Literary Lottery • August 2012

sun surfer · 08-01-2012, 04:23 AM

Help us select the work that the MR Literary Club will read for August 2012!

Lottery entrance will run until August 4th.

This month is a refresh on the lottery category - there’ve been many simplifying changes to make it clearer and easier, and some of the main changes are bolded below. We’ll see how it goes!

The category for this month is:

Lottery - A member is chosen by random to select the month's work

Here’s how it works:

Anyone may enter. If you want to enter, just post that you want to, it’s that simple.

The only people not eligible are posters who’ve won in the last year - so for this lottery beppe, Hamlet53 and issybird are ineligible.

Among those who enter, someone will be randomly chosen on August 4th, using a randomisation generator.

The winner may then post their selection for this month in this thread, and will have until August 6th to do so.

The only requirements for the selection are that it be literary and that it not have been the monthly selection of either book club yet.

That’s it, pretty simple. The only sort of confirmation on the monthly selection will come from the club runner (me). If a selection doesn’t meet the requirements, then the winner may make another selection until the 6th.

The discussion thread will begin shortly after a selection is confirmed. The lottery winner is not required to lead the discussion or anything like that.

If there is no confirmed selection by August 6th, then the five non-winning selections with the highest percentage of votes from previous months (excluding run-offs; ties broken by most recent month, ties in same month broken by first fully nominated) will be put to a short vote and the winner will be our selection.

What is literature for the purposes of this club? A superior work of lasting merit that enriches the mind. Often it is important, challenging, critically acclaimed. It may be from ancient times to today; it may be from anywhere in the world; it may be obscure or famous, short or long; it may be a story, a novel, a play, a poem, an essay or another written form. If you are unsure if a work would be considered literature, just ask!

Any questions, feel free to ask!

The floor is now open.

*

Entry is now closed. Here are the entrants:

fantasyfan
orlok
HomeInMyShoes

Refer to post 11 onwards for the results.

fantasyfan · 08-01-2012, 09:29 AM

I'll enter the lottery!

orlok · 08-01-2012, 09:44 AM

Me too.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-01-2012, 09:51 AM

I'm tempted. I'll throw my hat into the ring.

orlok · 08-01-2012, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I'll throw my hat into the ring.

Err...I think you're supposed to choose a book...

paola · 08-01-2012, 01:06 PM

well, great, three already - I am running so much behind (haven't even started Middlemarch) that it would not make sense for me to enter. But I'll be watching this space, and hopefully August will give me some serious reading time!

HomeInMyShoes · 08-01-2012, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Err...I think you're supposed to choose a book...

How do you know there's not a book in that hat?

orlok · 08-01-2012, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

How do you know there's not a book in that hat?

Because there's a Cat in the Hat

.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-01-2012, 05:44 PM

Can I have a special selection for orlok if I win?

Bookpossum · 08-02-2012, 08:13 AM

I'll be watching with paola from the sidelines, though I am now about 70% through Middlemarch, so I may be able to join in.

sun surfer · 08-04-2012, 04:39 AM

Entry is now closed.

I'll list the three entrants in the order they posted and use a random number generator to choose a number 1-3. The person associated with the corresponding number will be the winner.

Here's the entrants:

1) fantasyfan
2) orlok
3) HomeInMyShoes

Alright, good luck to you three - I'm off to generate the number!...

sun surfer · 08-04-2012, 04:59 AM

The result is in! And the winner is (drumroll please)....

Spoiler:

Congratulations! And thanks to all who joined in.

As the winner, it's now up to you to pick a selection for this month. If you have any questions, please refer to the first post, or just ask.

The floor is now yours!

orlok · 08-04-2012, 05:02 AM

Hmmmm...fantasyfan. Wonder what he will choose? Is there a clue in the name...?

HomeInMyShoes · 08-04-2012, 11:13 AM

Probably best I didn't win. I had at least five or six options and would have driven myself insane trying to pick one.

fantasyfan · 08-04-2012, 04:24 PM

I have a few possibilities in mind, and I'll probably post the choice tomorrow and Sun surfer can rule on it.

