Poll for Book #2

jenny11.9 Posted: Jan 14, 2003 12:16 PM

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Drowning Ruth

Weight of Water

Bel Canto

The Awakening (classic!) - would love to read again
Anna Karenina (just newly re-released!)

michele31 Posted: Jan 14, 2003 01:12 PM

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Handmaiden's Tale

But I need someone else to nomiate it since I already nominated one

Maybe we should vote on a genre before an actual book. That will help us narrow down our choices?

Annie02 Posted: Jan 14, 2003 01:42 PM

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Don't know if it will make it to a vote, but The Weight of Water is a GREAT book (well, I think so), as is Fortune's Rocks - both are by Anita Shreve. While I disliked Pilot's Wife, also by the same author, these 2 are great if anyone is looking for reading material.

Sonicstef Posted: Jan 14, 2003 02:50 PM

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So the top 5 I have here is:

Topping from Below
Good In Bed
Red Tent
Watermelon
Pride and Prejudice

Sorry but Middlesex is only in hardcover.

Everyone okay with this? Are we ready for a poll to be put up?

Suzanne Posted: Jan 14, 2003 03:03 PM

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I think thats enough for a poll....how long will you poll for?

Sonicstef Posted: Jan 14, 2003 03:21 PM

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We can poll until the open of the first conversation... so lets say Feb 10th?

starhead Posted: Jan 14, 2003 03:27 PM

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Are we allowed to vote more than once?

michele31 Posted: Jan 14, 2003 03:36 PM

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That is one heck of a list- all the way from Jane Astin to a book about kinky $ex

dkga1026 Posted: Jan 14, 2003 03:39 PM

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just a tip...when i am trying to decide what my next book is, i go to amazon and read some of the critical reviews as well as other readers' reviews...this might help each of us in deciding

Sonicstef Posted: Jan 14, 2003 03:55 PM

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I think there is a way for me to limit one IP address from voting more than once but I have never tested it and Im sure there is a way around it. So we'll just have to trust each other otherwise I will be forced to count up IP addresses!!

JENHOS Posted: Jan 14, 2003 04:12 PM

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We should only vote once. I have heard good things about all those suggestions and I haven't read any of them!!!!

natasha Posted: Jan 14, 2003 04:19 PM

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The recommendation thread had many great suggestions, but I guess it's too late for that for book #2. I think we should try to open the poll a little longer so that more readers can participate.

OctBride03 Posted: Jan 14, 2003 04:32 PM

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oops - I don't read

anna Posted: Jan 14, 2003 09:05 PM

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Girls, remember the library, the place where you can BORROW books and save your money for other good stuff !

Just teasing, but I noticed that a book was excluded because its only in hardcover. If its not too new, i'm sure the libraries will have several copies of it that can be taken out for 3 weeks at a time... no one seems to go to the library anymore!
I LOVEEE the library,and what if the book stinks, now what do you do with it ?

i'm up for any good book !

starhead Posted: Jan 15, 2003 09:14 AM

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I'm all about the library, too, however, the one by me has a horrible selection and you can be on a waiting list for months.
Hence, I get angry and spend too much $ on books. I figure books are ok to spend $ on. But I do a lot of book swapping w/ friends, too.

Sonicstef Posted: Jan 15, 2003 09:23 AM

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My library is the central one for Brooklyn and it is a monster, never has anything I want and is very far away. I'd rather spend the $20 then have to deal with it.

The reason why I excluded the hardcover was because I posted this suggestion and asked people to vote. The overwelming majority agreed.

anna Posted: Jan 15, 2003 09:59 AM

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star - book swapping is a great idea, even for you girls to do on this board !

Valenia Posted: Jan 15, 2003 10:14 AM

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I'm not sure if you are still looking for suggestions or not, if so, The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. If not, well, I'll suggest it next month. LOL

michele31 Posted: Jan 15, 2003 12:55 PM

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Library is a great place but often doesn't have many new releases, plus a huge hard cover is heavy for me to carry on the train. I have done it, but I would rather a paperback if possible.

So should we start voting?
Also, buy.com has free shipping so that is much better than amazon.