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06-01-2020, 01:35 AM | #1 |
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Nominations for July • Life's a Beach, Water, Water, Everywhere
Good morning, and welcome to the New Leaf Book Club's July Book Nomination thread where we select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read in July, 2020. The theme is Life's a Beach, Water, Water, Everywhere .
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, June 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 July 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 three nominations:
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06-01-2020, 01:37 AM | #2 |
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Nominations for July • Life's a Beach, Water, Water, Everywhere
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I nominate At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen (2015, 362 pp.).
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I will second At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen. It has been on my TBR. My husband liked her book Water for Elephants.
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I shall nominate Sand (omnibus edition) by Hugh Howey.
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06-02-2020, 10:32 AM | #6 |
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I second Sand (omnibus edition) by Hugh Howey. Not a big fan of Wool, but it was good enough that I've been meaning to try something else from him.
Still trying to make up my mind, with ideas ranging from an 1870 classic that I've read a few times to a very popular 2005 fantasy for YA or middle grade readers that I've been wanting to try. Decision making disorder ... maybe. |
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06-02-2020, 11:47 AM | #8 |
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Well, we've already got Sand, so I'm re-thinking my first inclination of Dune. Though I think there's likely to be more to discuss with it. OTOH, it's REALLY LONG if I remember correctly, which is definitely not a plus.
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But you didn't ask about the books in between. The 1957 apocalyptic story; the 1974 thriller; or the 1993 famous literary novel and more. But in the end, I decided to go with the 2005 option as the prices are pretty good right now. The main downside is that it's a big enough name that some of you may have read it already. Such is life. So the winner on the indecision stakes is...
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I nominate The Lightning Thief (aka Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief) by Rick Riordan. This the first book of the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The book is apparently targeted at YA or middle-grade readers, but I never let that sort of thing get in my way.
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Ah, I wondered whether I'd get any guessers ... but I will remove the mysteries. They are all well known books.
The 1974 thriller. JSWolf, you hit the nail with the thriller movie bit (wondering if you had this in mind when you said it). Jaws by Peter Benchley. I've never read it, but the reviews at Goodreads suggest it could be quite readable. Lots of beach, lots of water, it's a good match to the theme. The 1957 apocalyptic story was On the Beach by Neville Shute. I rejected this partly on the grounds that comments about Shute on here, when A Town like Alice was read, were less than enthusiastic. The 1993 literary novel was The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. I've never read it even though there is a paper copy sitting on the shelf. I figured "shipping" should have some water in it somewhere, so this theme would make a good excuse to get to it. The 1870 classic was, of course, 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne. Hard to get more watery than that. I didn't mention it earlier, but I also considered Jeanette Winterson's Lighthousekeeping (2004), which sounds interesting to me (see on Goodreads). |
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Second nomination: The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough (1968, 386 pp.).
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