You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

The winning theme for August is Sky High (The word sun/planet/moon/star in the title in any language)

- To allow enough time for as many people as possible to read, try and limit the page count to approximately 400 pages maximum.
- To ensure the book is available for as many readers as possible, please consider whether your nomination is 1) still in print or 2) available as a reasonably-priced e-book (under $12) or 3) published no less than 3 months ago. These are not requirements of course, but suggestions :)

One nomination per person please - random.org will then choose a selection for voting.

Nominations close July 18.

Oooh, I had 30 books on my TBR list just with the word "moon" in the title (and a couple with "honeymoon", LOL!). I'm nominating The Moons of Jupiter by Alice Munro, since it has both moons and a planet in the title.

Are we counting clouds? If so, I nominate Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher.

For clarification, are we limited to the 4 words "Sun" "Planet" "Moon" and "Star", or can we also use assigned names for particular ones, such as "Big Dipper" "Orion" and "Saturn"?

Second Star To The Right by Mary Alice Kruesi

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Nice Kirila. I was going to nominate that one too.

I nominate Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer.

Paris to the Moon

I nominate A Thousand Splendid Suns

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "For clarification, are we limited to the 4 words "Sun" "Planet" "Moon" and "Star", or can we also use assigned names for particular ones, such as "Big Dipper" "Orion" and "Saturn"?"

No, they are just examples - anything IN the sky is also an option!

And that's the other one I was thinking of Peggy!

I nominate Empire of the Sun. I've seen the movies years ago and wanted to read the book... that would be a good occasion :)

If we are counting clouds, I nominate Cloud Atlas.

Starcrossed

Sruthi- which Starcrossed were you thinking of nominating?

Cloud Atlas sounds good too and I already have it. Loads of great nominations! It's going to be hard to pick this month!

Cloud Atlas would be a great book to discuss, and I think it also could work for the chunky challenge.

There are lots of great books in here! Or at least, books I'd like to think are great, which are already on my TBR lol.

Kat wrote: "Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "For clarification, are we limited to the 4 words "Sun" "Planet" "Moon" and "Star", or can we also use assigned names for particular ones, such as "Big Dipper" "Orion" a..."

'anything in the sky'? Does that include planes, hot air balloons, ufo's or something like that?

Camilla wrote: "Oooh, I had 30 books on my TBR list just with the word "moon" in the title (and a couple with "honeymoon", LOL!). I'm nominating The Moons of Jupiter by Alice Munro, sinc..."

Thank you for nominating this book, Camilla. : )

You're welcome Connie - although I have no idea why you are thanking me for nominating it!

A Walk Across the Sun

I nominate The Sky Unwashed.

Im not nominating this, but is very probably I am going to read one of these for the monat´s book group:

Under the Never Sky
The Stars My Destination
The Dog Stars
Or The Movement of Stars

I nominate Half of a Yellow Sun.

The Dog Stars

What - no Star Trek or Star Wars readers here? Don't worry, I am not going to nominate one, but I could.

My shelves are full of "Space" stories and I even found a book of Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Science Fiction authors and edited by Isaac Asimov Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space. I am not nominating it, but I might read it if I can find a copy.

John Steinbeck wrote The Moon Is Down - a little short @ 144 pages and William Faulkner wrote Light in August - a little long @ 507 pages. I love the titles!

I found a Western by Zane Grey called The Lone Star Ranger.

Don't mind me - I am bored at work and having fun looking at what I have on my TBR list. I have read many of the books nominated and have most of the others on my TBR list.....Going away now. :0)

Your right Cherie it would be perfect time to read William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope which I've heardany good reviews bit am not nominating since there are oodles of books already and reading Dresden #2 Fool Moon

Travis,
I read William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope. I thought it was great! I bought the second one William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back but have not gotten to it yet. I don't even have it on my TBR list.
There are some great lines! It really was well done.

I nominate Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks

I nominate A House in the Sky.

Cherie wrote: "Travis,
I read William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope. I thought it was great! I bought the second one William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back..."

omgosh! Never heard of those!!! Going to the tippeth top of my tbr!