Poll

bit surprised The Sorrows of Young Werther didn't make the cut on no. pages - I think a lot of the longer editions include extended introductions and explanantory notes.

I find it helpful sometimes to look at the size of the plain text gutenberg download, which in this case is slightly bigger than Siddhartha but smaller than Summer ;o)

A majority of the editions listed below show this book at more pages than the maximum 130 page limit as listed on the nominations instructions. If an edition exists that can meet the requirements the nominator should use that version, but remember it must be a version that can be easily found by members.

https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

Bob, I'm really glad you keep watch so very diligently!
However, there are English editions under 100 pages. The German edition (the second one on the list) is that long, because the book is only jeans pocket size, half the size of a normal paperback. It also contains lots of background and analysis. It's not longer than Mice and Men. I've read both. German editions are also usually longer than the English text. German simply has longer words and needs more words to express the same thing.
The edition nominated by Jon is 88 pages long. It's #7 on the list, the one by Dover Publications.

ok so I downloaded the text from gutenberg, stripped off the disclaimers, dropped it into Word and it showed 42,700 words, which if we assume 300 words/page comes out as 142 pages, so maybe slightly long... ;o)

OK, I surrender. When putting together the poll I clicked on the link someone used to second the choice, it defaulted to an edition of 149 pages. I will edit the Poll and add this book.

I'm still going to expect the nominator to provide an edition that meets the requirements. I do not wish the roll of librarian and I'm not going to research different editions that can fit the rules. I understand that page numbers vary wildly for many reasons and as long as the nominator selects one that fits requirements and proves to be easily available to members I'll post it to the poll.

Ooo, I'm not sure how I will choose between voting for The Yellow Wall-Paper or The Sorrows of Young Werther. I've been wanting to read both for a long time!

looks like it might be 3rd time lucky for Siddhartha - I was going to read it soon anyway, so if it wins I will be happy to wait til May and read with the Group :o)

really wanted The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories to win! ...