February/March 2024 Revisit the Shelf Nominations

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Revisit the Shelf Poll - 2 Month Book Read February/March

This month's nominations for Revisit the Shelf will be changed a bit. Consistently over the last 5 years it is difficult for longer books to win in the polls for Revisit the Shelf. I understand that we might feel pushed to finish a longer book in one month. So, just this one time, in the interest of variety all books nominated should have a most popular edition that is longer than 400 pages. Also, just this once, books from last month's poll are fair game. The reading time for the winner of this poll will be all of February and March of 2024. This idea is to expand the range of books that might succeed in the polls.

Nominations for the February and March 2024 Revisit the Shelf book will open on December 1st, 2023.

1. Only books currently on our group bookshelf are eligible: Group Bookshelf

Time Since Last Read. A book is only eligible for rereading if it has not been a group read in the last 12 months (1 year). A book read by the group in any of our reading categories in the past year is not eligible for nomination.

Below is a list of the past year's Revisit the Bookshelf winners. Please do not nominate any of these:

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (1908) 320 pages, Last read Jan. 2024
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) 340 pp., last read Dec. 2023
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847) 464 pages, last Nov. 2023.
Stoner by John Williams (1965) 288 p., last read Oct. 2023
East of Eden by John Steinbeck September 2023
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells August 2023
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien July 2023
Moby-Dick or, the Whale by Herman Melville June 2023
Summer by Edith Wharton May 2023
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson April 2023
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath March 2023
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino February 2023

2. When making a nomination, please use "add book/author" link to help moderators and others view the book selected.

3. Only seven books, by seven different authors will move forward to each poll. This will be determined by the number of seconds a book receives. The seven books with the most seconds move to the poll.

4. One nomination and one second per member will be allowed. A nomination can be changed only until it has been seconded. Once seconded, in fairness to the member making the second, the nomination will stand.

You may change a second from one book to another. Please state which book you originally seconded and which you would like to change to.


5. In the interest of variety, please wait a month to re-nominate a book that has been in the poll. Please do not nominate any of the books that were in our poll last month:


Nominations will remain open until the 14th of the month. Polls will open on the 16th and run until the end of the month.

[Gerard]

I nominate Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (last read 2019 Second Quarter Long Read)

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Thanks Gerard. I am repeating what was said above. Just this one time, we will nominate books longer than 400 pages that have been read before by this Group. Then we will have two months to read that book in the Revisit the Shelf Threads. The idea was 200 pages x 3 months is the Long Read formula. 200 pages x 2 months will be this "moderate length read" or longer read.

[Kimberly]

I nominate Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Last read August 2011.

188 pages

[Wobbley]

I nominate North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. Looks like is was last read in 2017. 521 pages.

[Angie]

Okay, I will nominate The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. The page count is 528 pages, and the book was last read May 2015 Old School Classics Group Read.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Kimberly wrote: "I nominate Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Last read August 2011.

188 pages"

Kimberly we are doing something a little different this time. We want to nominate books that are longer than 400 pages and we will take two months to read it. Heart of Darkness could be nominated later in the year, but it doesn't fit the special rules this time.

[Kimberly]

I nominate The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. Last read August 2017.

410 pages.

[Kimberly]

I second The Moonstone.

[Wobbley]

I second the moonstone

[Angie]

Thanks Kimberly and Wobbley!

[spoko]

I nominate Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (532p., pub. 1847, last read April 2021), and I second The Moonstone.

[Alexw]

I also vote for North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Kimberly wrote: "I nominate The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. Last read August 2017.

410 pages."

Second

[Janice]

I would like to second The Moonstone.

[Jane]

I also second The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

[J_BlueFlower]

I nominate Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, 1,463 pp, 1862

Goodreads average rating 4.20
Last read Oct. 2014

[J_BlueFlower]

Lynn wrote: "Just this one time, we will nominate books longer than 400 pages that have been read before by this Group. Then we will have two months to read th..."

Excellent idea. Maybe we could do this every January?

[Chris]

I second North and South.

[Marilyn]

I nominate Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. Published in 1847. 867 pages.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Just this one time, we will nominate books longer than 400 pages that have been read before by this Group. Then we will have two months to read th..."

Excellent idea. Maybe we could d..."

Or twice a year? Maybe January & July?

[J_BlueFlower]

Katy wrote: "books longer than 400 pages that have been read before by this Group."

Or twice a year? Maybe January & July? "

Why not? Maybe set the page limit a bit higher. Or maybe just for one of the rounds? Personally I would like to read Don Quixote (1,023 pp), Les Misérables (1,463 pp) and The Pillars of the Earth (976 pp). I have nominated the two first a few times with no luck.

Let's see what happens.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

I am glad the idea is well-received. Remember some books that are longer can be nominated in Long Reads if they were not originally nominated there...

Katy says "Keep in mind, that people can also nominate books we've read in the Long Reads category (as long as we haven't read them in that category) so that does allow for longer books to be read twice by the group."


But I like the idea of having a little more time for longer books, so it might come up again. I hesitate to commit to an exact schedule until we see what sort of participation we have.

[Shannon SA]

I second Jane Eyre

[Kathleen]

I'll nominate A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. 489 pgs.

[Angie]

Thank you Janice and Jane!

[Karen]

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

[Shaina]

I second North and South

[Kathryn]

I second North and South too

[J_BlueFlower]

Karen wrote: "I'll nominate Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. 1023 pages."

