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Hi everyone :-)

It's time to nominate and vote for our January Fiction Group Read.

The 'rules' are:

- One nomination per person
- First six 'seconded' nominations will be put in a poll where members can vote on their choice.
- The book should be fiction but should not be a 'classic' novel, as we have a separate bi-monthly classics read.
- The book nominated should be available in paperback form.
- If you nominate a book, you cannot second one as well (and vice versa).

Please post your nominations on this thread, which will remain open until 11th December or until six seconded nominations are made. The poll will be set up until 15th December and the winner will be announced shortly afterwards.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask on this thread :-)

Okay, I'd like to nominate A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride which won the Bailey's Prize for Women's Fiction in 2014, among other awards. I have a copy on my shelf and I've heard many great things about it, but I've also heard that it's as complex as Ulysses and after skimming the first couple of pages I can see why. The style of writing is unlike anything I've seen before and I think it's one of those books that needs your full attention. It's a short book, but has few and very mixed reviews on GR, so I'd quite like to read and discuss this one with others.

I'll second Pink's choice: girl is a half-formed thing:

I'd like to nominate Redwall as its available in paperback and is a pretty good read.

I know that it is massive, but I really would like to nominate The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, winner of last year's Man Booker Prize and liked by sooo many people

Elisa wrote: "I know that it is massive, but I really would like to nominate The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, winner of last year's Man Booker Prize and liked by sooo many people"

If this goes to poll and wins, we would definitely have to make it a two month group read!!

This one might be too long as well, but I'll nominate Sarum: The Novel of England.

I'll second the Luminaries :)

The Luminaries is long but a really good read and actually relatively quick. I wouldn't re-read but would enjoy discussing it

I would like to nominate Purple Hibiscus. I have loved another book I read by this author (Half of a Yellow Sun) and this one looks excellent as well

I will second Heather's nomination. Have wanted to read this one for quite a while.

I'll second Purple Hibiscus. It looks interesting, and I've never read that author before. Thanks Heather!

I nominate crime thriller First Night of Summer

Shirley wrote: "Elisa wrote: "I know that it is massive, but I really would like to nominate The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, winner of last year's Man Booker Prize and liked by s..."

Yep, no doubt about that!

I would like to nominate The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

Sorry, got the month wrong for the paperback version, I take back my nomination.

I would like to nominate The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters.

Heather wrote: "The Luminaries is long but a really good read and actually relatively quick. I wouldn't re-read but would enjoy discussing it

I would like to nominate Purple Hibiscus. I have loved a..."

I've read both of them, and Purple Hibiscus is even better!

I would like to second Sarum: The Novel of England, it's already on my bookshelf waiting for me

ok - so far we have:

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing (seconded)
Redwall
The Luminaries (seconded)
Sarum: The Novel of England (seconded)
Purple Hibiscus (seconded)
First Night of Summer
The Paying Guests
The Financial Lives of the Poets

Some interesting choices here, and there is room for two more in the poll...

I will second First Night of Summer, although the Sarah Waters book looks interesting too...

Alannah wrote: "I would like to nominate The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters."

I second this.

Ok, that's six seconded books for the poll!

Nominations are now closed, I shall set the poll up shortly...