Literary Rotating Nominations - Page 14

Hamlet53 · 12-01-2014, 02:57 PM

Nice. And some authors I have no previous experience with. Double nice.

Bookworm_Girl · 12-01-2014, 06:46 PM

Great list! Thanks, Billi!

sun surfer · 12-02-2014, 12:59 AM

And the poll is up! Great selection Billi!

Bookpossum · 12-02-2014, 04:47 AM

I'm away from home so this is my first log-in for a couple of days. Looks to be a fascinating theme and a great list Billi, so thank you from me too. Now to the poll.

paola · 12-04-2014, 04:56 PM

o dear, doesn't time fly! Today I got a bathroom stripped, and that is only the beginning....

Thaks Billi for the great selection! and on the previous discussion, I also quite like the idea of an open months.
Now, rush to voting!

sun surfer · 01-15-2015, 12:53 PM

Who would like to take their turn selecting the nominations for the upcoming first rotating month of the year in February?

(if you have any questions, you can refer to the first post or just ask)

HomeInMyShoes · 01-15-2015, 01:28 PM

If no one appears, I could have a go at generating a list of nominees.

Bookpossum · 01-16-2015, 11:29 PM

Yes please HIMS!

sun surfer · 01-17-2015, 07:15 PM

That was quick! HomeInMyShoes, February is yours.

I'll ask for your nominations at the beginning of the month.

HomeInMyShoes · 01-19-2015, 11:18 AM

I shall endeavor to have a list to you shortly. Hooray for more book reading research.

HomeInMyShoes · 01-22-2015, 09:37 AM

I'm done compiling my list. A little extra time prior to voting for everyone to do some perusing.

Choosing Canada as a theme is absurd, but I am doing it anyway. It is a big list; it is a big country. There are many regions from which to pull stories. There are many omissions. Canada is a gigantic mess of a country where saying you are Canadian is akin to saying you have no real defining characteristics. I’m sorry, that’s how we are.

I’ve tried to be fair and pick books that are reasonably available. I also wanted this to be a relatively modern list. I checked Amazon (.ca, .co.uk, .com.au, .com) for eBook availability and I checked Book Depository for paper availability considerations. There are a few books not readily available within Australia and the United Kingdom as eBooks and maybe one title that is difficult to find at all with The Grey Islands. But its availability should be good around mid-February when a new edition is being released. I removed a few titles for availability and made some additions as well for that reason. I was a little saddened. Trying to paint a picture of such a large country in such a short list is absurd.

Barney’s Version by Mordecai Richler
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston
February by Lisa Moore
Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
A Good Man by Guy Vanderhaege
The Grey Islands by John Steffler
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Kamouraska by Anne Hébert
Kicking the Sky by Anthony De Sa
The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro
Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richard
No Great Mischief by Alistair MacCleod
Obasan by Joy Kogawa
Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan

Bookpossum · 01-24-2015, 11:08 PM

Looks like a great list HIMS. Alice Munro is a wonderful writer, though I don't know the book you have listed. No Great Mischief is a knockout. One of those books that stays in the memory, though it's a few years since I read it. I don't know the others (apart from seeing the film of Barney's Version), and I'm looking forward to finding out more about them.

ccowie · 01-26-2015, 09:32 AM

Wow! As a fellow Canuck I'm thrilled with this list. I've read all but one of them (many of them more than once) so Sanaaq will get my vote as the only one I haven't read.

My favourite of the bunch is Mercy Among the Children and the most "literary" is likely Fugitive Pieces. I commend you for putting together an outstanding representation of Canadian literature!

Billi · 01-28-2015, 07:29 AM

I like your selection very much and plan to read as much of these books as possible, most probably during my holiday.

ccowie · 01-28-2015, 08:45 AM

I just can't resist one more comment about this list. I love that you left a few author's off the list.

No Michael Ondaatje. I actually really like a few of his earlier books, but they're still overrated.

And no Margaret Atwood! I'm really sick of Margaret Atwood being the face of Canadian literature.

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12-01-2014, 02:57 PM	#196
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	Nice. And some authors I have no previous experience with. Double nice.

12-01-2014, 06:46 PM	#197
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Great list! Thanks, Billi!

12-02-2014, 12:59 AM	#198
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	And the poll is up! Great selection Billi!

12-02-2014, 04:47 AM	#199
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I'm away from home so this is my first log-in for a couple of days. Looks to be a fascinating theme and a great list Billi, so thank you from me too. Now to the poll.

12-04-2014, 04:56 PM	#200
paola Wizard Posts: 2,824 Karma: 5843878 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook Pro 903, (beloved Pocketbook 360 RIP), Kobo Mini, Kobo Aura	o dear, doesn't time fly! Today I got a bathroom stripped, and that is only the beginning.... Thaks Billi for the great selection! and on the previous discussion, I also quite like the idea of an open months. Now, rush to voting!

01-15-2015, 12:53 PM	#201
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Who would like to take their turn selecting the nominations for the upcoming first rotating month of the year in February? (if you have any questions, you can refer to the first post or just ask)

01-15-2015, 01:28 PM	#202
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	If no one appears, I could have a go at generating a list of nominees.

01-16-2015, 11:29 PM	#203
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Yes please HIMS!

01-17-2015, 07:15 PM	#204
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	That was quick! HomeInMyShoes, February is yours. I'll ask for your nominations at the beginning of the month.

01-19-2015, 11:18 AM	#205
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I shall endeavor to have a list to you shortly. Hooray for more book reading research.

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01-22-2015, 09:37 AM	#206
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I'm done compiling my list. A little extra time prior to voting for everyone to do some perusing. Choosing Canada as a theme is absurd, but I am doing it anyway. It is a big list; it is a big country. There are many regions from which to pull stories. There are many omissions. Canada is a gigantic mess of a country where saying you are Canadian is akin to saying you have no real defining characteristics. I’m sorry, that’s how we are. I’ve tried to be fair and pick books that are reasonably available. I also wanted this to be a relatively modern list. I checked Amazon (.ca, .co.uk, .com.au, .com) for eBook availability and I checked Book Depository for paper availability considerations. There are a few books not readily available within Australia and the United Kingdom as eBooks and maybe one title that is difficult to find at all with The Grey Islands. But its availability should be good around mid-February when a new edition is being released. I removed a few titles for availability and made some additions as well for that reason. I was a little saddened. Trying to paint a picture of such a large country in such a short list is absurd. Barney’s Version by Mordecai Richler The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston February by Lisa Moore Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels A Good Man by Guy Vanderhaege The Grey Islands by John Steffler Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Kamouraska by Anne Hébert Kicking the Sky by Anthony De Sa The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richard No Great Mischief by Alistair MacCleod Obasan by Joy Kogawa Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan

01-24-2015, 11:08 PM	#207
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Looks like a great list HIMS. Alice Munro is a wonderful writer, though I don't know the book you have listed. No Great Mischief is a knockout. One of those books that stays in the memory, though it's a few years since I read it. I don't know the others (apart from seeing the film of Barney's Version), and I'm looking forward to finding out more about them.

01-26-2015, 09:32 AM	#208
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	Wow! As a fellow Canuck I'm thrilled with this list. I've read all but one of them (many of them more than once) so Sanaaq will get my vote as the only one I haven't read. My favourite of the bunch is Mercy Among the Children and the most "literary" is likely Fugitive Pieces. I commend you for putting together an outstanding representation of Canadian literature!

01-28-2015, 07:29 AM	#209
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	I like your selection very much and plan to read as much of these books as possible, most probably during my holiday.

01-28-2015, 08:45 AM	#210
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	I just can't resist one more comment about this list. I love that you left a few author's off the list. No Michael Ondaatje. I actually really like a few of his earlier books, but they're still overrated. And no Margaret Atwood! I'm really sick of Margaret Atwood being the face of Canadian literature.