Old Books, New Readers discussion

Hi Everyone,

Here is a call for nominations for the October 2024 Book of the Month. With Halloween coming, I will keep the tradition going with the theme of Scary Stories, Horror, Suspense, Supernatural, etc.

Here is a list of the previous books we have read in this group to make sure your nomination has not been a previous Book of the Month:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Rules
1. One nomination per person.
2. Poll will be set up when we reach 6 valid nominations.
3. Nominations should have been first published earlier than October 1974.
4. It would be great if you could share why you want to read this book.
5. To get a wider variety of selections, the nominations may be limited to one book per author.

Cheers,
Ian

I nominate Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell

A collection of stories which deal with hauntings, darkness, the supernatural and the unsettling.

The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins.

Does My Cousin Rachel fit the theme? I've read the first couple chapters and it feels kinda suspense-ish.

Stephen King's Carrie comes to my mind. Only, I'm not sure if I'm up to it🙇‍♀️

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Gothic themes in a haunted mansion.

The Damsel in the Library wrote: "Does My Cousin Rachel fit the theme? I've read the first couple chapters and it feels kinda suspense-ish."

I haven't read it, but we did read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier in the group and I think that would fir the theme ok. Lets let the voters decide!

Cheers,
Ian

Hi All,

It looks like we have our six nominations:
1. Gothic Tales by Gothic Tales
2. The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins
3. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
4. Carrie by Stephen King
5. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
6. The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I will put up a poll shortly.

The poll is up:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...