04-21-2010, 04:44 PM | #61 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
Quote:
Books that have been nominated before but didn't win are still eligable for nomination. Any books that have won the vote before are not. BOb |
|
04-21-2010, 04:59 PM | #62 | |
Connoisseur
Posts: 95
Karma: 800
Join Date: Nov 2009
Device: Sony Reader Touch
|
I'll nominate Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley:
Quote:
|
|
04-21-2010, 05:15 PM | #63 | |
Manic Do Fuse
Posts: 2,312
Karma: 3325462
Join Date: Oct 2006
Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad
|
Quote:
|
|
04-21-2010, 05:18 PM | #64 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
|
04-21-2010, 05:28 PM | #65 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,161
Karma: 81026524
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Italy
Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2
|
I propose
Flatland: a romance of many dimensions by Edwin Abbott It is an 1884 satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. Writing pseudonymously as "a square", Abbott used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to offer pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." As such, the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics, and computer science students. Several films have been made from the story, including a feature film in 2007 called Flatland. Other efforts have been short or experimental films, including one narrated by Dudley Moore and a short film with Martin Sheen titled Flatland: The Movie. Not copyrighted in the United States. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/97 We have it: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15729 |
04-21-2010, 05:33 PM | #66 | |
Zealot
Posts: 125
Karma: 314
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Canada, Eh!
Device: Kobo
|
Quote:
Thanks for the welcome. I had read the original post and never meant to imply that anything had been decided. It just seemed like a good time to jump in. Either way, I look forward to the excitement of the voting and reading whatever gets chosen. |
|
04-21-2010, 05:34 PM | #67 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
Quote:
BOb |
|
04-21-2010, 05:39 PM | #68 | |
Manic Do Fuse
Posts: 2,312
Karma: 3325462
Join Date: Oct 2006
Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad
|
Quote:
The Machine Stops- Jan 2010 Gone with the Wind - Feb 2010 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers? - Mar 2010 (Tie) The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America - Mar 2010 (Tie) The Egg and I - Apr 2010 P.S. I would like to a category for Pulitzer Prize winning novels. Preferably one month for winners in the public domain and another month for winners not in the public domain. I have noticed that most of the winners so far (with a few exceptions)have been available for free. Not that I can blame anyone but I do think price has a big influence on the winners. |
|
04-21-2010, 09:38 PM | #69 | |
Wizard
Posts: 2,615
Karma: 96491
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Montreal, Qc
Device: xxx
|
Quote:
I second that, I always meant to read it. |
|
04-21-2010, 10:16 PM | #70 |
Groupie
Posts: 183
Karma: 1053258
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fort Vancouver
Device: nook
|
I'll second The Woman in White.
|
04-21-2010, 10:24 PM | #71 | ||
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 75,901
Karma: 134368292
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
04-21-2010, 10:24 PM | #72 |
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 75,901
Karma: 134368292
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
|
04-21-2010, 10:26 PM | #73 |
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 75,901
Karma: 134368292
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
Actually, WE did not agree that it has to be a US public domain book. I know I never agreed. I wanted a modern classic like The Hobbit (for example).
|
04-21-2010, 10:30 PM | #74 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,870
Karma: 27376
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Device: PRS-505
|
|
04-21-2010, 11:54 PM | #75 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
Quote:
The Hobbit is certainly not out of copyright. It was published in 1966 and renewed in 1994 which means it remains in copyright in the US until 2061. Rather than argue about if a book is a "modern classic" we are going with the simple definition that I posted in the OP. It makes things a might easier. I'm sure you for one can appreciate clear cut rules. BOb |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
MobileRead October 2010 Book Club Nominations | pilotbob | Book Clubs | 64 | 10-01-2010 01:53 AM |
MobileRead July 2010 Book Club Nominations | pilotbob | Book Clubs | 78 | 06-25-2010 01:52 PM |
MobileRead April 2010 Book Club Nominations | pilotbob | Book Clubs | 198 | 03-26-2010 12:44 PM |
MobileRead February 2010 Book Club Nominations | pilotbob | Book Clubs | 213 | 01-25-2010 09:22 AM |
MobileRead January 2010 Book Club Nominations | pilotbob | Book Clubs | 67 | 01-02-2010 11:05 PM |