Literary Non-Fiction Nominations & Vote • March 2017 - Page 2

sun surfer · 03-04-2017, 05:42 PM

One odd thing about Craft for a Dry Lake is how few Goodreads ratings (31) and reviews (6) it has, for a book that seems well known in Australia, has a few different literary awards and even has its own Audible version. If you think about it, 31 seems about the amount of people who needed to read it to judge it for various awards, so what gives? Where are its readers at? Do you even have Goodreads in Australia, Bookpossum?

Poppa1956 · 03-04-2017, 05:53 PM

Wow! Tough choices.

2 for Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
2 for The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
1 forCraft for a Dry Lake by Kim Mahood
1 for The Renaissance by Walter Pater
1 for The House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert
1 for A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

Truth be told, I'll be happy with whatever book wins.

Bookpossum · 03-05-2017, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by sun surfer

One odd thing about Craft for a Dry Lake is how few Goodreads ratings (31) and reviews (6) it has, for a book that seems well known in Australia, has a few different literary awards and even has its own Audible version. If you think about it, 31 seems about the amount of people who needed to read it to judge it for various awards, so what gives? Where are its readers at? Do you even have Goodreads in Australia, Bookpossum?

My guess is that it has probably been read mostly by Australians and maybe not a huge number of them are on Goodreads - don't know! I only heard of it after I had joined MR. What an insular lot we are! (Except that we are a continent rather than an island - we used to be called both but not any longer.)

Bookpossum · 03-05-2017, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Poppa1956

Wow! Tough choices.

2 for Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
2 for The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
1 forCraft for a Dry Lake by Kim Mahood
1 for The Renaissance by Walter Pater
1 for The House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert
1 for A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

Truth be told, I'll be happy with whatever book wins.

Welcome to the Club, Poppa1956!

WT Sharpe · 03-05-2017, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sun surfer

Nice to see you here!

I'm counting this as one vote for The Renaissance though you can post again to give it another vote as well, if you want (you can give each nomination up to two votes, and you have up to eight votes total this month to use).

Make it two, then!

Bookworm_Girl · 03-05-2017, 12:04 PM

This list is fantastic! It was really difficult to decide.

1 for The Renaissance by Walter Pater
1 for The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
1 for A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
2 for Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
1 for The House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert
2 for The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

sun surfer · 03-05-2017, 12:56 PM

I give another vote to The Year of Magical Thinking.

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Welcome to the Club, Poppa1956!

Yes, welcome!

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Make it two, then!

Done!

fantasyfan · 03-05-2017, 05:16 PM

I'll give two votes to The Renaissance
And
Two for Cider With Rosie

sun surfer · 03-06-2017, 12:24 PM

With about a day and a half left for voting, The Renaissance is maintaining a slight lead but Cider with Rosie is nipping at its heels and a few others are within range too. At present every nomination has a different number of votes, and if we had one more nomination with eight votes we'd have the complete spectrum of 1-10.

issybird · 03-06-2017, 01:57 PM

Two votes apiece for:

the Lees-Milne Diaries
A Room of One's Own
Cider with Rosie
The House of Medici

I've had the Lees-Milne on my reader for quite some time and would love to get to it, but I'm thinking it's a no-hoper.

sun surfer · 03-08-2017, 04:05 AM

Nice to see everyone that's here this month.

Voting is over and Cider with Rosie won in a squeaker! Bookpossum will have the discussion thread up soon.

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Originally Posted by issybird

I've had the Lees-Milne on my reader for quite some time and would love to get to it, but I'm thinking it's a no-hoper.

I was surprised it got so little support this month but maybe that's partly due to its length.

Bookpossum · 03-08-2017, 05:11 PM

It looks good but my library was totally unhelpful and I'm being cautious with spending funds at the moment while I save up for a new camera lens!

I read Cider with Rosie many years ago and remember it and other books by Laurie Lee very fondly, so shall enjoy revisiting it.

Bookworm_Girl · 03-08-2017, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

It looks good but my library was totally unhelpful and I'm being cautious with spending funds at the moment while I save up for a new camera lens!

I read Cider with Rosie many years ago and remember it and other books by Laurie Lee very fondly, so shall enjoy revisiting it.

Sorry to hear that your library is not helpful at finding a copy. Since you've already read the book, maybe there is an audiobook or movie version that is available as an alternative. My library didn't have the book, but it had a BBC Radio 4 cast dramatization that I may borrow for fun after I've read the book.

Bookpossum · 03-09-2017, 05:25 AM

Ah sorry, I wasn't being clear - I was referring to the diaries. I have my own copy of Cider with Rosie so no problem there!

Bookpossum · 03-10-2017, 07:27 PM

Sorry folks - got distracted with a big family celebration (a 90th birthday party plus interstate family members staying with us) and forgot to get the discussion thread up. Hope I don't get the sack!

You can find the thread here

03-08-2017, 05:11 PM	#27
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	It looks good but my library was totally unhelpful and I'm being cautious with spending funds at the moment while I save up for a new camera lens! I read Cider with Rosie many years ago and remember it and other books by Laurie Lee very fondly, so shall enjoy revisiting it. Last edited by Bookpossum; 03-08-2017 at 05:13 PM.

03-10-2017, 07:27 PM	#30
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Sorry folks - got distracted with a big family celebration (a 90th birthday party plus interstate family members staying with us) and forgot to get the discussion thread up. Hope I don't get the sack! You can find the thread here Last edited by Bookpossum; 03-10-2017 at 07:35 PM.

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03-04-2017, 05:42 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	One odd thing about Craft for a Dry Lake is how few Goodreads ratings (31) and reviews (6) it has, for a book that seems well known in Australia, has a few different literary awards and even has its own Audible version. If you think about it, 31 seems about the amount of people who needed to read it to judge it for various awards, so what gives? Where are its readers at? Do you even have Goodreads in Australia, Bookpossum?

03-04-2017, 05:53 PM	#17
Poppa1956 Evangelist Posts: 487 Karma: 344188 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon, USA Device: Verizon Ellipsis Tablit w/Kindle and Nook apps.	Wow! Tough choices. 2 for Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee 2 for The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad 1 forCraft for a Dry Lake by Kim Mahood 1 for The Renaissance by Walter Pater 1 for The House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert 1 for A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf Truth be told, I'll be happy with whatever book wins.

03-05-2017, 12:04 PM	#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	This list is fantastic! It was really difficult to decide. 1 for The Renaissance by Walter Pater 1 for The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad 1 for A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf 2 for Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee 1 for The House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert 2 for The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

03-05-2017, 05:16 PM	#23
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,368 Karma: 26886344 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, 4G, iPad Air 2, iPhone IE	I'll give two votes to The Renaissance And Two for Cider With Rosie

03-06-2017, 12:24 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	With about a day and a half left for voting, The Renaissance is maintaining a slight lead but Cider with Rosie is nipping at its heels and a few others are within range too. At present every nomination has a different number of votes, and if we had one more nomination with eight votes we'd have the complete spectrum of 1-10.

03-06-2017, 01:57 PM	#25
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,226 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	Two votes apiece for: the Lees-Milne Diaries A Room of One's Own Cider with Rosie The House of Medici I've had the Lees-Milne on my reader for quite some time and would love to get to it, but I'm thinking it's a no-hoper.

03-09-2017, 05:25 AM	#29
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Ah sorry, I wasn't being clear - I was referring to the diaries. I have my own copy of Cider with Rosie so no problem there!

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