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First Quarter Long Read Poll of 2020
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 789 pages - 1320
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 637 pages - 1989
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer 1056 pages - 1979
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth 1474 pages - 1993
Space by James A. Michener 808 pages - 1982
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 896 pages - 1971
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Dante Alighieri, John Irving, Norman Mailer, James A. Michener, Vikram Seth, Herman Wouk
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Dante Alighieri, John Irving, Norman Mailer, James A. Michener, Vikram Seth, Herman Wouk
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Nov 15, 2019 10:32PM
The surprise Moderator's pick this month is The Winds of War (Henry Family #1) by Herman Wouk 898 pages published in 1971. This book tells the saga of a family during World War II.
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Some good nominees here- I've only read A Prayer for Owen Meany of these. I enjoyed Wouk's The Caine Mutiny. I'll be starting War and Peace in Jan though, so I'm going to abstain from voting or reading the winner this quarter.
George P. wrote: "Some good nominees here- I've only read A Prayer for Owen Meany of these. I enjoyed Wouk's The Caine Mutiny. I'll be starting War and Peace in Jan though, so I'm going to a..."There are several on the list that I would be happy to read. You are right that it is a good list. Enjoy War and Peace.
I loved Wouk's The Winds of War. I read it so long ago and would love to read it again but I have never read A Prayer for Owen Meany and it has been on my TBR list for so long.
So far The Divine Comedy seems to have the most support. I remember we discussed the Comedy in respect to Oscar Wilde's writing and there was a good bit of enthusiasm about it then.
Midday on November 30th, it seems that The Divine Comedy has an unsurmountable lead. I hope you all join the discussion when we read this book January - March 2020.
Kind of funny that the winner of the Long Read is 500 years older than the winner of the Old School book.
