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Nominations are complete and voting is now open!
Voting will close exactly four days from this post. Each person has EIGHT votes to use. |
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My votes are:
2 The Frozen Thames - Helen Humphreys 2 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis 2 The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories 1 Russian Winter - Daphne Kalotay 1 Beartown - Fredrik Backman I do not often read short stories but the Valancourt collection looks interesting. |
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12-08-2020, 12:44 PM | #21 |
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I've read all the previews now and, no surprises from the usual, like all of them and will be happy with any winning. I'll give
1 to The Snow Goose 1 to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1 to The Long Walk 1 to The Snow Child 1 to The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories 1 to Beartown 1 to The Frozen Thames 1 to Russian Winter |
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About ten hours left for voting!
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I've read Beartown, Lewis I'll also give 2 to the Valancourt book |
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My votes are:
The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico - 1 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - 2 The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories - 2 Beartown by Fredrik Backman - 1 The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys - 1 Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay - 1 |
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12-09-2020, 05:39 PM | #27 |
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Voting is complete and the winner is The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories which, incidentally, may be the longest selection title we've ever had! The discussion thread will be up soon.
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12-10-2020, 03:54 PM | #28 |
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I don’t read many short story collections, but I thought this one might be fun for a lighter closure to this crazy year.
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I don' read many short stories either but these look interesting and suit the Christmas season.
We have plenty of firewood here left from winter ready for a roaring fire while reading it and looking to put a snow making machine out in the garden . |
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Even the glow of Christmas tree lights and a candle would be good ambience for reading ghost stories in the evening. It was 80F here earlier this week. We can finally enjoy our gardens. My roses have been blooming beautifully. At least the temperatures drop into the 40s-50s at night so we can enjoy a fire. In a typical year they bring out the snow machines in some cities around Christmas for the kids to play and experience “winter.”
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