ManBookering discussion

Well, now that our first official Manbookering is over, it's time to start thinking about what we want to read as a group in the months between prizes.

I want to hear from you all because this group would be nothing without your participation. So instead of just picking the November read myself, I want you to nominate a book!

I think the best way to do this is for everyone to be allowed to nominate 1 book to read, and then to second 2 books from other members' nominations. Whichever book has the most votes by October 24th (I want to give a week or so for people to pick up the book if they need to reserve at the library or go buy it), will be our November read!

The only rules are that the books have to be past Man Booker winners. And eventually when we run out of books to read--which will be a while--we can move on to shortlisters, longlisters, etc.

So the polls are open!
You may nominate 1 book and second any 2 others.
I'll open up the nominations with The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson.

Happy voting!

Fantastic idea! Because James mentioned Salman Rushdie as literary inspiration in his acceptance speech I nominate Midnight's Children.

I nominate Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald.

Looking forward to this!!!

Great idea! I nominate "Something to answer for" by P.H.Newby because I haven't read it and because it was the very first winner.

I will second Offshore because I haven't read that. I have read the other two nominations and, sadly, I didn't like either of them!

I nominate The God of Small Things

Kay wrote: "I nominate The God of Small Things"

I seccond The God of Small Things!

I second "Something to Answer For", because I have read the other nominations.

I nominate The Blind Assassin

I second Something to Answer for and Offshore.

I will use my second second to second The God Of Small Things

I second Offshore.

I second Blind Assassin and Offshore

My 2nd second: Blind Assassin.

I second Blind Assassin and The God of Small Things.

I second Blind Assassin and The Gd of Small Things as well!

I nominate How to Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall. I second the Blind Assassin & The God of Small Things.

Hi Cataluna6 - I don't think you can nominate that one on this particular thread. We are nominating Booker Prize winners to pick one to read and I don't think that one won. I could be wrong, of course - it has been known to happen!

Neil's right - How to Paint a Dead Man was shortlisted but never won.

I wanna nominate Sacred Hunger.

Great idea! I'll nominate Rites of Passage by Willi am Golding.

Oops, hit submit by mistake. I'll second Offshore, that sounds interesting and I've read some of the other nominations.

Hi, I nominate The Famished Road and second Midnight's Children.

I second Midnight's Children!

I nominate "The True History of the Kelly Gang" by Peter Carey (who also won Man Booker in '88 for "Oscar and Lucinda. I'd nominate that, but I've read it. )
I second the nomination for "The Finkler Question" and use my second second for "The Famished Road." (because I have not read either one.) I've read several of the other nominations.

I second The God of Small Things

Neil wrote: "Hi Cataluna6 - I don't think you can nominate that one on this particular thread. We are nominating Booker Prize winners to pick one to read and I don't think that one won. I could be wrong, of cou..."

That'll teach me to read things properly!

:-)

I second The God of Small Things. :)

I second Blind Assassin.

I second The Blind Assassin

Nomination: Oscar and Lucinda

Second: The God of Small Things

Second: The Blind Assassin

All early 1980's picks for me!

I'll nominate Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, 1982

Second: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, 1981

Second: Rites of Passage by William Golding, 1980

I nominate The Remains of the Day because, shamefully, I haven't read it yet and I really need to!

And I second Rites of Passage and The Famished Road.

Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre :)

I second The Remains of the Day.

I second The God Of Small Things

I nominate The Bone People by Keri Hulme. And I second The Blind Assassin as well as Vernon God Little (both are favorites!).

I don't have a nomination, but wanted to do a shout out to Max for all the hard work you've put in, so thanks :)

I second the god God of small things!

I nominate The God of Small Things.

Karen wrote: "I nominate The God of Small Things."

The God of Small Things has been nominated, so I will count this as a second :)

I second the Remains of the Day
I also second the God of Small Things

I second The Blind Assassin

First second - The Remains of the Day.
Second second - Offshore.

I second remains of the day.

I second Remains of the Day.

I second The Blind Assassin because I just finished The Handmaid's Tale and am dying to read more Margaret Atwood. I also second Midnight's Children.

I nominate Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald.

I second Midnight's Children & Vernon God Little.

Abhilash wrote: "I nominate Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald."

Offshore has already been nominated. I will count this as a vote for it.