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Authors for May are from LeGuin to Mahfouz. Voting will be open today, March 16 through March 24th. I will annouce both the winners and TBR takedown on the 25. Please review the list of authors and the books that are eligible in this post. Comment, give your opinions, and don't forget to vote. Everyone gets one free vote but if you want more opportunity you can use participation points. See the thread on participation points on how to earn them.

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Excluded books this month
The Golden Notebook, >600 pages, Qrt 2020
The Grass Is Singing, 1950, 208 pgs, BOTM 2020
The Drowned and the Saved, 1989, 170 pgs BOTM 2020
The Apes of God, >600 pages
The Kindly Ones >600 pgs, QRT 2018
Fall on Your Knees >600 pgs 2013 botm



Ursula K. Le Guin, US
1. The Dispossessed, 1974, SF, 387

David Leavitt,
2. The Lost Language of Cranes, 1986,

Harper Lee, US
3. To Kill a Mockingbird, 1960, 323, BOTM 2011, 2013

Laurie Lee, UK
4. Cider with Rosie, 1959, 231 pgs

Stanisław Lem, Ukraine
5. Solaris, 1961, 204 pgs 2016 BOTM

Charlotte Lennox, UK
6. The Female Quixote, 1752, 464 pgs

Siegfried Lenz, Prussia/German
7. The German Lesson, 1968, 476 pgs

Elmore Leonard, US
8. City Primeval, 1980, 275 pgs
9. LaBrava, 1984, 482 pgs
10. Get Shorty, 1990, 384 pgs

Mikhail Lermontov, Russia
11. A Hero of Our Own Times, 1840, 185 pages

Ben Lerner US
12. 10:04, 2014, 256 pgs

Nikolai Leskov Russian Federation
13. The Enchanted Wanderer, 256 pgs, 1873

Doris Lessing, Iran
14. Shikasta 1979, 365 pgs
15. The Diaries of Jane Somers: The Diary of a Good Neighbor and If The Old Could, 1983, 503 pgs

Carlo Levi, Italy
16. Christ Stopped At Eboli: The Story Of A Year, 2018 BOTM

Primo Levi, Italy
17. If This Is a Man, 1947, 398
18. If Not Now, When?, 1982, 331 pgs

Andrea Levy, UK
19. Small Island, 2004, 441 pgs


Matthew Gregory Lewis UK
20. The Monk, 1796, 431 pgs

Saunders Lewis, England
21. Monica, 1930, 108 pgs

Sinclair Lewis, US
22. Main Street, 1920, 454 pgs
23. Babbitt, 1922, 348 pgs

Wyndham Lewis, Canada
24. Tarr, 1918, 350 pages
25. Self Condemned, 1954, 436 pgs
26. The Childermass, 1928, 320 pages

Marina Lewycka, England (Ukraine emmergre)
27. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, 2005, 326 pgs BOTM 2011, 2016 BOTM

Astrid Lindgren, Sweden
28. Pippi Longstocking, 1945, 160 pages

Väinö Linna, Findland
29. The Unknown Soldier, 1954, 338 pages

Clarice Lispector, Ukraine
30. The Hour of the Star, 1977, 96 pages
31. The Passion According to G.H., 1964, 184 pgs

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peru
32. The Time of the Hero, 1963, 369 pgs
33. The Cubs and Other Stories, 1979, 139 pgs
34. The War of the End of the World, 1981, 568 pages
36. The Feast of the Goat, 2000, 475 pgs

Jack London, US
37. The Call of the Wild, 1903, 178 pgs
38. The Iron Heel, 1908, 354 pgs, 2011 BOTM
39. Martin Eden, 1908, 480 pages

Anita Loos, US
40. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1925, 165 pages

H.P. Lovecraft, US
41. At the Mountains of Madness, 1931, 194 pgs, 2013 botm

Malcolm Lowry, England
42. Under the Volcano, 1947, 397
43. Dark As The Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid, 1968, 272 pgs

John Lyly, England
44. Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit, 1578,

Ann-Marie MacDonald, Germany
omitted >600 pgs; Fall on Your Knees, 1996, 672 pages

Helen Macdonald
45. H is for Hawk, 2014, 300 pgs

Colin MacInnes
46. Absolute Beginners, 1959, 203, 2018 Botm

Henry MacKenzie, Scotland
47. The Man of Feeling, 1771, 160 pgs

Ian Macpherson, Scotland
48. Wild Harbour, 1936, 208 pgs

Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt
49. Midaq Alley, 1947, 286 pgs, 2016 botm
50. Miramar, 1967, 183 pgs

That is our list for May, What would you like read? Which one's have you read?

