Reading 1001 discussion

It is time to vote for May's botm. Remember that voting is different so see the new instructions. Send your votes to the new shelf personality's email address. Private messaging is no longer supported by GR.

1001secondedition@gmail.com

Books over 600 pages are not included and books that have been past botm in 2024 are not included. Voting for the botm starts 15th and ends on the 24th when the winners will be announced.

Randomizer selection: Only books that have not been previous botm (*) in past 10 years (2016 +) will be added to the randomizer. Each book you choose that has not been previously botm in the past 10 years will be fed into the randomizer for an opportunity to be chosen by the randomizer.

Authors are from Antonio Tabucchi to Frederik van Eeden

Antonio Tabucchi - Italy
1. Pereira Declares: A Testimony, 1964, 136 pages

Rabindranath Tagore - India
2. The Home and the World, 1916, 213 pages

Costas Taktsis - Greece
3. The Third Wedding, 1962, 303 pages

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki - Japan
4. Some Prefer Nettles, 1929, 202 pages

Donna Tartt - US
*5. The Secret History, 1992, 559 pages 2020 botm

Elizabeth Taylor - UK
*6. Blaming, 1976, 190 pgs, 2022 botm

Shashi Tharoor - India
*7. The Great Indian Novel, 1989, 423 pgs, 2020 botm

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - Kenya
8. Petals of Blood, 1977, 432 pgs
9. Matigari, 1987, 148 pgs
10. The River Between, 1965, 152 pgs

Hunter S. Thompson - US
11. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American
Dream, 1971, 204 pages

Jim Thompson - US
12. The Killer Inside Me, 1952, 244 pgs, botm 2010

Henry David Thoreau - US
13. Walden or, Life in the Woods, 1854, 352 pgs

Newton Thornburg - US
14. Cutter and Bone, 1976, 320 pgs

James Thurber - US
*15. The Wonderful O, 1957, 80 pgs botm 2018
16. The 13 Clocks, 1959, 128 pages

Uwe Timm - German
17. The Invention of Curried Sausage, 1993, 246 pgs, botm 2012

Felix Timmermans, Belgium
18. Pallieter, 1916, 246 pgs

Colm Tóibín - Ireland
19. The Heather Blazing, 1992, 243 pgs
*20. The Master, 2004, 339 pgs, botm 2020

Leo Tolstoy - Russia
22. The Kreutzer Sonata, 1889, 128 pgs
23. The Death of Ivan Ilyich, 1895, 86 pgs

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa - Sicily/Italy
24. The Leopard, 1958, 319 pages

Jean Toomer - US
25. Cane, 1923, 144 pgs

Jáchym Topol - Czech
26. City Sister Silver

Michel Tournier - France
27. The Ogre, 1970, 373 pgs

Sylvia Townsend Warner - UK/England
28. After the Death of Don Juan, 1938, 301 pgs
29. Summer Will Show, 1936, 406 pgs

Rose Tremain - UK
*30. The Colour, 2003,. 369 pgs, botm 2014,

Robert Tressell - Ireland
31. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, 1914, 590 pgs

William Trevor2016 - Ireland
32. Felicia's Journey, 1994, 212 pgs
*]33. Fools of Fortune, 1983, 207 pgs botm 2022

Anthony Trollope - UK
34. Castle Richmond, 1860, 443 pgs

Leonid Tsypkin Belarus
35. Summer in Baden-Baden, 1981, 246 pgs

Göran Tunström - Sweden
36. The Christmas Oratorio - A Novel, 1983, 347 pgs

Ivan Turgenev - Russian
37. Virgin Soil, 1877, 355 pgs
38. Torrents of Spring, 1872, 240 pgs
*39. Fathers and Sons, 1862, 244 pgs botm 2018
40. On the Eve, 1860, 180 pgs
41. King Lear of the Steppes, 1870, 156 pgs

Mark Twain - US
*42. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1885, 327 pgs, both 2010, 2014, 2016

