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In a Free State by V. S. Naipaul | 4 | 26.67% | |
Berlin Stories by Robert Walser | 5 | 33.33% | |
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor | 4 | 26.67% | |
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami | 7 | 46.67% | |
The Oil Jar and Other Stories by Luigi Pirandello | 6 | 40.00% | |
The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories by E. M. Forster | 6 | 40.00% | |
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06-04-2013, 01:28 AM | #1 |
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Short Vote • June 2013
Help us choose the June 2013 selection to read for the MR Literary Club! The poll will be open for two days.
The vote is multiple choice. You may vote for as many or as few as you like. A discussion thread will begin shortly after a winner is chosen. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day non-multiple-choice run-off poll. In the event that the run-off poll also ends in a tie, the tie will be resolved in favour of the selection that received all of its initial nominations first. Select from the following works: In a Free State by V. S. Naipaul Spoiler:
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor Spoiler:
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami Spoiler:
The Oil Jar and Other Stories by Luigi Pirandello Spoiler:
The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories by E. M. Forster Spoiler:
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06-04-2013, 08:45 AM | #2 |
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That was hard!
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06-04-2013, 09:00 AM | #3 |
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06-04-2013, 04:29 PM | #4 |
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impossible, I'd say - I'll be happy with any of these could easily read any of these (in fact, my TBR is going to go up again). In the end I more or less randomly eliminated Forrester only because we've already read him in the club, that is the only reason I could find to get one of these off. Will be happy with any selection.
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06-04-2013, 04:29 PM | #5 |
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Yes, that was hard. My new strategy is to vote for half of the books; so I voted for a Free State, being from a country that used to have colonies, myself (he,he, who in Europe isn't.....) so I am intrigued by the African stories of Naipaul, where in the nomination is quoted " No writer has rendered our boundariless, post-colonial world more acutely"
And I voted After the Quake which I nominated myself My last vote was for Foster The Celestial Omnibus who, as in the nomination was written, "The humanist has four leading characteristics: curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race,” Forster said." hmmm, I would rather see myself as a humanist, I think Having voted: I would read all books, but there's no use in voting for all, I thought; I bought the Oil jar and the Celestial omnibus (well, €1,89 and €0,99 I think). Last edited by desertblues; 06-04-2013 at 04:55 PM. Reason: Clarifying the colonies, humanist and editing sloppy grammar, excuses |
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06-04-2013, 06:04 PM | #6 |
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So the waiter says, "Baked, mashed or French fried?" They all sound good, but you gotta choose.
In passing, I'd like to say that I think it's delightful that the six choices are from six different countries. And at that, while I think Paola has sterling taste, I still plan to give I Served the King of Engand a try. As with desertblues, I aim to go for half. Berlin Stories has been on my TBR list for a while and having it a book club choice would bump it up; I love Flannery O'Connor; and my only exposure to Nobelist Pirandello to date has been seeing performances of Six Characters in Search of an Author and Right You Are If You Think You Are, so clearly I've missed out. (Shh, I thought he was just a playwright. Don't tell.) But I'll be happy to read any of them. Last edited by issybird; 06-04-2013 at 06:35 PM. |
06-04-2013, 11:19 PM | #7 |
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Got my three. I was a bit hesitant to vote because I wasn't sure I'd get around to reading the selection this month. If one of my choices wins I'll have to think hard how I'm going to fit it in.
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06-05-2013, 03:01 AM | #8 |
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well, after Hamlet proposed it, I thought I should have another go - I was surprised it did not make the shortlist, but as soon as it emerges from one of the boxes (from a move four years ago - still plenty of boxes to open ) I will put it on my desk, so glad I did not put you off!
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06-05-2013, 12:27 PM | #9 |
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Unfortunately, I missed the nomination process but there are lots of excellent choices here. I went for The Celestial Omnibus. Forster is often very sensitive in shorter works.
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06-05-2013, 03:04 PM | #10 |
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Very tough decision with so many interesting selections. I was always going to vote for the Naipaul and the Forster, and I wasn't going to vote for the O'Connor - it's a great read, but I've already read it (and I'd recommend the title short story as one of the best I've read).
The other three were hard going though to make a choice on. Looking at the way the votes have gone made it especially difficult - I could've not voted for any of the three, hoping the Forster would get one more vote to win in the end. And that's why I didn't vote for the Walser or the Pirandello - they both sound interesting but there's no point in voting for everything, and I'd rather Forster. I think I'm still a bit scarred on books about Japanese disasters from reading Black Rain last year, so at first I was leery of the Murakami. But I have been wanting to try him and was disappointed Norwegian Wood didn't win the month it was nominated, so in the end I reconsidered, set aside my reservations on the subject matter and voted for it. |
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brr, it is quite tight...
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06-05-2013, 07:04 PM | #12 |
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Exciting, isn't it!
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06-05-2013, 07:06 PM | #13 |
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I'm hoping now to see another vote for Pirandello or Forster.
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06-06-2013, 10:26 AM | #14 |
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It's funny. Here I was thinking that I'm so tired of Murakami books being picked. Then I looked through the history of both book clubs and the poor sod hasn't been picked once....and I voted for Forster.
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06-06-2013, 01:47 PM | #15 |
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It's all about the timing. I checked the local university and After the Quake is being processed, so I should be able to get my mitts on that copy in a few days.
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