[geneven]

Well, for the respondent who seemed confused -- the part about burning bookstores was a joke. But if the poll stops now, 10 people will have voted for The Trial, and 31 people for other books. That would make The Trial in the minority, right? Voting should continue till a book gets a majority, with the least-favored book or books eliminated each round and made to leave the island, with the remaining books participating in a new poll till a book finally wins a majority. Political conventions used to work that way.