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Book Club September 2016 Book Club Nominations
![]() The nominations will run through midnight EST August 26 or until 10 books have made the list. The poll will then be posted and will remain open for five days. The book selection category for September is: Classics. In order for a book to be included in the poll it needs THREE NOMINATIONS (original nomination, a second and a third). How Does This Work? The Mobile Read Book Club (MRBC) is an informal club that requires nothing of you. Each month a book is selected by polling. On the last week of that month a discussion thread is started for the book. If you want to participate feel free. There is no need to "join" or sign up. All are welcome. How Does a Book Get Selected? Each book that is nominated will be listed in a poll at the end of the nomination period. The book that polls the most votes will be the official selection. How Many Nominations Can I Make? Each participant has 3 nominations. You can nominate a new book for consideration or nominate (second, third) one that has already been nominated by another person. How Do I Nominate a Book? Please just post a message with your nomination. If you are the FIRST to nominate a book, please try to provide an abstract to the book so others may consider their level of interest. How Do I Know What Has Been Nominated? Just follow the thread. This message will be updated with the status of the nominations as often as I can. If one is missed, please just post a message with a multi-quote of the 3 nominations and it will be added to the list ASAP. When is the Poll? The poll thread will open at the end of the nomination period, or once there have been 10 books with 3 nominations each. At that time a link to the initial poll thread will be posted here and this thread will be closed. The floor is open to nominations. Please comment if you discover a nomination is not available as an ebook in your area. Official choices with three nominations each: (1) Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Goodreads | Amazon US / Audible / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US Print Length: 512 pages Spoiler:
(2) Hiroshima by John Hersey Goodreads | Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Audible (1) / Audible (2) / Kobo Ca (1) / Kobo Ca (2) Print Length: 135 pages Spoiler:
(3) Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Goodreads | Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub / Kindle | Amazon US / Amazon US (Restored) / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US Print Length: 166 pages Spoiler:
(4) The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Goodreads | Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub / Kindle | Amazon US Print Length: 270 pages Spoiler:
(5) 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo Ca Print Length: 324 pages Spoiler:
(6) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Google Play / Kobo US / Overdrive / Sainsbury's UK Print Length: 180 pages Spoiler:
(7) Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Goodreads | Patricia Clark Memorial Library: Kindle (1) / Kindle (2) / ePub (1) / ePub (2) Print Length: 162 pages Spoiler:
(8) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace Goodreads | Amazon US (1) / Amazon US (2) / Barnes & Noble (1) / Barnes & Noble (2) / Kobo US Print Length: 544 pages Spoiler:
(9) Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Goodreads | Patricia Clark Memorial Library: Kindle | Amazon US / Audible / Kobo US / Overdrive Audiobook (1) / Overdrive Audiobook (2) / Overdrive eBook Print Length: 82 pages Spoiler:
The nominations are now closed. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 08-27-2016 at 12:05 AM. Reason: Through post #54 |
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Wondering if a particular book is available in your country? The following spoiler contains a list of bookstores outside the United States you can search. If you don't see a bookstore on this list for your country, find one that is, send me the link via PM, and I'll add it to the list. Also, if you find one on the list that is no longer in operation, let me know and I'll remove it from the list.
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*** Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace [GA Russell, drofgnal, bfisher] Goodreads | Amazon US (1) / Amazon US (2) / Barnes & Noble (1) / Barnes & Noble (2) / Kobo US Print Length: 544 pages Spoiler:
*** Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy [VioletVal, CRussel, Luffy] Goodreads | Amazon US / Audible / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US Print Length: 512 pages Spoiler:
*** Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl [JSWolf, Luffy, Dazrin] Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Google Play / Kobo US / Overdrive / Sainsbury's UK Print Length: 180 pages Spoiler:
*** Hiroshima by John Hersey [CRussel, WT Sharpe, din155] Goodreads | Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Audible (1) / Audible (2) / Kobo Ca (1) / Kobo Ca (2) Print Length: 135 pages Spoiler:
*** Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie [WT Sharpe, GA Russell, pdurrant] Goodreads | Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub / Kindle | Amazon US / Amazon US (Restored) / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US Print Length: 166 pages Spoiler:
*** The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux [WT Sharpe, GA Russell, pdurrant] Goodreads | Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub / Kindle | Amazon US Print Length: 270 pages Spoiler:
*** 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke [din155, CRussel, Dazrin] Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo Ca Print Length: 324 pages Spoiler:
*** Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling [pdurrant, CRussel, Dazrin] Goodreads | Patricia Clark Memorial Library: Kindle (1) / Kindle (2) / ePub (1) / ePub (2) Print Length: 162 pages Spoiler:
*** Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad [issybird, din155, bfisher] Goodreads | Patricia Clark Memorial Library: Kindle | Amazon US / Audible / Kobo US / Overdrive Audiobook (1) / Overdrive Audiobook (2) / Overdrive eBook Print Length: 82 pages Spoiler:
The nominations are now closed. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 08-27-2016 at 12:05 AM. Reason: Through post #54 |
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I nominate Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace.
