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Embassytown by China Miéville | 3 | 33.33% | |
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada | 3 | 33.33% | |
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa | 5 | 55.56% | |
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin | 7 | 77.78% | |
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto | 3 | 33.33% | |
The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By by Georges Simenon | 6 | 66.67% | |
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12-07-2018, 07:00 AM | #1 |
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Vote for January 2019 • Lost in Translation: Other Tongues
Let's select the book we'll read and discuss in January 2019! We love new participants. We're happy for you to vote, but we'd like to request that you not vote unless you plan to join the discussion whatever the selection, in the interest of a vibrant conversation. So if you haven't posted in a book club thread yet, do please say a quick hello here or in the Welcome thread. This is a poll. Vote for as many books as you'd like. Questions? FAQs | Guidelines Or just ask! Choices: Embassytown by China Miéville Amazon US $7.99 Spoiler:
345 pp.
Every Man Dies Alone (alternate title: Alone in Berlin) by Hans Fallada, translated by Michael Hofmann Amazon U.S., $12.99 | Amazon CA $9.88 | Amazon UK £4.99 | Amazon AU $14.99 | Kobo U.S., $12.99 | Kobo CA $13.59 | Kobo UK £4.99 | Kobo AU $14.99 Spoiler:
546 pp.
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Kobo prices: $US9.99, $C13.99, $A14,99, $NZ20.34, £3.99. Spoiler:
327 pp.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Amazon US $9.99 | Amazon UK £5.99 | Amazon CA $10.99 | Amazon AU $11.99 | Kobo US $9.99 | Kobo UK £5.99 | Kobo CA $10.99 | Kobo AU $11.99 Spoiler:
304 pp.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Amazon US $12.86 Spoiler:
152 pp.
The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By by Georges Simenon, (Siân Reynolds, tr.) Kobo UK £2.99 | Kobo AU $10.99 | Kobo CA $11.99 | Kobo US $9.99 | Audible US Spoiler:
251 pp.
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12-07-2018, 02:57 PM | #2 |
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Well, I was able to get all but one of these from one or another of my libraries, so I think it's clear that I won't be voting for The Leopard. And it was the least interesting to me. All the rest look possible, and are either in my library, or inexpensive enough that I don't mind paying.
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12-09-2018, 01:06 AM | #5 |
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A big thank you to the person who nominated The Leopard. I have managed to source both ebook and audiobook versions in Italian, so I'm looking forward to some immersion reading. My other vote went for Embassytown
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12-09-2018, 02:00 AM | #6 |
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12-09-2018, 06:02 AM | #7 |
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I'm not really feeling the love for this month's selections. I opted for 'The left hand of Darkness'.
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12-09-2018, 11:57 AM | #8 |
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12-09-2018, 01:18 PM | #9 |
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I think this is a good list; the books fall solidly into the quality literature category without quite the element of necessary compulsion, i.e., you get a side of entertainment with your mind-stretching. I like classics myself, but I gather that's not a universally shared taste. They do make for excellent discussions, though!
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12-09-2018, 01:30 PM | #10 |
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Probably the only real classic in this is The Left Hand of Darkness, which I read when it first came out, but haven't read since. So for me, it will be a completely new read for all intents and purposes. And now that we've nominated it, I'll be reading regardless of whether it wins or not. Along with a couple of the others.
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12-09-2018, 03:21 PM | #12 |
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I think The Leopard is considered a modern classic.
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12-09-2018, 05:17 PM | #14 |
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Me too. I’m not into this month’s list. Although I didn’t nominate anything so I suppose I can partially blame myself. But, I did use all of my tickets to get more added to vote. I wish your book had gotten a third to make it to the vote too.
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12-09-2018, 08:38 PM | #15 |
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Well, once again I'm brought up short. Thank you both for the "educational opportunity". Now I'm clearly going to have to go get my local library to buy a copy.
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