I second

[Annette]

I second Don Quixote.

[Klowey]

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

[Heather L]

Kimberly wrote: "I nominate The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. Last read August 2017.

410 pages."


Second

[Janice]

Angie wrote: "Thank you Janice and Jane!"

You're welcome, Angie! :)

[JP]

I second North and South.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Thank you everyone for the nominations, especially with this slightly different format. Please everyone double check the accuracy. With nine books nominated, there was a lot of information to consolidate. There were four books nominated that I have never seen in the nominations here before. Yippie - that was the idea.


Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1866) 671 pages, last read as a Long-read April-June 2019
Nominated by Gerard:

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (1855) last read in 2017. 521 pages.
Nominated by Wobbley: JP, Kathryn, Shaina, Chris, Alexw,

The Moonstone Pub 1868, 528 pg. Last read May 2015.
Nominated by Angie: Kimberly, Wobbley, Janice, Jane, Spoko

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1625), 1026 pages, last read Sept. 2015
Nominated by Karen: Klowey, Annette, J_ Blueflower,

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847) 532 pages, last read April 2021
Nominated by Spoko: Shannon SA,

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper ( 1826) 410 pages, Last read Aug. 2017.
Nominated by Kimberly: Katy, Heather L.

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (1862) 869 pages, Last read Oct. 2014
Nominated by J_Blueflower:

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859) 489 pages. Last read March 2018
Nominated by Kathleen:

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1847) 867 pages, last read April 2018
Nominated by Marilyn:

[Sara, New School Classics]

I second The Last of the Mohicans

[Sam]

I second Les Misérables.

[Jen]

I second Vanity Fair.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Thank you everyone for the nominations, especially with this slightly different format. Please everyone double check the accuracy. With nine books nominated, there was a lot of information to consolidate. There were four books nominated that I have never seen in the nominations here before. Yippie - that was the idea.


Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1866) 671 pages, last read as a Long-read April-June 2019
Nominated by Gerard:

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (1855) last read in 2017. 521 pages.
Nominated by Wobbley: JP, Kathryn, Shaina, Chris, Alexw,

The Moonstone Pub 1868, 528 pg. Last read May 2015.
Nominated by Angie: Kimberly, Wobbley, Janice, Jane, Spoko

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1625), 1026 pages, last read Sept. 2015
Nominated by Karen: Klowey, Annette, J_ Blueflower,

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847) 532 pages, last read April 2021
Nominated by Spoko: Shannon SA,

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper ( 1826) 410 pages, Last read Aug. 2017.
Nominated by Kimberly: Katy, Heather L. , Sara

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (1862) 869 pages, Last read Oct. 2014
Nominated by J_Blueflower: Sam

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859) 489 pages. Last read March 2018
Nominated by Kathleen:

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1847) 867 pages, last read April 2018
Nominated by Marilyn: Jen

[Pat]

I second A Tale of Two Cities.

[EvenB]

I second Vanity Fair.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I have read all but two. Of the two the one that most interests me is The Last of the Mohicans, especially with the extra reading time.

[Chuck]

I second Crime and Punishment

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

The top seven books will go to the polls. We have until tomorrow evening to second nominations. (Notice the tie!)

1. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (1855) last read in 2017. 521 pages.
Nominated by Wobbley: JP, Kathryn, Shaina, Chris, Alexw,

2. The Moonstone Pub 1868, 528 pg. Last read May 2015.
Nominated by Angie: Kimberly, Wobbley, Janice, Jane, Spoko

3. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper ( 1826) 410 pages, Last read Aug. 2017.
Nominated by Kimberly: Katy, Heather L. , Sara, Bob

4. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1625), 1026 pages, last read Sept. 2015
Nominated by Karen: Klowey, Annette, J_ Blueflower,

5. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859) 489 pages. Last read March 2018
Nominated by Kathleen: Pat, Lynn

6. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1847) 867 pages, last read April 2018
Nominated by Marilyn: Jen, EvenB

7. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (1862) 869 pages, Last read Oct. 2014
Nominated by J_Blueflower: Sam, Erin


Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1866) 671 pages, last read as a Long-read April-June 2019
Nominated by Gerard: Chuck

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847) 532 pages, last read April 2021
Nominated by Spoko: Shannon SA,

[Erin]

I'll second Les Misérables

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Thanks Erin. Updated above.

[Nike]

I'd love to nominate The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 536 pages.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Oh Nike, sorry you didn't get a second this month.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

The books going to the poll for the months of February and March are:

1. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (1855) last read in 2017. 521 pages.
Nominated by Wobbley: JP, Kathryn, Shaina, Chris, Alexw,

2. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868), 528 pg. Last read May 2015.
Nominated by Angie: Kimberly, Wobbley, Janice, Jane, Spoko

3. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper ( 1826) 410 pages, Last read Aug. 2017.
Nominated by Kimberly: Katy, Heather L. , Sara, Bob

4. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1625), 1026 pages, last read Sept. 2015
Nominated by Karen: Klowey, Annette, J_ Blueflower,

5. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859) 489 pages. Last read March 2018
Nominated by Kathleen: Pat, Lynn

6. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1847) 867 pages, last read April 2018
Nominated by Marilyn: Jen, EvenB

7. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (1862) 869 pages, Last read Oct. 2014
Nominated by J_Blueflower: Sam, Erin

One thing I find interesting is that every book is in the Old School category. By focusing on slightly longer books, we tended to pick books from before 1900.