ManBookering discussion

Hi all!

Now that the Man Booker Prize 2017 winner has been announced and we have a few months until the International prize longlist is announced (February/March 2018), it's time to return to reading the backlist of books from the Man Booker Prize winning list.

When the Man Booker & International Prizes are not underway, we read books that have previously won the award.

In the past we have read the following:
-The Luminaries
-The Line of Beauty
-The Blind Assassin
-The God of Small Things
-The Narrow Road to the Deep North
-A Brief History of Seven Killings (2015 winner)
-The Sellout (2016 winner)
-The Sense of an Ending
-Hotel du Lac
-Midnight's Children
-The Remains of the Day
-Lincoln in the Bardo (2017 winner)

So when you nominate a read for November below, please do NOT include any of those. Thanks.

Anyway, as usual the rules follow:
1. Every member may nominate 1 previous winner excluding the ones above that we've read previously
2. Every member may second (or upvote) 2 other nominations by other members.

So for example, I might nominate The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. Another member could nominate Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel and then upvote my nomination. So my pick would have 2 votes and theirs would have 1, etc. I hope that makes sense. If you're confused, just pay attention to what other people are doing and it should start to make sense.

Also, please DO NOT nominate a book if you see someone has already nominated it in this thread. If I nominate The Sense of an Ending, you can't nominate it also. Please just 'second' it so that I can add a tally to keep track of how many people are interested. You can choose not to nominate something else if you really want to read The Sense of an Ending, etc. But don't use your nomination on something that I or someone else just nominated.

NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON October 31, 2016 at midnight! I know this is kind of a quick turnaround (I did this last year too, oops! It just sneaks up on me). But next month I will try and be more organized. Forgive me :D

Sorry for the long post but it's been a while since we've done this and I know a lot of new people have joined. As always, feel free to message me if you have any questions.

Let's get nominating!

-Max

So excited to go back to this! I nominate Possession by A.S. Byatt (winner in 1990).

Excited to be a part of this! I second Byatt's Possession.

First time... so excited! Nominating one already in my WTR: Life of PI by Yan Martel, winner of 2002.

I nominate The Bone People

I nominate The Gathering (2007)

I nominate Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle, winner in 1993.

I'd like to nominate Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - somehow managed to miss the Mantel train up until now, to my shame - I'll second Possession as well. Thanks!

I nominate The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch, winner in 1978

This is such a great group! I find that I'm really drawn to "Booker books," so I will do my best to keep up and read/discuss whatever is picked!

I will second Wolf Hall!

I nominate Sacred Hunger, 1992 winner.

I second the Bone People

nominating The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai!

I second the bone people too

I nominate Vernon God Little, it is said to be adapted into a movie by none other than Werner Herzog, so I'm pretty much willing to read it before watching the film (if it happens, cause the news is kinda old, but I hope it's still in the works :p)

I second The Bone People!

I nominate The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer (winner 1974) and I second The Sea, the Sea and Possession.

I nominate The Famished Road (this looks like a lost cause but it is the only winner I have an unread copy of!) and second Possession and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

Second bone people.

I second Vernon God Little (Herzog!! YES!!!)

My second second is The Gathering ( I didn't like it first time round so a second chance is in order :) )

At the risk of undermining my own nomination, I second The Bone People.

Finally got the drill. Won’t waste my votes:) second second for possession.

Second on Life of Pi

and The inheritance of loss
:)

Second The Bone People and Possession.

I'd like to nominate The English Patient and second Wolf Hall and The Conservationist!

Paula wrote: "I nominate Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle, winner in 1993."

I’ll second Paddy Clarke! Doyle has a new book out SMILE that I also want to read!

Second Wolf Hall

Brent wrote: "Paula wrote: "I nominate Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle, winner in 1993."

I’ll second Paddy Clarke! Doyle has a new book out SMILE that I also want to read!"

If Paddy Clarke isn't chosen this time, I'll just read it on my own. Doyle captures a youngster's life (or any topic) with much humor.

My first "second" is for Vernon God Little.

I vote on Possession, by A. S. Byatt!

My second "second" is for The Bone People.

Second second Possession.

I second The Bone People and Posession!

The Sea

I nominate The Sea!

I second The English Patient, kinda want to read it more than my own nomination

I second the bone people

+1 for The Bone People!

I nominate Moon Tiger

I second The Gathering and The Sea

I'll Second Possession and The English Patient

Second "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" and "The sea, The sea"

Second Possession and The Gathering

I nominate Schindler's List!

I second The Famished Road (I'm dying to read this!) and Life of Pi (absolutely loved this the first time round)

Corey wrote: "This is such a great group! I find that I'm really drawn to "Booker books," so I will do my best to keep up and read/discuss whatever is picked!

I will second Wolf Hall!

I nominate Sacred Hunger..."

Sacred Hunger broke my heart and I cannot got there again. It was an amazing book, but too much suffering for me.

I second Possession and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. (I'm voting for Possession though.)

WndyJW, it sounds like an amazing book. I'll look forward to reading it whenever the time comes!

Corey wrote: "WndyJW, it sounds like an amazing book. I'll look forward to reading it whenever the time comes!"

I have wanted to read Possession for awhile and the other day I listened to an interview with A.S. Byatt that peaked my interest again. I also want to read Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha so I'll be happy either way. If with most of the books nominated, actually.

Aw, man! I LOVE Booker prize books, and own 6 of them in paperback....but 5 of the 6 have already been read in this group, so I cannot choose them!

So, the only other one that I own already is the one that I will support. It has already been nominated and seconded, so I will 3rd The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje.

I would also like to second (or 3rd or 4th) the Life of Pi. Thanks! --Jen from Quebec :0)

I've been a lurker for a while now, but coming out to more actively participate. Will not nominate anything this time around (too many nominations to keep track of), but will second Possession and The English Patient.

I've been a lurker for a while, but coming out to more actively participate. I won't nominate anything this time around (too many nominated too keep track), but will second Possession and The English Patient. My goal is to eventually read all winners and (gulp!) nominees as well as to keep up with all upcoming longlists.

Love this group and have enjoyed reading many of the discussions.

I second English patient and Paddy Clark

VOTING IS CLOSED.

Possession -A.S.Byatt