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Nominations for November 2019 • Books like Onions: Layers
It's time for us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read in November 2019. The theme is Books like Onions: Layers. 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 EDT, October 7, 2019. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for three days. The discussion of the selection will start on November 15, 2019. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the October selection, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, on October 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: Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer [Victoria, CRussel, astrangerhere] Kobo: CA$13.59; US$11.19; AU$12.99 Kindle: US$9.68 Spoiler:
320 pp.
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters [Catlady, Bookpossum, Bookworm_Girl] Amazon U.S. $12.99 Spoiler:
513 pp.
The Overstory by Richard Powers [twitchly, gmw, Bookpossum] Kindle: UK£5.99; US$9.99; AU$12.99; CA$14.72 Spoiler:
500 pp.
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield [gmw, Bookworm_Girl, issybird] US$12.99, CA$14.99, GB£4.99, AU$12.99. Spoiler:
464 pp.
Ever After by Graham Swift [Bookpossum, gmw, CRussel] Kobo prices: $US11.99, $A12.99, £5.99. Spoiler:
295 pp.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë [Bookworm_Girl, CRussel, Catlady] Public Domain Spoiler:
500 pp.
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Choices with one or two nominations:
**The Memory Chalet by Tony Judt [issybird, Victoria] UK£5.99; AU$14.99; CA$12.99; US$11.99 Spoiler:
225 pp.
**Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami [astrangerhere, Dazrin] US$9.99 Spoiler:
400 pp.
*Paths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb [issybird] Kindle prices: US$6.99; AU$8.99, UK£5.49; CA$13.99 Spoiler:
228 pp.
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I'm going to nominate The Memory Chalet by Tony Judt. This is Judt's chronicling of his memories as he suffered from ALS/MND/Lou Gehrig's disease. 225 pp.
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I nominate Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
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Indicative pricing (from Kobo): USD $12.99, CAD $14.99, GBP £4.99, AUD $12.99. Goodread's blurb is a bit long-winded, but here's the link. Right there in the blurb it says "multi-layered" so I'm covered for the theme. I had rather more difficulty working out what to nominate than I thought I would. I seriously considered The Great Wheel by Ian R. MacLeod, or maybe one of his books that I haven't read yet, like Red Snow, but the MacLeod I nominated for July didn't attract much interest. I'd have liked to nominate The Stonor Eagles by William Horwood but it doesn't seem to have made it into e-book form yet. Gingerbread by Robert Dinsdale was high on my list but apparently it's not available in the US. And so it went on. I finally opted for this Diane Setterfield because I really to want read it (already own it) and it sounds like the sort of thing I wanted for this theme. |
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Oh, I should have explained why I thought my nomination fit. I assume "memory chalet" is a play on "memory palace," the method of remembering by creating and building mental images associated with what you want to recall. To me, the building of images implied layers. Or close enough!
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10-01-2019, 04:41 PM | #6 |
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I keep thinking I should nominate Cloud Atlas but then I remember that while it was ok, it wasn't one of my favorites and it is pretty long (~500 pages). It certainly fits the theme though and I keep getting stuck on it and drawing blanks for other books.
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I think it's fair to say that any book with more than one plot would qualify which leaves the field pretty open. |
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10-01-2019, 05:13 PM | #8 |
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I nominate Why Shoot a Butler, by Georgette Heyer.
From Amazon: Every family has secrets, but now they are turning deadly... On a dark night, along a lonely country road, barrister Frank Amberley stops to help a young lady in distress and discovers a sports car with a corpse behind the wheel. The girl protests her innocence and Amberley believes her—at least until he gets drawn into the mystery and the evidence incriminating Shirley Brown begins to add up. Why Shoot a Butler? is an English country-house murder with a twist. In this beloved classic by Georgette Heyer, the butler is the victim, every clue complicates the puzzle, and the bumbling police are well-meaning but completely baffled. Fortunately, amateur sleuth Amberley is as brilliant as he is arrogant as he ferrets out the desperate killer—even though this time he's not sure he wants to know the truth... This has been on my list for quite a while. Though I haven’t read it, it sounds like a really fun layered mystery, complete with false turns and herring. Also, many Mobileread members mention Georgette Heyer with near reverence, so I thought it was high time to try her out. The book is available on Overboard, so I hope that mitigates the rather high cost: Kobo: $13.59 Ca; $11.19 USD; $12.99 AUD Kindle: $10.87 USD |
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I nominate The Night Watch by Sarah Waters (2006, 513 pp).
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10-01-2019, 09:50 PM | #10 |
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I just realised that Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield is not quite twelve months old (release date Dec 2018). This probably goes some way to explaining the price in Canada (but does not explain why the price is fairly standard in Australia).
Would people prefer if I withdraw it and find something else? Edited to add: Just so you know, there's good chance the replacement would be The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Not much cheaper anywhere, but since it's over a decade old it should be more readily available in libraries - perhaps. Last edited by gmw; 10-01-2019 at 10:06 PM. |
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It could be a problem in some libraries I suppose, though apparently not in mine, so I leave that for others to respond to.
I thought The Thirteenth Tale was very good indeed when I read it many years ago, and can certainly recommend it if you decide to go with it. Last edited by Bookpossum; 10-02-2019 at 02:29 AM. |
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I second The Night Watch by Sarah Waters.
I read her book The Little Stranger a couple of years ago and thought it was very good, so would like to read more books by her. |
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I should have it from OverDrive within the next three weeks myself. I'll note that the Canadian price is cheaper than the US price. Last edited by issybird; 10-02-2019 at 01:05 AM. |
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(BTW, there IS an Audible version, but it's narrated by one of my "avoid at all costs" narrators, Ulli Birvé. So stick with the eBook.) |
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