Dubravka Ugrešić - Croatia
43. The Museum of Unconditional Surrender

John Updike - US
*44. Rabbit, Run, 1960, 337 pgs, botm 2016
45. Rabbit Redux, 1971, 440 pgs
46. Rabbit Is Rich, 1981, 480 pgs

Juan Valera - Spain
47. Pepita Jiménez, 1874, 172 pgs

Fernando Vallejo - Columbia
*48. Our Lady of the Assassins, 1994, 144 pgs, botm 2022

Frederik van Eeden - Netherlands
49. The quest, 1884, 528 pgs

That's the list. What are your thoughts? How many have you read? What would you like to read? And don't forget to vote.

I have read 24 from this lot. Surprisingly, I have none of the others on my TBR shelves; looks like I've read all the good ones and it might end up as a meh month...

I've only read the first Rabbit, which I didn't like, but I could be swayed into reading another one...

I have read 25 on this list. I am not interested in another Updike right now. I would love to read one of the two Turgenev that I haven't read: On the Eve or King Lear. Other books of possible interest: Summer in Baden-Baden or Cutter and Bone.

I’ve only read 11 of these. The one I’d most like to read is Some Prefer Nettles.

I've read 7, including the first Rabbit a few months ago. Also not a fan.

I'm interested in a few mentioned above, especially On the Eve, Some Prefer Nettles, Cutter and Bone. Summer in Baden-Baden sounds interesting but finding a cheap copy may be a challenge.

I have read 25 of them and am in the process of checking which ones I can get my hands on. So I'll be back but I know that I have easy access to The Home and the World. I did find copies to either get from MNLink of Some Prefer Nettles and Cutter and Bone.

I've read 28 of these, and I don't have any on my TBR. I'm happy to say all the Rabbits are behind me (the ones that are on the list, anyway).

I'm intrigued by Some Prefer Nettles, and our library has it, so I could certainly go for that one.

Others that have been mentioned that I haven't read and can get from the library are: On the Eve by Turgenev and Summer in Baden-Baden.

Wow, I’ve read hardly any from this section, so it’s all fine with me (although I’m glad we aren’t going down the Rabbit hole haha).

I have read only 9 from this group but some of my favorites are among them.

I could get on board with Some Prefer Nettles. Cutter and Bone I would have to read on my phone through the Hoopla app. I can get Summer in Baden Baden but only one copy available.

I agree with Jenna that I'm glad we aren't going dow the Rabbit Hole but if book 2 is selected I will read it.

It looks like I can access Some prefer Nettles, so could vote for that.

I have finished all the Updike on the list. They might be distasteful but he is quite the author and these were not hard to complete compared to other options on the list.

I've read 22 of these. The Colour by Tremain is high on my to-read list- I'm planning to get it from the university library in about a week. Pepita Jimenez has been on my list for a long time, would like to read that also, it's not very long and if your Spanish is decent you could read it in the original language (mine is probably not good enough).
I would definitely read Turgenev's Torrents of Spring aka Spring Torrents, not sure of the others.
I've read 2 of the Updike Rabbit novels, not the 1st one, oddly.

Less than 24 hours to vote. So far, 8 books have received your votes; keep them coming! I will post the winners shotly tomorrow after midnight PDT (that would be 6pm on the 24th here in Sydney).

Time for the results. 12 books received votes this month (none of them were Rabbits), but there was one definite runaway leader.

Popular vote: Some Prefer Nettles (Junichiro Tanizaki)
Random selection: On the Eve (Ivan Turgeniev; submitted by Jane)

What will you be reading in May?

I'll happily go for both of those!

Well, I voted for Some Prefer Nettles so I'd better read that one! I would like to fit the Turgenev in as well, if possible.

I am thrilled that Some Prefer Nettles was so popular and will definitely read that. Possibly will read On the Eve too, not sure yet

I will read Some Prefer Nettles (Junichiro Tanizaki) since I voted for it.

I will definitely read the Turgenev and will read Some Prefer Nettles as long as I can find it.