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Old 07-13-2017, 02:49 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I just had a look at the categories for 2017 and Bonk would be suitable for September, October, & November.

It's a classic in science books about sex so that's September.
Mary Roach writes with a humorous slant, so that's October.
It also deals with some history, so that's November.

So I can nominate Bonk up to three times this year.
No, it can't be nominated for 6 months since it was fully nominated for July. So, technically, the earliest it could be re-nominated is January but based on previous conversations January will remain "second chance"/"runners-up" even if we do change categories next year, so that is why I said February.

I guess, if you lobby to get rid of the 6 month rule, maybe it could be nominated this year but I am fairly certain that won't get much support. This is exactly the type of thing that the rule was made for...

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Aside: A book that is less than 10 years old is a "classic"? That's stretching the definition more than you usually do. It is (likely) an excellent book but a classic? Just because a book is good doesn't make it a classic. Maybe in a couple more decades.
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