December '10 Reading Poll

[Scheherazade]

Please nominate the novel you would like to read in December in this thread by October 31st.

Please remember that:

- Only those members with 50+ posts can nominate.

- One nomination per member.

- Only the first 10 nominations will be included in the poll.


The Book Club readings are for those who would like to read and discuss books together with other members.

If you are not able to take part or unwilling to (re)read your own nominations, please refrain from taking part in the process.

[Dark Muse]

The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

[katelbach]

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.

[papayahed]

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

[Rores28]

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers

[TheFifthElement]

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

That's a fun read. The BBC has done some fantastic adaptations too.

I nominate Cartesian Sonata and other stories by William H. Gass.

[Virgil]

I nominate Cartesian Sonata and other stories by William H. Gass.

Oh, I would love to read that. I've been meaning to read Gass for a while.

[JuniperWoolf]

At The Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft

[papayahed]

That's a fun read. The BBC has done some fantastic adaptations too.

I nominate Cartesian Sonata and other stories by William H. Gass.

After Karamazov, the wasp factory, and Blood Meridian I think I'll be ready for something fun.:p

[Satan]

Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson

[bouquin]

The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark please, thanks.

[Scheherazade]

Nominations so far:

1. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

2. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

3. The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

4. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers

5. Cartesian Sonata and other stories by William H. Gass

6. At The Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraf

7. Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson

8. The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark


I would like to nominate Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser.

[billl]

The Anthologist (http://www.amazon.com/Anthologist-Novel-Nicholson-Baker/dp/1416572457/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286436729&sr=1-1) by Nicholson Baker.

[L.M. The Third]

Nice Work by David Lodge.

[Scheherazade]

We have our 10 nominations:

1. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

2. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

3. The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

4. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers

5. Cartesian Sonata and other stories by William H. Gass

6. At The Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraf

7. Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson

8. The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark

9. Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser

10. The Anthologist (http://www.amazon.com/Anthologist-Novel-Nicholson-Baker/dp/1416572457/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286436729&sr=1-1) by Nicholson Baker.
Nice Work by David Lodge.LM3,

Would you like to nominate this one again next month?

[Virgil]

Nice Work by David Lodge.

That's a funny novel. :)

[L.M. The Third]

We have our 10 nominations:
LM3, Would you like to nominate this one again next month?

I guess I hadn't counted how many nominations had been made yet. I might nominate it again, if I still haven't read it by the new year.

[Rores28]

I would like to retract my nomination.... someone else can suggest something

[Nikhar]

Since rores has withdrawn, can I suggest 'The White Tiger' by Arvind Adiga?

[Scheherazade]

Nominations for December are:

1. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

2. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

3. The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

4. Cartesian Sonata and other stories by William H. Gass

5. At The Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraf

6. Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson

7. The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark

8. Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser

9. The Anthologist (http://www.amazon.com/Anthologist-Novel-Nicholson-Baker/dp/1416572457/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286436729&sr=1-1) by Nicholson Baker.

10. Nice Work by David Lodge.
Since rores has withdrawn, can I suggest 'The White Tiger' by Arvind Adiga?Since LM3 had already nominated a book, hers will be included in the poll, Nikhar. Would you like to nominate this again next month?

[Scheherazade]

The Sound and the Fury is an excellent book but I am not sure I want to re-read it again at this moment.

[katelbach]

Sorry Sche but it was on my TBR list! Thought it might be popular. Hopefully get more of a discussion going than THHGTTG provoked, despite it being ace.

[jhampton002]

The Sound and the Fury....Hm..I guess I'll make a stab at this book.

[Dark Muse]

The Sound and the Fury....Hm..I guess I'll make a stab at this book.

My thoughts exactly! My last experience with Faulkner did not leave me over enthusiastic to go out and read more of his work but I suppose I will give this one a try. I am still a bit ambivalent about reading it though.

[Scheherazade]

It doesn't have to be Faulkner, you know...

[L.M. The Third]

Is The Sound and the Fury a good choice for a first-time Faulkner reader?

[Nightshade]

eh, I hope this isn't going to be a bad moth to rejoin... :rolleyes:

[Tallon]

I've tried to read TSATF before and wasn't really in the mood for it, so i'm quite up for this one. Now i just have to locate it in my flat :(

[OrphanPip]

Is The Sound and the Fury a good choice for a first-time Faulkner reader?

This is my favourite Faulkner novel, but I think no Faulkner novel is an easy first read.

The multiple narrators and stream of consciousness style will be confusing, but I would stick with it. And the book benefits from repeated readings.

I'll join in, but I won't be able to start re-reading the book until mid-December.

[L.M. The Third]

Thanks, Pip. I've been intending to read Faulkner for the longest time, so hopefully the discussions should help, if I find time to read it.