Modern Good Reads discussion

It’s time to nominate our JUNE Book of the Month. Let’s let the fun of a new book and discussion begin.


What do you want to read & discuss?

We will be picking from your choices, but one book will be decided by your votes and the second by the moderators. We try to maintain a balance between indie and more mainstream books, and will make sure the final choices reflect the two. If the popular vote is for an indie, then the moderators will choose a mainstream option. If the popular vote is mainstream, then we will chose an indie option.


Please nominate your favorite to our list and we will get the poll up soon. First the ground rules:
- No self-nominations
- Any nominated book must have a minimum of 100 ratings
- The nominations will be open for three days
- Nominations will be listed in a first-come, first-serve manner, with the books with the most nominations heading the list
- Total number of nominations taken for the poll is twenty.
- If you prefer to email me your choices, those will be added at the end of that day’s nominations.

Illumination, by M.V. Freeman

Thornwood House

I nominate I, Ripper: A Novel by Stephen Hunter

I nominate Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

I nominate Mr.P

Mr.Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

I've just started reading 'The Garden of Evening Mists' by Tan Twang En. It has very good ratings and seems interesting and well-written, so I nominate it. It will especially appeal to anyone interested in Asian cultural and political history, as the setting is Malaya (now Malaysia) and a main character is Japanese.

I just finished reading "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman and loved it. I'd like to read his next release, "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry." https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Lots of interesting choices here; I'd like to add Kamila Shamsie's A God in Every Stone, about British-Indian relations in the early part of the twentieth century (includes archaeology, WWI, and Indian independence movements.)

Robert wrote: "I've just started reading 'The Garden of Evening Mists' by Tan Twang En. It has very good ratings and seems interesting and well-written, so I nominate it. It will especially appeal to anyone int..."

This looks really interesting!

Mud, Sweat and Tears by Bear Grylls

Very interesting biography. See his Website: http://www.beargrylls.com/

Bear Grylls is a man who has always loved adventure. After leaving school, he spent months hiking in the Himalayas as he considered joining the Indian Army. Upon his return to England after a change of heart, he passed SAS selection and served with 21 SAS for three years. During this time, he broke his back in several places in a free-fall parachuting accident and it was questionable whether he would ever walk again. However, after months of rehabilitation, focusing always on his childhood dream of climbing Everest, he slowly became strong enough to attempt the ultimate ascent of the world's highest peak. At 7.22 a.m. on 26 May 1998, Bear entered the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest Briton to have successfully climbed Everest and returned alive. He was only twenty-three years old and this was only the beginning of his extreme adventures...Known and admired by millions - whether from his prime-time TV adventures, as a bestselling author or as a world-class motivational speaker - Bear has been there and done it all. Now, for the first time and in his own words, this is the story of his action-packed life.

Thanks for all your great nominations both in this thread and by email. I will put together the poll this evening.