3rd Quarter 2024 Long-Read Nominations

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Nominations for the 3rd Quarter Long Read
July-September 2024

3rd Quarter 2024 Group Long Read nominations are now open! Please review the requirements below for book eligibility.

1. Eligible books must be a minimum of 600 pages in length. Nominations need to be a book, not a series of books nor an omnibus of books.

Any books read within the past year are not eligible. In the interest of variety, please wait a month to renominate a book that has been in any poll.

2. Long Read Nominations must meet the same requirements as books being nominated for our New School and Old School monthly reads. Nominated books must be published prior to the year 2000.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

5a. A second can be withdrawn and placed on another choice. This change must in some way be noted in a post such as, "I am withdrawing my second for book A and placing it on book B." It will be easier for moderators to track changes.

6. Only one book per author; in the event of more than one book by the same author is nominated, only the first one to receive a second will be eligible. The nominator of the ruled ineligible book will be able to nominate a replacement or second another already in nomination.

6a. Same author-multiple categories. The same author may be nominated in multiple categories in a single month as long as the nominations are for different books. In the case of identical nominations, precedence will go to the first one to receive a second.

7. Availability Members nominating for a monthly Group Read will need to check that a copy of the text is reasonably available for members, and is available in English. Moderators may disallow a nomination if a copy is not readily available.

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

[J_BlueFlower]

I would like to nominate Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, 1463 pages, 1862

Last read 2014/10/01

There is supposed to be a buddy read going on, but it seems that everybody is waiting for everybody else. Maybe this will be better? I want to read it!

[Sam]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "I would like to nominate Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, 1463 pages, 1862

Last read 2014/10/01

There is supposed to be a buddy read going on, but it seems that every ..."

I will second Les Miserables. I am participating in the buddy read but moving slowly while reading through book prize nominations.

[Mary]

I second Les Miserables as it is a good time for another reread.

[Darren]

I nominate The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, 1749, 975 pages

[Sam]

I nominate The Magus John Fowles 1965 656 pp.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

I'll nominate The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, 800, 1049 pages

Last read: 2018 4th Quarter Long Read

[Kimberly]

I nominate Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks. First published in 1998. 758 pages.

[Kimberly]

I second The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

[Janelle]

I nominate Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac 1843, 656p

[Darren]

Janelle wrote: "I nominate Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac 1843, 656p"

LOL! I had literally typed out my nomination of this and then I decided to nominate Tom Jones instead, so I suppose I should at least...

second Lost Illusions

[Janelle]

Thanks Darren :)

[Janelle]

Thanks Matt :)

[Jeri]

I nominate The World According to Garp by John Irving (610pgs, 1978)

[Julie]

Sam wrote: "I nominate The Magus John Fowles 1965 656 pp."

I second the Magus :-)

[Sam]

Thanks Julie.

[Margaret]

I second Cloudsplitter.

[Terry]

I second the World According to Garp by John Irving.

[Sue]

I'd like to nominate The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 896 pages pub 1971

[Cynda]

I second Les Misérables. I need to restart so I can enjoy altogether in one big sweep.

[Shannon SA]

I second Les Miserables.

[Dave]

I second The Magus

[Sam]

Thanks Dave

[Dave]

Sam wrote: "Thanks Dave"

An easy choice Sam, it has been my favorite novel all my life.

[George P.]

I'll second Lost Illusions by Balzac.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Sue wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 896 pages pub 1971"

I will second this one.

[Janelle]

Thanks George :)

[September ❤]

Another vote for Les Miserables

[Laurie]

Darren wrote: "I nominate The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, 1749, 975 pages
"

I second this.

[EvenB]

Katy wrote: "I'll nominate The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, 800, 1049 pages

Last read: 2018 4th Quarter Long Read"

I second The Arabian Nights.

[Franky]

Katy wrote: "I'll nominate The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, 800, 1049 pages

Last read: 2018 4th Quarter Long Read"

I'll second this.

[Shaina]

I second The Arabian Nights

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Thank you, Even B, Franky & Shaina.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Nominations Updates

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862, 1463 pages
J_BlueFlower, Sam, Mary, Cynda, Shannon SA, September ❤

The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, 800, 1049 pages
Katy, EvenB, Franky, Shaina

Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac, 1843, 656 pages
Jamelle, Darren, Matt, George P

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, 1749, 975 pages
Darren, Kimberly, Laurie

The Magus by John Fowles, 1965, 656 pages
Sam, Julie, Dave

Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks, 1998, 758 pages
Kimberly, Margaret

The World According to Garp by John Irving, 1978, 610 pages
Jeri, Terry

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk, 1971, 896 pages
Sue, Katy

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I second Winds of War

[Renate]

Darren wrote: "I nominate The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, 1749, 975 pages
"

I second

[Kathryn]

I second Les Miserables please. I'm keen to read it too.

[Sue]

Thank you, Katy and Bob.

[Chuck]

I second The Arabian Nights

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Nominations Updates

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862, 1463 pages
J_BlueFlower, Sam, Mary, Cynda, Shannon SA, September ❤, Ayush

The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, 800, 1049 pages
Katy, EvenB, Franky, Shaina, Chuck

Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac, 1843, 656 pages
Jamelle, Darren, Matt, George P

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, 1749, 975 pages
Darren, Kimberly, Laurie, Renate

The Magus by John Fowles, 1965, 656 pages
Sam, Julie, Dave

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk, 1971, 896 pages
Sue, Katy, Bob

Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks, 1998, 758 pages
Kimberly, Margaret

The World According to Garp by John Irving, 1978, 610 pages
Jeri, Terry

[Ayush]

I want to second Les Miserables but I have already started reading it, a couple of days ago. So by the time, it gets started in the group, if it gets selected, I would have finished at least half of it.... hopefully

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Just hours until Nominations close this time around. Let your voice be heard.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

We had a tie for 7th place, so I'm sending all 8 to the polls this month

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862, 1463 pages

The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, 800, 1049 pages

Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac, 1843, 656 pages

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, 1749, 975 pages

The Magus by John Fowles, 1965, 656 pages

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk, 1971, 896 pages

Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks, 1998, 758 pages

The World According to Garp by John Irving, 1978, 610 pages