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It is hard to believe we are talking February and this year is leap year. Our authors will be from February: Patrick White to Zweig. Books 600 pages and past 2 years are excluded from current voting.

Voting: voting is open from the 15 to the 23. I will announce the winner of the popular and randomizer on the 24. Everyone gets 1 free vote. You can use an additional 4 points if you have participation points to use. You can vote for 1 or 5 books depending on number of participation points and how you wish to distribute those. Feel free to try to get people to join you in trying to get your book to be the winner. Send a PM to the bookshelf personality with your votes. You can send them to me also. Just saying what you want here in the topic will not get your vote counted.



Patrick White UK, 1912 to 1990
1. The Living and the Dead 1941, 358 pages.
2.The Tree Of Man 1955, 480 pages
3. Voss born in India, 1906 to 1964.
Omitted, The Once aKnd Future ing 195458, omitted > 600 pages.

Oscar Wilde Ireland, 1854 to 1900
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray 1890, 272 pages

Henry Williamson
5. Tarka The Otter: His Joyful Water Life And Death In The Country Of The Two Rivers 1927, 279 pages.

Angus Wilson UK 1913 to 1992
6. No Laughing Matter 1967, 500 pages

Edmund Wilson US, 1895 to 1972
7. I Thought of Daisy 1929, 278 pages.

Jeanette Winterson UK, 1959
8. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 1985, 176 pages
9. The Passion 1987, 176 pages
10. Sexing the Cherry, 1989, 167 pages
11. Written on the Body 1992, 192 pages

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz 1889 to 1939, Poland
12. Insatiability 1930, 480 pages

Christa Wolf Germany 1929 to 2011
13. The Quest for Christa T. 1968, 185 pages
14. Patterns of Childhood 1976, 416 pages

Thomas Wolfe US (north Carolina), 1900 - 1938
15. Look Homeward, Angel 1929. 550 pages

Tom Wolfe US, Virginia 1931 to 2018
16. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, 1968, 418 pages
omitted . The Bonfires of the Vanities > 600 pages

Jan Wolkers Netherlands 1925 to 2007. His book is not available in English in that I can find.

Virginia Woolf UK, 1882 to 1941
17. The Voyage Out 1915
18. Night and Day 1919
19. Jacob's Room 1922
20. Mrs. Dalloway 1825
Omitted, previous BOTM To the Lighthouse 1927
21. Orlando 1928
22. The Waves 1931
23. The Years 1987
24. Between the Acts 1941

Richard Wright US (Mississippi), 1908 to 1960
25. Native Son 1940 504 pages

John Wyndham Warwickshire UK
26. The Day of the Triffids, 1951, 250 pages
27. The Midwich Cuckoos 1957, 250 pages
28. Chocky 1963, 150 pages

Zhang Xianliang Jiangsu, China 1937 to 2014
29. Half of Man Is Woman 1985, 300 pages

Banana Yoshimoto Japan, 1964
omitted, previous BOTM 2018 Kitchen

Marguerite Yourcenar Belgium, 1903 - 1987
30. Memoirs of Hadrian 1951, 300 pages

Yevgeny Zamyatin Russian Federation 1884 - 1937
31. We 1924, 250 pages

Émile Zola France, 1840 to 1902
32. Thérèse Raquin 1867, 200 pages
33. L'Assommoir, 1877, is the seventh novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Usually considered one of Zola's masterpieces, the novel—a study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris—was a huge commercial success and helped establish Zola's fame and reputation throughout France and the world. 400pages
34. Nana 9th of Les Rougon-Macquart, 1880, 473 pages.
35. Germinal 13th novel in series, 1885, 592 pages
36. La Bête humaine 17th book in series 1890, 462 pages

Joost Zwagerman
Gimmick! I don't believe there is English edition.

Arnold Zweig Poland 1887 - 1968
37. The Case of Sergeant Grischa 1927, 449 pages

Stefan Zweig Austria 1881 - 1942
38. Amok I think this is an English translation. 99cents, Kindle. 60 pages.
39. Chess Story 1942, 100 pages.

We have a short list to pick from this month. Even though it is leap year, it still is a short month.

