]

There's 11 total that I haven't read.

The ones I'd be most interested in would be ones I can get on audio, since I plan to be at my parent's home for the summer, and am already taking a lot of my personally owned larger books with me.

So I'd be most interested in:

-The circle
-American Psycho
-Troubles
-Siege of krishnapur
-the Hamlet
-birdsong

[Valerie]

I'm open to Siege of Krishnapur and Birdsong as well, as I can access them from the library.

I highly recommend American Psycho - which I feel I can say safely in this group (!! ha, ha...).

[Patrick]

I have read 23 including the excluded. Not much on my TBR shelf this month:

- Moscow Stations (Erofeev)
- Troubles (Farrell)
- The Sound and the Fury (Faulkner)

I will probably go with the flow this month, unless there is support for any of these three.

[Tracy]

I’ll sit this one out- I’ve read all but two: The Stechlin and The Singapore Grip.

[Kristel]

Tracy wrote: "I’ll sit this one out- I’ve read all but two: The Stechlin and The Singapore Grip."

Tracy, you're just too good at reading. What is your total books from list read?

[Tracy]

Of the 1315 total, I've read 1144 as of today. I'm trying to get 10 books from the list read each month.

I have been working on this since the first edition was published, though- and I still have some books on the shelf that I bought back in 2007! I'm afraid those might crumble if I pick them up to read.

[Gail]

Tracy that is fantastic. One of my goals for 2021 was to get my yet to read list down to 1001 books! And I made it but still have over 980 to go.

[Gail]

I have read 13 on the July list. I could go with any of the ones on Amanda’s list, Tender is the Night, and all three of Patrick’s also. Any of Flaubert except Madame Bovary. Siege is on my TBR list and The Circle is sitting next to my bed. In other words I am widely open.

[Amanda]

Since a few other ppl mentioned Siege of Krishanpur I'm currently leaning in that direction.

[Diane]

From what has been mentioned so far, I am interested in The Marriage Plot, American Psycho and Birdsong.

[George P.]

I've read 16 of these- better than last month. I would vote for The Story of the Lost Child which I plan to read soon but as it's the final book of a very-connected trilogy there's probably little chance of others voting for it. The highest up one on my to-read list otherwise is Endo's Silence (I liked his Deep River). Anyone else like that one?
I've read Birdsong and thought it was great. It has a lot to do with war, and love, nothing much to do with birds.
I would read Siege of Krishnapur (which also won the Man-Booker prize).
I noticed that a lot of my GR friends who read American Psycho didn't much like it (some 2 ratings).
I haven't read any Flaubert yet except a short work, A Simple Heart, which I liked. I would read Sentimental Education. Three of the four Flauberts are also in the Guardian 1000 list. Many people seem to have already read Madame Bovary.
I see that The Marriage Plot won the Pulitzer (US prize) and Amanda loved it, so I would read that also.
Not sure which to vote for yet- maybe a vote each for Siege of K, Sentimental Education and Marriage Plot.

05/17 PS: That's how I voted just now.

[Valerie]

I plan on reading Siege of Krishnapur in the summer months, so could throw votes at this.

[Diane]

Darn, I am super later to this party , but it really doesn't matter since there is only ONE book on the list I haven't read!

That book is Astradeni. So, I guess I will be voting for that one...

[Tracy]

Diane wrote: "Darn, I am super later to this party , but it really doesn't matter since there is only ONE book on the list I haven't read!

That book is Astradeni. So, I guess I will be voting for that one..."

You’ve got to be close to done with the list- talk about a super reader!

[Leni]

I feel like I'm always the odd one out here. lol
I've only read five of the books, but one of them is the much mentioned Siege of Krishnapur.
I could get behind American Psycho though. That's been sitting on my shelf for years while I eye it uneasily.

[Diane]

Tracy wrote: "You’ve got to be close to done with the list- talk about a super reader!."

I am behind you. I am at 1114. I usually have quite a few left on the monthly lists.

[Nike]

Since I'm a new member I'm not quite sure how I'm voting here or if I have any participation points at all. But from the list above I want to choose nr 4 "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, nr 6 "Less than zero" by Bret Easton Ellis, nr 31 "Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper and nr 38 "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert. The reason why I'm choosing these titles is because they are books that I have in my shelfs but haven't read yet.

I wish there were other titles by P - O Enquist to choose from. He is one of our greatest writers here in Sweden but there are other titles that I would prefer to read than the one in this list.

So let's see if I have done this right! =)

[Leni]

Nike, everybody gets one free vote. Further points are gained by taking part in monthly reads etc. You vote by sending a message to Kristel. This thread is just for people to lobby for their favourite, and see what might be smart to vote for. :)

[Jamie]

I've only finished 12 of the books in this segment, but I also have almost none of the unread ones in my collection or at our library. My vote will be for one of these 3, probably George Eliot.