I have 12 I haven't read in total: which is great!

The ones I can access the easiest are:

-The feast of the Goat
-War at the end of the World
-Time of the Hero
-Tarr
-Self condemned

But if someone mentions something not here I haven't read I'll be open to that as well.

I am definitely sitting out on this one. The only one I haven't read is The Childermass, and that one is out of print and difficult to find at a reasonable price.

I own The Feast of the Goat. I've read 21 of these including those excluded so I am open to some other options as well.

I think that I own a physical copy of Childermass, I will have to look for it though.
I have read 12 of these. Of the ones that Amanda mentions, I have read The Feast of the Goat, Time of the Hero and Tarr but either of the other two would be okay.
Also, I have not read A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and this might be the time to do that.

A book about Ukraine may be apt! I'm going to vote for that one.

Have also not read history of tractors in Ukrainian so if I can source, would be down.

edit: it's on open library so I'm in.

I did like that book, and hope you all enjoy it - but I wouldn't say it's really about the Ukraine....

So many are available on Open Library. I have only read 18 of this month’s selection, so there is plenty of choice. But I am going to vote for the Malcolm Lowry because I loved Under the Volcano so much.

It’s not about the Ukraine at all. It’s about old age and family, etc. I would rather read an Ukrainian author of which there are many. I’ve read The short history�. Twice and not willing to read it again. It’s been a BOTM twice.

I've only read 14, which is unusual; this patch needs to be worked on a bit more. Gladly, I have a few on my TBR shelf:

- City Primeval (Leonard)
- 10:04 (Lerner)
- If not Now, When? (Levi)
- Main Street (Lewis)
- Under the Volcano (Lowry)
- H is for Hawk (MacDonald)

Let's see if anybody can cheer for one of these.

I would be up for 10:04, Main Street and If Not Now, When?

I'd like to read Solaris by Stanisław Lem who was born in what is now Ukraine, although it was Poland at the time and he moved to current Poland when the boundaries changed.

If we're looking for Ukraine connections, there's also Clarice Lispector who was born there but emigrated as a baby. I haven't read The Passion According to G.H. and would be up for that one.

I'd also be happy with 10:04 (Lerner) or Main Street (S Lewis). I think I read Main Street as a student, but I haven't marked it as read either on GR or on my spreadsheet, so it's officially unread :)

I haven't read any Wyndham Lewis, so those would be interesting, although I can only get Tarr or The Childermass from the library.

I have a tendency to acquire list books and then not get around to reading them. But for this section I've done really well, and the only ones I own that I haven't read yet are the Ukrainian Tractor one and The Man of Feeling.

I would, however, happily buy either of the Primo Levi books.

Clarice Lispecter novels are set in South America so that will not feature Ukraine either.

Ah, maybe Ukraine isn’t in the cards for April�.I loved the one Clarice Lispecter book I read which was the Hour of the Star. I could do the Primo Levi book that Patrick listed.

I'm still down for short history of tractors because I haven't read it but if people who have been here longer are tired of it being the botm lol I'm down to split my vote too, but the only one I haven't read that has been mentioned is Tarr by wyndham lewis. Might toss in some for that.

Excluded from the randomiser are...

To Kill a Mockingbird
Short History of Tractors in Ukraine

If you really want to read either of these you will need to vote for them LOL

Solaris and H for Hawk both sound interesting, I think I could get behind either of those.

Like Pip, I've read my usual 1/3, so some good ones to choose among remain.
I've read one Vargas Llosa book, "Feast of the Goat" and I have him in my to-read list about a year out for another, so I would support "The War of the End of the World" which Amanda and Gail are up for. Vargas Llosa should perhaps be alphabetized under "V" but it doesn't matter for our purposes.
I also like Patrick's "City Primeval", which is subtitled "High Noon in Detroit" (I am a long time Leonard fan & have read the other two of his list books) and Main Street (Lewis), though maybe most of you have read that? I've already read "If not Now, When?" (Levi) but I would like Levi's "If This is a Man" (aka: Survival in Auschwitz), which is nearing the top of my to-read list.

George P. wrote: "Like Pip, I've read my usual 1/3, so some good ones to choose among remain.
I've read one Vargas Llosa book, "Feast of the Goat" and I have him in my to-read list about a year out for another, so I..."

I follow the app alphabetical list which is weird, I agree. But it keeps me from missing any. Sorry about that.

I can get City Primeval on hoopla, so that book would be of interest.

Valerie wrote: "I can get City Primeval on hoopla, so that book would be of interest."

