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08-04-2019, 10:53 AM | #31 |
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As of now, with several appealing possibilities, I'm probably going to use my tickets in support of other nominations. For a nomination of my own, I've considered and rejected Zola's Germinal and Lawrence's Sons and Lovers; a third book would also work in January and I decided to keep it in reserve until then.
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08-05-2019, 03:46 AM | #32 |
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I will second My Life in France.
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08-05-2019, 08:12 AM | #33 | |
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In my own case, I was very surprised that Boston Overdrive doesn't have it, but I can readily borrow it from the consortium of which Lawrence is a member and where I have borrowing privileges; it's just a little less convenient. |
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08-05-2019, 11:51 AM | #34 |
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Yes, unfortunately the price has gone up. And worse, neither of my libraries has a copy, though I've recommended it to both. I doubt they'll get a copy in soon enough, however.
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08-05-2019, 01:32 PM | #36 |
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I get the feeling we're playing chicken.
I've had more possibilities than I have remaining nominations, but deciding to go with the OverDrive option made it easy. So I'm seconding Bread and Roses and thirding My Life in France. |
08-05-2019, 02:03 PM | #37 |
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I'm seriously torn at this point. Neither of the two books I could put over the line at this point are likely to be available from my libraries in time. And both look promising. I'm going to have to think about this a bit.
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08-05-2019, 02:15 PM | #38 |
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Oh, I've meant to comment on Catlady's mention of Never Done. I love women's social history and while none of my OverDrive libraries has it, I see the local university has the paper book. On my list for the next time I'm there.
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08-05-2019, 05:43 PM | #39 | |
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That said, it seems to me that ebook prices have been edging up to paper prices the last couple of years. And I’m always appalled when I check the Australian prices! They frequently make me take a potential nomination off the table. PS -what’s a “DT copy”? Yup, I’m playing chicken So for my final vote, I third Forty Fathoms Deep Last edited by Victoria; 08-05-2019 at 05:53 PM. |
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08-06-2019, 07:28 AM | #42 |
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We've got a day to go and there are a lot of nominations still in hand, in case anyone has had a last minute light bulb moment about the perfect book.
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08-06-2019, 05:13 PM | #43 | |
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Even though it's late, I've decided to go ahead and nominate John Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle (1936, 302 pp.).
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08-07-2019, 11:35 PM | #44 |
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