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The authors for April; Frame through Gorky

Books over 600 pages are not included and books that have been past botm in 2023 are also not included. Voting for the botm starts today and ends on the 24th when the winners will be announced. Only books that have not been previous botm (*) in past 10 years (2015 +) will be added to the randomizer. Each book you choose will be fed into the randomizer for an opportunity to be chosen by the randomizer.

HOW TO VOTE:
Please send your choices by private message to either myself or the Shelf Personality. Everyone gets one free vote. if you have participation points you can have up to 4 additional votes. You can use them all on one choice or you can make 5 different choices. Please see how to obtain participation points in the Annual Point Challenge explanation.

Janet Frame - New Zealand
1. Faces in the Water - 254 pages, 1961

Anatole France - French
2. °Õ³ó²¹Ã¯²õ, 1890, 175 pages

Julia Franck - German
3. The Blindness of the Heart, 2007 416 pages

Jonathan Franzen - US
4. Freedom - 2010, 562 pges

Marianne Fredriksson - Sweden
5. Simon and the Oaks, 1985, 537 pages

Esther Freud - UK
6. Hideous Kinky, 1992, 192 pages

Max Frisch - Switzerland
7. Homo Faberm 1957, 386 pages

Carlos Fuentes - Panama
8. *The Death of Artemio Cruz, 2019 botm, 1962, 307 pgs

Carmen Martín Gaite - Spain
9. The Back Room, 1978, 225 pages

Paul Gallico - US
10. Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris - 2013 botm, 1958, 157 pgs

Janice Galloway - Scotland
11. The Trick Is to Keep Breathing, 1989, 236 pages

Gabriel García Márquez - Columbia
12. Love in the Time of Cholera - 2012 botm, 1985, 348 pages
13. The Autumn of the Patriarch - 1975, 255 pages
14. One Hundred Years of Solitude - 1967 417 pages
15. No One Writes to the Colonel - 1961, 69 pages

Géza Gárdonyi - Hungary
16. Eclipse of the Crescent Moon, 1899, 560 pages

Alan Garner - England
17. Thursbitch, 2003, 160 pages

Romain Gary - Lithuania
18. Promise at Dawn, 1960, 348 pages
19. *The Roots of Heaven, 2017 botm, 1956, 372 pages

Elizabeth Gaskell - England
20. North and South, 2011 botm, 1855, 521 pages
21. Cranford, 1853, 257 pages
22. Mary Barton, 1848, 437 pages, botm 2013

David Gemmell - UK
*23. Legend, 1984, 345 pages, botm 2017

Zulfikar Ghose - Pakistan
24. The Triple Mirror of the Self, 1992, 343 pages

Amitav Ghosh - India
*25. The Shadow Lines - botm 2015, 1988, 346 pages

Stella Gibbons - UK
26. Cold Comfort Farm, 2015 botm, 1932, 233 pages

William Gibson - US
27. Neuromancer, botm 2013, 1984, 292 pages

André Gide - France
*28. The Counterfeiters, botm 2021, 1925, 451 pages
29. Strait is the Gate, 1909, 104 pages
30. Fruits of the Earth, 1897, 220 pages

George Gissing - UK
*31. New Grub Street, botm 2021, 1891, 560 pages
*32. Born in Exile, 2019 botm, 1892, 316 pages

William Godwin - England
* 33. Caleb Williams, 2015 botm, 1794, 448 pages

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Germany
34. Elective Affinities, 1809, 272 pages
35. The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774, 149 pgs

Nikolai Gogol - Ukraine
36. Dead Souls, 1842, 464 pages
37. The Nose, 1836, 56 pages

Arthur Golden - US
38. Memoirs of a Geisha, 1997, 503 pages

William Golding - UK
39. Lord of the Flies, botm 2009, 2011, 1954, 182 pages
40. Rites of Passage, 1980, 278 pages

Oliver Goldsmith - Ireland
41. The Vicar of Wakefield, 1761, 197 pages

Witold Gombrowicz - Poland
42. Ferdydurke, 1938, 320 pages

Ivan Goncharov - Russian
43. Oblomov, 1859, 586 pages

Nadine Gordimer - South Africa
44. July's People, 1982, 160 pages
45. Burger's Daughter 1979, 361 pages

Maxim Gorky - Russian
46. Mother, 1907, 285 pages
*47. The Artamonov Business, 2017 botm, 1927, 344 pages

That's it! What would you like to read in April?

I have read 20 of these plus I just finished Simon and the Oaks for my February TBR challenge and am now reading Ferdydurke for my Random Challenge. I would be interested in reading either of the Gogol and I have never read any Gaskell so that appeals also. Open to what others would like to read but would prefer not to read Golding.

Gail wrote: "I have read 20 of these plus I just finished Simon and the Oaks for my February TBR challenge and am now reading Ferdydurke for my Random Challenge. I would be interested..."

I'v read 25 of them. I haven't started looking at what is available. Which I will do now. Rite of Passage by Golding is quite good. So much better than Lord of the Flies. I think I heard that Golding didn't even like Lord of the Flies.

