Reading 1001 discussion

It's time to vote for February BOTM. We are selecting from White to Zweig in February. Of course the participation points reset in January, so not sure what you have to vote with as far as points but I think Bookworm will drop by and let you know but here is the link to the participation points spreadsheet; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

All members will have 1 free vote and if you have enough participation points you may cast up to an additional 4 votes. You can use all your votes on one book or you can spread your votes across books. Good luck!

See https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... if you have questions on how to earn participation points.

Please feel free to make comments about various books, try to persuade people to vote for your preferences or other comments pro or con.

Here is the link to the survey monkey for voting. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XV5J9XF

1. A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White, 1982, 218 pages.

2. The Beautiful Room Is Empty by Edmund White, 1988, 240 pages.

(I think those two are the first and second books of a trilogy, followed by The Farewell Symphony (1997). It depicts the adolescence and early adulthood of its protagonist, and documents his experience of homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s, ending with the Stonewall Riots of 1969.

omitted, The Once and Future King >600 pages.

3. The Living and the Dead by Patrick White, 1941, 358 pages

4. The Tree Of Man by Patrick White, 1955, 480 pages

5. Voss by Patrick White, 1957, 450 pages

6. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1891, 250 pages.

7. Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson, 1927, 400 pages.

8. No Laughing Matter - Angus Wilson, 1967, 500 pages.

9. I Thought of Daisy - Edmund Wilson, 1929, 300 pages

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit omitted, BOTM in 2016

10. The Passion by Jeanette Winterson, 1987, 150 pages

11. Sexing the Cherry - Jeanette Winterson, 1989, 150 pages

12. Written on the Body - Jeanette Winterson, 1992, 200 pages

13. Insatiability - Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1939, 550 pages.

14. Thank You, Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse, 2934, 200 pages.

15. The Quest for Christa T. - Christa Wolf, 1968, 200 pages.

16. Patterns of Childhood - by Christa Wolf, 1976, 400 pages.

17. Look Homeward, Angel - Thomas Wolfe, 1929, 550 pages.

Tom Wolfe, omitted Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test BOTM 2016, and The Bonfires of the Vanities is 690 pages long.

Terug naar Oegstgeest omitted as no English translation

18. The Voyage Out - Virginia Woolf, 1915, 400 pages

19. Night and Day - Virginia Woolf, 1919, 450 pgs.

20. Jacob's Room, Virginia Woolf 1922, 300 pgs,

21. Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf, 1925, 200 pages

22. To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf, 1927, 250 pages.

23. Orlando - Virginia Woolf, 1928, 350 pages

24. The Waves - Virginia Woolf, 1931, 300 pages

25. The Years - Virginia Woolf, 1937, 400 pages

26. Between the Acts - Virginia Woolf, 1941, 400 pages

27. Native Son - Richard Wright, 1940, 400 pages

28. The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham, 1951, 250 pages.

I believe that The Midwich Cuckoos was BOTM in 2016, if anyone knows othrwise let me know. It appears we read it as a group in October 2016.

29. Chocky - John Wyndham, 1963, 150 pages.

30. Half of Man Is Woman - Zhang Xianliang, 1985, 300 pages.

(omitting A Dream of Read Mansions)

31. Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto, 1987, 150 pages.

32. Memoirs of Hadrian, Marguerite Yourcenar, 1951, 300 pages.

We is omitted, BOTM in 2016

33. Thérèse Raquin - Émile Zola, 1867, 200 pages.

34. The Drunkard - Émile Zola, 1877, 400 pages.

35. Nana - Émile Zola, 1880, 500 pages

36. Germinal - Émile Zola, 1885, 550 pages

37. La Bête humaine - Émile Zola, 1890, 500 pages.

Gimmick not available in English

38. The Case of Sergeant Grischa - Arnold Zweig, 1927, 450 pages.

39. Amok by Stefan Zweig, 1922, 100 pages

40. Chess Story - Stefan Zweig, 1942, 100 pages

41. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

So that concludes the list of books to vote for February.

There are so many good ones this month! I feel like I should vote for one of the Virginia Woolf books(there’s so many!), since I’ve only read two, but I’ve only read two Zola books too... 🤔

Tracy wrote: "There are so many good ones this month! I feel like I should vote for one of the Virginia Woolf books(there’s so many!), since I’ve only read two, but I’ve only read two Zola books too... 🤔"
which 2 Woolf books have you read? I would be up for Mrs. Dalloway.

The Midwich Cuckoos were the Halloween read, not a BotM.

I'm also interested in Virginia Woolf, I haven't read any of her books.

Tracy wrote: "There are so many good ones this month! I feel like I should vote for one of the Virginia Woolf books(there’s so many!), since I’ve only read two, but I’ve only read two Zola books too... 🤔"

Me too! Only 2 Zolas and so I feel torn

Paula wrote: "The Midwich Cuckoos were the Halloween read, not a BotM.

