Basically Books! discussion

This topic does exactly what it says on the tin.

So, what would you like to read in December? Let us know.

Remember that if your choice doesn't get picked we can always add it to our buddy read suggestions topic.

Edit 3/10/2011 Please stop suggesting The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It was suggested for November and didn't make the poll. If you want to read it you need to go to the buddy read suggestion topic were if enough people want to read it one will be set up.

I've decided to list all of our former group reads so then you can see what we've read.

Former Group Reads

The Book Thief, City of Bones, Wolfsangel, The Lovely Bones, The Hunger Games, Shiver, Vampire Academy, Wuthering Heights, Frankenstein, Life As We Knew It, The Secret Hour, Artemis Fowl, Uglies, Shadows, Delirium

So please don't suggest them. There'll be topics further down the group page.

Also, to stop any confusion here's a list of November's suggestions. Please don't suggest these. They won't be considered.

Novembers suggestions

Daughters of Rome, Crossing Over, Red Gloves, Tithe, Beauty Queens, Stray, Eva Luna, One Day I Will Write About This Place, A Great and Terrible Beauty, The Help, A World Without Heroes, Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris, A Certain Slant of Light, The Girls, The Work of Wolves, The Iron King, Wicked Lovely, Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World, Darkfever, The Academy, The Virgin Suicides, A Game of Thrones, A Tale of Two Cities, The Tea Rose, The Bronze Horseman, Shade, Garden Spells, Middlesex, The Host, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Between Shades of Gray, Taxi, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Outlander, Blood Red Road

Whoo! Ok! Here are some suggestions:

~ Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
~ The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
~ The Black Company by Glen Cook
~ BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker
~ The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
~ Eragon by Christopher Paolini
~ The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
~ Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

To start us off! ;D (These are all books that I have not yet read, but are on my to-read list.)

The Historian

Torie wrote: "Whoo! Ok! Here are some suggestions:

~ Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
~ The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
~ The Black Company by Glen Cook
~ ..."

Torie, we've already read Artemis Fowl. Once you've read it there's a topic in our Former Group Reads section. :)

heres a suggestion
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My suggestions:

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
The Litigators by John Grisham - releasing Oct 25
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami - releasing Oct 25
11/22/63 by Stephen King - releasing Nov 8

Yuseyz wrote: "heres a suggestion
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Is that a book? Who's the author? You can use the tool "add book/author" in the comment box in order to show the book :)

is meant to be a book that you either love or hate so it could make for an interesting discussion if it wins the vote.

I also wouldn't mind:

I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood but it's only available in really expensive format right now. :( As soon as it's out in paperback I'm gonna put it forth for consideration again.

I read American Gods and I gae it 5 stars. I agree that you either love it or hate. I loved it, at least XD

I read American Gods and loved it as well althought I felt some parts dragged. I vote also for The Help as well. Been wanting to read it for a while now.

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Rea wrote: "I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood but it's only available in really expensive format right now. :( As soon as it's out in paperback I'm gonna put it forth for consideration again."

Is it? That's a shame. :(

Do the mods have a set criteria for availability/budget for the group reads then? That's good-thinking - no fair setting it as a group read and then no one can get hold of it/afford it!

Yeah, one of the reasons I bought my Kindle is so that I can get new releases at a cheaper price. But I think we can still suggest them, since if the book didn't make it for the monthly reads, at least we can still do it for buddy reads :D

I just want to point out that The Help was considered for the November poll but didn't make it. We're suggesting it as a possible buddy read now. So that's the place to say that you want to read it. :)

Emma wrote: "Rea wrote: "I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood but it's only available in really expensive format right now. :( As soon as it's out in paperback I'm gonna put it forth for consideration ag..."

I just go with the flow. The books are more expensive in Europe & Chile Emma, so the girls just tell me if they can't afford new releases and we set them aside for another time... or a buddy read. :)

Emma wrote: "Rea wrote: "I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood but it's only available in really expensive format right now. :( As soon as it's out in paperback I'm gonna put it forth for consideration ag..."

Anna Dressed in Blood is in hardback atm so the cost for me is 20€! And of course I can't get it from the library. Much as I like hardbacks, I like the 10€ price difference more. ;)

I'm gonna put forward as my December suggestion.

Rea wrote: "Emma wrote: "Rea wrote: "I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood but it's only available in really expensive format right now. :( As soon as it's out in paperback I'm gonna put it forth for con..."

