Read Runners discussion

We've got some exciting stuff being read this month, and let's figure out what we intend to read in August as well.

Please nominate 2 books each from any genre you suggest with the first as your primary choice and the second one as your secondary choice.

We'll get the poll going towards the middle of next week (or maybe towards the end).

The book that wins most votes gets picked for the July read, and the runner-up can be adopted for a side-read or a buddy read.

The Princess Bride.

India After Gandhi

The Goldfinch

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Train to Pakistan - as Independence Day special read

Looking for Alaska - For YA genre, which is the genre for August.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

And I second Sri's choice - 'Train to Pakistan'

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

The Appeal

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

I would like to nominate a non fiction for a change :)

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

It is a story of soldiers who fought in World War 2. Who kept on fighting as their friends kept dying. A story of the people who are responsible for the shaping of the world.


My second choice would be Child 44
A suspense thriller about a serial killer of children set in 1950s Soviet Russia, where Crimes are not investigated by the govt to protect their Utopian image.

The Probability of Miracles

Shatter Me

The Goldfinch

Why do I get the feeling that 'The Goldfinch' is going to be our next read, or at least one of the next reads?? :) :)

The Husband's Secret

The Goldfinch

In the Woods (Because i am scared to read it alone :P)

I second Sri on Looking for Alaska

In the Woods I want to try out Tana French

The Martian

Sri, if we have The Goldfinch, I don't think too many people will finish it in a month. :P

sumit, I agree... :-D :-D

Nevertheless, we'll put it up on the poll and let people decide. :)

I nominate for India after Gandhi and looking for alaska.,.

Ini, Harry - need motivation to finish IAG?? :P:P

@fong don't want clash with monthly botms:P:P:P

I agree Sumit.. but the consensus at least in terms of nomination seems to be that book.. So I guess we are going to have to make room for it as a side read at least, if not next month then at least some time in the near future :) But as you said, let the people decide :)

I second Looking for Alaska too

I second The Princess Bride. Read the book a while ago and fell in love with it :)

I'll nominate The Distance Between Us

On the Fence

True :D 700+ pages :D I recall a similar incident leading to creating this group :P But this time mod has no problem allowing it :D

Anirudh wrote: "True :D 700+ pages :D I recall a similar incident leading to creating this group :P But this time mod has no problem allowing it :D"

ROFL, now that you mention it - the wheel has come full circle indeed. :P

But yes, if folks want to read it, we'll surely do that and not do the 'THISSS ISSSSS SSSSPPAAAARRTAAAA' routine. :P

OMG - Not here as well!!!! Sumit!!!!!! :P :P

I will nominate Around India in 80 Trains

and

Middlesex

Middlesex was a fab read :-) :-)

Sumit wrote: "Sri, if we have The Goldfinch, I don't think too many people will finish it in a month. :P"

Just a suggestion - maybe we can select a book for tri-monthly read.. start and finish a book over 3 months, along with monthly reads.

Will Grayson is chosen? I am in :D

Am in as well :) :)

me too.... I've the paperback :-P :-P