Literary New Beginnings and Uncharted Waters • July 2018 - Page 2

sun surfer · 07-09-2018, 12:13 PM

And with that, initial voting is complete and we have a three-way tie! This means we'll have a run-off between:

-The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
-The People in the Trees
-Green Mansions

This being the first month of our refresh and under the circumstances, this run-off will last two days instead of the customary one.

Voting will close exactly TWO DAYS from this post.

Each person has TWO votes to use.

Please refer to the first post for all other information, and any questions feel free to ask.

Bookworm_Girl · 07-09-2018, 02:05 PM

To clarify, can we still give 2 votes to a single item of the 3 books in the list?

For example we could vote

A 2, B 0, C 0

Or,

A 1, B 1, C 0

Or, if you don’t want to use 2 votes,

A 1, B 0, C 0

sun surfer · 07-09-2018, 04:41 PM

Yes to all those!

sun surfer · 07-09-2018, 04:42 PM

I’ll start with one vote for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and mull over what to do with my other.

astrangerhere · 07-09-2018, 06:02 PM

I'm giving one vote to Green Mansions and reserving the other until tomorrow.

Bookworm_Girl · 07-11-2018, 01:54 AM

I was waiting to see if anyone else voted. If I give one vote each, then there will still be a tie! So, I will give 1 vote to Green Mansions since it was the book in the first poll that seemed to appeal to everyone.

astrangerhere · 07-11-2018, 07:35 AM

In truth, I was holding out because I didn't want to be the deciding vote as a newbie. But I am glad for Green Mansions as I would have voted for that

.

Manybooks has the epub here and Librivox has a recording by Mark Smith (who is pretty decent) here.

sun surfer · 07-11-2018, 10:57 AM

About an hour left to vote.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

I was waiting to see if anyone else voted. If I give one vote each, then there will still be a tie! So, I will give 1 vote to Green Mansions since it was the book in the first poll that seemed to appeal to everyone.

I’d have to look up what our run off tie breaker is. If I’m not mistaken I think it’s now the first book to receive all its votes... so if you voted for both and no other votes were cast then it would depend on how you’d listed your votes!

I was leaning toward The Unlikely Pilgrimage mainly because it seems a little more different than the kind of selections we’ve had in the past (you did much better than me with that this month!) so apropos for our first month with the refresh and for New Beginnings, but of course I’ll be quite happy with either of the others too; they also fit well and I did nominate them after all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

In truth, I was holding out because I didn't want to be the deciding vote as a newbie.

Don’t let that hold you back! We love newbies or drop-ins to have as big a say as they can, including being the deciding vote, as long as they plan to participate in the discussion. We’re a small club so it’s inevitable that anyone who nominates or votes can wield a large influence on the results.

sun surfer · 07-11-2018, 12:16 PM

Run off voting is over and the winner is Green Mansions! I’m looking forward to it.

Bookworm_Girl · 07-12-2018, 12:43 AM

Well, I’m reading both!

I am 20% through The Unlikely Pilgrimage. It is different than what we’ve read before, but I think Green Mansions might lead to better discussion material. I’m looking forward to it too!

Bookworm_Girl · 07-12-2018, 05:26 PM

Green Mansions was made into a movie in 1959 starring Anthony Perkins and Audrey Hepburn.

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07-09-2018, 12:13 PM	#16
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	And with that, initial voting is complete and we have a three-way tie! This means we'll have a run-off between: -The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry -The People in the Trees -Green Mansions This being the first month of our refresh and under the circumstances, this run-off will last two days instead of the customary one. Voting will close exactly TWO DAYS from this post. Each person has TWO votes to use. Please refer to the first post for all other information, and any questions feel free to ask.

07-09-2018, 02:05 PM	#17
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	To clarify, can we still give 2 votes to a single item of the 3 books in the list? For example we could vote A 2, B 0, C 0 Or, A 1, B 1, C 0 Or, if you don’t want to use 2 votes, A 1, B 0, C 0

07-09-2018, 04:41 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	Yes to all those!

07-09-2018, 04:42 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	I’ll start with one vote for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and mull over what to do with my other.

07-09-2018, 06:02 PM	#20
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,640 Karma: 65925980 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	I'm giving one vote to Green Mansions and reserving the other until tomorrow.

07-11-2018, 01:54 AM	#21
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 was waiting to see if anyone else voted. If I give one vote each, then there will still be a tie! So, I will give 1 vote to Green Mansions since it was the book in the first poll that seemed to appeal to everyone.

07-11-2018, 07:35 AM	#22
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,640 Karma: 65925980 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	In truth, I was holding out because I didn't want to be the deciding vote as a newbie. But I am glad for Green Mansions as I would have voted for that . Manybooks has the epub here and Librivox has a recording by Mark Smith (who is pretty decent) here.

07-11-2018, 12:16 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	Run off voting is over and the winner is Green Mansions! I’m looking forward to it.

07-12-2018, 12:43 AM	#25
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	Well, I’m reading both! I am 20% through The Unlikely Pilgrimage. It is different than what we’ve read before, but I think Green Mansions might lead to better discussion material. I’m looking forward to it too!

07-12-2018, 05:26 PM	#26
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	Green Mansions was made into a movie in 1959 starring Anthony Perkins and Audrey Hepburn.

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