Yikes! I never really buy hardbacks because I just find them really uncomfortable to read - also, they don't fit in the handbag as well, lol.

Emma wrote: "Rea wrote: "Emma wrote: "Rea wrote: "I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood but it's only available in really expensive format right now. :( As soon as it's out in paperback I'm gonna put it f..."

I once fell asleep reading a hardback and woke up completely freaked out cuz there was this heavy weight on my face. I get what you mean about them not being great in handbags - I often slip a paperback into my handbag to take with me whenever I have to go somewhere where I know I'll end up in a queue!

Jason wrote: "My suggestions:

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
[book:Unbroken: A World War I..."

I so, SO, badly want to read 1Q84 By Murakami, that would be my vote!

Rea wrote: "Emma wrote: "Rea wrote: "Emma wrote: "Rea wrote: "I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood but it's only available in really expensive format right now. :( As soon as it's out in paperback I'm g..."

Lol. I feel lost without a book on hand. My handbag usually weighs a tonne because I always carry a book, my diary and a notebook as well as all the other usual paraphernalia. (Takes me ages to find my mobile or my keys)

I have The Help on my Kindle waiting to be read so I vote for that one :)

Please don't suggest The Help as a possible read. It was suggested in November and didn't make it to the poll. If you want to read it please visit the buddy read suggestion topic where you can ask us to make it a buddy read.

Emma wrote: "Rea wrote: "I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood but it's only available in really expensive format right now. :( As soon as it's out in paperback I'm gonna put it forth for consideration ag..."

Sometimes availability... for example, among the suggestions for November was a new released book which is only available for kindle. Not all of the members have access to e-readers or are willing to sit in front of the screen to read an ebook :P

I would like to suggest the following-

- We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver
- The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly
- The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Hi Laura,

Can you link the titles using the "add book/author" tool? It makes it easier for the mods when we check out your choices.

how about:



i also second:

I'm reading Room now. :D

The pillars of the earth have three nominations! cheers!

Jeshu wrote: "The pillars of the earth have three nominations! cheers!"

I'm planning on starting reading it this month so I may just be finished with it by December!

Bear in mind it may not even make the poll. I mean this is only suggestions. :P

I'm reading it as part of the favourites challenge (off Jeshu's shelf) so either way works for me, lol.

Lol, that's good then. I was just pointing it out. I mean i wrote something similar with Room lol. :P

Char wrote: "Torie, we've already read Artemis Fowl. Once you've read it there's a topic in our Former Group Reads section. :)"

Ooops, I'm sorry, I didn't even read the list of books the group has already read - and that you said "please don't suggest them." Gah! I should read these things, sorry!

Torie wrote: "Char wrote: "Torie, we've already read Artemis Fowl. Once you've read it there's a topic in our Former Group Reads section. :)"

Ooops, I'm sorry, I didn't even read the list of books the group has..."

It's okay. We forgive you. Your other suggestions were super awesome! :D

This has some amazing reviews:



Don't know if I want to wait till December though!

Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto

I would like either The Historian, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, or The Thirteenth Tale. They have been on my book shelf for some time!

So my suggestion for December is:

Hmm, can I just open up my bookcase and beg for it to be one of those books please ;P
Hmmm, unfortunately have enough books to last me until New Year so can't join in on group reads until they're all gone... but I'm so watching to keep an eye out for good books :D

Well what do you have on your TBR? Suggest a few and we'll see what we can do. :D :P

Hmmm, I shall say:

(yup, lotta Nesbo in there - I'm a late starter to him :P)

the unbecoming of Mara Dyer


Anna dressed in Blood


Wither

The Long Song

I'll have to second 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami - releasing Oct 25 . However problems could arise with the fact that it is releasing in two parts here in the UK and one part in the US so it may not be the best of choices.

So we could read the book that influenced it but I'll assume most people already have.

And here are just a couple books that I am planning on reading at sometime in the future that might be of interest: among many, many more in my seemingly ever growing book 'to buy' list that I have in my bedroom.

Martin, 1Q84 probably won't get chosen as it's harder for people outside the UK & US to buy brand new books. They can be incredibly expensive. (Just thought I'd point this out.)

Also 1984 narrowly missed out on being last month's group read. :)

The others are all good suggestions though and will be added to the list.

Fair enough on the 1Q84. I was going to point out the price could be a problem anyway as even here in the UK it is like £15 for each book.

Ah did it? My newbie is showing :P

Wow! That's pretty steep. I don't like super expensive books. That's probably why I loiter in charity shops.