Vote for October 2021 BOTM CLOSED

[Kristel]

It's time to vote for October BOTM.. Our authors are Carroll to Coover. Voting will be open through August 23 and winners announced on the 24th. Please review the list of authors and their books that are eligible in this post. Comment, give your opinions, and then be sure to not forget to vote. Everyone gets one free vote but if you want more opportunity you can use participation points. See the thread on participation points on how to earn them.

HOW TO VOTE:
1. Make your choice or choices from the list that is posted here.
2. You get one free vote and if you have participation points you can have up to 5 votes. You can use them all on one choice or you can make 5 choices.
3. Send a Personal Message to either me or the shelf personality for Reading 1001
4. If you only comment here on your choice it won't get counted so don't forget to send that message.

Excluded books this month: Wise Children, Slow Man (BOTM 2019)
> 600 pages: Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Monkey, or Journey to the West, Taebaek Mountains, Belle du Seigneur, The Woman in White,

Lewis Carroll, English author
1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1862, 180 pages more or less 2015 BOTM.
2. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1871, 228 pages.

Angela Carter, England
3. The Passion of New Eve. 1977, 187 pages
4. Nights at the Circus, 1984, 295 pages

Carlo Cassola, Italy
5. Bebo's Girl, there is an English translation by Marguerite Waldman but I am unable to find ISIN number for it. It may be hard to locate.

Víctor Català, Spain
6. Solitude, 1904, 216

Willa Cather, USA author
7. The Professor's House, 1925, 237 pages

Camilo José Cela
8. Journey to the Alcarria: Travels through the Spanish Countryside, 1948, 139 pages.
9. The Hive 1951, 250 pages

Louis-Ferdinand Céline
10. Journey to the End of the Night, 1932, 453 pages

Javier Cercas Spain
11. Soldiers of Salamis, 2001, 213 pages

Chariton, Greek novelist (50 AD)
12. Callirhoe, 50 AD, 448 pages Also known as Chaireas and Kallirhoe or The Loves of

Raymond Chandler, USA author
13. The Big Sleep, 1939, 231 pages 2013 BOTM
14. Farewell, My Lovely 1940, 292 pages
15. The Long Goodbye 1953, 231 pages

Jung Chang China
16. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 1991, 562 pages.

Bruce Chatwin UK
17. On The Black Hill, 1982, 262 pages, 2015 BOTM

Erskine Childers
18. The Riddle of the Sands, 1902, 336 pages

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos France
19. Dangerous Liaisons 1782, 448 pages 2017 BOTM

Kate Chopin US author
20. The Awakening, 1899, 195 pages. 2011 BOTM

Agatha Christie, UK
21. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Emil M. Cioran, Romania
22. On the Heights of Despair, 1933, 150 pages

Arthur C. Clarke UK
23. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, 297 pages, BOTM 2017

Hugo Claus Belgium
24. The Sorrow of Belgium, 1983, 608 pages (iffy, over 600 pages, but I am leaving it here as an option)

John Cleland UK
25. Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, 1748, 224 pages

Jean Cocteau France
26. Les Enfants terribles, The Holy Terrors, 1929, 192 pages

Jonathan Coe UK
27. What a Carve Up!, 1994, 512 pages

Paulo Coelho Brazil
28. Veronika Decides to Die, 1998, 210 pages
29. The Devil and Miss Prym 2000, 205 pgs

J.M. Coetzee South Africa
30. Dusklands, 1974, 125 pages
31. In the Heart of the Country 1977, 151 pages
32. Waiting for the Barbarians, 1980, 152 pages
33. The Life and Times of Michael K, 1983 192 pages
34. Foe, 1987, 157 pages
35. The Master of Petersburg, 1994, 256 pages
36. Disgrace, 1999, 220 pgs
37. Youth, 2002, 176 pages
38. Elizabeth Costello, 2003, 231 pages

Colette
39. Claudine's House, 1922, 170 pgs

Wilkie Collins UK
40. The Moonstone, 1868, 528 paages 2013 BOTM

Joseph Conrad
41. Lord Jim, 1900, 455 pages
42. Heart of Darkness, 1899, 188 pages 2010 BOTM
43. Nostromo, 1904, 336 pages
44. The Secret Agent, 1907, 304 pgs
45. The Shadow-Line, 1916, 136 pages

Hendrik Conscience, Belguim
46. The Lion of Flanders, 1838, 604 pgs

Robert Coover, US
47. The Public Burning, 1977, 544 pgs
48. Pricksongs and Descants, 1969, 256 pgs 2015 BOTM

These are our choices for October. Which ones have you read, what would you like to read in October?

[Diane]

I haven't read 8 of the 48. That's pretty roomy for me. Here are the remaining books:

The Passion of New Eve
The Hive
Journey to the End of Night
Callirhoe
The Riddle of the Sands
The Sorrow of Belgium
Les enfants terribles
What a carve up!

FYI: Murder on the Links isn't a list book. Her list book is Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

[Kristel]

Diane wrote: "I haven't read 8 of the 48. That's pretty roomy for me. Here are the remaining books:

The Passion of New Eve
The Hive
Journey to the End of Night
Callirhoe
The Riddle of the Sands
The Sorrow of Be..."

Thanks, I know that, I must have had a brain "fart".

[Patrick]

@Kristel: you have The Big Sleep twice for Chandler. You probably meant The Long Goodbye for your duplicate.

