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May and June 2023 - Classic Group Read - Nomination Thread
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Another Country by James Baldwin!
Tumbleweed Words wrote: "Another Country by James Baldwin!"I will second this.
Jade wrote: "Tumbleweed Words wrote: "Another Country by James Baldwin!"I will second this."
Thank you!
spoko wrote: "I nominate The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham (314 p., pub. 1944)."I'm seconding this :) Love Maugham's writing!
Leslie wrote: "spoko wrote: "I nominate The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham (314 p., pub. 1944)."I'm seconding this :) Love Maugham's writing!"
also an excellent suggestion
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I'll nominate A Lost Lady by Willa Cather. I haven't read that one yet, and I've enjoyed others by her.
Greg wrote: "Yes, both great suggestions Tumbleweed Words and spoko! I'll nominate A Lost Lady by Willa Cather. I haven't read that one yet, and I've enjoyed others by her."
Nice!
I nominate The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig. Pgs. 416 published 1942.It is a memoir.
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It is a memoir."
I second The World of Yesterday
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It is a memoir."
I second The World of Yesterday"
This is a non-fiction book. Not suitable for this thread.
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Books Going To Poll:
Another Country by James Baldwin
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
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Darn, I guess that's true.
But Nidhi, please nominate it on our next non-fiction go around. I'd love to read it!
Definitely Greg. I nominate Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell.
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Darn, I guess that's true.
But Nidhi, please nominate it on our next non-fiction go around. I'd love to read it!"
Yes, please do Nidhi. It looks interesting.
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Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell
Books Going To Poll:
Another Country by James Baldwin
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
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I second Ruth.
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Books Going To Poll:
Another Country by James Baldwin
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell
Gaskell was friends with the Bronte sisters. I really liked her North and South also Wives and Daughters.
Nice selection this go-round! I have read them all before but would be willing to reread any of them :)
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I've only read 3 of the 5 this time, but it's been several years since I read any of them so that's nice!
I have read The Mill on the Floss my favorite by George Eliot and The Razor' Edge, which is also very good but my favorite by Maugham is Of Human Bondage.
I nominate John Le Carre's classic The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
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Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Books Going To Poll:
Another Country by James Baldwin
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell
can we nominate poetry moving forward ⏩
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I have always kept poetry separate but there hasn't been enough interest in poetry for me to add it in for monthly group reads.
Alannah wrote: "Tumbleweed Words wrote: "can we nominate poetry moving forward ⏩"I have always kept poetry separate but there hasn't been enough interest in poetry for me to add it in for monthly group reads."
I suggest that you start with a buddy read or two, Tumbleweed Words. If you generate enough interest in poetry discussion, then such a group read might be worth discussing. In the past, we had a moderator who was very interested in poetry and she actively led poetry discussions but participation was low even then.
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If you wamt to do a buddy read of something, I'd join in.
We used to have a Monday Poem feature where each Monday some member of the group would choose a poem and share it and everyone who wanted to would comment on it. If you're willing to share a poem some weeks, we could try reviving that. Would you be interested in that?
Greg wrote: "Tumbleweed Words wrote: "can we nominate poetry moving forward ⏩"If you wamt to do a buddy read of something, I'd join in.
We used to have a Monday Poem feature where each Monday some member of ..."
That sounds interesting, I would be up for starting that again.
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Great Jade, Tumbleweed Words, I'll set up a new Monday poem thread over the weekend. We'll start fresh so people can pick whatever poems they want, rather than having to go back through huge lists to see what poems have already been used. It's been years since then anyway.
If we want to keep it going, I'll need volunteers to pick poems for some Mondays so check out the threads once I set it up.
The new sign up thread is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Thanks Ruth.
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