Sept. 2023 to Feb. 2024 - READ-A-LONG Book Selection

[Renata]

Hello Readers. This topic collects suggestions for the 6-month READ-A-LONG Book program, specifically from September 2023 to end of February 2024. 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 July 16.

[Renata]

Tracking through message: 38
⭐ Poll Candidate

Nomination (# of pages) - # of Seconds

⭐ Don Quixote (1023p) - 5
David Copperfield (882p) - 2
⭐ War and Peace (1392p) - 4
⭐ Gone with the Wind (1037p) - 4
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (1006p) - 2
⭐ 11/22/63 (849p) - 4
Vanity Fair (867p) - 2

[Lina]

I nominate Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (1463 pages).

[Theresa]

I nominate The Golem and the Jinni (819p)

[Renata]

Theresa wrote: "I nominate The Golem and the Jinni (819p)"

Theresa, this topic is for books over 800 pages long. Your book should probably be nominated in the Modern suggestions thread.

[Renata]

I nominate Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (964p).

[Renata]

Lina wrote: "I nominate Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (1463 pages)."


Lina, Les Miserables was already read in 2020. Is there another long read you would like to suggest instead?

[Wobbley]

I nominate Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. 1023 pages.

[spoko]

I nominate David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (882 p.).

[Theresa]

Renata wrote: "Theresa wrote: "I nominate The Golem and the Jinni (819p)"

Theresa, this topic is for books over 800 pages long. Your book should probably be nominated in the Modern suggestions th..."

Sorry, I was looking at the kindle edition, which varies wildly from some of the other editions. Which edition should we be using for pages? The instructions above seem to be from before the refresh Goodreads did for the book pages a few months back.

[Renata]

Theresa wrote: "Renata wrote: "Theresa wrote: "I nominate The Golem and the Jinni (819p)"

Theresa, this topic is for books over 800 pages long. Your book should probably be nominated in the Modern..."

We use the page numbers that are given in the book link that appears when you add it. GR presents the most popular edition.

[Nidhi]

I nominate Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young
Pages 1198
Published 1965

[Renata]

Nidhi wrote: "I nominate Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young
Pages 1198
Published 1965"

Nidhi, this book doesn't quite meet our "well-read" criteria of 50K ratings (See Msg.1, #3). Is there another book you would like to suggest instead?

[Nidhi]

Sorry,i forgot about that criteria, it has only 152 ratings, lol.

[Nidhi]

Can we repeat last poll's nomination Renata?

Can we nominate same author but different book?

[Renata]

Nidhi wrote: "Can we repeat last poll's nomination Renata?

Can we nominate same author but different book?"

You can nominate any book, by any author, as long as it hasn't been previously read by the group.

[Nidhi]

Thanks Renata. I nominate War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

[spoko]

I second War and Peace.

[Tori]

Renata, we have previously read Anna Karenina in the classics category. Would you like to change your nomination?

[Renata]

Tori wrote: "Renata, we have previously read Anna Karenina in the classics category. Would you like to change your nomination?"

Thanks Tori, I missed that! My new suggestion is Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, 1037 pages.

[Pamela]

I second David Copperfield

[Tori]

I nominate Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (1006p)

[Tori]

I second Don Quixote

[Wobbley]

I second Gone with the Wind

[fleurette]

I second Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

[Roevardotter]

I second DOn Qixote

[Toni]

I nominate 11/22/63 by Stephen King (849 pgs)

[Renata]

I second 11/22/63.

[Andi]

I second Gone with the Wind

[Andi]

I second 11/22/63

[Nidhi]

I second Don Quixote

[Sandra]

I second 11/22/63

[Lea]

I nominate Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 867 pages, and second Don Quixote, War & Peace, and 11/22/63.

[Coralie]

I second Gone With The Wind

[Janice]

I second David Copperfield, War and Peace, and Vanity Fair. :)

[Lindsay]

I second Vanity Fair

[Theresa]

I second War and Peace, Don Quixote, and Gone with the Wind.

[Shaina]

I second Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

[Renata]

Great suggestions, as usual! Thanks to all who participated. Although this topic is now closed, you can cast a vote for our next books here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...