I have read 19 of these (23 including the exclusions). One exclusion I will most likely read in October is our last quarterly (The Woman in White). Otherwise, I have the following on my TBR shelf:

The Passion of New Eve (Carter)
Bebo's Girl (Cassola; a French edition is much easier to find)
The Long Goodbye (Chandler)
Wild Swans (Chang)
The Riddles of the Sands (Childers)
Veronika Decides to Die (Coelho)
Dusklands (Coetzee)
Lord Jim (Conrad)

[Kristel]

Patrick wrote: "@Kristel: you have The Big Sleep twice for Chandler. You probably meant The Long Goodbye for your duplicate.

I have read 19 of these (23 including the exclusions). One exclusion I will most likely..."

Thanks, you're right, it is fixed.

[Kristel]

I've read 27 of them; my choices for October would be The Riddle of the Sands, Secret Agent or Disgrace.

[Leni]

I would really love to read more Angela Carter, but I'm fine with most of the other books mentioned too.
(But from Patrick's list I've read The Long Goodbye (enjoyed it - could read again, I guess), and Veronika Decides to Die (thoroughly disliked it), and Bebo's Girl is not an option due to price/availability.)

[Amanda]

There's about 9 of these I haven't read, but 5 I can get on audio easily and am partial to:

Journey to the End of the Night
The Long Goodbye
On the Black Hill
Dangerous Liaisons
The Master of Petersburg

I saw Journey to the edge of night was also on Diane's list, so could be down for that.

[Valerie]

I actually own Journey to the Edge of the Night (!), so could vote for that one.

[Pip]

I have read 24, and would like another Angela Carter, having really enjoyed Wise Children.

[Gail]

I have read 7 of these and I own Journey to the End of the Night and On the Black Hill and can get either of the Angela Carter books…I am up for almost anything except Veronica Decides to Die which I also really did not like.

[H]

I'll actually remember to vote this month and go for The Riddle of Sands I think, that's on a few people's lists and I quite fancy a spy novel.

[Gail]

Riddle of the Sands is on both Patrick’s and Diane’s list and is easily available but it doesn’t really call to me as I am in the middle of Cause for Alarm now, but I would certainly read it if everyone else votes for it.

[Soscha]

I’d read any of the Conrad (all on Serial Reader app, I believe) & Riddle of the Sands.

Although, really? I’ll read any of them assuming they’re readily available.

Please let’s not do anything sad though? 🥺

[Amanda]

I'm going with Journey to the End of Night for anyone debating on that one.

[George P.]

I read a third of these, about my usual. Those I have read include Journey to the End Of Night, Secret Agent and Disgrace.
My first choice would be the Awakening which I am planning to read soon anyway. Most of you have probably read it already.
I would also like to read the Long Goodbye and maybe Dusklands.
I liked Carter's Nights at the Circus, but The Passion of New Eve seems pretty weird so maybe not that one.

[George P.]

I would read On the Heights of Despair by Cioran also.

[Amanda]

Voting for Carter! Passion of New Eve, since I enjoyed Wise Children.

[Dan]

I’ve read Celine’s Death on the Installment Plan and would vote for Journey to the End of Night. Thanks.

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Just one exclusion from the randomiser Woman in White

[Kristel]

Winners announced.
We had 5 contending books and two were fighting it out.
Popular Vote: The Riddle of the Sands by Childers
Randomizer: The Public Burning by Coover

What will you be reading in October?

[Amanda]

Have read riddle of the sands but not Public Burning....excited for that one

[Gail]

Very strangely, my library has The Riddle of the Sands under a “library use only” category. I have not stumbled on that before. It looks as if I can get it elsewhere however so I will be reading it and perhaps The Public Burning if I catch up on my Random Challenge. Book keeps giving me really long books….oh, I mean the Randomizer keeps giving me really long books…

[Soscha]

I have both books so will try for them both.

The Serial Reader App has *The Riddle of the Sands*. No charge.

[Diane]

Gail wrote: "Very strangely, my library has The Riddle of the Sands under a “library use only” category. I have not stumbled on that before. It looks as if I can get it elsewhere however so I will be reading it..."

It is also available on Librivox.

[George P.]

I'm trying to read books not by American or Brit male writers for the most part this year, and have "challenges" I'm trying to accomplish, so will pass on October's picks.
Just finishing up The Counterfeiters for September though.

[MaryAnn (EmilyD1037)]

I was able to get both books on Kindle.
Going to try to get one read but both are pretty long for me. ;-)

[Yvonne]

I’m currently finishing Shirley by Charlotte Bronte. After that I’ll be joining in reading The Riddle of the Sands and Young Torless from my randomiser. I’m struggling to find a cheap copy of The Public Burning so unless I can get one somewhere I will be giving that one a miss (cheapest I could find was a used copy on Amazon which was £15!) I’m also in the middle of A Fine Balance which I will continue with after the above books.

[[deleted user]]

Yvonne wrote: "I’m currently finishing Shirley by Charlotte Bronte. After that I’ll be joining in reading The Riddle of the Sands and Young Torless from my randomiser. I’m struggling to find a cheap copy of The P..."

Having hated the last Coover I read I am refusing to spend any money on it LOL

[Pip]

I found a copy of the Coover on Open Library

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Pip wrote: "I found a copy of the Coover on Open Library"

Thanks Pip will check that out :)

[Yvonne]

Thanks Pip, I will have a look. It doesn’t sound like my kind of book either Book but there have been times when I’ve thought that about list books and I’ve been pleasantly surprised…hoping that’s the case when I do get around to reading this one!