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1984 by George Orwell 22 24.72%
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4 4.49%
Call of the Wild by Jack London 6 6.74%
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 23 25.84%
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain 4 4.49%
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 7 7.87%
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 4 4.49%
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey 8 8.99%
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 7 7.87%
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith 4 4.49%
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Old 04-26-2011, 09:21 AM   #121
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it'll be pilotbob with the tie breaker if it ends that way.
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Old 04-26-2011, 09:53 AM   #122
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The top 2 are tied, while some of the others make small gains...interesting...
What???? NO!!! It can't be! Come on ANNA!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!

You're way better than that silly Big Brother stuff....you are REAL!

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Old 04-26-2011, 10:06 AM   #124
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I didn't vote although I have read 8 out of 10 of those books. Not any one I would rate as an exciting or memoriable read. I almost liked them but not quite.
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I didn't vote although I have read 8 out of 10 of those books. Not any one I would rate as an exciting or memoriable read. I almost liked them but not quite.
Which are the two you have not read, out of curiosity?
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Old 04-26-2011, 02:57 PM   #127
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Which are the two you have not read, out of curiosity?
I second that question.
Also, speakingtohe, if you don't mind me asking, do you have any favorite book(s) you could recommend? I'm curious to see which they would be if none of these strike you as memorable.
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Old 04-26-2011, 03:00 PM   #128
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@ beppe - thank you for your posts on Anna Karenina. I decided to read the book and listen to the audio.
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Beppe, thank you for that thoughtful comment.

I started reading it last night, but my eyestrain only let me read for a little while. It is 5400+ pages on my iPad with giant font. But the book that I finished yesterday was 4000+, so that is not as daunting as you guys lead me to think it would be.

I am going into this thing expecting to read a good book. If I find something deeper, then that will be a bonus. I am very intimidated by Russian lit, so reading and internalizing this is a personal challenge.
I started the book and also downloaded the librivox audio, so I could listen while doing the work commute, housework, yard work, etc.. I found I could follow and be "in" the story better when I listened to it. So, I will continue to do both, although I am tempted to just listen to it.
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Old 04-26-2011, 03:06 PM   #129
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But in seriousness, I've just never gotten Russian lit. That is why I am anxious to read this one and overcome my apprehension with a group.
Give that this is Tolstoy, you may never get it. I read The Brothers Karamazov and found it to be heavy going and not enjoyable at all.
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Actually, it's all fake. That's what fiction is. Sorry to have to burst your bubble. But POP!
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I second that question.
Also, speakingtohe, if you don't mind me asking, do you have any favorite book(s) you could recommend? I'm curious to see which they would be if none of these strike you as memorable.
I agree. To have such a variety of classics as this month's book club list, and then to lump eight of the ten of them into "not exciting or memorable" and "did not quite like them" seems rather harsh and generalising.
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Old 04-26-2011, 05:05 PM   #132
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I agree. To have such a variety of classics as this month's book club list, and then to lump eight of the ten of them into "not exciting or memorable" and "did not quite like them" seems rather harsh and generalising.
And just plain wrong, IMO. At least a couple of these books (DQ and AK) are seminal. You can't just dismiss them. As for the selection in totality, it's got something for almost any taste: romance, fantasy, humor, dystopia, adventure, western.... If nothing at all appeals, then it says more about the poster than the ballot.

I've read all but one (Purple Sage, and I'd gladly give it a try if it wins). I admit I have no interest in a re-read of Call of the Wild, War of the Worlds, or 1984, because they aren't my kind of thing. The rest I think are highly readable and I could only benefit form a reread, especially of the aforementioned Anna K or Don Q.
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I'm already reading 1984 now so if it wins - all the better for me.
I have put Anna Karenina on my "Must Eventually Read" (MER) list though.

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I'll put Anna Karenina in the if I am ever having trouble sleeping list.
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Uh-oh! A tie .. Come on Anna!
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