Group Reads -> August 2023 -> Nomination thread (1920s - won by Leadon Hill by Richmal Crompton)

[Nigeyb]

Pollwatch - neck and neck at the top...


Leadon Hill - 3 votes, 25.0%
Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4) - 3 votes, 25.0%

Babbitt - 2 votes, 16.7%
Queen Lucia - 2 votes, 16.7%

Gods of Jade and Shadow - 1 vote, 8.3%
LOTE - 1 vote, 8.3%

The Other Typist - 0 votes, 0.0%
The Great Fire: One American's Mission to Rescue Victims of the 20th Century's First Genocide - 0 votes, 0.0%

[Rosina]

It's exciting - but I have an each-way bet on three of the top four ...

ie, I already have copies.

[Roman Clodia]

Leadon Hill and Psmith now on 4 apiece... you have till tomorrow to vote or change your vote!

[David]

Gods of Jade and Shadow is up there with three votes now. Things are getting interesting :)

[Susan]

3-way tie will be a little complicated. I am, though, pleased that Richmal Crompton got some votes. I loved Just William as a child and would like to read some of her adult novels.

[Roman Clodia]

I loved Just William too, and I'm sure we're not alone in this group. I have fond memories of when he makes soup with his older sister's posh lemon-shaped/fragranced soaps!

I put myself on the waitlist at the library for Leadon Hill - trying to cut down on buying books.

I'm surprised it's not on Project Gutenberg - however, Leave it to Psmith is: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60067

Some of the William books are also on Gutenberg if anyone fancies some childhood nostalgia :)

[Tania]

Susan wrote: "3-way tie will be a little complicated. I am, though, pleased that Richmal Crompton got some votes. I loved Just William as a child and would like to read some of her adult novels."

I recently read Family Roundabout
by her, which was excellent. It was similar to a Dorothy Whipple novel. A real page turner.

[Susan]

Good to hear, Tania.

Oh, William's poor, long-suffering sister. I loved the way young men would always call and he'd always ruin everything for her.

[Nigeyb]

Pollwatch...


Leadon Hill - 4 votes, 26.7%
Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4) - 4 votes, 26.7%

Still neck and neck at the top

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

[Rosina]

Deadlock broken (for a short while, at least)

We did agree to read Psmith as a buddy read, after all!

[Nigeyb]

Thanks Rosina


Yes indeed, with less than 24 hours left to go it looks as though Leadon Hill will be our choice...


Leadon Hill - 6 votes, 37.5%
Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4) - 5 votes, 31.3%
Gods of Jade and Shadow - 3 votes, 18.8%


If that's what happens let's do the Leave It to Psmith buddy read at the same time, so both would be scheduled for August 2023. Remember you can contribute before and after

[Susan]

Sounds like a win-win, Nigeyb.

I am surprised - but pleased - at the interest in Richmal Crompton :)

[Roman Clodia]

Yes, Psmith sounds suitably light and summery for August :)

[Sonia]

Looks perfect, a group read of Leadon Hall and a buddy read of Psmith.

[Nigeyb]

Pollwatch - all square at the top again...



Leadon Hill - 6 votes, 35.3%
Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4) - 6 votes, 35.3%


We'll read them both no matter what, so fret ye not RTTC'ers

[Nigeyb]

Still a dead heat with an hour to go


Leadon Hill - 6 votes, 35.3%
Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4) - 6 votes, 35.3%

We'll do Leadon Hill as the group read and Leave It to Psmith as a buddy - and all in August 2023

What a time to be alive

[Nigeyb]

At the last moment Leadon Hill got an extra vote so is the winner...



Leadon Hill - 7 votes, 38.9%
Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4) - 6 votes, 33.3%


Thanks so much to you all. A really interesting pre-poll discussion, an array of fabulous nominations, and a couple of interesting books to read and debate in August 2023

Take a bow RTTC 👏🏼


Roman Clodia wrote:

"I put myself on the waitlist at the library for Leadon Hill - trying to cut down on buying books"

Interestingly it's £3 to order from my library, or rather SELMS, which is the broader library network, and £3.99 to buy on Kindle, so hardly seems worth trying to get a library copy

[Susan]

It's so wonderful to see so many older books being republished on kindle. I was holding off, just in case, but have downloaded my copy now.

Thanks for your hard work with the vote, as always, Nigeyb.

[Roman Clodia]

Ha, my library hasn't started charging *yet* - £3 seems extortionate considering, as you say, the price of Kindle books. You'd have thought they'd be encouraging library usage.

And yes, thanks for your usual efficiency, Nigeyb!