Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

August 2024 New School group read nominations are now open! Please review the requirements below for book eligibility.

1. Books that have already been featured as group reads are not eligible for nomination. Bookshelf

In the interest of variety, please wait a month to renominate a book that has been in the poll. These are the books from last month's poll:

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, 1922, 232 pages
The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark, 1963, 140 pages
Jubilee by Margaret Walker, 1966, 497 pages
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih, 1966, 169 pages
Ways of Seeing by John Berger, 1972, 176 pages
The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt, 1958, 349 pages

2. Eligible publication dates for books are 1915 - 1999.

3. When making a nomination, please use "add book/author" link to help moderators and others view the book selected.

4. Only seven books, by seven different authors will move forward to each poll. This will be determined by the number of seconds a book receives. The seven books with the most seconds moves to the poll.

5. One nomination and one second per member will be allowed. A nomination can be changed only until it has been seconded. Once seconded, in fairness to the member making the second, the nomination will stand.

5a. A second can be withdrawn and placed on another choice. This change must in some way be noted in a post such as, "I am withdrawing my second for book A and placing it on book B." It will be easier to moderator to track changes.

6. Only one book per author; in the event of more than one book by the same author is nominated, only the first one to receive a second will be eligible. The nominator of the ruled ineligible book will be able to nominate a replacement or second another already in nomination.

6a. Same author-multiple categories. The same author may be nominated in multiple categories in a single month as long as the nominations are for different books. In the case of identical nominations, precedence will go to the first one to receive a second.

7. Availability Members nominating for a monthly Group Read will need to check that a copy of the text is reasonably available for members, and is available in English. Moderators may disallow a nomination if a copy is not readily available.

Nominations will remain open until the 14th of the month. Polls will open on the 16th and run until the penultimate day of the month.

I nominate Dead Babies by Martin Amis. First published in 1975, 206 pages.

I nominate The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf, 1928, 395 pp

Goodreads average rating 4.40

The book is on our
The top 100 classics according to active members of "Catching up on Classics" list:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

I nominate Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner, 1943, 563 pages.

I nominate Valley of the Dolls Jacqueline Susann 1966 440 pp. Beach read classic

I nominate The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham 1919, 187 pgs

Jeri wrote: "I nominate The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham 1919, 187 pgs"

SECOND

I nominate On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pgs

EvenB wrote: "I nominate On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pgs"

I second On The Road!

EvenB wrote: "I nominate On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pgs"

I second

I nominate The Door by Magda Szabó. Published in 1987, 262 pages

I second The Door

I second The Door.

I second Valley of the Dolls.

Thanks Jen

I second the comic satirical masterpiece that is The Twelve Chairs

Let me just say that our group comes up with some fantastic nominations. I think I'd be happy to read any of the suggestions above.

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Let me just say that our group comes up with some fantastic nominations. I think I'd be happy to read any of the suggestions above."

Motion passed.

I second Valley of the Dolls.

Thanks Kimberly.

I second Twelve Chairs.

Nominations Update

The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf, 1928, 395 pages
J_BlueFlower, Darren, Margaret

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann, 1966, 44 pages
Sam, Jen (Finally changed her GR pic), Kimberly

On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pages
EvenB, Luffy Sempai, J_BlueFlower

The Door by Magda Szabó, 1987, 262 pages
Marilyn, Shaina, Milena

The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, 191, 187 pages
Jeri, RJ - Slayer of Trolls

Dead Babies by Martin Amis, 1975, 206 pages
Kimberly

The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner, 1943, 563 pages
Terry

I second Big Rock Candy Mountain

I second Big Rock Candy Mountain

Thanks, Sam snd Dave!

Katy wrote: "Nominations Update

The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf, 1928, 395 pages
J_BlueFlower, Darren, Margaret

Valley of the Dolls by [author:Jacqueline Susann|2248..."

Katy, thanks for writing my new name. This screams commitment :)

You are welcome

J_BlueFlower wrote: "EvenB wrote: "I nominate On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pgs"

I second"

Thanks J_BlueFlower!

Luffy Sempai wrote: "EvenB wrote: "I nominate On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pgs"

I second On The Road!"

Thanks Luffy!

Seconding Valley of the Dolls

Thanks Cynda.

EvenB wrote: "Luffy Sempai wrote: "EvenB wrote: "I nominate On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pgs"

I second On The Road!"

Thanks Luffy!"

You're welcome. We should go on a road trip :)

I would like to nominate The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, 1942, 191pp.

I second On the Road.

Tina wrote: "I second On the Road."

Tina, you can ride shotgun on the road trip if you want [see message 32]

Terry wrote: "I nominate Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner, 1943, 563 pages."

I second this.

Elizabeth wrote: "I would like to nominate The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, 1942, 191pp."

second

Nominations Update
Last Day for Nominations & Seconds

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann, 1966, 448 pages
Sam, Jen (Finally changed her GR pic), Kimberly, Cynda

On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pages
EvenB, Luffy Sempai, J_BlueFlower, Tina

The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner, 1943, 563 pages
Terry, Sam, Dave, Laurie

The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf, 1928, 395 pages
J_BlueFlower, Darren, Margaret

The Door by Magda Szabó, 1987, 262 pages
Marilyn, Shaina, Milena

The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, 191, 187 pages
Jeri, RJ - Slayer of Trolls

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, 1942, 191 pages
Elizabeth, Wobbley

Dead Babies by Martin Amis, 1975, 206 pages
Kimberly

Katy it might matter to someone, so will you please change Valley of the Dolls page number to 448?

Cynda wrote: "Katy it might matter to someone, so will you please change Valley of the Dolls page number to 448?"

Good catch

Cynda wrote: "Katy it might matter to someone, so will you please change Valley of the Dolls page number to 448?"

Who is that someone, please ? :)

Jeri wrote: "I nominate The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham 1919, 187 pgs"

I second

Luffy will you please rephrase your question? I am not sure to what you are referring to. Sorry.

I second The Door

I second The Body in the Library

Cynda wrote: "Luffy will you please rephrase your question? I am not sure to what you are referring to. Sorry."

I rephrased it. I added a smiley. It was an obscure joke, relax. :)

Okay :)

I'll second The Body in the Library

Nominations Update

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann, 1966, 448 pages
Sam, Jen (Finally changed her GR pic), Kimberly, Cynda

On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pages
EvenB, Luffy Sempai, J_BlueFlower, Tina

The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner, 1943, 563 pages
Terry, Sam, Dave, Laurie

The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf, 1928, 395 pages
J_BlueFlower, Darren, Margaret

The Door by Magda Szabó, 1987, 262 pages
Marilyn, Shaina, Milena

The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, 191, 187 pages
Jeri, RJ - Slayer of Trolls, Bob

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, 1942, 191 pages
Elizabeth, Wobbley, Franky

Dead Babies by Martin Amis, 1975, 206 pages
Kimberly

Nominations are now closed. These books will advance to the polls

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann, 1966, 448 pages

On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 1957, 293 pages

The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner, 1943, 563 pages

The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf, 1928, 395 pages

The Door by Magda Szabó, 1987, 262 pages

The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, 191, 187 pages

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, 1942, 191 pages