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It's time to nominate your choice for our June 2020 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 15th May.

During this time anybody can nominate and second one book each. You cannot second the book you have nominated. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive.

The poll will then run until the 22nd May and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book.

Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf, contact one of the moderators or post on 'Ask the Moderators' thread

If you have any questions on the nominations process please contact me, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or post on here and we will be happy to help.

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

I love Alice Hoffman and this comes close to being her best.

Keshav wrote: "Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen."

That would be more suited for our classic group read Keshav.

Nancy from NJ wrote: "The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

I love Alice Hoffman and this comes close to being her best."

Thank you

Nominations

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

Animal Farm / 1984 by George Orwell

Janet M wrote: "Animal Farm / 1984 by George Orwell"

You can only nominate one book Janet, this title would be seen as two separate books, 1984 has already been a classic group read.

How about The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil?

I would like to nominate A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende. I've seen a lot of 4 and 5 star friend reviews, and I saw it was on BBC's best 10 of 2020 so far list. Been a long time since I've read Allende, but maybe it's time for another?

Nancy from NJ wrote: "The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

I love Alice Hoffman and this comes close to being her best."

This one looks good Nancy and Alannah!

Geoffrey wrote: "How about The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil?"

Looks intriguing Geoffrey, but wow, 1774 pages. That's a monster! :)

I second Isabel Allende's ALong Petal of the sea

Nominations

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (if this wins, we can make the group read two months)

Books Going To Poll:
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

Nancy from NJ wrote: "The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

I love Alice Hoffman and this comes close to being her best."

this is my choice as well.

Geoffrey wrote: "How about The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil?"

That one is VERY long--I read it--but it is also broken up into 3 books, so what if you nominate just the first one? The three books were written at different times.

Alannah wrote: "Nominations

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (if this wins, we can make the ..."

What if you just put in this part of it?
The Man Without Qualities: Volume I which is only 725 pages?

If, and only if, it is changed to this then I will second it, but I won't reread it as I didn't like it enough, but I remember quite a bit about it as I read it in the fall of 2018.

Geoffrey, you're more than welcome to change your nomination if you wish but I won't change unless you ask.

Nominations

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (if this wins, we can make the group read two months)

Books Going To Poll:
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

Animal Farm by George Orwell
(Sorry about my previous entry!)

Janet M wrote: "Animal Farm by George Orwell
(Sorry about my previous entry!)"

Normally I would say this is probably better for our classic group read but I will accept it as it's less than one hundred years old.

I will second the Fountainhead.

Nominations
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (if this wins, we can make the group read two months)

Books Going To Poll:
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Three books down, three more to go.

Janet M wrote: "Animal Farm by George Orwell
(Sorry about my previous entry!)"

No need to apologize Janet! Thanks for the nomination - the group is more fun when people are active and tell us what they want to read. :) I have read it several times already, but this book is excellent!

How about The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

Ana wrote: "I second Isabel Allende's ALong Petal of the sea"

Thanka Ana :)

Nominations
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (if this wins, we can make the group read two months)
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

Books Going To Poll:
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Normal people by Sally Rooney

Wish by Jake Smith

Nominations
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (if this wins, we can make the group read two months)
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Wish by Jake Smith

Books Going To Poll:
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

I’m good with doing just volume 1 of The Man Without Qualities. I have a version with all three in one and have been working through it slowly. I didn’t realize it was also published in separate volumes. I thought a group read might be a way for me to accelerate, and also discuss, as there is a lot of subtlety here. I do enjoy the writing. Breaking it up into pieces also makes it more manageable for me!

What are the rules for seconding a book? Can I second more than one?

No, you can only second one Geoffrey.

Sorry, forgot to say that you cannot second the book you have nominated either.

Then I second Normal People. Sounds like a book I will want to read. Although the Alice Hoffman book also looks good.

I nominate The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay

Karin wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Nominations

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (if this wins, ..."

Karin or Geoffrey, do you know if the 1st volume has a separate name. I need it in case it wins so people can find it easily.

Nominations
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil (the first volume, just waiting on confirmation on the link)
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Wish by Jake Smith
The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay

Books Going To Poll:
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Four books heading to poll, two more slots left.

I second The Man Without Qualities vol1.
I couldn’t find the other name.

I think this is it The Man Without Qualities Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction and Pseudo Reality Prevails

I second Wish by Jake Smith.

Nominations closed, the poll will be set up shortly.

Alannah wrote: "Nominations closed, the poll will be set up shortly."

Nice! Thanks for the nominations everyone. Looks like a great variety!

Here is the reference to The Man Without Qualities: Volume I.

Greg wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Nominations closed, the poll will be set up shortly."

Nice! Thanks for the nominations everyone. Looks like a great variety!"

Just the non-fiction group to sort out now.

Poll is here: /poll/show/2...

I am going to send out the broadcast message now.