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View Poll Results: caleb72 Vote • June 2015, Multiple Choice | |||
The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson | 1 | 12.50% | |
Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence | 0 | 0% | |
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner | 1 | 12.50% | |
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley | 2 | 25.00% | |
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh | 4 | 50.00% | |
Rabbit, Run by John Updike | 3 | 37.50% | |
Justine (The Alexandria Quartet #1) by Lawrence Durrell | 4 | 50.00% | |
If On a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino | 3 | 37.50% | |
The Color Purple by Alice Walker | 0 | 0% | |
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago | 2 | 25.00% | |
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06-01-2015, 01:53 PM | #1 |
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caleb72 Vote • June 2015
Help choose the June 2015 selection to read for the MR Literary Club! The poll will be open for three days and a discussion thread will begin shortly after a winner is chosen.
The vote is multiple choice. You may vote for as many or as few as you like. If you vote for the winner it is hoped that you will read the selection with the club and/or join in the discussion. The rotating nominator (this month - caleb72) may not vote in the poll. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day non-multiple-choice run-off poll where the rotating nominator again may not vote. If the run-off also ends in a tie then the tie will be resolved by the rotating nominator. Select from the following 20th century works: 1901-1910: The Getting of Wisdom - Henry Handel Richardson Spoiler:
1911-1920: Sons and Lovers - D H Lawrence Spoiler:
1921-1930: The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner Spoiler:
1931-1940: Brave New World - Aldous Huxley Spoiler:
1941-1950: Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh Spoiler:
1951-1960: Rabbit, Run - John Updike Spoiler:
1961-1970: Justine (The Alexandria Quartet #1) - Lawrence Durrell Spoiler:
1971-1980: If On a Winter's Night a Traveller - Italo Calvino Spoiler:
1981-1990: The Color Purple - Alice Walker Spoiler:
1991-2000: The Gospel According to Jesus Christ - José Saramago Spoiler:
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06-01-2015, 05:09 PM | #2 |
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There are two that are leading the way in my brain right now, but I'll sleep on it and see what my brain says tomorrow.
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06-02-2015, 07:52 AM | #3 |
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I took the plunge on three, two of which I read a very long time ago but would enjoy revisiting now I'm older (well, a lot older!), and one (the Calvino) which I don't know at all but which sounds fascinating.
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06-02-2015, 09:54 AM | #4 |
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I've read: If On a Winter's Night a Traveller; Rabbit, Run; Brave New World; and The Sound and the Fury. I wouldn't mind giving any of them another read, especially the first half of The Sound and the Fury.
But, my vote is going to two haven't read. |
06-02-2015, 05:08 PM | #5 |
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I've read two and would like to read all the other eight. I have one or two closer to the top but am having a hard time deciding whether to vote for one or two or half or eight.
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06-03-2015, 04:08 AM | #6 |
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I'd be very happy with any on the list.
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06-03-2015, 07:20 AM | #7 |
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I've already read a number of these. I've really been meaning to read Updike so that got my vote.
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06-03-2015, 11:39 AM | #8 |
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06-03-2015, 12:41 PM | #9 |
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^It's about time you got around to reading that anyway.
I'd probably re-read that one. It was a good read. |
06-03-2015, 01:33 PM | #10 |
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06-03-2015, 02:17 PM | #11 |
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^I'm pretty sure there was something you had told me I should read, but hadn't yet. I've somehow conveniently forgotten that.
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06-03-2015, 05:01 PM | #12 |
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Only 22 hours to vote everyone!
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06-03-2015, 11:58 PM | #13 |
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Great list, Caleb. Thank you for volunteering!
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06-04-2015, 02:12 PM | #14 |
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