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2018-4th Quarter Long Read Poll
The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, A Long Time Ago, 1049 pages
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, 1989, 973 pages
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, 1989, 637 pages
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, 1976, 729 pages
Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey, 1964, 715 pages
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Aug 17, 2018 01:55AM
Just noticed the published date for Arabian Nights, that made me chuckle :)
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Ha! I didn't even notice! Best guess was somewhere around the 9th century for the oldest bits of it, though the newest bits were 19th century.
It’s like Star Wars. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away
Question: I’ve read a version of Arabian Nights it just might not be the same one the group picks? Does that count. It’s just that it took me forever for me to read it and I’d hate to reread it.
Read whichever version you like. We'll post a list of the tales to discuss (like we did with the Poe poems) but I expecte that many of the editions people read from will be slightly different.
Wow Arabian Nights has usually done poorly in the polls. I am excited that it's doing well and now I have to find a user friendly version.
I'm glad it's finally winning! I have a 2 volume set. I read the first volume as part of a buddy read a few years ago and enjoyed it but just haven't gotten around to the second volume.
I have a B&N Leatherbound Classic version of Arabian Nights. Cover is so beautiful. Looking forward to cracking it open