It was a fertile patch for me, I've read 28 so far. And there is only one on my TBR shelves:

- Elective Affinities (Goethe)

I've read all the Garcia Marquez, Gide, Gary and Gogol. A fair few I haven't read exceed 500 pages (North and South, New Grub Street, Memoirs of a Geisha). I'll wait to see what others have to suggest.

I would read Goethe, I have never read any and always feel silly about that! I was also looking at La promessa de l'aube since we read WWII things at the end of last year and that looked interesting - I don't know how easy to get however.

I’ve read 16 of these, there are a few on my TBR but not particularly calling to me at the moment. Maybe I’ll just throw one in for the randomiser.

I have read 9 of these. I think I will throw One Hundred Years of Solitude into the randomizer mix. I watched the Netflix series and really enjoyed it. I have yet to read any GGM.

I've read 28. I only have one waiting to be read which is Eclipse of the Crescent Moon. It's a long one, perhaps not too challenging ("a favourite with adults and children alike"), but it's on my Takedown list so I will probably leave it there and pick some others for the randomizer.

I haven't read many of these. One Hundred Years of Solitude is amazing, and I'd be up for more Marquez if anyone else is interested. I also think the books listed below sound interesting. I'll probably pick 5 to throw into the randomizer unless there's something others want me to back.

Hideous kinky
Cranford
Cold Comfort Farm
The Sorrows of Young Werther
Strait is the Gate
Rites of Passage
The Vicar of Wakefield
July’s People

Jane wrote: "I haven't read many of these. One Hundred Years of Solitude is amazing, and I'd be up for more Marquez if anyone else is interested. I also think the books listed below sound interesting. I'll prob..."

I loved Hideous Kinky and good movie too. Also like July's People.

Hideous kinky: I don't have this one here in Florida
Cranford, I think I am voting for this one
Cold Comfort Farm: Read
The Sorrows of Young Werther: Willing
Strait is the Gate: no access
Rites of Passage: Read
The Vicar of Wakefield: Read
July’s People: Read

I am willing to read Elective Affinities or Young Werther.

I've read 22 of these, probably my most ever in these polls. I read a non-list Garcia Marquez just recently (Memories of my Melancholy Whores). Neuromancer is high on my to-read list so I'll probably give that a couple votes.

I found Hideous Kinky on the Internet Archive, so will throw a vote it's way.

Last day to vote. Announcing winner tomorrow.

The Winners ARE!
Popular Vote: overwhelmingly Elective Affinities with 14 votes
Randomizer chose Cranford nominated by Jane.

What will you read in April?

I’ve read both of these so I will read one or two from my Randomised Reading List.

I disliked Elective Affinities a lot and gave it a rare 2* so I will be reading the reviews and discussion to see (hopefully) what I missed!

Oh cool. I put a vote in for Elective Affinities among other things but didn't realise it would have so much support. I enjoyed Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship so I will hope this has the same appeal.

I hope to read both. I have access to both of them so that is a plus.

Pamela wrote: "I’ve read both of these so I will read one or two from my Randomised Reading List.

I disliked Elective Affinities a lot and gave it a rare 2* so I will be reading the reviews and discussion to se..."

You could also support a BUDDY Read as you have read both selections, if that is of interest to you.

Gail wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I’ve read both of these so I will read one or two from my Randomised Reading List.

I disliked Elective Affinities a lot and gave it a rare 2* so I will be reading the reviews and d..."

Thanks Gail, I had forgotten that but I think I will use the time to catch up on reading without needing to discuss.

As one of the backers of Elective Affinities, I will definitely read that. I will skip Cranford, which I have already read.

I've read Cranford, but I'll try to join in with Elective Affinities. Unless it ends up being my TBR takedown book for April! lol
Remind me, if I read it as the botm and its number hasn't been drawn for the TBR takedown, I can swap it out before the next month's draw?

The plan is to listen to Cranford and read Elective Affinities.

I am definitely reading Elective Affinities, might try to read both if I have time!

Out of all of these I've only read Marquez's No One Writes to the Colonel and One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gogol's The Nose and Golding's Lord of the Flies, I enjoyed all of them so I cast my votes for all of them!

Jeremiah wrote: "Out of all of these I've only read Marquez's No One Writes to the Colonel and One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gogol's The Nose and Golding's Lord of the Flies, I enjoyed all of them so I cast my vot..."

I’m not sure what you’re saying. If you’re joining the group, welcome. Voting has been completed and winners announced.

Hi Kristel
Can you answer Leni's question above? I tried to find the answer about BOTM/TBR selection being the same but couldn't find an answer.

Diane, I will try.

Here’s what I found. You can NOT read books ahead of being selected AND get the points for it. You have to wait for it to be selected. Otherwise, you will only get 1 point and your cumulative score will be broken and you will need to start at the beginning

If one of your TBR books is selected as BOTM, you will be allowed to substitute it for a new TBR book. No other substitutions will be allowed after Jan 1, 2020.

Leni wrote: "I've read Cranford, but I'll try to join in with Elective Affinities. Unless it ends up being my TBR takedown book for April! lol
Remind me, if I read it as the botm and its number hasn't been draw..."

If one of your TBR books is selected as BOTM, you will be allowed to substitute it for a new TBR book. No other substitutions will be allowed after Jan 1, 2025.

Thanks, I'll swap it out right away then so I don't risk it becoming both the botm and the tbr book in April!