Classics for Beginners discussion

Fellow classic lovers, it's time for October nominations!

Nomination Rules
1. One nomination per person.
2. Classic books only (over 50 years old).
3. Books can be of any length, but if a book wins and is over 600 pages, we will read it over a two month period.
4. No book we have read before as a group read.*
5. No book from an author who we have read in the last 10 months.†
6. To facilitate poll creation, please use a Goodreads link to add the nomination by clicking on 'add book/author' above the text box.
7. Please indicate whether or not you would be willing to lead the discussion if your nomination is chosen.

*For a full list of books we have read before please check the master-list:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

(Note: lists sorted by book title, author surname, or date read)

†Authors not to nominate:
Madeleine L'Engle (September 2017)
Agatha Christie (August 2017)
L.M. Montgomery (July 2017)
Malcolm X (June 2017)
Yevgeny Zamyatin (May 2017)
Victor Hugo (March-April 2017)
Theodore Dreiser (January-February 2017)
Daniel Defoe (December 2016)
Albert Camus (November 2016)


You have 2 weeks to nominate. The poll will go up on August 15.

Nominations:
Anton Reiser by Karl Philipp Moritz: Led by Gisela
Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rølvaag: Led by Emily
The Travels by Marco Polo Led by Nina

Can I nominate Anton Reiser. This is a lesser known classic, but well worth a read. No problem leading.

Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rølvaag. This is a rare look at the American immigrant experience that was written in a foreign language and later translated into English.

I would like to nominate Marco Polo's The Travels. Happy to lead if it wins.

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. Can lead.

I like to read creepy leading up to Halloween, so I'll nominate The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (carnivorous walking plants, humanity struck blind, and the end of civilization as we know it!). Published 1951, 228 p. I can lead.

Phil wrote: "The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. Can lead."

That's been on my TBR list for a while.

Okay, I'll play -- though I don't know if I will be able to lead.

Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman

Heather L wrote: "Okay, I'll play -- though I don't know if I will be able to lead.

Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman"

Now I really feel like a classic. This was popular when I was in junior high school.

Such interesting nominations!! Curious to see which one will win

The poll will be posted later today.

I have posted a new poll. Unfortunately, I am currently unable to broadcast a message to the whole group. I will do so as soon as the "bug" is fixed.

I nominate Bram Stroker Dracula since its October. Not sure what is expected as a group lead. Please email the responsibilities.

Kenneth wrote: "I nominate Bram Stroker Dracula since its October. Not sure what is expected as a group lead. Please email the responsibilities."

The poll for this month is already posted.

The End of the Affair has won. Phil, are you still willing to lead the discussion?