View Poll Results: Which book would you like to read during the summer holidays?

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  • The Sea by John Banville

    1 3.23%
  • The Beach by Alex Garland

    1 3.23%
  • Lord of the Flies by Golding

    3 9.68%
  • Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

    3 9.68%
  • Victory by Joseph Conrad

    1 3.23%
  • Where is Joe Merchant? by Jimmy Buffett

    2 6.45%
  • Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald

    6 19.35%
  • On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

    1 3.23%
  • To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

    10 32.26%
  • Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

    3 9.68%
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    2007 Summer Reading Poll

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    Oooh, that's a hard topic. At the moment the topic Beach reminds us of Lord of the Flies(well, the island was pretty beachy), some Bradbury's short shorys about the sea, Stephen Kings second "Dark Tower" book and not much more. And none of those qualify so we can't nominate even them.(first one already read, second ones short stories and the third a part of a series)
    Oh, and another possibility would be some kind of book-version of that TV-show were there was Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff. But we wouldn't be interested in reading that.
    Beach, beach,beach.... well, Robinson Crusoe probably applies, a little bit of Dracula also takes place in a town at the seaside, but that would be cheating, obviously.
    We have got a gut feeling that Scher has got some book about beaches that she loves and wants everybody to read (a perfectly normal obsession, everyone should have some, We, for instance, have about twelve a month) and therefore she named such an obscure topic that nooone can name any decent book and then Scher will jump out with The Book About Beach and say: voila! and then all must read that book. An evil conspiracy in two words.
    You're quite cunning, we'll admit that, Scher.
    If you believe even a half of this post, you are severely mistaken.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taliesin View Post
    We have got a gut feeling that Scher has got some book about beaches that she loves and wants everybody to read (a perfectly normal obsession, everyone should have some, We, for instance, have about twelve a month) and therefore she named such an obscure topic that nooone can name any decent book and then Scher will jump out with The Book About Beach and say: voila! and then all must read that book. An evil conspiracy in two words.
    You're quite cunning, we'll admit that, Scher.
    LMAO!!! Tal, you deserve a KitKat for that
    I have a plan: attack!

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    Oh, good thought Tal. I ominate Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. I've been meaning to read that.
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    Does anyone want to nominate Tender is the Night on my behalf??

    (*giggles* I thought about spamming everythread to try to get to 50 posts- but I thought that might get annoying... )

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    Quote Originally Posted by _Shannon_ View Post
    Does anyone want to nominate Tender is the Night on my behalf??

    (*giggles* I thought about spamming everythread to try to get to 50 posts- but I thought that might get annoying... )
    Well, I already nominated something, but it does start on the beach, so it fits.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taliesin View Post
    Oooh, that's a hard topic. At the moment the topic Beach reminds us of Lord of the Flies(well, the island was pretty beachy), some Bradbury's short shorys about the sea, Stephen Kings second "Dark Tower" book and not much more. And none of those qualify so we can't nominate even them.(first one already read, second ones short stories and the third a part of a series)
    Oh, and another possibility would be some kind of book-version of that TV-show were there was Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff. But we wouldn't be interested in reading that.
    Beach, beach,beach.... well, Robinson Crusoe probably applies, a little bit of Dracula also takes place in a town at the seaside, but that would be cheating, obviously.
    We have got a gut feeling that Scher has got some book about beaches that she loves and wants everybody to read (a perfectly normal obsession, everyone should have some, We, for instance, have about twelve a month) and therefore she named such an obscure topic that nooone can name any decent book and then Scher will jump out with The Book About Beach and say: voila! and then all must read that book. An evil conspiracy in two words.
    You're quite cunning, we'll admit that, Scher.
    Haha, that's a fine theory.

    I can't really think of anything related to beaches other than 'Lord of the Flies'. And I think it has already been discussed, and anyway I wouldn't like to re-read it.
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    Does anyone know if Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami is a beach story?

    The Beach (1996) is a novel by Alex Garland?

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    Robinson Crusoe or Lord of the Flies. Though i think most of people who's gonna join summer reading are already have read them. AHA! Joseph Conrad's Victory. That could work.

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    I nominate The Sea - by John Banville
    (winner of The Man Booker Prize 2005)

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    Tal> You naughty boy! I can see you know me only too well by now but please try to keep it to yourself in future!

    To be honest, I don't have a book in mind but thought it would be nice to read a book somehow related to summer and when I thought of summer, the beach was the first thing that popped into my mind.

    Virgil>Tender Is The Night mostly takes place at a posh holiday resort in Europe somewhere (if I remember correctly). A great book.

    So the nominations so far:

    1. Bouquin - The Sea by John Banville

    2. NickAdams - The Beach by Alex Garland

    3. Pensive - Lord of the Flies by Golding

    4. Virgil - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

    5. Turk - Victory by Joseph Conrad


    If you decide to change your nomination or withdraw, please let us know asap, please.

    Thanks, everyone. All these nominations are very promising!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Turk View Post
    Robinson Crusoe or Lord of the Flies. Though i think most of people who's gonna join summer reading are already have read them. AHA! Joseph Conrad's Victory. That could work.
    Oh that is a great choice Turk! I love that novel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil View Post
    Oh that is a great choice Turk! I love that novel.
    Me too, actually i couldn't stop reading it when i reached last 150 pages, i was planning to stop when i'm tired enough, but by the time i stopped reading it was 8 in the morning and i was finished novel.

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    Tender is The Night takes place predominantly on the French Riviera -I think...I dunno it's been a decade and a half since I've read it (getting closer to 50 posts!!)

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