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sun surfer · 10-01-2018, 12:00 PM

Help select what we'll read next!

The topic is Fun! Fun! Fun!

This is anything to do with the idea of ‘fun’, which is often not something one thinks of in relation to literary books, so it could be an interesting, different and perhaps even revelatory month. It could be a book you think looks (or was) fun to read, a book that somehow seems to have fun in it from title or from content, a book that seems to have some light-hearted or joyful aspect, or something else as the topic is open to interpretation.

Detailed nominating and voting guidelines can be found here. Basically, nominations are open for four days and each person may nominate up to three literary selections which will go automatically to the vote. Voting by post then opens for four days, and a voter may give each nomination either one or two votes but only has a limited number of votes to use which is equal to the number of nominations minus one. Any questions, feel free to ask.

We hope that you will read the selection with us and join in the discussion.

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Nominations and voting are complete. Final results-

The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Post . Goodreads . 182 Pages . Votes 1 . Run-off – . 1908 . England
The Catcher In the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Post . Goodreads . 230 Pages . Votes 0 . Run-off – . 1951 . United States
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Post . Goodreads . 240 Pages . Votes 0 . Run-off – . 1932 . England
The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
Post . Goodreads . 573 Pages . Votes 2 . Run-off – . 2016 . United States
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Post . Goodreads . 358 Pages . Votes 5 . Run-off 1 . 1911 . England
A Stitch In Time by Penelope Lively
Post . Goodreads . 224 Pages . Votes 5 . Run-off 0 . 1976 . England & Egypt
Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
Post . Goodreads . 350 Pages . Votes 1 . Run-off – . 1984 . England
The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
Post . Goodreads . 178 Pages . Votes 5 . Run-off 0 . 1894 . England
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Post . Goodreads . 374 Pages . Votes 1 . Run-off – . 2001 . England

10-01-2018, 12:00 PM	#1
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Fun! Fun! Fun! • October 2018 Help select what we'll read next! The topic is Fun! Fun! Fun! This is anything to do with the idea of ‘fun’, which is often not something one thinks of in relation to literary books, so it could be an interesting, different and perhaps even revelatory month. It could be a book you think looks (or was) fun to read, a book that somehow seems to have fun in it from title or from content, a book that seems to have some light-hearted or joyful aspect, or something else as the topic is open to interpretation. Detailed nominating and voting guidelines can be found here. Basically, nominations are open for four days and each person may nominate up to three literary selections which will go automatically to the vote. Voting by post then opens for four days, and a voter may give each nomination either one or two votes but only has a limited number of votes to use which is equal to the number of nominations minus one. Any questions, feel free to ask. We hope that you will read the selection with us and join in the discussion. * Nominations and voting are complete. Final results- The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton Post . Goodreads . 182 Pages . Votes 1 . Run-off – . 1908 . England The Catcher In the Rye by J.D. Salinger Post . Goodreads . 230 Pages . Votes 0 . Run-off – . 1951 . United States Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Post . Goodreads . 240 Pages . Votes 0 . Run-off – . 1932 . England The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Post . Goodreads . 573 Pages . Votes 2 . Run-off – . 2016 . United States The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Post . Goodreads . 358 Pages . Votes 5 . Run-off 1 . 1911 . England A Stitch In Time by Penelope Lively Post . Goodreads . 224 Pages . Votes 5 . Run-off 0 . 1976 . England & Egypt Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter Post . Goodreads . 350 Pages . Votes 1 . Run-off – . 1984 . England The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope Post . Goodreads . 178 Pages . Votes 5 . Run-off 0 . 1894 . England The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Post . Goodreads . 374 Pages . Votes 1 . Run-off – . 2001 . England Last edited by sun surfer; 10-11-2018 at 02:12 PM.