View Poll Results: Please vote for the book you would like to read in August!

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  • Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

    9 32.14%
  • Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto

    2 7.14%
  • Palm-of-the-Hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata

    1 3.57%
  • Silence by Shusaku Endo

    0 0%
  • Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

    5 17.86%
  • The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe

    0 0%
  • The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

    1 3.57%
  • Kangaroo Notebook by Kobo Abe

    0 0%
  • The Broken Commandment Tozon Shimazaki

    1 3.57%
  • Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

    9 32.14%
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scheherazade View Post
    Nominations so far:

    1. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami just waiting to be read. That's what I nominate.
    Of course this is a hint for me
    Last edited by sofia82; 06-11-2008 at 12:20 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sofia82 View Post
    Of course this is a hint for me
    I would like you to vote for it. Please.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil View Post
    I would like you to vote for it. Please.
    This is a hint for KItkat if there is, I will.
    To be honest, I have to see I can find the text or not. If I have the first one, I will vote for it.
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    Last 3 nominations are up for grabs!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sofia82 View Post
    This is a hint for KItkat if there is, I will.
    To be honest, I have to see I can find the text or not. If I have the first one, I will vote for it.



    Here's a whole supermarket ilse full. Now don't eat too many or it'll make you fat.
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    What a topical picture, Virgil! Even the writing on the Kitkats is in Japanese!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scheherazade View Post
    What a topical picture, Virgil! Even the writing on the Kitkats is in Japanese!
    You're right!!! I didn't even notice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil View Post



    Here's a whole supermarket ilse full. Now don't eat too many or it'll make you fat.
    Virgil, I promise I vote for Kafka on the Shore, and I find the book and bought it but the translation. Fortunately I have the audio. And thank you for the whole supermarket where should I start?!
    One thing, Don't worry about me, I never get fat I can handle all of them without sharing anyone .Anyone wants one?
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    In that case can I please nominate Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami.
    Of course, I'm new here and I don't even know if I'm allowed to nominate...

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    You will likely never read a novel that matches Tozon Shimazaki's The Broken Commandment. It is the greatest novel I ever read. I'll gladly read it again if there is a consensus for it.

    Kit Kat? Did you mean Soseki Natsume's I Am A Cat?
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    This is a good list. I think I will join in even if one of the three books I have read already win the vote (I enjoyed them all immensely).

    Can I nominate? Well if so I'd like to nominate "Kangaroo Notebook" by Kobo Abe.

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    i nominate (Never Let Me Go) by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Last edited by THX-1138; 06-30-2008 at 02:09 AM.
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    We have finally got the 10 nominations needed:

    1. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

    2. Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto.

    3. Palm-of-the-Hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata

    4. Silence by Shusaku Endo

    5. Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

    6. The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe

    7. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

    8. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

    9. Kangaroo Notebook by Kobo Abe

    10. The Broken Commandment Tozon Shimazaki

    Quote Originally Posted by hellsapoppin View Post
    Kit Kat? Did you mean Soseki Natsume's I Am A Cat?
    That too!
    Quote Originally Posted by MissBethany View Post
    In that case can I please nominate Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami.
    Of course, I'm new here and I don't even know if I'm allowed to nominate...
    You need to have at least 100 posts to be able to nominate/vote, Bethany.
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