For Sept.2022 to Feb.2023 - READ-A-LONG Book Selection

[Renata]

Hello Readers. This topic collects suggestions for the 6-month READ-A-LONG Book program, specifically from September 2022 to end of February 2023. The program is defined HERE. Top 4 books will be submitted for the poll.

Books that qualify for this category:

1. Must have a minimum of 800 pages but can be any genre, either classic or modern.

2. Have not been previously ready by this group. Previously read books can be nominated in the Bookshelf Catchup thread. See the group's Bookshelf for previously read books.

3. Be reasonably well-read, with at least 50,000 ratings, to fit the "Everyone Has Read This but Me" claim.

Only one nomination is allowed per person, per category. If you nominate more than one book only your first nomination will be added toward the tracking post. Please continue to second as many nominations that interest you!

Page numbers are now required for every nomination. To find out how many pages a book has; go to the book's page on Goodreads. look under the section titled "GET A COPY" and above the book's ISBN number.

Nominations end on July 16.

[Renata]

Tracking through message: 39
⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

Gone with the Wind (1037p) - 5
⭐ Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (1006p) - 10
Lonesome Dove (960p) - 1
⭐ Middlemarch (904p) - 9
⭐ Don Quixote (1023p) - 6
⭐ The Pillars of the Earth (976p) - 8
Infinite Jest (1088p) - 3
Vanity Fair (867p) - 4

[Renata]

Rebecca nominated Gone with the Wind, 1037 pages.

[Katie]

I nominate Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, 1006 pages

[Renata]

I nominate Lonesome Dove, 960 pages.

[Estefanía]

I nominate Middlemarch by George Eliot, 904 pages.
Also, I second Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.

[Tiffany]

I second Jonathan strange and Mr norrell

[Satrina]

I second Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

[Wobbley]

I nominate Don Quixote. 1023 pages.

[Shaina]

I second Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

[fleurette]

I second Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

[DaCane]

Don Quixote

[Lindsay]

I second Middlemarch

[Mike]

I second Don Quixote

[[deleted user]]

I second Middlemarch

[Zara]

Don Quixote

[Lindsay]

I nominate Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follet, 976 pages

[Andi]

I second

Don Quixote
Gone with the Wind
Lonesome Dove
Pillars of the Earth

[Louise]

I second Pillars of the Earth and Gone with the Wind

[Andi]

I nominate Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 2005, 1088 pages.

[Robin]

I second Pillars of the Earth.

[Renata]

I second Pillars of the Earth.

[Toni]

I second Pillars of the Earth

[Wobbley]

I second Infinite Jest.

[Lea]

I nominate Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, 867 pages, and second Gone with the Wind, Pillars of the Earth and Don Quixote.

[Lindsay]

I second Vanity Fair

[adele]

I second Jonathan strange, middlemarch, the infinite jest, and vanity fair

[Chuck]

I second Middlemarch

[Ellie]

I second Don Quixote

[Robin]

I second Gone with the Wind, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Middlemarch.

[Kyra]

I would also second Johnathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.

[Marie]

I second vanity fair

[Christy]

I second Pillars of the Earth

[Kathryn]

I second Vanity Fair, Middlemarch, and Jonathan Strange

[Elle]

I second 1) Gone with the Wind and 2) Middlemarch

[Patti]

I second Middlemarch

[Katy]

I second Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

[Laura]

I second Infinite Jest

[Pamela]

I second Middlemarch and The Pillars of the Earth

[Renata]

Thanks to everyone who made these great suggestions this month. This topic is now closed, but you can cast your vote in our polls here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...