08-01-2012, 04:23 AM	#1
sun surfer keep calm and carry on Posts: 1,262 Karma: 6665144 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the shade of the morning sun Device: ipad mini & sony 950	Lottery • August 2012 Help us select the work that the MR Literary Club will read for August 2012! Lottery entrance will run until August 4th. This month is a refresh on the lottery category - there’ve been many simplifying changes to make it clearer and easier, and some of the main changes are bolded below. We’ll see how it goes! The category for this month is: Lottery - A member is chosen by random to select the month's work Here’s how it works: Anyone may enter. If you want to enter, just post that you want to, it’s that simple. The only people not eligible are posters who’ve won in the last year - so for this lottery beppe, Hamlet53 and issybird are ineligible. Among those who enter, someone will be randomly chosen on August 4th, using a randomisation generator. The winner may then post their selection for this month in this thread, and will have until August 6th to do so. The only requirements for the selection are that it be literary and that it not have been the monthly selection of either book club yet. That’s it, pretty simple. The only sort of confirmation on the monthly selection will come from the club runner (me). If a selection doesn’t meet the requirements, then the winner may make another selection until the 6th. The discussion thread will begin shortly after a selection is confirmed. The lottery winner is not required to lead the discussion or anything like that. If there is no confirmed selection by August 6th, then the five non-winning selections with the highest percentage of votes from previous months (excluding run-offs; ties broken by most recent month, ties in same month broken by first fully nominated) will be put to a short vote and the winner will be our selection. What is literature for the purposes of this club? A superior work of lasting merit that enriches the mind. Often it is important, challenging, critically acclaimed. It may be from ancient times to today; it may be from anywhere in the world; it may be obscure or famous, short or long; it may be a story, a novel, a play, a poem, an essay or another written form. If you are unsure if a work would be considered literature, just ask! Any questions, feel free to ask! The floor is now open. * Entry is now closed. Here are the entrants: fantasyfan orlok HomeInMyShoes Refer to post 11 onwards for the results. __________________ apple trees and honey bees and snow white turtle doves Last edited by sun surfer; 08-04-2012 at 04:40 AM.

08-01-2012, 09:29 AM	#2
fantasyfan Fanatic Posts: 588 Karma: 3511438 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Paperwhite Wi-Fi only, iPad, iPod Touch 3G	I'll enter the lottery! __________________ The Heart's a Heavy Burden--Howl's Moving Castle "Time and Relative Dimension in Space"

08-01-2012, 09:51 AM	#4
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 10,026 Karma: 33642889 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	I'm tempted. I'll throw my hat into the ring. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

08-01-2012, 01:06 PM	#6
paola Wizard Posts: 1,905 Karma: 1810869 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook Pro 903, (beloved Pocketbook 360 RIP), Kobo Mini	well, great, three already - I am running so much behind (haven't even started Middlemarch) that it would not make sense for me to enter. But I'll be watching this space, and hopefully August will give me some serious reading time! __________________ Accept my Dropbox invitation by clicking , and we both get extra 500MB

08-01-2012, 05:44 PM	#9
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 10,026 Karma: 33642889 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	Can I have a special selection for orlok if I win? __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

08-01-2012, 09:44 AM	#3
orlok Desperation Posts: 7,169 Karma: 207511074 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kobo glo	Me too.

08-02-2012, 08:13 AM	#10
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 5,096 Karma: 64600027 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo Touch (mine), Sony PRS-T1 (husband's)	I'll be watching with paola from the sidelines, though I am now about 70% through Middlemarch, so I may be able to join in. __________________ Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. (Garrison Keillor)

08-04-2012, 04:39 AM	#11
sun surfer keep calm and carry on Posts: 1,262 Karma: 6665144 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the shade of the morning sun Device: ipad mini & sony 950	Entry is now closed. I'll list the three entrants in the order they posted and use a random number generator to choose a number 1-3. The person associated with the corresponding number will be the winner. Here's the entrants: 1) fantasyfan 2) orlok 3) HomeInMyShoes Alright, good luck to you three - I'm off to generate the number!... __________________ apple trees and honey bees and snow white turtle doves

08-04-2012, 04:59 AM	#12
sun surfer keep calm and carry on Posts: 1,262 Karma: 6665144 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the shade of the morning sun Device: ipad mini & sony 950	The result is in! And the winner is (drumroll please).... Spoiler: "1" - fantasyfan Congratulations! And thanks to all who joined in. As the winner, it's now up to you to pick a selection for this month. If you have any questions, please refer to the first post, or just ask. The floor is now yours! __________________ apple trees and honey bees and snow white turtle doves

08-04-2012, 05:02 AM	#13
orlok Desperation Posts: 7,169 Karma: 207511074 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kobo glo	Hmmmm...fantasyfan. Wonder what he will choose? Is there a clue in the name...?

08-04-2012, 11:13 AM	#14
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 10,026 Karma: 33642889 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	Probably best I didn't win. I had at least five or six options and would have driven myself insane trying to pick one. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

08-04-2012, 04:24 PM	#15
fantasyfan Fanatic Posts: 588 Karma: 3511438 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Paperwhite Wi-Fi only, iPad, iPod Touch 3G	I have a few possibilities in mind, and I'll probably post the choice tomorrow and Sun surfer can rule on it. __________________ The Heart's a Heavy Burden--Howl's Moving Castle "Time and Relative Dimension in Space"

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