Goodreads Ireland discussion

This is the thread for nominations for our March group read. It will remain open until Sunday 25th March at 7pm GMT (11 am Sunday PST, 6am Monday 26th Sydney Time).
Apologies for the short time for nominations!
The theme for our March read is food and drink - nut of a fictional nature rather than non-fiction!
I look forward to seeing your nominations.

To start off the nominations, I am proposing Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris. It has been on my TBR shelf for ages so I need an excuse to read it!

I'll second your nomination, Bookworm.

Short month, Feb.
I hardly got through any library books.
Who Moved My Goat Cheese?

Declan wrote: "I'd like to nominate a book I've been meaning to read for a while: Sugar Money by Jane Harris.

"Martinique, 1765, and brothers Emile and Lucien are charged by their French master, Father Cleophas,..."

I second Declan's suggestion and glad he reminded me of this book which I need to put on my shopping list for Edinburgh.

The book I'd most like to read would be Sugar Money but is the word Sugar in the Title the link to the Food and Drink theme :)

Yes, Peter, you could argue that the link is tenuous for all the books suggested but I would be happy that they link to the theme! Something called Gluttony or other things suggesting food, drink, eating etc would also be accepted - would anyone else have a different opinion?

I'd like to nominate Pomegranate Soup that has been sitting on my shelf for awhile. It ties in nicely with our geographic challenge too.

On the other nominations, I think they're fine. If the link is too weak for you then just don't vote for them. I like when we have a variety of nominations.

Just a note, Clare's nomination of Who Moved My Goat Cheese won't be published in UK & Ireland until March 6th. I think that this is close enough to the beginning of the month to be acceptable as a nomination. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Declan wrote: "Sugar is definitely a food stuff, whether naturally occurring or refined. It's has a high calorific value and is easily digestible.

I think words like gluttony, hunger, feast, famished etc. fit i..."

Declan I'm just trying to figure out if we're dealing with themes or word association. Hunger Games and Feast of Crows just doesn't feel fair to the imagination Bookworm has contributed.

FYI, Felicia's Journey was made into a great film with Bob Hoskins --
https://www.theguardian.com/film/film...

I love the sound of Declan's nomination and in my humble opinion it fits

I'll nominate The Kitchen House

I forgot about this reading HAS to be a theme. I wondered about the odd selections. I seconded Sugar Money because it's a book I want to read. But I am not enamored of theme reading so I will refrain from seconding another book if that is ruled ineligible.

I hate to sound cranky, Bookworm, but i have a problem with books coming out the month of nomination. They are often difficult to get at the library and more expensive to buy. Still we don't have a rule so I guess we leave it up to the voter.

Susan, you are right about availability and pricing of books only published in the month of the Group read. I was in a hurry starting up the nomination thread and forgot to add the standard rules regarding availability, etc. Because of my omission, I feel that I should allow Clare's nomination for this month but it is something that I will pay closer attention to in future.

Declan wrote: "BTW. Apologies if I come across as a bit on ass, Peter. Uncertainties do tend to frustrate me. And longstanding members will attest, I can't stand potholes or unreliable narrators. I often like thi..."

Ditto. Declan no probs I was just wanting to understand how it worked being only a month with the group. The main thing is we'll get nominations for books we're all keen to read.

Just a quick reminder to everyone that nominations close in about 6 hours time. So far we only have two books valid for the poll (i.e. nominated and seconded). They are : Five Quarters of the Orange and Sugar Money.

The other books nominated but not yet seconded are:
Who Moved My Goat Cheese?
Pomegranate Soup &
The Kitchen House.
These are ineligible for the poll unless they are seconded.

I'll second pomegranate soup as I read and enjoyed that back when it first came out and I happen to know it's only a fiver in Chapters :)



But I won't get to it until near the end of March - due to my current work load and reading schedule.

Thanks, Maria. It's good to have a few books in the poll! How is your work schedule going?

Lol work is crazy. One of the Directors decided to push up one of the deadlines and then our lovely Georgian building has decided it would go mad this weekend. We had floods on Friday, burglar alarms ringing all weekend and something keeps tripping the fire alarm circuit in the basement. Did I ever mention I work in a Haunted building- one day I’ll write about it and the world will think it’s magical realism and not just exaggerated truth.

Maria, they say that truth is stranger than fiction. I would like to read that story when you get around to writing it - I could be your beta reader!