Summer Reading Poll

[Scheherazade]

Summer holidays only couple of weeks away,

let's start voting for the book you would like to read this summer!

The aim of the Book Club is to read and discuss new books together with other members.

Please try to avoid from voting for the books you have already read and/or do not intend to (re)read with us.

Thank you! :)

Critique of Religion and Philosophy by Walter Kauffman (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691020019/sr=8-1/qid=1148941231/ref=sr_1_1/104-9114671-8495166?%5Fencoding=UTF8)

V. by Thomas Pynchon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060930217/qid=1148941313/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679722645/qid=1148941355/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)

East of Eden by Steinbeck (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140292942/qid=1148941415/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0151446474/qid=1148941460/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)

Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0694523461/qid=1148941493/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)

Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140019863/qid=1148941639/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)

To the Lighthouse by Woolf (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0156907399/qid=1148941714/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671510126/qid=1148941754/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)

And Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786703601/qid=1148941919/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-9114671-8495166?s=books&v=glance&n=283155)


Book Club Procedures (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?p=57103#post57103)

[superunknown]

I'm gonna say To the Lighthouse because I've never read any Woolf, but I'd definitely be up for East of Eden and The Name of the Rose.

[Pensive]

I have read The Good Earth. It was a good read but I don't want to re-read it.

[Shakira]

I was planning to re-read To The Lighthouse. However I will wait for anyone to co-read it with me so that we can discuss it together. If anyone is interested then please let me know.

[superunknown]

What happened to Don Quixote?

[Scheherazade]

Since the member who nominated it will not be able to join us for the Summer Reading, we had to replace his nomination.

[~Maude~]

It was hard to pick I have 3 of those sitting on my shelf, waiting to be read. I've actually started the Good Earth just now.

[papayahed]

Maltese Falcon!!!!!

[Scheherazade]

Maltese Falcon!!!!!Shout all you want... As long as you don't vote for it! :D

[papayahed]

Shout all you want... As long as you don't vote for it! :D


Too Late!!!!

[Asa Adams]

Everyone vote for the name of the rose, lol. I hope it is chosen, because i have wanted to read this for a long while.

[Asa Adams]

I picked up "To the Lighthouse" yesterday for 95 cents. I saw and thought "what the heck!" so if the lighthouse is chosen I am ready! lol :lol:

[papayahed]

Awww Heck. Come on people!!!!!!!! Anything but Virginia Woolf!!!!!!!!

[Asa Adams]

I know I know, but hey if it happens it happens :lol:

[superunknown]

This is still too close to call.

[Scheherazade]

Going once...

[Scheherazade]

Going twice...

[Asa Adams]

Darn it! now i need to go and get an East of Eden Copy, and then re-read it! bah :lol: so this comes with great Democracy! :lol:

cheers

[behindblueeyes]

wow this closes tomorrow... i have to get the book too and i didn't even remember voting oh wellll

[Virgil]

wow this closes tomorrow... i have to get the book too and i didn't even remember voting oh wellll
Well, vote now and please vote for To The Lighthouse so we can have a runoff.

[behindblueeyes]

i already voted for east of eden.. i just forgot, sorry

[Virgil]

Oh yes you did. I didn't notice. Well that's OK.

[Asa Adams]

to the light house would have been a far easier read too. oh well, my poor eco wasn't chosen, so what do i do? Any thoughts Virgil? :lol:

[behindblueeyes]

Well if we keep this thread at the top of the recent list maybe someone new will find it and vote for to the lighthouse.. who knows

[Virgil]

Well, I won't be reading East of Eden if it's selected. Although I would like to read it, I won't have time for such a long read. To The Lighthouse was actually my third choice.

[Asa Adams]

hmmm interesting...

[papayahed]

Come on Maltese Falcon!!!!!!

[Ryduce]

I come to ruin the day.

[behindblueeyes]

RUNOFFFF lol

[Asa Adams]

Come on Maltese Falcon!!!!!!

:lol: Its over papayahed....Let it go. lol :lol:

[Jay]

It's not over yet, the poll closes on June 16. East of Eden anyone? :p

[Ryduce]

I was torn between To the Lighthouse and The Name of the Rose,but seeing as how I'm the one who nominated Woolf,I had to to vote for it.





Sorry everyone!!!!!!LOL

[Asa Adams]

wow, we have a tie. what happens if the poll ends on a tie? do we have another poll for like a day? and then see what the rusults are. cause that would be cool. Only of course if the tie remains. this is exciting. :brow: :lol:

[Gallantry]

critique of religion and philosophy :) haha the tie remains

[behindblueeyes]

i just went out shopping and saw east of eden.. 601 pages 601!!

[Asa Adams]

thats right, shes a big one. To the lighthouse would be a much smaller read.

[Scheherazade]

However, East of Eden would be a worthier read. :p

When I read Mrs D at university, I promised myself that I would never touch another Woolf book. I read Orlando since then, thanks to this Book Club and I really don't want to read another of *yawn* her books.

