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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne | 4 | 57.14% | |
Erebus: The Story of a Ship By Michael Palin. | 3 | 42.86% | |
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08-10-2020, 12:57 PM | #1 |
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Run-Off Poll for September • Over the Hills and Far Away: Journeys
This is the runoff poll to select the book we'll read and discuss in September of 2020. Note: I won't be voting in this poll unless there is another tie, at which point I'll cast the tie-breaking vote. We love new participants. We're happy for you to vote, but in the interest of a vibrant conversation, we'd like to request that you not vote unless you plan to join the discussion whatever the selection. So if you haven't posted in a book club thread yet, do please say a quick hello here or in the Welcome thread. This is a poll. Vote for as many books as you'd like. Questions? FAQs | Guidelines Or just ask! Choices:
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08-10-2020, 01:05 PM | #2 |
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Well, we have a clear choice here. One is fiction, one is non-fiction. One is short, the other fairly long for us. One is free, one is not. One was written in French, but about an Englishman, the other was written by an Englishman, but is quintessentially a Canadian story.
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08-13-2020, 12:51 AM | #3 |
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Last Call. This runoff will close in the morning. (Though really, I don't think we can go wrong here. Both were on my "I'm going to read this regardless" list.
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08-13-2020, 02:28 PM | #4 |
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The results are in, and we'll be reading and discussing that Jules Verne classic "Around the World in Eighty Days". I remind folks that there are multiple versions of this, in both eBook and audiobook, but you're free to read whatever version you choose. Personally, I'll be reading the Patrick Tull narration from Audible. Supplemented by the Amazon Classics eBook.
In just two more days, we'll be discussing Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock Spoiler:
At right around 100 pages, this is a short work and it's in the public domain, so even if you haven't started it, there's still time before discussion starts. Or at least before it gets too far along. So please, join us for the discussion starting Saturday.
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08-13-2020, 05:12 PM | #5 |
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I look forward to Around the World in Eighty Days. Of course I have seen the film but have never bothered to read the book. So it will be a new experience.
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08-14-2020, 12:58 AM | #6 |
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Yup, I'm in the same situation. I'd have enjoyed either choice, but this one at least has one of my all time favourite narrators, so I'll enjoy that part of it, at least.
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08-14-2020, 01:14 PM | #7 |
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[QUOTE=CRussel;4022793]Yup, I'm in the same situation. I'd have enjoyed either choice, but this one at least has one of my all time favourite narrators, so I'll enjoy that part of it, at least. [/QUOTE
I think I’ll try that Audible version too. Thanks for mentioning it. |
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I'm intending to listen to the Jim Dale version.
ETA: This was a freebie from RH Audio at some point, so check your files. Last edited by Catlady; 08-14-2020 at 02:55 PM. |
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I'm not sure I can read this. It turns out that Verne is an anti-Semite. According to the New York Times, he was a voracious anti-Semite and his publisher Hertzel dialed it back some.
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08-16-2020, 09:15 PM | #11 |
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Of course you should not read it if you believe it may upset you, but if you felt able to read it then you could help highlight those issues that do show up in the story. I don't recall encountering such issues (beyond what I would expect in a text of this era) when reading Verne in the past, but prejudice is not always obvious to those not directly affected by it.
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I have started Around the World in 80 Days and so far, it's OK. |
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I've said this before, and I don't want to have to say it again. The voting and nomination process decides what book we will read. And starting a discussion about a book or author, in the voting thread, to denigrate the book or author, is not acceptable. If you want to start a discussion about bias in our selections, the Welcome thread is appropriate. If you want to discuss a particular book or author, the book's discussion thread is appropriate.
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