Lush Library discussion

Hello everyone, I'm sure you've had a very busy January, because February is so short I thought I ought to get these threads up straight away so we have lots of time to research and decide what we want to read. Please put your nominations for March read/s here, thank you :)

New Rules
Everyone nominates (only) 3 books (at least one of which needs to be a classic and at least one should have been published in the last 5 years) if you choose to nominate a book which someone else has chosen too then the book is seconded and put to poll.

Next month we will nominate 3 books each (at least one of which needs to be a classic and at least one should have been published in the last 5 years) and the books that are nominated the most will go to poll.

To try to clear the backlog of recurrent votes this month a book being nominated twice will be sufficient.

At least one of which needs to be a classic and at least one should have been published in the last 5 years - this rule doesn't need to be adhered to this month so as not to confuse things too much and to save anyone having to rethink their choices


Don't forget you have until the 7th to change your vote if you want to. The polls will start on the 8th and end on the 15th. You do not have to nominate three books, one or two is fine. It's all up to you :)

- everyone seems to rave about this.

The Notebook - cos I have to read this before I watch the film

- Changed as I plan to buy this tonight and I haven't read a book about witches in ages :)

Possession

my third choice is to 2nd Sophia's choice (punish intended ;) )

1st well it's just been on the telebox hasn't it ... and I have a copy and have never got round to it.

2nd One of the most fabulous books of the 1980s set at the very end of the 19th century. I need to finish this book! ... and there is so much to discuss.

3rd I keep voting for this one.

It keeps cropping up in lists of the best books so it should be good.

I loved Hillary Jordan's first book, Mudbound, so I'm interested to see what her new book is like.

I keep voting for this!

1) - this is the book of the month at Waterstones and looks good
2) - I really need to get around to reading this.
3) - keep voting for this!

Becky wrote: "1) - this is the book of the month at Waterstones and looks good
2) - I really need to get around to reading this.
3)[bo..."

I may possibly have bought [book:The Snow Child|12749843] this afternoon.

ok - there seem to be quite a few nominations that have been voted for each month and last time I made a huge list and set up a poll but this time what I propose (if Sam agrees) is if a book is voted for by one member and seconded by another it goes to poll. I've seen this voting system and it is a good alternative. I would like one classic (best seller/award winner/top list) book and one more recent (in the last 3 years) though so as to cover more tastes.
So we all vote for 3 books (1 or 2 top book/s included) and if you like another persons nomination you second their vote and it goes through to poll with no need to third. Does that make sense?

Well I like the sound of . I read a folk tale that sounded very similar when I was a child, just can't think what it was called.

I guess it's easier if we do it on both threads - sorry to complicate it mid nominations but I hate seeing people vote for the same book time and again + it seems like more people vote on polls than nominate and this could work better.
Ness - is it clear? Can you vote for 3 using this system? That book is in Marie Claire this month.

It isn't that complicated really, you just forget about points vote for 3 books and the put the ones that have two or more votes in polls. It's actually a lot easier. Don't worry about confusing things hun, you're just trying to make things as fair as possible. I think you are doing a bloody good job! Yes I am a kiss ass! haha x

Everyone nominates (only) 3 books (at least one of which needs to be a classic and at least one should have been published in the last 5 years) if you choose to nominate a book which someone else has chosen too then the book is seconded and put to poll.

Next month we will nominate 3 books each (at least one of which needs to be a classic and at least one should have been published in the last 5 years) and the books that are nominated the most will go to poll.

To try to clear the backlog of recurrent votes this month a book being nominated twice will be sufficient.

edited to add: at least one of which needs to be a classic and at least one should have been published in the last 5 years - this rule doesn't need to be adhered to this month so as not to confuse things too much and to save anyone having to rethink their choices

So Sam - I make that Sam and seconded by Amina
Sam and seconded by Amina
Sam and seconded by Vicky
Sophia seconded by me
Kerry and seconded by Amina
Becky and seconded by Kerry

Sam wrote: " Looks like a good one, pricey on Amazon :O"

Marie Claire 60% discount code SNOWCHIL - enabler that I am

Sam wrote: "Kirsty wrote: "Sam wrote: " Looks like a good one, pricey on Amazon :O"

Marie Claire 60% discount code SNOWCHIL - enabler that I am"

Is that to use on Amazon? y..."

amazon - which makes it £5.99 for the hardback

I'd like to suggest:
1) 1984 - George Orwell
(I'm really enjoying dystopian novels at the moment and would love to re-visit this one!)

2) A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness
(It's on my TBR and from the blurb sounds right up my street)

3)Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith
(Sounds like a hoot & I always like to read a book before I see the film - which is due this summer)

Ah ok, thanks - sounds like a good system! In that case I'd also like to nominate:

Pure by Andrew Miller
(recent winner of Costa book of the year)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
(really feel I should read some Dickens this year, and this is one I've not read before)

Never Let Me Go This sounds good. Seen it on lots of lists too.

Blue MondayRead the synopsis and thought it sounded intriguing.

1984This has been on my 'to read' list forever!

Stephanie wrote: "Ah ok, thanks - sounds like a good system! In that case I'd also like to nominate:

Pure by Andrew Miller
(recent winner of Costa book of the year)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
(really ..."



Just so everyone can look them up easily and it's easier for Sam (since I've already complicated things mid nominations)

1. The Woman in Black


2. The Sealed Letter


3. The Passage

Hopefully I've got this right - but my nominations are to second the Woman in Black, I've always wanted to read it and also second The particular sadness of lemon cake. My 3rd would have been the Snow Child but that's already in.

Ah sorry, being a bit silly.

The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times I'm a bit obsessed with the BBC interpretation and might be something a bit different.

>32 in message 32 there is a 60% code for

Ok, so we have these for the poll so far...





Yes? Lots of blues :) Updated