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2017 4th Quarter Long Read
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, 672 pages, 1859
The Arabian Nights, 1049 pages, 800
East of Eden by John Steinbeck. 601 pages, 1952
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, 973 pages, 1989
The Red and the Black by Stendhal, 608 pages, 1830
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, 867 pages, 1847
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, 909 pages, 1353
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, 1168 pages, 1957
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 1079 pages, 1966
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, 1182 pages, 1008
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, 801 pages, 1865
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, 975 pages, 1749
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren, 661 pages, 1946
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, 1474 pages, 1993
Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey, 640 pages, 1964
Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo, 1424 pages, 1978
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk, 896 pages, 1971
Raintree County by Ross Lockridge Jr., 1088 pages, 1948
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Aug 23, 2017 08:18AM
The Winds of War is so good! I can't believe it's at the bottom of the list!
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I am surprised too by the poll results so far.
Kimberly wrote: "The Winds of War is so good! I can't believe it's at the bottom of the list!"Wouk's The Caine Mutiny never seems to get much love in revisit polls either. I don't know why.
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Katy I'm shocked more than surprised at the poll results. Three of the top four leading books are past group reads. Don't get me wrong both E of E and W in W are 5 star reads for me. That said, of the top four I think Arabian Nights would provide the best discussable material, especially over a three month period.
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The Woman in White is possibly this group's favorite book- looks like it'll be getting a third reading in 5 years! It was the choice for Old School classic in April 2013 and again a year and a half later (Nov '14) for Revisit the Shelf. I wasn't a member of this group then and haven't yet read it, and would like to, so ok by me. Maybe it'll be picked for Long Read next year too?I suspect a lot of members vote for a book they'd like to read but then don't read it after it wins. Then when it's nominated again, they vote for it again. Just my theory off the top of my head.
I really enjoyed The Woman in White when I read it. I hope everyone enjoys it this time around!
I'm disappointed Winds of War didn't win. I haven't read Woman in White, but I'll give it a go.
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Well perhaps a buddy read will be in order!
I would love that. Please, anyone want to do it as a Buddy Read? I want to read that and the sequel.
I would love to reread those books but I've already planned out my books for the rest of the year and I don't think I'll have time to fit those in too :( If you wanted to wait till 2018 sometime, then I'd be down!
