Old Books, New Readers discussion

Hi Everyone,

Here is a call for nominations for the June 2025 Book of the Month.

It looks like the theme I originally set was too specific and we did not receive any nominations. In the interest of having a book to read for June, I'll expand the theme to any classic book that had been on your "to read" list that you want; as long it meets the criteria below.

Here is a list of the previous books we have read in this group to make sure your nomination has not been a previous Book of the Month:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Rules
1. One nomination per person.
2. Poll will be set up when we reach 6 valid nominations.
3. Nominations should have been first published earlier than June 1975.
4. It would be great if you could share why you want to read this book.
5. To get a wider variety of selections, the nominations may be limited to one book per author.

Cheers,
Ian

I like to nominate The Plague by Albert Camus.

I have Forbidden Colors by Yukio Mishima on my tbr since May 2015. First published in 1951.

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein published in 1966.

Hi All,

We have three nominations so far:
1. The Plague by Albert Camus
2. Forbidden Colors by Yukio Mishima
3. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

Two of these ar eon my to read list as well!

We need three more nominations folks! I will let it go a few more days and then I will run the poll with the ones we have. It is already June 1st, so we will be starting a bit late.

Cheers,
Ian

I'd like to nominate "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat (originally published in 1951; a classic World War II novel later adapted into a movie starring the British actor Jack Hawkins).

I'll nominate the 1969 novella Smith of Wootton Major by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I'll put up the poll with these nominations:
1. The Plague by Albert Camus
2. Forbidden Colors by Yukio Mishima
3. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
4. The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat
5. Smith of Wootton Major by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Cheers,
Ian

The poll is up:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...