November 2022 - Fiction Group Read - Nomination Thread

[Alannah]

It's time to nominate your choice for our November 2022 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 10th October 2022 (or as soon as the poll has six books).

During this time anybody can nominate and second one book each. You cannot second the book you have nominated. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive, although please be mindful of this as most times we do not receive enough nominations for the poll to open.

The poll will then run until the 17th October 2022 and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book - we've run a bit late this month!

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, contact one of the moderators or post on 'Ask the Moderators' thread.

If you have any questions on the nominations process please contact me, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or post on here and we will be happy to help.

[LauraT]

It's about a year that I'm interested in reading this really long book: The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili. I've been told it is really great
Is anyone interested?

[Alannah]

LauraT wrote: "It's about a year that I'm interested in reading this really long book: The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili. I've been told it is really great
Is anyone interested?"

If it wins, we can look into spreading it across two months.

[LauraT]

Alannah wrote: "If it wins, we can look into spreading it across two months"

It could be a good idea

[Nidhi]

I am interested in The Eighth Life and second it.

[nehasbookcorner]

I nominate Magpie Murders

[Alannah]

nehasbookcorner wrote: "I nominate Magpie Murders"

I will second this.

[Alannah]

Books Going to Poll:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili

[Christine]

I nominate

[Nancy]

I second The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili

[Nancy]

I nominate Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler in the new translation.

[Diana]

I nominate Wonder by R.J. Palacio

[Alannah]

Diana H. wrote: "I nominate Wonder by R.J. Palacio"

A great book.

[Alannah]

Books Going to Poll:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili

Nominated Books:
Never Tell by Lisa Gardner
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Wonder by R.J. Palacio

[Jade]

Diana H. wrote: "I nominate Wonder by R.J. Palacio"

I second this one

[Alannah]

Books Going to Poll:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili
Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Nominated Books:
Never Tell by Lisa Gardner
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler

[spoko]

I nominate Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

[Steve]

Wow, there are some great nominations here already. I’m thinking this is a great time for everyone to read something by Salman Rushdie. I’ve read several of his books and really enjoyed all of them. I nominate Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie, a wonderful fantasy novel for children. This book showcases Rushdie’s vivid imagination and humanity. I will also second Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

[Alannah]

Books Going to Poll:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Nominated Books:
Never Tell by Lisa Gardner
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie

[Nancy]

Should Darkness at Noon win, I just read that there is a new (ish) translation that is much better (more accurate) than the original. We should be careful which one we buy.

[Ruth]

I’ll second Haroun And The Sea Of Stories

[Alannah]

Nancy wrote: "Should Darkness at Noon win, I just read that there is a new (ish) translation that is much better (more accurate) than the original. We should be careful which one we buy."

Thank you Nancy, I will make sure to make people aware if it does win.

[Alannah]

Books Going to Poll:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie

Nominated Books:
Never Tell by Lisa Gardner
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler

[Alannah]

One slot left.

[Alannah]

Nominations will close today - will set up poll tomorrow!

[Alannah]

Nominations closed, poll will be set up now.

[Alannah]

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

Again, if The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili wins the poll, I will extend the group read to December 2022 meaning our next nominaiton thread will be for our first fiction group read in 2023.