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Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell |
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8 | 50.00% |
Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey |
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9 | 56.25% |
The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway |
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5 | 31.25% |
The Diary of Samuel Pepys |
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5 | 31.25% |
Night by Elie Wiesel |
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5 | 31.25% |
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by June Chang |
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5 | 31.25% |
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell |
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2 | 12.50% |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll |
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Biographies & Memoirs Vote • September 2013
Help us choose the September 2013 selection to read for the MR Literary Club! The poll will be open for THREE days (we have added an extra day to see how it goes).
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: Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell Spoiler:
Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey Spoiler:
The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway Spoiler:
The Diary of Samuel Pepys Spoiler:
Night by Elie Wiesel Spoiler:
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by June Chang Spoiler:
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell Spoiler:
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I could easily have voted for all of them, but I stuck with just three, and then found that my choices were the same as Bookworm_Girl's.
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Great choices this month! I could have voted for them all too so I just decided to stick with what I nominated.
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I voted for two strong women: Queen Victoria and Jill Ker Conway.
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I also forced myself to just three titles!
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Looks like a second vote will be needed!
ETA: And Queen Victoria beats George Orwell by a royal nose. Last edited by Bookpossum; 09-08-2013 at 09:28 PM. |
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I'm pleased that Queen Victoria squeezed through. It's a wonderful biography brilliantly written.
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What an adventurous life you lead, desertblues!
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(continues 'off topic'.....)
Thank you. Why, yes, I do like to be in contact with other cultures and see what makes them 'tick'. I feel very privileged to be able to travel and I economize the whole year for it. And I am rather thrilled by the idea of seeing fire eaters and magicians on such a fair, in a tiny village at the edge of the great Indian desert of Tar! ![]() I love the high temperatures in these countries ![]() |
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