Literary Bookworms • April 2021 - Page 2

Bookworm_Girl · 04-06-2021, 07:30 PM

I will start with these books and save a vote. I think all the books are great. I did not vote for the one I’ve read, and the Hanff book isn’t available as an ebook (although my library has the audiobook and maybe I’ll sample it).

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - 1
The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett - 1
The Forgers by Bradford Morrow - 1
The Readers’ Room by Antoine Laurain - 1

sun surfer · 04-10-2021, 06:45 AM

My votes are

1 to The Readers' Room
1 to The Bookman's Tale
1 to People of the Book
1 to 84, Charing Cross Road
1 to The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

sun surfer · 04-11-2021, 08:57 PM

Initial voting is complete and we have a tie between:

-The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
-The Bookman's Tale
-The Readers' Room

Run-off voting is now open!

Voting will close exactly TWO DAYS from this post.

Each person has TWO votes to use.

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

sun surfer · 04-11-2021, 11:08 PM

Very difficult choice but I'm going with

-1 to The Readers' Room
-1 to The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

sun surfer · 04-13-2021, 07:14 PM

About an hour and a half left to vote!

sun surfer · 04-13-2021, 09:09 PM

Voting is complete and the winner is The Readers' Room! I'll have the discussion up soon.

ETA- To be clear, we had another tie in the run-off. Tie-breaker rules state that the first selection to receive all its votes, even between selections listed in the same post, wins the tie, which gave the edge to the Laurain title.

sun surfer · 04-13-2021, 09:23 PM

I didn't expect my vote order to determine the winner but I'm very happy with the outcome- The Readers' Room looks very interesting and I really enjoyed the preview. Also, I so rarely read such new releases so it will be fun to jump into something that came out so recently.

Bookworm_Girl · 04-13-2021, 10:12 PM

Sorry! I thought I had until 8pm. I couldn’t decide anyway so I guess that made it easier.

sun surfer · 04-13-2021, 10:28 PM

No problem! The selection looks great; I’m excited to read it.

Uncle Robin · 04-13-2021, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sun surfer

No problem! The selection looks great; I’m excited to read it.

I'm interested in reading it more because of all the recent exposure of the controversies surrounding the French publishing industry in general and literary awards specifically. It adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the context of this story.

Bookworm_Girl · 04-14-2021, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

I'm interested in reading it more because of all the recent exposure of the controversies surrounding the French publishing industry in general and literary awards specifically. It adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the context of this story.

I’m happy that you are interested in this book. I have really enjoyed this author in the past. What is the controversy with the French literary awards? Sounds intriguing.

Uncle Robin · 04-14-2021, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

I’m happy that you are interested in this book. I have really enjoyed this author in the past. What is the controversy with the French literary awards? Sounds intriguing.

That's ici to answer

sun surfer · 04-16-2021, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

That's ici to answer

Enlightening read, Uncle Robin! And kudos on the cross-lingual pun(?), lol. It'll be interesting to read the book with that in mind.

04-13-2021, 09:09 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	Voting is complete and the winner is The Readers' Room! I'll have the discussion up soon. ETA- To be clear, we had another tie in the run-off. Tie-breaker rules state that the first selection to receive all its votes, even between selections listed in the same post, wins the tie, which gave the edge to the Laurain title. Last edited by sun surfer; 04-13-2021 at 09:20 PM.

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04-06-2021, 07:30 PM	#16
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	I will start with these books and save a vote. I think all the books are great. I did not vote for the one I’ve read, and the Hanff book isn’t available as an ebook (although my library has the audiobook and maybe I’ll sample it). The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - 1 The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett - 1 The Forgers by Bradford Morrow - 1 The Readers’ Room by Antoine Laurain - 1

04-10-2021, 06:45 AM	#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	My votes are 1 to The Readers' Room 1 to The Bookman's Tale 1 to People of the Book 1 to 84, Charing Cross Road 1 to The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

04-11-2021, 08:57 PM	#18
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 have a tie between: -The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry -The Bookman's Tale -The Readers' Room Run-off voting is now open! Voting will close exactly TWO DAYS from this post. Each person has TWO votes to use. If the run-off ends in a tie, the selection that received all its votes first will win.

04-11-2021, 11:08 PM	#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	Very difficult choice but I'm going with -1 to The Readers' Room -1 to The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

04-13-2021, 07:14 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	About an hour and a half left to vote!

04-13-2021, 09:23 PM	#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	I didn't expect my vote order to determine the winner but I'm very happy with the outcome- The Readers' Room looks very interesting and I really enjoyed the preview. Also, I so rarely read such new releases so it will be fun to jump into something that came out so recently.

04-13-2021, 10:12 PM	#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	Sorry! I thought I had until 8pm. I couldn’t decide anyway so I guess that made it easier.

04-13-2021, 10:28 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	No problem! The selection looks great; I’m excited to read it.

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