04-06-2021, 07:30 PM | #16 |
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I will start with these books and save a vote. I think all the books are great. I did not vote for the one I’ve read, and the Hanff book isn’t available as an ebook (although my library has the audiobook and maybe I’ll sample it).
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - 1 The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett - 1 The Forgers by Bradford Morrow - 1 The Readers’ Room by Antoine Laurain - 1 |
04-10-2021, 06:45 AM | #17 |
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My votes are
1 to The Readers' Room 1 to The Bookman's Tale 1 to People of the Book 1 to 84, Charing Cross Road 1 to The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry |
04-11-2021, 08:57 PM | #18 |
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Initial voting is complete and we have a tie between:
-The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry -The Bookman's Tale -The Readers' Room Run-off voting is now open! Voting will close exactly TWO DAYS from this post. Each person has TWO votes to use. If the run-off ends in a tie, the selection that received all its votes first will win. |
04-11-2021, 11:08 PM | #19 |
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Very difficult choice but I'm going with
-1 to The Readers' Room -1 to The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry |
04-13-2021, 07:14 PM | #20 |
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About an hour and a half left to vote!
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04-13-2021, 09:09 PM | #21 |
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Voting is complete and the winner is The Readers' Room! I'll have the discussion up soon.
ETA- To be clear, we had another tie in the run-off. Tie-breaker rules state that the first selection to receive all its votes, even between selections listed in the same post, wins the tie, which gave the edge to the Laurain title. Last edited by sun surfer; 04-13-2021 at 09:20 PM. |
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I didn't expect my vote order to determine the winner but I'm very happy with the outcome- The Readers' Room looks very interesting and I really enjoyed the preview. Also, I so rarely read such new releases so it will be fun to jump into something that came out so recently.
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Sorry! I thought I had until 8pm. I couldn’t decide anyway so I guess that made it easier.
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No problem! The selection looks great; I’m excited to read it.
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I’m happy that you are interested in this book. I have really enjoyed this author in the past. What is the controversy with the French literary awards? Sounds intriguing.
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