Reading 1001 discussion

We've arrived at the final month of the year. Be sure to check out Planning 2019, I have our line up for next year, are yearly read and quarterly nominations. Voting will be in December and I am closing nominations after I post December voting.
December authors are Vesaas to Wharton.

These books are not eligible
Candide by Voltaire
Brideshead Revisited by Waugh
The Age of Innocence by Wharton.

All members will have 1 free vote whether you have participation points or not. If you have enough participation points you may cast up to an additional 4 votes provided you have the points. Participation points can be found here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

The second book will be chosen by randomizer from all the authors (not just those receiving votes).

Please feel free to make comments about various books, try to persuade people to vote for your preferences or other comments pro or con. Have fun!

Here is the link to the survey monkey for voting. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TYDNRCL

Tarjei Vesaas Norwegian author, born 1897, died 1970.
1. The Birds, 1957, 200 pages.

Simon Vestdijk Dutch author, 1898 to 1971
2. The Garden Where the Brass Band Played, 1950, 300 pages.

Boris Vian, French author, 1920 - 1959
3. Froth on the Daydream 1947, 300 pages.

Gore Vidal US author 1925 to 2012.
4. Myra Breckinridge, 1968, 400 pages.

Enrique Vila-Matas, Spanish author, 1948
5. Bartleby & Co., 2000, 200 pages.

Xosé Neira Vilas, Spanish author, 1928 to 2015
6. Memoirs of a Peasant Boy, 1961, 100 pages

Elio Vittorini, Italian author, 1908 to 1966
7. Conversations in Sicily, 1941, 200 pages

Jorge Volpi, Mexican author, 1968
8. In Search of Klingsor, 1999, 450 pages.

Joseph von Eichendorff, Germany 1788 - 1857
9. Life of a Good-for-nothing, 1823, 150 pages.

Hans Jacob Christoph Von Grimmelshausen, German, 1622 to 1676
10. The Adventurous Simplicissimus, 1668, 450 pages.

Heinrich von Kleist, German author 1777 to 1811
11. Michael Kohlhaas, 1810, 100 pages.

Kurt Vonnegut, US author, 1922 to 2007.
12. Cat's Cradle, 1963, 300 pages.

13. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, 1965, 300 pages.

14. Slaughterhouse-Five, 1969, 200 pages.

15. Breakfast of Champions, 1973, 300 pages.

Alice Walker, US author, 1944 -
16. The Color Purple1982, 300 pages

17. The Temple of My Familiar, 1989, 400 pages

18. Possessing the Secret of Joy, 1992, 300 pages.

Lew Wallace, US author, 1827-1905
19. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, 1880, 550 pages.

Horace Walpole, England, 1717 - 1797
20. The Castle of Otranto, 1765, 300 pages.

Martin Walser, Germany 1927
Halftime (I don't think this is available in English). The German title is Halbzeit 1960, 900 pages, also ineligible as too many pages.

Alan Warner, Scotland, 1964
21. Morvern Callar, 1995, 250 pages.

Marina Warner, UK, 1946 -
22. Indigo, 1992, 400 pages.

Herbjørg Wassmo, Norway, 1942-
23. The House with the Blind Glass Windows 1981, 250 pages.

Keith Waterhouse, England, 1929 to 2009
24. Billy Liar, 1959, 200 pages.

Sarah Waters, UK, 1966 -
25. Tipping the Velvet, 1998, 450 pagaes.

26. Fingersmith, 2002, 592 pages

Winifred Watson, UK 1906 to 2002
27. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, 1938, 250 pages.

Evelyn Waugh, England 1903 to 1966
28. Decline and Fall, 1928, 300 pages.

29. Vile Bodies, 1930, 300 pages

30. A Handful of Dust, 1934, 300 pages.

Charles Webb, U.S author, 1939 -
31. The Graduate, 1963, 250 pages.

Not included The New World by Sellase (Unable to find it)

H.G. Wells, UK, 1866 to 1946
32. The Time Machine, 1895, 100 pages.

33. The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1896, 200 pages

34. The Invisible Man, 1897, 120 pages

35. The War of the Worlds, 1898, 250 pages.

36. Tono-Bungay, 1909, 350 pages.

Irvine Welsh, Scotland, 1958
37. Trainspotting, 1993, 350 pages.

Eudora Welty, U.S. Author, 1909 to 2001
38. The Optimist's Daughter, 1972, 200 pages.

