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Nominations for April 2020 • Tales of Tails, Birds or Beasts
Good morning, and welcome to the New Leaf Book Club's April Book Nomination thread (and my first attempt at getting this right) where we select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read in April, 2020. The theme is Tales of Tails, Birds or Beasts .
Everyone is welcome to join the nomination process even if they'd rather lurk during the voting and discussion; if that is still a little too much commitment, please feel free to suggest titles without making a formal nomination. Also, don't sweat the links. It's helpful to check availability and prices before nominating in order to eliminate anything that's out of the question, but ultimately our global members with different gadgets and preferences will have to check for themselves. The nominations will run through 9 AM PST, March 7, 2020. Each nomination requires a second to make it to the poll, which will remain open for three days. The discussion of the selection will start on April 15, 2020. Any questions? See the FAQ below, or just ask! FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with two nominations: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs [gmw,CRussel] Spoiler:
Project Gutenberg304 pp. My Family and Other Animals (The Corfu Trilogy Book 1) by Gerald Durrell. [Bookworm_Girl,gmw] Spoiler:
AmazonUS292 pp. Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat. [CRussel,Victoria] Spoiler:
AmazonUS . AmazonCA . Audible . Internet Archive258 pp. Call of the Wild by Jack London.[Victoria,Bookworm_Girl] Spoiler:
public domain.
90 pp. Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough.[gmw,fantasyfan] From Goodreads: Spoiler:
Kobo US, Kobo CA,Kobo GB , Kobo AU 292 pp. The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts [Catlady,fantasyfan] Spoiler:
Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon Canada Amazon Australia Kobo U.S. Kobo UK Kobo Canada . Kobo Australia 368 pp. The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild by Lawrence Anthony with Graham Spence [Catlady,CRussel] Spoiler:
AmazonUS . AmazonCA . AmazonAU . AmazonUK381 pp. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. [fantasyfan,Bookworm_Girl] Spoiler:
KindleUK . KindleUS . AudibleUS . Apple609 pp. (Note: We're experimenting with only requiring a nomination and a second this month. However, everyone still gets three tickets to use for nominations or seconds. We'll evaluate how well this worked before next month's nominations.) Last edited by CRussel; 03-05-2020 at 01:11 PM. Reason: Through Post #39 |
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Never Cry Wolf - Farley Mowat
OK, I'll start this out with one of my favourite books from a great Canadian writer -- Farley Mowat's Never Cry Wolf. I first read this long before I became a Canadian, or really understood the place Mowat has in Canadian literature. I thought it was a wonderful book, and I'm certainly game to read it again. Plus, it's a perfect fit for this month's theme.
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Well, pooh. I was all set to nominate Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II by Vicki Croke, but here come the dratted geographical restrictions to foil me again. Bah humbug.
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Um ... I've got too many possibilities. Can I cheat a bit and ask if most here have already read Tarzan of the Apes?
(It's corny and sexist, but also a classic. So if many of you haven't read it then I should probably nominate it to help complete your education ![]() |
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If I've read it, it was more than 50 years ago. And while I remember reading all the Barsoom series, I don't remember Tarzan.
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I have never read Tarzan as well.
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Just wanted to chime in to say I'm not going to be able to participate in the discussion thread for April (travel
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Hmm... I'm wondering what it says about my childhood. It seems everyone else was reading Anne of Green Gables, Little House ... and other wholesome tales, while I was madly devouring Tarzan adventures. Anyway, I can see your educations are sadly lacking, so...
I nominate Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. From Kobo AU (Gateway edition): Quote:
Regrettably one of the better editions (from here on MR, an omnibus created by HarryT), is not available for download probably until next year, I guess. |
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Since Dazrin has suggested they might be available for a bit of extra seconding, so from the ridiculous to the sublime...
I nominate Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough. From Goodreads: Quote:
I just finished this and thought it was excellent. Example prices/links: Kobo US $5.99, Kobo CA $9.99, Kobo GB £5.99, Kobo AU $12.99. |
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I nominate My Family and Other Animals (The Corfu Trilogy Book 1) by Gerald Durrell. I loved the miniseries on TV. Each TV season represented one of the books in the trilogy. It was brilliant, and I highly recommend it.
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