ManBookering discussion

Hi all! November is now over half over. Crazy, right? And that means it is time to start the nomination process for the December group read!

Same as last month, you are able to nominate 1 book and second any 2 books that other people nominate.
Of course it has to be a previous Man Booker Prize winner. It would be extra helpful if you could put the URL to the book's Goodreads page as well for easy reference, and if you know the year it won the prize that would be nice too, but not necessary.

I will start off the nominations with The Sea by John Banville (2005)!

Nominations will close on Sunday, November 22 @ midnight PST!

Happy voting!

I'd like to nominate The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst (2004)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I'd like to nominate The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis. Can't go wrong with a bit of humour in December.

I'd like to nominate The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (1989).

I'd like to second The Line of Beauty, which I read earlier in the year and thought it was fantastic.

I nominate Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel.

2012 Man Booker Winner: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I nominate The Inheritance of Loss (2006). I second The Sea.

I'm nominating The Famished Road (1991) by Ben Okri, I saw it nominated for last month and it's been on my mind since I looked into it so I'm desperate to get round to it!

Waow. I would like to nominate and second Line of Beauty but I'm guessing that's not possible soooo...

I nominate The Line of Beauty(2004) and second The Inheritance of Loss

Anne wrote: "Waow. I would like to nominate and second Line of Beauty but I'm guessing that's not possible soooo...

I nominate The Line of Beauty(2004) and second [book:The Inheritance of Loss|95..."

The Line of Beauty has been nominated, so I will count yours as a second :)

Maxwell wrote: "Anne wrote: "Waow. I would like to nominate and second Line of Beauty but I'm guessing that's not possible soooo...

I nominate The Line of Beauty(2004) and second [book:The Inheritan..."

Thanks Maxwell :)

I'd like to second The Line of Beauty.

I'll second The Sea, since 2005 was a very good year for the Booker (This Thing of Darkness didn't even make the shortlist and it's magnificent, pah!).

I nominate The Inheritance of Loss (2006), and I second The Sea :).

I'll second "The Line of Beauty" and nominate The Gathering I know it has abysmal ratings, but it is an amazing book and would love an excuse to re-read it.

I'd like to second The Line of Beauty!

I'd like to nominate The Luminaries (Man Booker 2013) and I second The Line of Beauty.

Wow this is getting tricky already....

I'll second The Sea, since I'd hoped to read it this year anyway.

I'll give my second second to The Line of Beauty - another one I started a few years ago but put down for some reason (as with The God of Small Things, which I am really enjoying).

I nominate The Bone People by Keri Hulme (1985), because I'm going to be reading David Mitchell's The Bone Clocks next month, and I like the way those titles speak to one another. Plus, 30 years since it won is a pleasing number.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

PS How do I hyperlink to books like you smart people have?

:)

Hyperlink works on the web page not in the app. There's a link to click that lets you search for a book and adds the link for you.

Hi,

I'd like to nominate The Luminaries, if this has already been nominated please count this as a second. Also I would like to second The Inheritance of Loss.

Thanks :)

I'd like to second The Luminaries

I'd like to second The Luminaries!

I nominate The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (2000) and I second The Sea.

I second The Blind Assassin!

I second The Line of Beauty and The Famished Road!

Neil wrote: "Hyperlink works on the web page not in the app. There's a link to click that lets you search for a book and adds the link for you."

Ah yes, I see that now. Thanks!

I nominate Last Orders

I second the Blind Assassin and The Bone People

I'll use my second second in Last Orders.

I will use my second second for Line of Beauty. It would be a re-read but it was an excellent book.

I'll use my second second for The Blind Assasin.

Remains of the Day, The Blind Assassin

I'll use my second second for the Remains of the Day.

So many great nominations already! I'm glad that I came across this book group this month - I'll use my second for The Sea by John Banville. I have just recently picked this up and have been wanting to read it!

I'll second The Remains of the Day

I'd like to second the Line of Beauty and the Sea.

I second second, The Blind Assassin.

I'll second The Remains of The Day, and second second The Blind Assassin.

I will second The Blind Assassin and Remains of the Day

I'll second The Blind Assassin and second second The Gathering.

The Line of Beauty is one of the few books I would love to re-read, and The Blind Assassin also looks like a corker so they would be my 2 choices (seconding, second seconding or whatever form of vote it may be!)

So many good choices and some I would re-read if they were selected!

I nominate "The Inheritance of Loss."
My second is "The Remains of the Day"
My second second is "The Sea"

The Blind Assassin
The luminaries
The Sea

Anja wrote: "The Blind Assassin
The luminaries
The Sea"

Hi Anja, all of those were already nominated, so you can only vote for 2. Do you want to specify which two? Otherwise I will count the first two, Blind Assassin and Luminaries. Thanks :)

Maxwell wrote: "Anja wrote: "The Blind Assassin
The luminaries
The Sea"

Hi Anja, all of those were already nominated, so you can only vote for 2. Do you want to specify which two? Otherwise I will count the first..."

Maxwell, I believe I did the same thing with my nominations as Anja did. Being new to the group, I misunderstood. (Re-read the instructions after I nominated) Please accept my second as The Inheritance of Loss and my other second as The Sea.

Thanks and sorry for any confusion. I'm enjoying the reading, the comments and thank you for moderating.

I second The Blind Assassin!

I would read the blind assassin

I second The Blind Assassin!

I nominate Amsterdam. I second The Blind Assassin & The Line of Beauty.

Nominations are now closed.