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The Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang | 10 | 43.48% | |
Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis | 7 | 30.43% | |
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman | 5 | 21.74% | |
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway | 11 | 47.83% | |
Despite the Falling Snow by Shamim Sarif | 2 | 8.70% | |
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith | 7 | 30.43% | |
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller | 3 | 13.04% | |
Before the Fact by Francis Iles | 2 | 8.70% | |
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick | 8 | 34.78% | |
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley | 7 | 30.43% | |
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick | 3 | 13.04% | |
Still Life (Chief Inspector Gamache #1) by Louise Penny | 4 | 17.39% | |
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers | 9 | 39.13% | |
The Body by Stephen King | 6 | 26.09% | |
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck | 9 | 39.13% | |
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02-08-2018, 10:43 AM | #16 | ||
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02-08-2018, 11:52 AM | #17 |
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Well, I went ahead and suggested the Chiang book at the library, and voted for it. I'm not really convinced, but it's certainly a possibility. And maybe I'll get lucky and my Library will order it? Hey, it never hurts to have hope.
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I'd really like to strongly suggest a nod for two of the books that aren't yet getting much uptake -- Elmer Gantry and The Old Man and the Sea. EG had a huge impact and is a powerful book, excellently adapted to the screen. I'll be reading it regardless, and watching the movie. The Hemingway is his finest book, superbly adapted to film with the author involved in the 50's adaptation. I admit, Spencer Tracy isn't exactly a Cuban fisherman, but he does well in it. And having read the book recently, when it became Public Domain in Canada, I can highly recommend it. An excellent book, well worth the awards it received.
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02-08-2018, 12:10 PM | #19 |
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The Light Between Oceans is not getting enough love. It's a 10-star book (when the rating system only goes to 5). It's that good. So please vote for it and get it up there. It deserves to win.
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02-08-2018, 12:25 PM | #20 |
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02-08-2018, 01:26 PM | #21 |
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I haven't voted yet, but The Light Between Oceans and Elmer Gantry are my top two choices. In fact, I already have the former on hold at my library.
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02-08-2018, 06:21 PM | #22 |
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Elmer Gantry is amazingly relevant today, both in regard to religion and to the cult of personality. It's an extremely powerful and entertaining book, and the film is pretty terrific, too. And the price is right.
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02-08-2018, 06:57 PM | #23 |
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It is a book I planned on reading this year anyway--I've been trying to read one or two classics a month. I have only the vaguest recollection of the book and the movie; I keep checking the TCM listings for the film, but so far it's not scheduled.
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02-09-2018, 01:04 PM | #24 |
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Happy to see Carson McCullers doing so well, even though I didn't nominate it. Her short story "Sucker" was in my top 10 last year.
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02-09-2018, 01:38 PM | #25 |
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Yes, though I'm concerned that it's rather expensive at $10. It's slightly less at AmazonUK (£4.99 or ~$7 USD), but that's not an option for most of our members. OTOH, I had no difficulty getting a copy from the BC Public Library Overdrive, so if it wins, or you want to be proactive, folks should definitely check their library.
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02-09-2018, 02:10 PM | #26 |
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I didn't vote for McCullers because I have no desire to reread it. It's commonly taught in American high schools. I'd like to read something more contemporary and different so that's why I gave my vote to Ted Chiang instead.
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Personally, I prefer The Story of Your Life. I want something more modern and given the numbers, this is it.
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Seriously, though, I'd prefer reading either Elmer Gantry or The Old Man and the Sea. Both should be obtainable by everyone. EG is a bit longer than absolutely desirable (430 pages), but with our longer lead times I don't think that's a huge issue. (And both should provide for decent discussion.) |
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02-09-2018, 06:23 PM | #29 |
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I really like Story of Your Life. I only didn't vote for it because I've read it (and the collection it's in) twice in the last eighteen months or so.
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02-11-2018, 01:23 AM | #30 |
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8 hours to go and latepaul's non-vote is the difference between first and second place. If you don't like the winner you can blame him I think.
Anyone planning on a last second vote to keep us on our toes? Last call! Spoiler:
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