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11-01-2018, 06:29 AM | #1 |
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Nominations for December 2018 • Just for Fun: Guilty Pleasures
Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read for December 2018. The theme is Just for Fun: Guilty Pleasures 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 7 AM EST, November 7, 2018. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for four days. The discussion of the selection will start on December 15, 2018. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the November selection, Alias Grace, on November 15. Any questions? See 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: The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki (H.H. Munro) [gmw, issybird, Bookpossum] MobileRead | Project Gutenberg Spoiler:
168 pp.
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy [Dazrin, CRussel, drofgnal] Public Domain in the US and Life+70. Project Gutenberg | Patricia Clark Memorial Library | Amazon | Audible | Kobo Spoiler:
275 pp.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin [Bookworm_Girl, Bookpossum, gmw] Amazon US: $9.04 | UK, CA, AU Spoiler:
260 pp.
The Water Rat of Wanchai (The Deadly Touch of the Tigress) by Ian Hamilton [CRussel, gmw, Dazrin] AmazonUS $9.99 | AmazonCA $7.93 | AmazonUK £2.99 | AmazonAU $12.99 Spoiler:
400 pp.
Bedelia by Vera Caspary [Catlady, Darryl, Bookworm_Girl] Amazon U.S., $9.99 | Amazon CA $8.99 | Amazon UK, £8.63 | Amazon AU $15.44 | Kobo U.S. $11.19 | Kobo CA $15.19 | Kobo UK, £8.63 | Kobo AU $16.71 Spoiler:
240 pp.
Wild Strawberries by Angela Thirkell [issybird, Bookworm_Girl, Dazrin] Faded Page: Free | US$5.99, AU$12.99, UK £3.99 Spoiler:
227 pp.
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Choices with one or two nominations:
**The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig [Catlady, CRussel] Amazon U.S. $2.99 | Amazon CA $8.99 | Amazon UK £2.48 | Amazon AU $3.69 | Kobo U.S. $2.99 | Kobo CA $8.99 | Kobo UK £2.63 | Kobo AU $4.99 Spoiler:
449 pp.
*Jurgen by James Branch Cabell [Ralph Sir Edwards] Public domain in the US and Life+50 countries Spoiler:
350 pp.
**Getting It Right by Elizabeth Jane Howard [Bookpossum, issybird] Kobo: $US8.69, $C11.19, $A9.99, $NZ10.99, £6.47 Spoiler:
275 pages
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I nominate The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki (AKA H. H. Munro).
It is included in the omnibus of Saki books available here on MobileRead (free). Or see Project Gutenberg. It's hard to find a good blurb, even Goodreads offers little more than a list of story titles. But I found the following review on Amazon that seemed informative and positive: Quote:
ETA: I added the Project Gutenberg link for those that would like the book separate rather than in an omnibus. Plus the Gutenberg edition includes an introduction by A.A. Milne. Last edited by gmw; 11-01-2018 at 10:30 AM. |
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11-01-2018, 10:48 AM | #4 |
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11-01-2018, 02:34 PM | #5 |
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I'll second Clovis.
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11-01-2018, 04:00 PM | #6 |
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I third Clovis. They are wonderful stories.
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For my Guilty Pleasure nomination, I'd like to nominate The Water Rat of Wanchai, the first of the Ava Lee books from Ian Hamilton. Really, these are my guilty pleasures. They're fast, they're fun, and Ava Lee always wins. Think Modesty Blaise, but with a Lesbian, Canadian, ethnically Chinese, forensic accountant as the protagonist. I mean really, with that combination, how could you possibly lose?!
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AmazonCA: $7.93 CDN AmazonUK: £2.99 (Title change: The Deadly Touch of the Tigress) AmazonAU: $12.99 AUD (Title change: The Deadly Touch of the Tigress) Goodreads Overdrive There's a bundle available in Canada of the first two books plus a shorter prequel for $14.99 CDN. I can provide a link if you wish. The book is listed with several different page numbers, depending on what country you're in, but appears to be ~400 pages. And I might add, they go quickly! |
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11-01-2018, 07:42 PM | #8 |
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I second The Water Rat of Wanchai aka The Deadly Touch of the Tigress. An accounting thriller, got to see that.
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I am nominating The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (2005, 449 pp.). First book in a series.
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Amazon Canada, CA $8.99 Amazon UK, £2.48 Amazon Australia, AU $3.69 Kobo U.S., $2.99 Kobo Canada, CA $8.99 Kobo UK, £2.63 Kobo Australia, AU $4.99 Also available as audiobook. Can be borrowed through Overdrive (e-book and audiobook) and Scribd (audiobook). P.S. The audiobook was a freebie from Random House at one point, so if you routinely grab the freebies, you might own it. Last edited by Catlady; 11-02-2018 at 12:45 PM. Reason: P.S. |
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11-02-2018, 01:05 PM | #10 |
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Sredni Vastar the Beautiful!
I nominate some "fine" literature, but still warped and witty. Jurgen - James Branch Cabell. It is PD in the US (At least the 1919 and 1922 versions are) A quote: Then Jurgen passed a Cistercian Abbey and was approaching Bellegarde, when he met a black gentleman, who saluted him and said,"Thanks, Jurgen, for your good word!" "Who are you, and why do you thank me?" "My name is of no great matter. But you have a kind heart, Jurgen. May your life be free from care!" "Save us from hurt and harm, friend, but I am already married." Last edited by Greg Anos; 11-02-2018 at 01:17 PM. |
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Yes The Scarlet Pimpernel is definitely something everyone should read. At least, if my memories of it are still valid. (Witness the very problems with T3M, after all.) But really, it's the basis for so many things. And I remember it as fun. But I wouldn't put it in the Guilty Pleasures category?
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It could be a guilty pleasure because I darn near memorized it, I read it so many times. |
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