Literary Feast & Famine • March 2021 - Page 2

Bookworm_Girl · 03-06-2021, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sun surfer

One little tidbit I think is interesting, since I tend to notice things like this lol, is that this might be the most contemporarily written group of nominations we've ever had outside of a Contemporary month, with seven out of the eight from the 21st century, and yet despite that every one is from a different year.

Interesting observation! I'm surprised that they are all contemporary. It's a fun list of nominations.

sun surfer · 03-09-2021, 03:37 PM

They all look about equally good to me (no surprise there!). I'm not sure how to decide what to vote for but I've already read three of the previews so I'll go ahead and give those votes and wait til a little later to decide on the remainder of my votes after I look at the rest of them.

-1 to The Winemaker
-1 to The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
-1 to Five Quarters of the Orange

Bookworm_Girl · 03-09-2021, 10:52 PM

Here are my vote so far:

Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris - 1

The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jeffries - 1

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See - 1

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver - 1

The Winemaker by Noah Gordon - 1

sun surfer · 03-10-2021, 03:41 AM

I've previewed the rest and like them all, so I'll spread the love per u.:

-The Tea Planter's Wife
-The Bean Trees
-The Hundred-Foot Journey
-The Plum Tree

sun surfer · 03-10-2021, 01:14 PM

Initial voting is complete and we've got five still in it! We have a tie between:

-Five Quarters of the Orange
-The Tea Planter's Wife
-The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
-The Bean Trees
-The Winemaker

Run-off voting is now open!

Voting will close exactly TWO DAYS from this post.

Each person has FOUR votes to use.

If the run-off ends in a tie, the selection that received all its votes first will win.

sun surfer · 03-10-2021, 07:15 PM

Really, I'll be happy with any of these. I have no strong opinion on which should win. I can't vote for all so I've eliminated one (that I would've also been equally happy to read!), and otherwise I'll spread my votes out again, with them simply listed in reverse nomination order:

-1 to The Winemaker
-1 to The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
-1 to The Tea Planter's Wife
-1 to Five Quarters of the Orange

sun surfer · 03-12-2021, 03:17 AM

About ten hours left for run off voting!

Bookworm_Girl · 03-12-2021, 09:35 AM

My votes are:

Five Quarters of the Orange - 2
The Winemaker - 1

sun surfer · 03-12-2021, 02:05 PM

Voting is complete and our winner is Five Quarters of the Orange!

I'm really looking forward to it. The discussion thread will be up soon.

Bookworm_Girl · 03-12-2021, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sun surfer

Voting is complete and our winner is Five Quarters of the Orange!

I'm really looking forward to it. The discussion thread will be up soon.

I’m really excited about this book.

Bookworm_Girl · 03-12-2021, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sun surfer

My first nomination is The Wonder by Emma Donoghue, and it falls towards the latter half of the topic. The description for this historical fiction mystery really drew me in.

The only reason that I did not vote for this book was because I’ve already read it. I highly recommend it. The history was so interesting that I read a nonfiction book afterwards to learn more.

sun surfer · 03-13-2021, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

The only reason that I did not vote for this book was because I’ve already read it. I highly recommend it. The history was so interesting that I read a nonfiction book afterwards to learn more.

Ah that's great. It's definitely going on my tbr list then.

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03-09-2021, 03:37 PM	#17
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	They all look about equally good to me (no surprise there!). I'm not sure how to decide what to vote for but I've already read three of the previews so I'll go ahead and give those votes and wait til a little later to decide on the remainder of my votes after I look at the rest of them. -1 to The Winemaker -1 to The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane -1 to Five Quarters of the Orange

03-09-2021, 10:52 PM	#18
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Here are my vote so far: Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris - 1 The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jeffries - 1 The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See - 1 The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver - 1 The Winemaker by Noah Gordon - 1

03-10-2021, 03:41 AM	#19
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	I've previewed the rest and like them all, so I'll spread the love per u.: -The Tea Planter's Wife -The Bean Trees -The Hundred-Foot Journey -The Plum Tree

03-10-2021, 01:14 PM	#20
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	Initial voting is complete and we've got five still in it! We have a tie between: -Five Quarters of the Orange -The Tea Planter's Wife -The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane -The Bean Trees -The Winemaker Run-off voting is now open! Voting will close exactly TWO DAYS from this post. Each person has FOUR votes to use. If the run-off ends in a tie, the selection that received all its votes first will win.

03-10-2021, 07:15 PM	#21
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	Really, I'll be happy with any of these. I have no strong opinion on which should win. I can't vote for all so I've eliminated one (that I would've also been equally happy to read!), and otherwise I'll spread my votes out again, with them simply listed in reverse nomination order: -1 to The Winemaker -1 to The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane -1 to The Tea Planter's Wife -1 to Five Quarters of the Orange

03-12-2021, 03:17 AM	#22
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	About ten hours left for run off voting!

03-12-2021, 09:35 AM	#23
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	My votes are: Five Quarters of the Orange - 2 The Winemaker - 1

03-12-2021, 02:05 PM	#24
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	Voting is complete and our winner is Five Quarters of the Orange! I'm really looking forward to it. The discussion thread will be up soon.