George Eliot- The Mill on the Floss
James Fenimore Cooper- The Last of the Mohicans
Ford Madox Ford- The Good Soldier

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2 books excluded from the randomiser this month:

Tender is the Night
Silas Marner

[Nike]

Leni wrote: "Nike, everybody gets one free vote. Further points are gained by taking part in monthly reads etc. You vote by sending a message to Kristel. This thread is just for people to lobby for their favour..."

Ok, thank you! =)

[George P.]

Diane wrote: "...there is only ONE book on the list I haven't read! That book is Astradeni. So, I guess I will be voting for that one..."

I was curious about the one book you hadn't read from this group so I looked it up- Astradeni, written by a Greek woman, sounds like it may be a good one and it's only about $7 used from amazon prime. I'm putting it in my ro-read list.

[Leni]

George P. wrote: "Diane wrote: "...there is only ONE book on the list I haven't read! That book is Astradeni. So, I guess I will be voting for that one..."

I was curious about the one book you hadn't read from this..."

It does look interesting. I found a used copy for £5 incl. shipping, so I guess now I'm voting for this book!

[Pip]

I am going to vote for Mill on the Floss because I was given it as a school prize in 1958 and has remained unread! I have read 22 of this month’s list.

[Kristel]

Voting this month was all over the place and only 2 books ever in contention.
Winner of the popular vote by 1 vote: The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
Winner of the Randomizer's fickle finger is Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

These books all got votes:
Temptation of St Anthony
American Psycho
Sentimental Education
Marriage Plot
Astradeni
Woman at Point Zero
The Sound and the Fury
Mill on the Floss
Madam Bovary

[Kristel]

What will your July Plans be?

[Valerie]

Well, I had better read The Siege of Krishnapur; since I voted for it!

[Leni]

I've read The Siege of Krishnapur, and I'm not interested in doing so again. But I've reserved Everything is Illuminated in the library app. It won't be available until the fifth of July, so it must be a popular book!

[Gail]

I have read Everything is Illuminated but I had Siege on my TBR list. I think I can swap that out without penalty now. I will definitely be reading it.

[Amanda]

woo! Happy siege of krishnapur (barely) won lol. Will be reading. I've read the other one so will sit that out.

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Both books requested from the library woohoo

[Pip]

The Siege of Krishnapur sounds interesting. I have used an Audible credit to buy it. Everything is Illuminated is on my TBR list. I think I can swap it out at the end of the month.

[Pip]

And I checked the rules, I can swap out Mrs Dalloway and read that too! After The Hours I am intrigued.

[Diane]

I'll be sitting out both of these.

[George P.]

I will read Siege of K, I put one vote on it so I feel committed. The ebook is available from one of my public libraries, so I plan to put it on my kindle. If someone gets it before me I can get a paper library copy also.
I have read Everything is Illuminated a couple years ago.

[Patrick]

I read both. Unless someone wants to buddy read Troubles by Farrell or The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner, I will stick to my TBR and finish the yearly read.

[Kristel]

I just read The Sound and Fury so might be able to participate in discussion but really depends on how distracted I am.

[Kristel]

Kristel wrote: "I just read The Sound and Fury so might be able to participate in discussion but really depends on how distracted I am."

I've read both choices that are up for July. I really enjoyed siege. I own Troubles on kindle so if I have the time, could read it.

[Patrick]

Zeejane wrote: "Patrick wrote: "I read both. Unless someone wants to buddy read Troubles by Farrell or The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner, I will stick to my TBR and finish the yearly read."

I'd be up for a buddy..."

Sounds good! Let's have a buddy read for The Sound and the Fury in July then.

[Gail]

I will join you for The Sound and the Fury as a buddy read.

[Gail]

Diane wrote: "I'll be sitting out both of these."

Diane, do you want to do a buddy read for Astradeni. I would be down for that if you did....

[Diane]

Gail wrote: "Diane wrote: "I'll be sitting out both of these."

Diane, do you want to do a buddy read for Astradeni. I would be down for that if you did...."

I'd love to.

[Gail]

George and Leni, will you join us in a buddy read of Astradeni in July?

[George P.]

Gail wrote: "I will join you for The Sound and the Fury as a buddy read."

I read The Sound and the Fury a few years ago and liked it a lot. The first part is pretty unstructured as I recall, but persist and things will get clearer.

[Leni]

Yes, if someone starts a buddy read of Astradeni, I'm in.

[George P.]

Gail wrote: "George and Leni, will you join us in a buddy read of Astradeni in July?"

I'll be reading Seige of Krishnapur, but don't have reading time for Astradenhi. I have a couple of challenges I need to work on- the scavenger hunt and a 500 Great Books by Women one.
I would like to read it sometime but not likely for this year.