The best-selling American novel of all time. - Amazon General Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur vividly reimagines the mighty Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity. The saga of Judah Ben-Hur's spiritual journey from slavery to vengeance to redemption is both a vivid historical adventure and a powerful story of one man's religious awakening. As Blake Allmendinger writes in his Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic, "Ben-Hur has endured for more than one hundred years because it offers something for everyone. The story of the Jewish hero Ben-Hur, his conflict with the Roman warrior Messala, and his conversion to Christianity at the foot of the Cross, combines adventure, sentimentality, athletic spectacle, and religious devotion." - from the inside flap Kindle - free https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UJ10U6 https://www.amazon.com/Ben-Hur-Illus...dp/B01FFYCMMO/ Kobo - 99 cents https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...-the-christ-36 B&N nook - 99 cents http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ben-...ace/1100059503 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ben-...ace/1113673095 |
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I nominate Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.
Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. The first of his works set in Wessex, Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships. Amazon - free https://www.amazon.com/Far-Madding-C.../dp/B0084B0DOK Kobo - 68 cents https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...dding-crowd-57 B&N nook - 99 cents http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/far-...=2940014144360 |
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Well, I can't say it excites me, but I willing to second and read Far From the Madding Crowd. In addition to the versions listed in VioletVal's post, there are also some 20 Audible versions (though I've excluded the abridged versions from that search string.)
Some of the Audible versions are WhisperSync enabled, and while no longer free, the combined eBook+audio book are still cheaper than the audio book alone. So for those who would prefer to read that way, a good option. There are several possible narrators worthy of a listen, so take a moment to check out the samples. The variation is fairly substantial. ![]() |
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I would like to nominate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
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I disagree. I think rational adults can discuss the literary merits of a book with a religious or political agenda without crossing the line into arguments as to whether one agrees or disagrees with the personal beliefs of the author.
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Rational or not is not the issue. The issue is that religious and/or political discussion belongs in the P%R forum. That's why it exists. So even the most rational and the most polite discussion belongs in the P&R forum. That's not my rule. That's the forum's rule. If you allow the discussion to take place outside the P&R frum, then the P&R forum may as well be deleted. Besides, if you have one religious dicussion outside the P&R forum, then there would be precedence to not use the P&R forum. I don't think an exception can be made without undermining the P&R forum.
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By the same token we would have to rule out things like The Davinci Code, The Grapes of Wrath, All the King's Men, 1984, The Animal Farm, The Handmaid's Tale, The Line of Beauty, The Brothers Karamozov, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Man Who Was Thursday, The Golden Compass, etc. some of which we've read already without any complaint from you.
I suppose you object to the title, though the majority of the book, like the movie, is about Ben Hur and his revenge. I'm not voting for it since I read it a couple of times already and the movie (not the current one) was better. |
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I third Far from the Madding Crowd, and second Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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I'll second Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. It's on my TBR list anyway.
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I'm not voting for it because I don't particularly want to read it, but I agree with Tom on whether or not we could read and discuss Ben-Hur. We've had this claim before, and recently, for The Golden Compass, and it wasn't valid then and isn't valid here.
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I'd like to nominate Hiroshima by John Hersey. This is a short book (75-105 pages, depending on edition), from the blurb for one of the Kobo editions in the UK:
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