I'm also interested in Virginia Woolf, I haven't read any of her books."

Thanks Paula, I will add in Midwich Cuckoos then.

I am actually reading the Rougon-Macquart series in order (is my dork status confirmed?) and am actually going to re-read the ones I have read before. I ❤️ Zola. I am through #5 and planning 6 and 7 (my first reread) for this year.

I have only read one Woolf (Mrs Dalloway). The only Winterson I have read is not on the list. I tried Oranges before...and got nowhere. I’ve been afraid of the others.

edit: had to get away from autocorrect

Dree wrote: "I am actually reading the Rougon-Macquarie series in order (is my dork status confirmed?) and am actually going to re-read the ones I have read before. I ❤️ Zola. I am through #5 and planning 6 and..."

I wish I had been reading them in order.

I do love Winterson so I hope you try her again and love it

I went with the Picture of Dorian Gray for my vote. I wouldn't mind reading more Zola either. My brother has been focused on Wilde and Zola, so if I read more of those 2 authors I can discuss them with him. I liked Germinal and Therese Raquin, and my brother seems to be enjoying his 'complete works of Zola' reading project, so I'm guessing the other Zola books on this list would be good too. Germinal was particularly good.

You can't go wrong with Woolf! My vote goes to Orlando.

Kristel wrote: "Tracy wrote: "There are so many good ones this month! I feel like I should vote for one of the Virginia Woolf books(there’s so many!), since I’ve only read two, but I’ve only read two Zola books to..."

Mrs. Dalloway and Between the Acts. I actually liked Mrs. D, but the other one, not as much. I'm not a fan of stream of consciousness style, though.
I loved Therese Raquin, and very much liked La Bete Humaine. I like Zola's no holds barred approach to his characters. He describes them so that you can see them- right down to their clogged pores.

Dree wrote: "I am actually reading the Rougon-Macquart series in order (is my dork status confirmed?) and am actually going to re-read the ones I have read before. I ❤️ Zola. I am through #5 and planning 6 and ..."

I love Winterson- I've read all of the ones on the list, and not a bad one in the bunch!

FYI, Gimmick is not available in English, last I knew.

Thanks I will remove it

I am torn between Thérèse Raquin or Jacob's Room

I’m going with To the Lighthouse, I haven’t read any Woolf yet either, but one of those random quizzes told me last year it was a classic for me, so that’s where I’m going to start.

Plus I already put To the Lighthouse and Memoirs of Hadrian on my LitsyClassicsAtoZ list for next year, so both would make great crossover reads for me with that reading challenge. 😉

Melissa wrote: "I’m going with To the Lighthouse, I haven’t read any Woolf yet either, but one of those random quizzes told me last year it was a classic for me, so that’s where I’m going to start.

Plus I already..."

I could be persuaded to read Memoirs of Hadrian as it is on one of my challenge lists in another group, too. I've already read To the Lighthouse.

Voting will close Dec 21 at 6pm EST. I will announce the winner by 9pm EST.

Also please note that we are also taking nominations for our 1001 ways to diversity monthly theme. Members will be able to nominate 1 book and we will use the randomizer to select the 4th option. To see the theme/perspective and make your nominations, go to this page: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I tried to read To The Lighthouse in university, but completely lost the thread and gave up half way through. I've been meaning to try it again. I read two of her essays this year, and loved them, so I figure it's time to try her novels again.

In the other hand, I haven't read anything by Zola! In fact, of this whole section of the list, I've only read Kitchen and The Picture of Dorian Grey...

Here are the points available updated to today, those of you who won auctions I have deducted your winning points bid to get your available voting points.

Amie 5
Anita 17
Becky 6
Beverly 15
Bookworm 136
Café Mom (Diane Zwang) 108
Chilli 14
Chinook 9
Connie 13
Daph 5
Dianne 2
Dree 13
Hilde 28
Jamie 11
Jan 1
JenP 23
John 77
Kate Thomson (Kathleen) 4
Kelly 16
Kristel 92
Kyle 3
Leni 7
Lynn 1
Manda 4
MaryAnn 3
Melissa 31
Patrick 86
Paula 15
Pip 83
Rory 54
Sally 6
Shuva 13
Suelizbeth 17
Sushicat 63
The other Diane 217
The Other Jen 6
Tracy 75

Jen wrote: "You can't go wrong with Woolf! My vote goes to Orlando."
I picked Orlando too!

I have never read any of Woolf or Zola but have been interested in both. My vote is cast and eagerly awaiting the winner.

I voted while we were all really sick and have no recollection of what I went with. 😂

Voted for Memoirs of Hadrian