Old Books, New Readers discussion

Hello, I hope all OBNR members are doing well. The theme for November 2024 is about sending a message. There is is old saying "When a strong man sends a message, he sends it with a weak man." Let us find books were the main character is sending messages of any type to other characters in the book or vice versa.

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.

Enjoy Reading,
La Tonya 📚

oh the perfect book for this would have to be
Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) - Edmond Rostand


Cyrano thinks himself too ugly (because of his big nose) to start a courtship, so he sends his love-letters by his handsome cousin Christian to woo the fair Roxanne

any translation would do!

Jazzy wrote: "oh the perfect book for this would have to be
Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) - Edmond Rostand


Cyrano thinks himself too ugly (because ..."

Excellent Choice. Enjoy Reading, 📚

I hope you're keeping well Tonya my dear friend! xx

This was a little tricky and I know it's a little out of the box for this group but how about "All the President's Men". Deepthroat delivering messages to the press should qualify. 1974 so it should just make it.

Larry wrote: "This was a little tricky and I know it's a little out of the box for this group but how about "All the President's Men". Deepthroat delivering messages to the press should qualify. 1974 so it shoul..."

Awesome Choice and very timely with the elections in the U.S. in November. History has a way of repeating itself. Enjoy Reading, 📚

I nominate Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The two main characters send letters back and forth to each other.

I nominate Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed. Does this book qualify?

Maureen wrote: "I nominate Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed. Does this book qualify?"

Yes, it qualifies. Enjoy Reading, 📚

I nominate Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

Hi, I nominate “The Man who was Thursday” by JK Chesterton. I didn’t see it in the list of previously read books. I think it might apply to this month’s theme. The characters in this book are of a secret society and name themselves after the days of the week. They send each other messages covertly, deceitfully, and unwittingly.

We have our six nominations. I will post the poll today. Enjoy Reading, 📚