October 2008 Book group suggestions

[impalpable]

July: Sándor Márai: Embers
August: D.H. Lawrence: Sons And Lovers
September: Ivan Turgenev: Fathers and Sons

Thank you

 

[Peder]

I'm too tired tonight. Count me with whoever wins. :sleepy:

 

[Libra]

I'm too tired tonight. Count me with whoever wins. :sleepy:

Go to sleep, it ain't over yet.

 

[Peder]

Go to sleep, it ain't over yet.

Right! A cup of coffee should do it.

 

[Peder]

Before I fall asleep again:

Dr. Glas
Last Orders
Tender is the Night

Cheers!

 

[saliotthomas]

I just realize that i read last order and i'm ether mentaly deficient or it's the book but i didn't get much out of it(sorry seoulman!)
OF the 2 others,i liked tender is the night and DR glas as definetly my vote,But still not women writer sighted.......A Virginia Woolf cmoe to our help,with Waves or Orlando .Classic and a great surprise to the none initiate.

 

[oskylad]

We haven't been doing polls for this. We discuss it until we reach a consensus.

Au contraire! The first BOTM I read, The First Circle, was selected by a poll, and I believe there was a poll for the month prior.

 

[impalpable]

I just realize that i read last order and i'm ether mentaly deficient or it's the book but i didn't get much out of it(sorry seoulman!)
OF the 2 others,i liked tender is the night and DR glas as definetly my vote,But still not women writer sighted.......A Virginia Woolf cmoe to our help,with Waves or Orlando .Classic and a great surprise to the none initiate.

I would definitely second a vote for Virginia Woolf. November, here we come!

 

[Peder]

You'll certainly find me in favor of Virginia Woof. One of my favorites.

 

[Robert]

Au contraire! The first BOTM I read, The First Circle, was selected by a poll, and I believe there was a poll for the month prior.

That was true for June, but not for July, August or September.

 

[Silvanous]

My three in no particular order

Ironweed by William Kennedy
Catch 22-Joseph Heller
Don Quixote-Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

 

[Libra]

If I am not mistaken the most voted has been 1)Dr. Glas and 2)Tender is the Night.

 

[oskylad]

Since I joined in March, we have sometimes used polls; sometimes "consensus". When we used a poll for May, we were able to make our decision in 25 posts. When we used consensus, it took 191 posts to agree on the selections for June, July, August and September, and two of the selections we chose were runners-up from May. So far, we have 91 posts for October and have not reached agreement.

By contrast, we have only had 85 posts discussing this month's selection, A Farewell to Arms.

I would rather we spent our time reading and discussing the books selected than discussing what books to select. A poll would help achieve that goal, and would give everyone an equal say in the selection.

That being said, I would go with Tender is the Night.

 

[Silvanous]

I'm in agreement with the poll option and expeditious manner this gives us to reach consensus, however unclear how we can leverage this?

 

[Libra]

If I counted correct, it's a tie. Dr.Glas and Tender is the Night.

So, Dr.Glas for my pick.


And a suggestion: For November's BOM we only choose female authors?

 

[impalpable]

I vote Tender is the Night

 

[Peder]

Tender is the Night from here also.

And women authors for November OK by me.

 

[pontalba]

Tender is the Night for sure.

 

[Robert]

Tender is the Night.

 

[SeoulMan]

Doctor Glas.