Reading List Completists discussion

Greetings,

This poll is to determine which large book we will be reading the last three months this year. Feel free to vote even if you do not plan to join us.

NOTE: Any books not receiving votes within the first 24 hours will be removed from contention.

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THE RECOGNITIONS! Cmon folks! it's a masterpiece and brilliant and challenging and I'm 75% done with it, but would love to start over as a group read!!!

TheLongWait wrote: "THE RECOGNITIONS! Cmon folks! it's a masterpiece and brilliant and challenging and I'm 75% done with it, but would love to start over as a group read!!!"

Yes - I like this sort of campaigning!

I am speaking truth...THE RECOGNITIONS may be the most overlooked book of the bunch. It's the birth of post modernism! Ulysses is a fair choice as well...and for those voting for Atlas Shrugged....well....hmmmm....

Hey now - I gave Atlas Shrugged 5 stars. I know it is controversial, but I really enjoyed it.

Matthew wrote: "Hey now - I gave Atlas Shrugged 5 stars. I know it is controversial, but I really enjoyed it."

I read it years ago when my boyfriend suggested I read it and Giles Goat Boy. I enjoyed them both, but don't know that I would do a second reading of either.

Very close right now between 3 titles! Vote even if you don't think you will participate. I want to see how this group feels about these big books!

Didnt care for Outlander and would never read the sequels. I like the sound of Recognitions.

Let's get the vote out for the Recognitions! one week to go!

TheLongWait wrote: "Let's get the vote out for the Recognitions! one week to go!"

I see at least one vote has changed to Recognitions - looks like your campaign is working!

Outlander is part of a series...boooo! I'm telling you guys that there are VAST rewards in the Recognitions. It's intellectually stimulating and challenging, but also incredibly written. Anyone?

3 more votes to switch!

TheLongWait wrote: "3 more votes to switch!"

Or - since we have more than 100 members who haven't voted yet - you should take you campaign on the road!

If only I had the time...

We are tied! Matthew maybe you should switch your vote....

TheLongWait wrote: "We are tied! Matthew maybe you should switch your vote...."

Maybe . . . Outlander does sound pretty good!

Outlander did just squeak past The Recognitions - what a battle!

To compromise (and because I am such a nice guy), Outlander will be our October to December Big Read. The Recognitions will be our January to March big read!

Hopefully this compromise will be well received. Close battles and ties have been resolved this way in the past and everyone seemed satisfied! :)

Grrrr - for some reason, Goodreads will not let me add The Recognitions as an upcoming read! I will try later and see - but we are definitely reading it starting in January!

I look forward to Recognitions in January!

Like it. May try to find a copy of Outlander just to be a good sport :-)