On My Shelf discussion

The votes were close, but it is time to start nominating historical fiction books to read and discuss as a group in November! Nominations will be valid through October 21st. Any book that is seconded will automatically be added into the poll on which to be voted. Feel free to nominate or second as many books as you like! Ready, set, nominate!

Well, these books I need to read by the end of the year from my shelf so I nominate:
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald - Therese Anne Fowler
Between Shades of Gray - Ruta Sepetys
The Pearl Thief - Elizabeth Wein
Rose Under Fire - Elizabeth Wein
The Smile - Donna Jo Napoli
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova

And these from my shelf I just want to get to soon:
The Ripper's Shadow - Laura Joh Rowland
The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett (though this is HUGE)
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents - Julia Alvarez
A Quiet Life In The Country - T. E. Kinsey
Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen
Emma - Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Ok I think that's enough. lol

i vote for emma to

I will second Wuthering Heights

Stalking Jack the Ripper!

The book thief :-)

I second between shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys I loved Salt To The Sea :-)

rina dunn wrote: "I second between shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys I loved Salt To The Sea :-)"

I loved Salt to the Sea too and have been dying to read her other books!

@Elyse Yes! Shades of Gray is meant to be just as good so can't wait to read it

I second Stalking Jack the Ripper

100% for Between Shades Of Gray. Had it on my shelf for forever now.

Between the shades of gray would be fun!

Hi - I’d prefer Emma

Is it alright to nominate a sequel like The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy? If not, instead I'll nominate Pride and Prejudice and The Great Gatsby!

I nominate the following:
1. The Summer Queen - Elizabeth Chadwick
2. The Conquest - Elizabeth Chadwick
3. Daughters of the Grail - Elizabeth Chadwick

4. Helen of Troy - Margaret George

5. Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel

6. Gallows Thief - Bernard Cornwell
7. The Archer's Tale - Bernard Cornwell

It's okay to nominate sequels. I second The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and Pride and Prejudice.

I nominate What Is Visible.

And I also nomimate Moloka'i.

Should we really call many of the books penned by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the Brontes etc. historical fiction? Sure, from our perspective, they were written and set in the historic past, but these three authors (and other Regency and Victorian writers) all often if not generally penned their novels concerning their own present, and thus they are not really about the past, but about the authors' own times, set in the past according to us of course, but the authors are actually often writing about what life is like for their contemporaries (the one exception with Dickens being A Tale of Two Cities since it deals with the French Revolution which was of course already an event in the past when Dickens wrote his novel).

And no, I am not trying to get books by Austen, Dickens and the like removed or declared as ineligible, this is just some food for thought and consideration.

Manybooks wrote: "Should we really call many of the books penned by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the Brontes etc. historical fiction? Sure, from our perspective, they were written and set in the historic past, but ..."

I think you're breaking it down too much. I don't really think it matters, it's just a Goodreads group.

Elyse wrote: "Manybooks wrote: "Should we really call many of the books penned by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the Brontes etc. historical fiction? Sure, from our perspective, they were written and set in the h..."

And I was just musing a bit which I hope I am allowed to do. And if I am not, let me know (but these kinds of musings are common with me).

I second The Thorn Birds, as this has been on my to read list forever.

good luck to everyone

Did I miss the poll of what we are reading next month

Stephanie wrote: "Did I miss the poll of what we are reading next month"

Nope it hasn't been posted yet!

she will put it up soon

Does anybody know what we are reading in November yet? :)

rina dunn wrote: "Does anybody know what we are reading in November yet? :)"

The poll hasn't been posted yet.

Ahhh okay thank you :)

So are we just going to skip Nov and use these for Dec at this point?

Has something happened?

Hey have you read this thriller?
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