Nathanael West, US 1903 to 1940.
39. Miss Lonelyhearts 1933, 150 pages. All editions.

Rebecca West, UK 1892 to 1983
40. The Return of the Soldier, 1918, 100 pages, all editions

41. Harriet Hume, 1929, 150 pages. 1st edition

42. The Thinking Reed, 1936, 450 pages. All editions

43. The Birds Fall Down, 1966, 450 pages. 1st edition

Edith Wharton, US, 1862 to 1937

44. The House of Mirth, 1905, 350 pages All Editions

45. Ethan Frome, 1911, 150 pages all editions

46. Bunner Sisters, 1916, 100 pages, 1st edition

47. Summer, 1917, 200 pages, 1st edition

48. The Glimpses of the Moon, 1922, 300 pages, 1st edition.

Happy end of the year voting. You have about a week to vote, so don't delay and miss out.

I am thinking of The Adventurous Simplicissimus, but 450 pages seems too much for December...

BTW, if you were thinking of choosing #20 The Castle of Otranto it is a short book. It is actually only 125 pages or so, the 300 pages noted is from one of the editions that has extra notes, etc.

Here is my review (which does not contain spoilers):
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I’ve read 19 of these. My interest lie towards Indigo and a Hand Full Of Dust.

One of my favorite, light-hearted books from the list is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

I still haven't decided what I'm actually going to vote for though.

I read House of Mirth earlier this year, so I’m leaning towards another Wharton.

Kristel wrote: "I’ve read 19 of these. My interest lie towards Indigo and a Hand Full Of Dust."

I would love to read A Hand Full of Dust

Melissa wrote: "I read House of Mirth earlier this year, so I’m leaning towards another Wharton."

Glimpses of the Moon looks good.

I’m leaning toward a Rebecca West- I have one of hers left- or Tipping the Velvet, since it’s been sitting on the shelf for a while.

Tracy wrote: "I’m leaning toward a Rebecca West- I have one of hers left- or Tipping the Velvet, since it’s been sitting on the shelf for a while."

I’ve not read any West, which one do you have left. I also have not read Tipping the Velvet.

The Thinking Reed. I really liked her other books. The Return Of The Soldier was a free kindle book, and it was short.

Diane wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I read House of Mirth earlier this year, so I’m leaning towards another Wharton."

Glimpses of the Moon looks good."

I'd like to go for Wharton too. I'll back Glimpses of the Moon.

Has everyone read Ethan Frome? I would love to read that. Indigo sounds quite interesting also.

Gail wrote: "Has everyone read Ethan Frome? I would love to read that. Indigo sounds quite interesting also."

I’ve read Ethan Frome many times. It was a favorite of mine from high school.

The Thinking Reed is the Rebecca West that I don’t own. But I would be able to get behind Tipping the Velvet and I am interested in a Handful of Dust and Indigo.

I think I’ll vote for Tipping the Velvet. I’ve been meaning to read it for so long.

I somehow never read any classics in High School or College and am now catching up. I have read 2 of the books on the list compared to Kristel’s 19. On the other hand, think of all the great books I have ahead of me.....
Voting for Indigo.

Here is the new link to Participation Points earned https://1drv.ms/x/s!AoJELC5X0PA4hCAh6...

I've read about a third of these, mostly thanks to having read all the Vonneguts and most of the H G Wells. Not very many of these are on my rather lengthy to-read list.
I've read Ethan Frome and House of Mirth and am not up for more Wharton at this time.
I'm going to give a vote or two each to Tipping the Velvet and Possessing the Secret of Joy. I enjoyed Sarah Waters' Fingersmith and Alice Walker's The Color Purple- most of us have probably read that one. Waugh's Handful of Dust or Walker's Temple of My Familiar would be welcome for me also.

Liz M wrote: "One of my favorite, light-hearted books from the list is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day I still haven't decided what I'm actually going to vote for though."

That is a fun one. I heard that it didn't do very well when it first came out but became popular later.

Did anyone else click on The Adventurous Simplicissimus? It must have the fewest ratings (2) and the lowest average rating (2.0) of any book in the Boxall list!
There's actually another listing for it in Goodreads, here: The Adventurous Simplicissimus, with a lot more ratings.

I will be posting results tonight at 8pm est (or as soon as my daughter is asleep). So get your final votes in today!!

Results of challenge will be posted tomorrow morning!!

Sorry fell asleep. Voting is closed. Results will be posted In the next hour