March to August 2023 - READ-A-LONG Book Selection

[Renata]

Hello Readers. This topic collects suggestions for the 6-month READ-A-LONG Book program, specifically from March 2023 to end of August 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 read by this group. Previously read books can be nominated in the Bookshelf Catch-Up 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 January 16.

[Renata]

Tracking through message: 69
⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

⭐ Don Quixote (1023p) - 9
⭐ The Pillars of the Earth (976p) - 13
Bleak House (1017p) - 7
A Game of Thrones (835p) - 4
⭐ Lonesome Dove (960p) - 11
The Way of Kings (1007p) - 5
The Cider House Rules (973p) - 7
Vanity Fair (867p) - 7
⭐ The Priory of the Orange Tree (848p) - 11
Gone with the Wind (1037p)

[Wobbley]

I nominate Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (1023 pages)

[adele]

Hypothetically, how strict is this minimum if The Divine Comedy is 798 pages??

[Renata]

adele wrote: "Hypothetically, how strict is this minimum if The Divine Comedy is 798 pages??"

Adele, I looked at the other editions of this book and most are well under 800 pages, so unfortunately, we'll have to stick to the plan and disallow this one. It can be nominated in the CLASSICS topic, though. Is there another book you would like to nominate instead?

[Renata]

I nominate The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (976 pages).

[JoJo_theDodo]

I second Pillars of Earth.

[Rebecca]

I nominate Bleak House by Charles Dickens (1017 pages)

[spoko]

I second Bleak House.

[Estefanía]

I nominate A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, 835 pages. Also, second Bleak House.

[Renata]

I second Game of Thrones.

[JoJo_theDodo]

I would like to nominate 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Most of the editions listed are over 900 pages.

[Renata]

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "I would like to nominate 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Most of the editions listed are over 900 pages."

Sorry JoJo, but 1Q84 has already been read by the group in 2018. Is there another book you would like to suggest?

[Nidhi]

I nominate Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry pages 960. 172,502 ratings .

[Lindsay]

I nominate The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, 1007 pages

[Rebecca is book-hooked]

I second Game of Thrones

[Andi]

I second Lonesome Dove

[Andi]

I nominate The Cider House Rules by John Irving, 973 pages

[JoJo_theDodo]

No it’s okay I’ll just support others by seconding. Although I wish that rule would change to a specific time frame as previously read by the group. I’m sure quite a bit of new members have not read the book in that five year time.

[JoJo_theDodo]

I second Lonesome Dove and Cider House Rules

[Cécile]

I second pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

[Rebecca]

I second The Cider House Rules

[Paula W]

Renata wrote: "I second Game of Thrones."

Is it time for me to do a re-read (for the 5th or 6th time) hoping that GRRM will finally release the next book?

Okay, I’ll second this also.

[Gina]

I second Lonesome Dove.

[Lea]

I nominate Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, 867 pages,

and second Don Quixote, The Pillars of the Earth and Cider House Rules.

[Roevardotter]

I second Cider House Rules and The Way of Kings

[Roevardotter]

I nominate The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (848 pages)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

[Satrina]

I second Bleak House and The Priory of the Orange Tree

[Tokoro]

I'll second The Cider House Rules. I've been meaning to read this since I discovered it was an adaptation.

[Paula W]

I second Don Quixote. It has been a long time since I read it, and it is one of my all time favorite books.

[JoJo_theDodo]

I second The Priory of the Orange Tree.

[Rebecca is book-hooked]

I second Priory of the Orange Tree!!!

[Lindsay]

I second a vanity Fair and Priory of the orange tree

[Andi]

I second Pillars of Earth and Don Quixote

[Adrienne]

I second Lonesome Dove

[Laura H L]

I second Bleak House.

[Kimberly]

I second
Don Quixote
Bleak House
Cider House Rules

[Lea]

I second Bleak House

[Nidhi]

I second

Don Quixote
The Pillars of the Earth

[Kyra]

I second Bleak House and Vanity Fair.

[Kim]

I second Don Quixote.

[Lena]

I second Priory of the Orange Tree

[adele]

I’d like to nominate Pillars of the Earth, Lonesome Dove, and Way of Kings

[Janice]

I second Vanity Fair

[Rebecca]

I second Vanity Fair

[Rachel]

I second Lonesome Dove

[Lina]

I second Don Quixote and The Priory of the Orange Tree
And the Way of Kings (because I love it!)

[Kaseadillla]

second the pillars of the earth and the way of kings (also loved it!!)

[Betsy]

I second a Game of Thrones

[Samantha]

I second The Priory of the Orange Tree