The one-day run-off poll is up!
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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
^Your inability to choose makes me proud. 41 votes from 7 people is pretty high. I am also surprised that Alice Munro didn't walk away with this. I was fearful of that when I included her in the list. I have a feeling the run-off is going to be a runaway, but prove me wrong. I picked both of those to finish fairly high.
I'm also surprised that every book got a vote. I'm glad I didn't waste space on the list which was my worry when it became so long.
I'll add that I have now read three books from the list this year and have started a fourth. All have been very worthwhile.
A Good Man: I really liked the relationship between Sitting Bull and Walsh
No Great Mischief: a tough book to start, but it opens up beautifully
Sanaaq: the Inuit way of life was a joy to read
February: the first twenty pages had me hooked on Helen's story and the next fifty pages made me weepy.
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I had three that I thought were likely to do well in the poll. First, like you, was Munro, just because of name recognition in a crowded field and also because I thought it might be more likely to be available to some members than some other books (though that was just a guess). Second were the two war-related books, Obasan and Fugitive Pieces, because war-related books tend to do well here. Judging from other posts though, it's looking like availability had a lot to do with the votes this month.
I voted for all three of the ones you've already finished reading; glad to hear you liked them.
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Originally Posted by ccowie
...The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is also a wonderful book, but very Newfoundlandish, which may be of real interest to some...
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
This one was high on my list. I watched a TV show recently featuring the people, food & culture in Newfoundland and thought it was fascinating. The landscape was beautiful.
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Originally Posted by ccowie
...I lived in Labrador when I was young and Joey Smallwood, who the Colony of Unrequited Dreams is about was a friend of my father who was a young union leader in the early 60s.
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The Colony of Unrequited Dreams was my top choice; it sounds beautiful. Very interesting ccowie about your connection to it - your views could've been a really interesting addition to discussion had it won.