Voting for 2023 Quarterly reads CLOSED

[Kristel]

procedure for voting
Below is the list of nominations that have been selected by the group for 2023 quarterly reads.

Each person will have 4 votes to use. No participation points are needed. 3 books will be chosen by the votes and one by randomizer from the nominated books. The order that quarterly books are read is assigned by the randomizer.


Please cast your votes below in this thread. Voting is open through November 30. Winners will be announced on December 1st. Votes are weighted so be sure to post your choices in order of preference.

Books Nominated:
1. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
2. The World According to Garp by John Irving
3. Parade’s End - Ford Maddox Ford
4. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens
5. The Adventures of Angie March - Saul Bellow
6. The Three Musketeers
7. Gravity’s Rainbow
8. The First Circle
9. The Last Chronicle of Barset
10. Crime and Punishment
11. The Idiot
12. The Cider House Rules
13. The Corrections
14. Melmoth the Wanderer (Maturin)
15. The Bethrothed (Manzoni)
16. Indian Summer (Stifter)
17. Confessions by Rousseau
18. Ben-Hur by Wallace
19. Giles Goat-Boy
20. The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
21. Daniel Deronda

[Kristel]

1. Ben Hur
2. Daniel Deronda
3. The First Circle
4. Giles Goat-Boy

[Hilde]

1. Crime and Punishment
2. The Cider House Rules
3. The Corrections
4. The Idiot

[Amanda]

1. The First Circle
2. Parade's End
3. Gravity's Rainbow
4. Last Chronicle of Barset

[Diane]

1. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
2. The World According to Garp by John Irving
3. Parade’s End - Ford Maddox Ford
4. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens

[Tatjana]

1. The Idiot
2. The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
3. The Corrections
4. Parade’s End

[Patrick]

1. Gravity's Rainbow
2. The World According to Garp
3. The Corrections
4. Melmoth the Wanderer

[Jamie]

1. The World According to Garp by John Irving
2. Parade’s End - Ford Maddox Ford
3. Gravity’s Rainbow
4. The Last Chronicle of Barset

[Gail]

1. Gravity's Rainbow
2. Parade's End
3. The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
4. The Idiot

[Pamela]

1. Parade’s End
2. The World according to Garp
3. The Adventures of Augie March
4. The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll

[Valerie]

I had sent mine to Krystal, but here they are again:

Parade's End
In the First Circle
Nicholas Nickelby
Crime and Punishment

[Paula]

The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
Gravity’s Rainbow
Parade’s End
The Adventures of Augie March

[[deleted user]]

1. The Three Musketeers
2. The Corrections

[Dianne]

New year, exciting! I don't want to vote since I haven't participated much this year, but I really am hoping to dive back in 2023 and am closely following these votes. Great choices so far!!

[Pip]

Parade’s End
The Last Chronicle of Barset

[Rosemary]

1. Ben-Hur
2. Melmoth the Wanderer
3. Parade's End
4. The Betrothed

[Karen]

1. Melmoth the Wanderer
2. The Betrothed
3. Daniel Deronda
4. The World According to Garp

[Dan]

Angie March

[Dan]

August March
Crime & punishment
First Circle

[Nike]

1) The World According to Garp
2) The Idiot
3) The Cider House Rules
4) The First Circle

[Leni]

1. Parades End
2. Daniel Deronda
3. The Idiot
4. The Cider House Rules

[Adriana]

1. A Prayer for Owen Meaney
2. The Three Musketeers
3. Daniel Deronda
4. The First Circle

[Kristel]

Interesting voting this year. We had a clear winner right away with Parade's End but second and third were neck and neck and in the end First Circle beat out Gravity's Rainbow. The Randomizer chose The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll which was only fitting as every year that one has been nominated so it finally has it's year.

We will be reading
1st Quarter: Parade's End
2nd Quarter: The First Circle
3rd Quarter: The World According to Garp
4th Quarter: The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll

[Amanda]

Very excited by this: 3/4 I haven't read this time, as opposed to only 1 last year. I'll reading everything except Garp (although it is one of my favorite books, and would be willing to mod).

[Kristel]

Thanks Amanda, I am putting you down for moderating Garp.

[Amanda]

sweet! Thanks Kristel :)

[Leni]

Garp is the only one I've read too. My first and favourite John Irving.

I know that there is no way I'll keep up with all the quarterlies, but I'll make an effort to read Parades End. I have a gorgeous two volume edition from the Folio Society waiting on my bookshelf.

[Diane]

I am going to attempt Parade's End and The World According to Garp.

[Dianne]

Great selections! I have read Garp before, but I'm going to try to read the other ones.

[Kristel]

I have not read 3 of 4 either so it will be a good year. I've read Garp and I doubt that I will join in but I will wait and see.

[Gail]

Like others, I have only read Garp so I will be reading 3 out of 4. I may even reread Garp as it has been a long time.

[Pip]

I have read First Circle and Garo - but a very long time ago and with no discussion, so I will try a retread if I have time in what is going to be a busy year.

[Pip]

Where to source Magrolu? It’s not on Kindle, Audible or Open Library, nor Project Gutenberg and Amazon are selling a paperback for $50 something!

[Amanda]

Pip wrote: "Where to source Magrolu? It’s not on Kindle, Audible or Open Library, nor Project Gutenberg and Amazon are selling a paperback for $50 something!"

If you're looking for Maqroll, Pip, I did find a link here on Open library that worked for me (although our availability might vary by region):

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL95381...

[Kristel]

Pip wrote: "Where to source Magrolu? It’s not on Kindle, Audible or Open Library, nor Project Gutenberg and Amazon are selling a paperback for $50 something!"

I don't think there is any audible. I would try Book Depository and see if you can find one there. They ship anywhere, free. I think it is only available as a paperback.


It is $32 through book depository to the US, not sure about what it would cost for you but I think this is an option. Have you checked for used books? Can you use Better World Books or Abe Books?

[Dianne]

There are several cheap copies available on eBay

[Pip]

Thank you Amanda - your link worked!

[Rosemary]

I've read The First Circle and Garp. Looking forward to the other two!

[Patrick]

Of the four, I have read The First Circle (and it's excellent). I should be able to read the other three, although it will be a bit more difficult to source Maqroll; but I have time on my side. I'll mostly read our annual read during the second quarter.

[Karen]

I have read Parade's End and it was very good. I own Garp so will definitely be reading that one.

[Rosemary]

I ordered a copy of Maqroll from eBay, but when it came, it was only 288 pages (three novellas). So now I have ordered another book that is four novellas - a different four, from what I can see on GR - and I will hope that together they make the whole thing!

[Dianne]

Oh goodness Rosemary, that stinks! I have had such good luck on eBay finding obscure books that I can't find elsewhere.