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View Poll Results: Which Short Story collection shall we read for December? | |||
The Enchanted Wanderer and Other Stories by Nicolai Leskov | 4 | 23.53% | |
The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries edited by Otto Penzler | 8 | 47.06% | |
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: THE BOOK edited by Michael Amadio | 1 | 5.88% | |
Alice Munro's Best: Selected Stories by Alice Munro | 5 | 29.41% | |
Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx | 8 | 47.06% | |
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11-27-2015, 07:36 AM | #1 |
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December 2015 Book Club Vote
December 2015 MobileRead Book Club Vote
Help us choose a book as the December 2015 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is You may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book on December 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • The Enchanted Wanderer and Other Stories by Nicolai Leskov Amazon US / Kobo / Overdrive Spoiler:
• The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries edited by Otto Penzler Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo Spoiler:
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: THE BOOK edited by Michael Amadio Goodreads | Amazon CA / Amazon UK / Amazon US Spoiler:
• Alice Munro's Best: Selected Stories by Alice Munro Amazon CA / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo Spoiler:
• Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx Goodreads | Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo Spoiler:
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11-27-2015, 05:04 PM | #2 |
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Sigh, no love for Alice Munro. Really, folks, there's a _reason_ she won the Nobel Prize. (And that's really quite rare for an exclusively short story writer.)
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11-27-2015, 06:22 PM | #3 |
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Yea I agree Charlie, and I've read a few of her stories I've enjoyed but they really don't often grab me, whereas Annie Proulx.....
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11-27-2015, 07:16 PM | #4 |
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Too bad Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules didn't get a third nod. It has an Alice Munro story in it ("Half a Grapefruit").
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11-27-2015, 08:40 PM | #5 |
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No love because none of the libraries I have access to have this in their Overdrive collection. I'm already spending too much this December as it is.
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11-27-2015, 11:07 PM | #6 |
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The only one of these that is available from my library is Close Range and that is only available in audio.
It looks like there are a bunch of Alice Munro options and I may be able to piece together a portion of Alice Munro's Best, but that specific title isn't available (even to recommend). Looks like it will be another non-voting/participating month for me. I will follow the discussion if it goes that way of course. I guess that is what I get for not having enough time to put something together during nominations. |
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11-28-2015, 08:14 AM | #9 |
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Well i voted for penzler as i buy a lot of mysterious press books. Quite surprised Richard ford didn't make it through. I'm reading him anyway.
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11-28-2015, 08:41 AM | #10 |
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There's not a book on the list this month I wouldn't want to read, so that's good.
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11-28-2015, 08:50 AM | #11 |
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I wish I hadn't missed out on the nominating.
Of course it probably wouldn't have mattered.] |
11-29-2015, 08:23 PM | #12 |
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Ouch! The leader is expensive! Surely we could pick something under $10 USD. Please.
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11-29-2015, 08:33 PM | #13 |
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You get what you vote for.
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