Nominations for our Quarterly Classics in 2024

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of and decision on Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 2024.
There are already some interesting titles on our group's bookshelf,
(https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...)

but also feel free to nominate titles not yet on the shelf.

By the end of November, we will decide in this thread what title we would like to pick for our group read.

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

I will start the nomination process nominating A Hero of Our Own Times by Mikhail Lermontov. I reckon it will be widely available :)

[Jax]

Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 2024.
There are already some interesting titles on our group's bookshelf,
(https://www.g..."

many thanks Orgeluse! There is a lot to consider for this country.

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 2024.
There are already some interesting titles on our group's bookshelf..."

You can say that again :-)!!
I was not sure if the term "classic" could also refer to literature from the Soviet Era? I have compiled some titles by women writers (i.e. we get a female perspective for once) on our bookshelf...

[Jax]

Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 2024.
There are already some interesting titles on our group..."

Good question. Since the USSR was just a form of government, we can stick to the Russian authors living within the geographical area of modern day Russia. There are lots in that category. I like the idea of a Russia female author. That would be new for me.

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 2024.
There are already some interesting ti..."

I would be interested in two classics by women writers:
Evgeniya Tur's Antonina (European Classics) by Evgeniya Tur and
Sofia Petrovna by Lydia Chukovskaya

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 2024.
There are already some interesting ti..."

Jax,
I dug up the three Khvoshchinskaya sisters who lived in 19th century Russia and are compared to the Brontë sisters...
There are two titles I added to our bookshelf
The Boarding-School Girl by Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya and City Folk and Country Folk by Sofia Khvoshchinskaya.

I also came across Klotsvog by Margarita Khemlin whose protagonist and apparently unreliable narrator was born in 1930, i.e. the novel focusses on the life of Jewish people during the Soviet Union.

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

So far, we only have one nomination (the Lermontov) 😨...

The other titles I mentioned above are titles I thought could also be interesting. They are all available for me but I am not sure they are for everybody interested in joining the quarterly read. This is why they are not yet considered nominations.

I suggest that we continue nominating titles and that we decide on what title we would like to read also in this thread. I saw that other groups also do it this way instead of creating a poll. I would like to make sure for this read that people are really intending to read the chosen title and share their thoughts instead of just voting for the fun of it...

[Jax]

So interesting. Thanks for the research. Will check on availability here.

[Jax]

With Thanksgiving upon us here and families gathering, will be coming up for air on Friday. Will make a nom or second one then. Thanks for patience!

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

Jax wrote: "With Thanksgiving upon us here and families gathering, will be coming up for air on Friday. Will make a nom or second one then. Thanks for patience!"

No worries and happy Thanksgiving!

[Jax]

Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 2024.
There are already some in..."

I’m drawn to Sofia Petrovna by Lydia Chukovskaya so would like to nominate that one.

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 2024.
There ar..."

I second your nomination, Jax, and withdraw mine.
I found out that I have already read another of her novels (Going under) and remember that it was a good one.

[Jax]

Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly classic read in 20..."

It is a tough decision trying to pick. I’m so glad we’re doing this. I gives us a chance expand beyond Tolstoy!

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Jax wrote: "Orgeluse wrote: "Dear members,
this thread is for the nomination of Russian classics for our first quarterly c..."

I agree, there are such a lot of interesting titles also by women writers from this country. As we will be reading Russia for three months, there should be enough time for those interested to pick a second or even third title (perhaps as a buddy read) during the first quarter of 2024!

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

So far we have one nomination for our first Quarterly Read for 2024:
Sofia Petrovna by Lydia Chukovskaya.

If no other nominations are put forward in this thread until tomorrow (Thu), this will be our pick!

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

The country for our second Quarterly Classic is France!

Nominations can be made in this thread. As a starting point, our bookshelf can be used for inspiration, but also any other French classic can be nominated.

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

We are already approaching May so members who would still like to buddy read a classic from France in the upcoming two months can nominate titles in this thread :-)

[Orgeluse, Contemporary reads]

Hi all!
The poll for our next attempt at a quarterly classic is closed and the winner is Spain!
So everyone who would like to participate in our Quarterly Classic is invited to nominate classic literature from Spain to be read in the next three months :)