All About Books discussion

It's time once again to nominate your choices for our last group classics read of 2021, this time for July and August 2021. For convenience, we at AAB are defining a 'classic' as a book that was first published 50 or more years ago, i.e. first published in 1971 or earlier.

Nominations will be run for 7 days and will close late on 10 June or when we hit six books in the poll. The poll will run then until the 17 June 2021.

During this time anybody can nominate and second a book. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 10 day nomination period will go into the poll. Each person can either nominate one book or second one book. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive, although please be mindful as our polls do not fill up as quickly as they used to.

Please only nominate, second or vote for a book you will read with the group if it should win. Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf or browsing through the Group Fiction folder.

If you have any questions on the nominations process please post here, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or contact one of the moderators and we will be happy to help.

I nominate The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone pages 776.

I nominate Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.

I nominate The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
and I second The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

Nancy wrote: "I nominate The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
and I second The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone"

I will second the The Magic Mountain, it looks really interesting.

Nominated Books:
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott

Books Going To Poll:
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

Kicking off with two slots already filled in the poll, four more to go. :)

I second Villette. Would definitely read The Magic Mountain if it wins. Villette I am currently reading.

Nidhi wrote: "I second Villette. Would definitely read The Magic Mountain if it wins. Villette I am currently reading."

Thank you for seconding. I will add it to the list now.

Nominated Books:
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott

Books Going To Poll:
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Villette by Charlotte Brontë

I'll second Ivanhoe

Nominations will close tomorrow, I will set up the poll then.

Nominated Books:


Books Going To Poll:
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott

Nominations closed, setting up the poll now.

Poll linked here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

I can't wait to see what you all pick.