The Next Best Book Club discussion

Nominations are closed for the month.

I have opened the polls for voting. If you look to the right you will see the link to the polls ---->

Have at it!
We have until 3/23 to get the votes in. Once the polls close, I will announce the winners for April!

I nominate Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones for Cateogory 1 (fiction/non-fiction).

Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood for category 1.

Laughing in the Dark: A Comedian's Journey through Depression - Chonda Pierce - Category 2.

That's a shocker Fiona! ;)

Fiona wrote: "April wrote: "I nominate Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones for Cateogory 1 (fiction/non-fiction)."

:D

Uhm, now that makes my life so much harder.

Err err...

[b:I Capture the Castle|3112..."

Awww, I didn't mean to. I just ordered it and figured I might as well nominate it. :-)

For regular fiction...
Indigo by Marina Warner

Lori,

Would Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle work for Category 2? If so, that's my nomination, as I bought the book but haven't read it yet. :)

Stephanie, heck yeah it would! Its fricken hilarious!

Yay! Then that is my nomination. Thanks!

Brokedown Palace by Steven Brust for Category 1.

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris for Cat 1

Uh-oh - Some Observations From Both Sides Of The Refrigerator Door by Robert Fulghum for Category 2.

Category 2-Why We Suck by Denis Leary

category 1-- Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Already??Still need to start reading angela's ashes for march.
I have a problem here...and maybe won't nominate any book as I think I haven't read many humorous books..really can't think about any for the moment.

Category 2(Humorous) The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams.

Noticed that a lot of people have this on their to-read list. Its definitely worth reading at least once :)

Recap of Yesterdays nominations:

Cat1:
Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Oryx & Crake - Margaret Atwood
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Indigo - Marina Warner
Brokedown Palace - Steven Brust
Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel


Cat2:
Laughing in the Dark: A Comedian's Journey through Depression - Chonda Pierce
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed - Lance Carbuncle
Uh-oh - Some Observations From Both Sides Of The Refrigerator Door - Robert Fulghum
Why We Suck - Denis Leary
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Lookin good! Keep em coming.

Until I Find You by John Irving - Regular Fiction

Jeane wrote: "Already??Still need to start reading angela's ashes for march.
I have a problem here...and maybe won't nominate any book as I think I haven't read many humorous books..really can't think about any..."

I´m not in the humorous book wagon too.. So I´ll stick with the Cat 1 nomination only lol

Cat. 2- Fool by Christopher Moore

I was wondering when that was going to be nominated :)

LOL..I think people were waiting on me since I called it out last month.

Category 1
American Wife A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld

Category 1
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

For Category 1:
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

Category 1 - Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Megha, Fool has already been nominated. Please edit your post and choose another if you like.

Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris for category #2.

For category 2:

Lea's Book of Rules for the World by comedienne Lea DeLaria. She's the voice of Helga on The Oblongs if you ever watch Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. I've done bits of hers for speech classes before and they've always killed. She discusses everything from her ex-girlfriends to the time that her immaculate knowledge of Judy Garland got her an apartment. A very funny lady.

I'd like to nominate

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

in Category 1. :)

I would like to nominate:

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Category 1)

I nominate The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde for the fiction portion of category 1: regular fiction/nonfiction.

I nominate Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett for category 2

How about A Confederacy of Dunces for category 2.

I nominate The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson for category 1.

Recap of the noms so far:

Cat1:
Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Oryx & Crake - Margaret Atwood
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Indigo - Marina Warner
Brokedown Palace - Steven Brust
Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel
Until I Find You - John Irving
American Wife A Novel - Curtis Sittenfeld
The Friday Night Knitting Club - Kate Jacobs
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn
If On a Winter's Night a Traveler - Italo Calvino
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

Cat2:
Laughing in the Dark: A Comedian's Journey through Depression - Chonda Pierce
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed - Lance Carbuncle
Uh-oh - Some Observations From Both Sides Of The Refrigerator Door - Robert Fulghum
Why We Suck - Denis Leary
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Fool - Christopher Moore
Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris
Lea's Book of Rules for the World - Lea DeLaria
Good Omens (The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch) - Neil Gaiman
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

Robin and Adam, please dont forget that the authors name is part of the requirement for the nomination to be accepted!

You guys have beaten me to the punch on 4 books I was thinking of nominating which is good and bad I guess...good because now I can nominate something else but bad because how am I ever going to make up my mind?!?!

Cat. 2 Are You There Vodka It's Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler (is that okay or does it have to be fiction?) I'll change it if need be.

nope. the second catagory, as long as its humorous or written by a comedian, its ok. So Joanie, you are good!

For category 2: My Life and Hard Times, by James Thurber.

Fiona wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Already??Still need to start reading angela's ashes for march.
I have a problem here...and maybe won't nominate any book as I think I haven't read many humorous books..really can't th..."

Just whatever book I can nominate?

Persuasion by jane Austen for category one.

Cat2 Fool by Christopher Moore gets another vote.

Wendy, we are not voting right now. Only nominating. And once something has been nominated, it doesnt need a second or third.

Is there something else you want to nominate that hasnt been nominated yet?

Lori wrote: "Robin and Adam, please dont forget that the authors name is part of the requirement for the nomination to be accepted!"

Whoops! Sorry boss thanks for reminding me I updated my nomination ;-)

Wawa, we are not voting yet.
I havent changed the thread title....

please remove your post.

Fiction Cat1

Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

Fiction Category #1 suggestion:

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich

Comedy Category #2 suggestion:

Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman