All About Books discussion

It's time to nominate your choices for our next group classics read, for July and August 2024. For convenience, we at AAB are defining a 'classic' as a book first published 50 or more years ago, i.e. first published in 1974 or earlier.

Nominations will be run for 7 days and will close late on 10th June or as soon we hit six books in the poll. The poll will run for seven days and I will announce the winner shortly afterwards.

During this time anybody can nominate and second a book. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7-day nomination period will go into the poll. Each person can nominate one book and second one book each. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive, although please be mindful that our polls do not fill up as quickly as they used to.

Please only nominate, second or vote for a book you will read with the group if it should win. Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf or browsing the Group Fiction folder.

If you have any questions on the nomination process please post here, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or contact one of the moderators and we will be happy to help.

I would like to kick this off and nominate Little Women, I recently watched the recent adaptation and loved it so would love to revisit the novel.

I second Little Women. I love the movie too that has Emma Watson as Meg.

Nidhi wrote: "I second Little Women. I love the movie too that has Emma Watson as Meg."

Thank you, yes that was the movie I was talking about. I loved the actresses and thought they played their parts so well.

Nominated Books:

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

I nominate Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Nidhi wrote: "I nominate Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton"

Thank you.

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

I nominate Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (275 p., pub. 1969).

spoko wrote: "I nominate Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (275 p., pub. 1969)."

Thank you.

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

I nominate The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain

Kathy wrote: "I nominate The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain"

Thank you.

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Alannah wrote: "Kathy wrote: "I nominate The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain"

Thank you."

I’d check this one, it’s a memoir so non fiction.

Jade wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Kathy wrote: "I nominate The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain"

Thank you."

I’d check this one, it’s a memoir so non fiction."

Thank you for noticing Jade.

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

I'd like to nominate O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. Sorry I can include link as I'm on the app, don't have my laptop with me.

Erica wrote: "I'd like to nominate O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. Sorry I can include link as I'm on the app, don't have my laptop with me."

Thank you

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

I second O Pioneers!

spoko wrote: "I second O Pioneers!"

Thank you.

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.


Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

Pride and Prejudice

Anna wrote: "Pride and Prejudice"

Thank you.

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

Anna wrote: "Pride and Prejudice"

I will second this

Jade wrote: "Anna wrote: "Pride and Prejudice"

I will second this"

Thank you Jade.

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

I nominate Passing by Nella Larsen

Tatyana wrote: "I nominate Passing by Nella Larsen"

This looks interesting. I will second this one.
Thank you, Tatyana.

Nominated Books:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Books Going To Poll:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Passing by Nella Larsen

Nominations closed and poll is up:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

Voted!!!