Is Hoopla pretty much like Libby and Overdrive for borrowing ebooks and audio ebooks from libraries? I know you're in Canada so maybe it's more used there than in the US. I don't know if any of my (4) libraries use Hoopla. If you're familiar with both how do they differ?

George P. wrote: "Valerie wrote: "I can get City Primeval on hoopla, so that book would be of interest."

Is Hoopla pretty much like Libby and Overdrive for borrowing ebooks and audio ebooks from libra..."

We have both services. I depends on what your library pays the licensing for as to what books are on offer (some of the books may be selected by the larger Ontario library consortium, and then the individual libraries can add things that are of interest to their patrons). I've found our Overdrive/Libby is good for more current, and/or popular books, as well as classics (ebook and audiobooks). Libby also is our library's magazine service.

I get quite a bit of use out of Hoopla. It offers ebooks, audiobooks, music, and movies. I've had good luck finding older stuff that isn't so popular any longer, as well as books that are niche. So, things like: old mysteries or ones that are less popular, some slightly obscure 1001 books (not really obscure though), relatively popular but niche sci-fi.

Of course, to be honest, those selections are very 'me'. I don't tend to read the really popular authors so I have no idea how these services rate for them.

For my library we can borrow a book from Libby/Overdrive for two weeks, and some items may have a long wait list. Hoopla allows a 3 week borrowing time and it does not have wait lists - if you see it when you search then it is available.

George P. wrote: "Valerie wrote: "I can get City Primeval on hoopla, so that book would be of interest."

Is Hoopla pretty much like Libby and Overdrive for borrowing ebooks and audio ebooks from libra..."

My Library in Minnesota does not have connection to Hoopla but my library in Florida does. Hoopla has lots and lots of choices and even those obscure books. It also has music. I really am happy with Hoopla and yes it is digital library lending.

The Winners are:
Popular Vote: Main Street - Sinclair Lewis.
Randomizer chose Pippi Longstocking

Votes were all over the place this month, then the Tractor seem to be plowing ahead but at the last moment it was decided to remain urban and settle on Main Street.

The TBR number for April is #8.

An interesting month! My #8 is Pricksongs and Descants which I missed as a BOTM

Okie Doke- have already read (but really loved) both of these. May consider a buddy read for May then.

Tractors would be a good one Amanda. I would buddy read that with you.
Also, for Diane, I am still looking for The Childermass

Gail wrote: "Tractors would be a good one Amanda. I would buddy read that with you.
Also, for Diane, I am still looking for The Childermass"

Cool! Put me down for for a buddy read of that then :)

I look forward to reading and discussing Main Street even though I didn't vote for it. It's been in my to-read list for five years but was still a year + down the road. Main Street was recommended by the jury for the Pulitzer prize, but overruled by the advisory board due to unwholesome content. Sinclair was later awarded the Pulitzer for Arrowsmith, which he refused. Main Street is now public domain.
Arrowsmith isn't in the 1001 list, though Lewis' Babbitt is (Kindle is free).

Gail wrote: "Tractors would be a good one Amanda. I would buddy read that with you.
Also, for Diane, I am still looking for The Childermass"

I will if I can get my hands on a copy in time.

Edit: I see it is now on Open Library, so I can do a buddy read after all.

That is great. Thank you Diane and Amanda....2 buddy reads in May for me.

Just clarifying
Buddy read of A History of Tractors�. Lead Amanda? Or Gail
Buddy read for Childermass, lead Diane? Or Gail.

Yep i volunteered to lead breif history of tractors.

Kristel, I am just a buddy for both buddy reads. Amanda is leading Tractors and Diane is leading Childermass. Sorry my messages were so cryptic.

Gail wrote: "Kristel, I am just a buddy for both buddy reads. Amanda is leading Tractors and Diane is leading Childermass. Sorry my messages were so cryptic."

just wanted to make certain is all. I was pretty sure that was the way it was.

Diane, I am just confirming I did find my physical copy of Childermass so I definitely can read with your buddy read in May. Too bad it is paperback and not in the best of condition as hardbacks are going for $400�

I would also like to join the Childermass buddy read. I will get a copy from the library.

Rosemary wrote: "I would also like to join the Childermass buddy read. I will get a copy from the library."

Have you checked availability? Not many libraries have it.

Valerie wrote: ... For my library we can borrow a book from Libby/Overdrive for two weeks.."

We get three weeks here with Libby/Overdrive. Two is quite short for longer books (esp if you read more than one book at a time).

George P. wrote: "Rosemary wrote: "I would also like to join the Childermass buddy read. I will get a copy from the library."

Have you checked availability? Not many libraries have it."

Yes, mine does!