The Next Best Book Club discussion

oh boy. I almost forgot!
How could I almost forget????

Should we do this, I mean, will we have time to read as a group with Xmas and New years looming upon the horizion?

WHat the heck, lets give it a shot!!

Please nominate one book by posting TITLE and AUTHOR only.

We do not need seconds or thirds, any book that is nominated will be placed in the poll to vote on it once nominations are closed.

Lets leave this up for three days. Monday nite I will close nominations and create a poll on which to place your vote.

Have at it.

Let It Snow by Maureen Johnson, John Green and Lauren Myracle.

(which I will be reading on the airplane)

A Christmas Carol by Chales Dickens

damn Karen took my nomination......uh The Tomb by F Paul Wilson.

Skipping Christmas-Grisham

And the Band Played On: Politics People and the AIDS Epidemic

by: Randy Shilts

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

An Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List by Laurie Notaro

Darla Excellent book !!! Have you seen the movie ?

Scott and Kate... I have seen the movie. It's so powerful. I actually just picked this book up online after seeing it on my brothers list. I'd really like to read it, although, if it's as good/better than the movie, I'll have to carry a box of tissues with me.

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler....Italo Calvino.(Sorry if I spelled his name wrong)

For me the Movie was much more emotional than the book, but it takes alot for a book to my me cry. Although, Kite Runner did alot to make up for others in the crying dept.

Now I really hope it gets picked, just so I can compare the book with the movie :) My brother recommended the movie to me years ago. I remember how hard I cried and what an impact it had on me. Maybe I'm biased because of my brother, but I think it's something that everyone could benefit from watching/reading.

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck

Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger
[Book:Peace Like a River]

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

no classics...? Portrait of a Lady - Henry James

Andrew: va benissimo cosi' (perfect)

Little Men-Louisa May Alcott

Dr. Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak

Skipping Christmas - John Grisham

A christmas carol

Conni,
Only one nomination please. Please go back to your posts and delete two of the three you nominated. There are so many people in this group that it wouldnt be fair to them (or me)to allow multiple noms.... Not to mention, if everyone did it, Oye Vey... The list would be from here to the moon :)

Thanks!

I'm nominating A Tale Of Two Citiesagain

I second (and third) Kelly and Fiona and propose "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham. It's perfect for the season - both holiday and electoral!

ps It's also a short, fast read

I second A Christmas Carol, Karen. I think it would be a perfect read for December. I just ordered the Jim Dale audio version. I had a chance to listen to some of it and was sold on it.

I love Andrew's suggestion of If on a Winter's Night a Traveler and Jen's nomination for The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. I'll probably end up voting for The Spirit Catches... because I loved it so much when I read it, but I still feel compelled to nominate something.

How about War and Peace to get us through the winter doldrums?

I already voted...but just wondering about "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler." I've tried 2 Calvino's and so far I just don't "get" him. But, I've heard good things about Winter's Night. Maybe three time's a charm?

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Shaffer/Barrows

Ok, it's probably a bit campy for y'all, but I need something light for December because my life is hell in December.

So I nominate He Sees You When You're Sleeping : A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark.

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film by Jean Shepherd

The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

The Last Noel by Michael Malone

Marley Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan

I'm going with Santaland Diaries

OR Holidays on Ice

Santaliand diaries is a short read (160 pages)

This is getting messy.

Conni, now I no longer see any nominations from you. I thought there was a post that had one nom, and one post that had two titles in it?

Eileen, Second and third-ing someones nomination is not required.

Donna, only one nomination per person. You must remove one of them.

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Before anyone posts, they should be reading the guidelines in the opening post. I need this process to be as simple as possible. You must post once and only once, with one nomination. In that post, I need to have the title and the authors name. If there is no author, the nomination will be thrown out.

It ain't rocket science folks. All will be revealed in post #1. Lets not make Lori's job any harder than it already must be . ;)

Here are the valid nominations at this time:

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Let It Snow - Maureen Johnson
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
To Siberia - Per Petterson
The Tomb - F Paul Wilson
Skipping Christmas - Grisham
And the Band Played On: Politics People and the AIDS Epidemic - Randy Shilts
Holidays on Ice - David Sedaris
An Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List - Laurie Notaro
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler - Italo Calvino
The Winter of Our Discontent - John Steinbeck
The Innkeeper's Song - Peter S. Beagle
Peace Like a River - Leif Enger
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Anne Fadiman
Portrait of a Lady - Henry James
Little Men - Louisa May Alcott
Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Shaffer/Barrows
He Sees You When You're Sleeping : A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark - Carol Higgins Clark
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film - Jean Shepherd
The Stupidest Angel - Christopher Moore
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
The Last Noel - Michael Malone
Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog - John Grogan

We currently have 25 valid nominations.
If you do not see your nomination here it is becuase of one of two things.
Either:
You had no author name
or
You nominated more than one novel.

You have two more days to submit your titles (with authors) and only one nomination per person please.

Thanks for your help!

A Wedding In December By Anita Shreve

Lori, I think you have 25. The Stupidest angel and Breakfast at Tiffany's are on the same line:)

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Thanks for pointing that out Ann.....
Im tired, long day at work... glad someones eyes are functioning :)

I may have missed it Lori but I think that Logan's nomination for War and Peace wasn't added to the list. :) (you beat me to it Logan!)

Nope, Logan forgot to add the author's name. So I've got your back Logan ;) and I'll nominate
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

" little women"

This is a quick, humorous and warm read. Good for fitting in between everything else going on in December. An all around delightful surprise of a book. The audio is great too, if you can find it.

As i didn't post the author:

Christmas carol by charles dickens