WINNERS
Germinal
Amok

So I've read about half (21) of the 39 numbered here. Out of the ones I haven't read, I would be most interested in:

-L'Assommoir (librivox)
-Germinal (librivox)
-Nana (audible)
-Bete Humaine (audible)
-The years (audible)
-Electric kool aid acid test (audible)
-Look homeward angel (rb audio: will take off my tbr if selected)
-Tarka the Otter (audible)

Mostly because I can get those ones on audio.

I am interested in Nana and Germinal.

I've only read 12 of these. I have Germinal and Nana on my tbr but I could swap them out if one got chosen. I also think Patrick White might be interesting. Amok and Chess Story are short.

The Tree of Man (white) is available at my library
I would also consider L'Assommoir
Native Son, Richard Wright I own

I have read 25. Here's what I have left that I have access to:

Germinal
La Bête humaine
The Years
Native Son
I Thought of Daisy
Night and Day
Orlando
The Voyage Out
Memoirs of Hadrian
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Quest of Christa T
Insatiability

I'm probably most interested in Germinal or possibly another by Zola. I have not read any of his books yet, this one and a few others are available through my library, and a book by this author is on my list for my Reading Europe challenge for next year as well.

Cool Cool: seems like a bunch of people want to read Germinal so I'll vote for that then.

I would like to read a Zola as I have never read anything by him. In contrast, I am also interested in Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Gail wrote: "I would like to read a Zola as I have never read anything by him. In contrast, I am also interested in Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test."
I read Electric Kool-Aid Acid test and found it interesting. I see that one, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as going together. Also the books by Ken Kesey as Electric Kool-Aid is about Ken Kesey.

Amanda wrote: "Cool Cool: seems like a bunch of people want to read Germinal so I'll vote for that then."

I can stand behind Germinal.

I voted for Germinal

I also voted for Germinal.

Kristel wrote: "I also voted for Germinal."

Kristel wrote: "It is hard to believe we are talking February and this year is leap year. Our authors will be from February: Patrick White to Zweig. Books 600 pages and past 2 years are excluded from current votin..."

I would vote for The tree of man, I’ve read all the Zola’s, I love his writing and would recommend Germinal, but I read that recently.

I will vote for Germinal

These people have voted
Jen
Kristel
Amanda Dawn
Diane (the other)
Daisy
Suki
Amanda
George
Kelly.
Tatjana
Tracy

did I miss you? If you haven't voted, there still is time.

Winner of the popular vote is Germinal.

When I get the randomized book, will announce it. Or Book can announce it. Someone will. Randomizer chose Amok

Merry Christmas to those celebrating, happy holidays for those celebrating other holidays and best wishes for all.

Amok's 60 pages makes up for Germinal's 592 pages.
Happy Holidays everyone.

Ebooks: The 99 cent version of Amok is 48 pages, the $1.99 edition is 60 pages and there is one for $5.99 that is 183 pages? Do you think you get what you pay for or are all editions going to give you the full story?
Hmmmm

I don't know what's up with the other versions, but I feel like when I read it previously it was about 180 pages, and not <100.

Is the difference the translator?

Gail wrote: "Ebooks: The 99 cent version of Amok is 48 pages, the $1.99 edition is 60 pages and there is one for $5.99 that is 183 pages? Do you think you get what you pay for or are all editions going to give ..."

Gail wrote: "Ebooks: The 99 cent version of Amok is 48 pages, the $1.99 edition is 60 pages and there is one for $5.99 that is 183 pages? Do you think you get what you pay for or are all editions going to give ..."

I have a book called Amok and other stories. Probably they all are collection of different stories. Amok itself is about 50 pages long. I have also taken a look at the French edition called Amok (around 100 pages) and it is actually a collection of three stories.

Thank you Tatjana and all,
I am going for the 99 cent one and assume I am just getting Amok and no other stories. I will let everyone know.
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all

One of my public libraries has "The Collected Stories of Stefan Zweig" which includes Amok, so I'll get that and read some of the other stories as well. I liked his "Chess Story" a lot.
Amazon has Amok for kindle for $1 listed as 60 pages
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I'll read Germinal as well, I've wanted to read a Zola for some time.
Now I have to push a couple of others down below War and Peace in my to-read list because I don't want to delay much longer on starting that.