[Idril]

I read Orlando since then, thanks to this Book Club and I really don't want to read another of *yawn* her books.

That was a bizarre book...and it wasn't really the fact that he suddenly wakes up one morning to find out he's a woman nor the fact that he lives for 300 or whatever years that bothered me, it was the fact that no one in his/her life seemed to think it was odd. If someone, just one person had said, "holy crap! You're a woman! That is so weird!", I think I would've been fine but they didn't, they all acted like it was just one of those things that happen sometimes. :rolleyes: I've read To The Lighthouse so I'm not interested in reading it again, it was much less surreal than Orlando but still...not a book I have a need to read twice.

[Virgil]

However, East of Eden would be a worthier read. :p

When I read Mrs D at university, I promised myself that I would never touch another Woolf book. I read Orlando since then, thanks to this Book Club and I really don't want to read another of *yawn* her books.
Scher
You need to give To The Lighthouse a chance. It's much better than Mrs. Dalloway. Trust me. TTLH is one of my all time favorite novels.

[Virgil]

I was torn between To the Lighthouse and The Name of the Rose,but seeing as how I'm the one who nominated Woolf,I had to to vote for it.





Sorry everyone!!!!!!LOL
Ry!! You saved the day!!

[rachel]

To the Lighthouse please. If only we could read them all simultaneously. sigh......

[Virgil]

To the Lighthouse please. If only we could read them all simultaneously. sigh......
YAY!!!!!

[Asa Adams]

shooooooooot!

[NEDJ293]

please try to put ray bradbury's writing here for next time

[Taliesin]

It's not over yet, the poll closes on June 16. East of Eden anyone? :p



OOooooo!!! Pick us, pick us!!

Well, anyway, we did vote for East of Eden. We don't have an idea what it is about, but we have met with Woolfs writings and we think we want to challenge unknown monsters who might turn out as giant cute bunny-rabbits (like Frank!)(as opposed to known monsters)

[Virgil]

Oh Tal .....

[papayahed]

Let's just settle this and everybody change their vote to the Maltese Falcon.

[Pensive]

Hmmmmm, I wish that I could change my vote because I looked at a bit of To The Lighthouse and found it boooooooooring. *frowns*

Can we change our vote?

[superunknown]

Is it possible to withdraw votes? I'm not going to be joining you during the summer reading poll as I already have to read Ulysses, Brothers Karamazov, and a few more stories for my AP Spanish lit class next year and won't have time for another one. I voted for To the Lighthouse, by the way.

[Asa Adams]

Oh dear....What next....?

[Ryduce]

Rock,paper,scissors????

[Riesa]

Hooyah! I've been wanting to read some Woolf....

[Virgil]

Wow, this is turning out into a hum-dinger of a vote. Lighthouse has the edge again. When does this close?

[behindblueeyes]

less than 1 hour.. maybe if it's a tie we should get rid of the books with no votes and have a revote that only lasts like a day or two...

[Scheherazade]

Just to answer some of the questions:

- Unfortunately, it is not possible to change or withdraw votes as the software does not accommodate them.

- In case of a tie, I will pick one of the books which gets most votes to read.


Book Club Procedures (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?p=57103#post57103)

[Asa Adams]

Okay then, when do we vote again? :D

[Virgil]

UNFAIR!

Where in the rules does it say that Scher gets to pick in the event of a tie?

Well, then, I've got my own summer reading list. :p To you.

[Asa Adams]

I don't understand. So Scheher picks the one with the most votes now? Well that doesn't really make any sense. maybe its, we all have a "day long poll" and which ever one gets most votes this way will be the winner?

still confused...

[Scheherazade]

In case of a tie, I, as the Moderator of the Book Club, pick one of the books which gets the most votes. This has been the practise not only now but since the beginning of the Book Club.

Setting up another poll for another day is not very productive since not all the members will log on to the Forum during that day.

[behindblueeyes]

okay then which wins. if its east of eden i may not do the reading and then only 6 people would actually have said they would but.. who wins?

[Asa Adams]

Alright, i think understand....will you choose one book thats not in the tie, that has recieved the most votes? in this case "name of the rose"? which ever one you choose, i am sure we will all agree to read :D :nod:

[Scheherazade]

Well, not exactly! (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17965) :D

Also, if you are short of time at the moment, please don't worry. Summer Reading is for the whole summer, which means we have three months to read and discuss the book.

[papayahed]

I was sure Maltese Falcon was gonna win.

[Mililalil XXIV]

How about "To the Lighthouse"? I didn't vote in time, but if I had, it would have broken the tie, putting the above in the lead with 8 - count 'em -, yeah, 8, votes. East of Eden is autumn reading.

[Asa Adams]

except "to the lighthouse" would have been like a month reading, beacuse of its size. East of eden is the better choice because of length. It was a very good book. everyone will enjoy...i think.

[Pensive]

Oh yeah, I have just started it, seems like a very good novel!

[Asa Adams]

yes, the land description just pops out at the reader.