New Leaf Nominations for March 2018 • The Book Came First - Page 3

JSWolf · 02-02-2018, 09:01 AM

The Light Between Oceans needs just one more nod so we have at least two books in the vote.

latepaul · 02-02-2018, 09:04 AM

I would like to nominate Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

Should anyone need it here is the synopsis from Goodreads:

Spoiler:

It's the 200th anniversary of its first publication this year and though I've seen a few movies, seen it referenced thousands of times in pop culture, I've never read the actual novel. I hear that some of the tropes and stereotypes that have built up around the story and the creature in particular are not based on the actual novel so it would be interesting and fun to get back to the source.

It's available where ever you get your out of copyright books, including here on Mobileread (mobi, epub).

(Those links are to the more common 1831 edition but if picked I'll be reading the original 1818 version).

latepaul · 02-02-2018, 09:12 AM

I will third Elmer Gantry.

JSWolf · 02-02-2018, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by latepaul

I would like to nominate Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
(Those links are to the more common 1831 edition but if picked I'll be reading the original 1818 version).

If this wins, I can convert the PRC into a well formatted ePub which can then read as is or converted to KF8.

June · 02-02-2018, 11:46 AM

I third The Light Between Oceans. This sounds like a really good read

Second Frankenstein

CRussel · 02-02-2018, 12:09 PM

Hey, folks, seriously! Has everyone already read The Old Man and the Sea, and that's why it's not getting any love? If so, great, and I'll move on. But if not, you're missing a superb book, and I wasn't the only one who thought so, given the number of awards it won, including the Pulitzer. Really, if you're thinking you know what Hemingway is, and it will be all gun porn, you're seriously wrong! This is a touching, but serious, story of an old man, a boy, and a marlin. Which doesn't begin to capture it. So, unless everyone has read it, I urge you to consider giving it a nod.

latepaul · 02-02-2018, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If this wins, I can convert the PRC into a well formatted ePub which can then read as is or converted to KF8.

Kind offer, thank you.

orlok · 02-02-2018, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Hey, folks, seriously! Has everyone already read The Old Man and the Sea, and that's why it's not getting any love? If so, great, and I'll move on. But if not, you're missing a superb book, and I wasn't the only one who thought so, given the number of awards it won, including the Pulitzer. Really, if you're thinking you know what Hemingway is, and it will be all gun porn, you're seriously wrong! This is a touching, but serious, story of an old man, a boy, and a marlin. Which doesn't begin to capture it. So, unless everyone has read it, I urge you to consider giving it a nod.

I haven't, and I'll second it.

JSWolf · 02-02-2018, 12:21 PM

I'll third The Old Man and the Sea.

Greg Anos · 02-02-2018, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Are the other books available as eBooks anywhere? I looked in the US and the UK and could not find any of the others.

No, just the original.

JSWolf · 02-02-2018, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

No, just the original.

I've read the original book a long time ago and this brought up the thought of reading the other books in the series.

issybird · 02-02-2018, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've read the original book a long time ago and this brought up the thought of reading the other books in the series.

MASH goes to Maine wasn't very good.

CRussel · 02-02-2018, 03:52 PM

no, it wasn't up to the original. And frankly, this is a case of the series being far better than the book.

issybird · 02-02-2018, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

no, it wasn't up to the original. And frankly, this is a case of the series being far better than the book.

Oh, I loathed the series, especially as it got older. It was so smug and preachy. And Hawkeye was particularly annoying as he engaged in virtually constant what would now be considered sexual harassment, but the show presented him as so compassionate and caring. Faugh.

JSWolf · 02-02-2018, 04:04 PM

But, there are 15 M*A*S*H books and I can't see only the first one being good.

02-02-2018, 09:04 AM	#32
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,265 Karma: 10203040 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	I would like to nominate Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Should anyone need it here is the synopsis from Goodreads: Spoiler: At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein. It's the 200th anniversary of its first publication this year and though I've seen a few movies, seen it referenced thousands of times in pop culture, I've never read the actual novel. I hear that some of the tropes and stereotypes that have built up around the story and the creature in particular are not based on the actual novel so it would be interesting and fun to get back to the source. It's available where ever you get your out of copyright books, including here on Mobileread (mobi, epub). (Those links are to the more common 1831 edition but if picked I'll be reading the original 1818 version).

02-02-2018, 12:09 PM	#36
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,226 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Hey, folks, seriously! Has everyone already read *The Old Man and the Sea, and that's why it's not getting any love? If so, great, and I'll move on. But if not, you're missing a superb book, and I wasn't the only one who thought so, given the number of awards it won, including the Pulitzer. Really, if you're thinking you know what Hemingway is, and it will be all gun porn, you're seriously wrong! This is a touching, but serious, story of an old man, a boy, and a marlin. Which doesn't begin to capture it. So, unless everyone has read it, I urge you to consider giving it a nod. Last edited by CRussel; 02-02-2018 at 12:17 PM.*

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02-02-2018, 09:01 AM	#31
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,316 Karma: 136006010 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The Light Between Oceans needs just one more nod so we have at least two books in the vote.

02-02-2018, 09:12 AM	#33
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,265 Karma: 10203040 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	I will third Elmer Gantry.

02-02-2018, 11:46 AM	#35
June Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 4508151 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scandinavia Device: Kobo Libra, Oasis 1&2 and others	I third The Light Between Oceans. This sounds like a really good read Second Frankenstein

02-02-2018, 12:21 PM	#39
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,316 Karma: 136006010 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'll third The Old Man and the Sea.

02-02-2018, 03:52 PM	#43
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,226 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	no, it wasn't up to the original. And frankly, this is a case of the series being far better than the book.

02-02-2018, 04:04 PM	#45
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,316 Karma: 136006010 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But, there are 15 MAS*H books and I can't see only the first one being good.

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