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message 1: by Lori, Super Mod (last edited Mar 21, 2009 04:43PM) (new)

369169 Nominations are closed for the month.

I have opened the polls for voting. If you look to the right you will see the link to the polls ---->

Have at it!
We have until 3/23 to get the votes in. Once the polls close, I will announce the winners for April!


message 2: by April (new)

1405910 I nominate Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones for Cateogory 1 (fiction/non-fiction).


message 3: by Becky (new)

1376766 Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood for category 1.


message 4: by Catamorandi (last edited Mar 16, 2009 03:02PM) (new)

754081 Laughing in the Dark: A Comedian's Journey through Depression - Chonda Pierce - Category 2.


message 5: by Fiona (last edited Mar 16, 2009 03:17PM) (new)

1356469 April wrote: "I nominate Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones for Cateogory 1 (fiction/non-fiction)."

:D

Uhm, now that makes my life so much harder.

Err err...

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith in the normal category.


message 6: by Becky (new)

1376766 That's a shocker Fiona! ;)


message 7: by April (new)

1405910 Fiona wrote: "April wrote: "I nominate Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones for Cateogory 1 (fiction/non-fiction)."

:D

Uhm, now that makes my life so much harder.

Err err...

[b:I Capture the Castle|3112..."


Awww, I didn't mean to. I just ordered it and figured I might as well nominate it. :-)



message 8: by Fiona (new)

1356469 Becky wrote: "That's a shocker Fiona! ;)"

Full of surprises, me.




message 9: by Rory (last edited Mar 16, 2009 03:41PM) (new)

2084015 For regular fiction...
Indigo by Marina Warner


message 10: by Stephanie (new)

1702211 Lori,

Would Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle work for Category 2? If so, that's my nomination, as I bought the book but haven't read it yet. :)


message 11: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

369169 Stephanie, heck yeah it would! Its fricken hilarious!


message 12: by Stephanie (new)

1702211 Yay! Then that is my nomination. Thanks!


message 13: by Kristen (new)

327471 Brokedown Palace by Steven Brust for Category 1.




message 14: by Carol (new)


message 16: by Jessica (new)

1133601 Category 2-Why We Suck by Denis Leary


message 17: by Jamie (last edited Mar 16, 2009 09:21PM) (new)


message 18: by Jeane (new)

1530627 Already??Still need to start reading angela's ashes for march.
I have a problem here...and maybe won't nominate any book as I think I haven't read many humorous books..really can't think about any for the moment.


message 19: by Kate (new)

2094067 Category 2(Humorous) The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams.

Noticed that a lot of people have this on their to-read list. Its definitely worth reading at least once :)


message 20: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

369169 Recap of Yesterdays nominations:

Cat1:
Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Oryx & Crake - Margaret Atwood
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Indigo - Marina Warner
Brokedown Palace - Steven Brust
Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel


Cat2:
Laughing in the Dark: A Comedian's Journey through Depression - Chonda Pierce
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed - Lance Carbuncle
Uh-oh - Some Observations From Both Sides Of The Refrigerator Door - Robert Fulghum
Why We Suck - Denis Leary
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Lookin good! Keep em coming.


message 21: by Emilee (new)

934927 Until I Find You by John Irving - Regular Fiction


message 22: by Carol (new)

2046576 Jeane wrote: "Already??Still need to start reading angela's ashes for march.
I have a problem here...and maybe won't nominate any book as I think I haven't read many humorous books..really can't think about any..."


I´m not in the humorous book wagon too.. So I´ll stick with the Cat 1 nomination only lol




message 23: by Jackie (new)

1176067 Cat. 2- Fool by Christopher Moore


message 24: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

369169 I was wondering when that was going to be nominated :)


message 25: by Jackie (new)

1176067 LOL..I think people were waiting on me since I called it out last month.


message 27: by Elizabeth (new)

2026178 Category 1
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs


message 28: by Jen B (new)

529177 For Category 1:
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga


message 29: by Jamie (last edited Mar 17, 2009 11:08AM) (new)

898662 Category 1 - Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn


message 30: by Fiona (new)

1356469 Jeane wrote: "Already??Still need to start reading angela's ashes for march.
I have a problem here...and maybe won't nominate any book as I think I haven't read many humorous books..really can't think about any..."


You can nom a normal one. I can give you a book to nominate if you want...


message 31: by Megha (new)

1727205 If On a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino for category 1


message 32: by Megha (last edited Mar 17, 2009 12:07PM) (new)

1727205 Fool A Novel by Christopher Moore for category 2

Sorry, I didn't notice that it was already on the list.
I will post another nom if I come up with something.


message 33: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

369169 Megha, Fool has already been nominated. Please edit your post and choose another if you like.


message 34: by Valerie (new)

182503 Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris for category #2.


message 35: by Jill (new)

1345249 For category 2:

Lea's Book of Rules for the World by comedienne Lea DeLaria. She's the voice of Helga on The Oblongs if you ever watch Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. I've done bits of hers for speech classes before and they've always killed. She discusses everything from her ex-girlfriends to the time that her immaculate knowledge of Judy Garland got her an apartment. A very funny lady.


message 36: by Allison (new)

1415539 I'd like to nominate

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

in Category 1. :)


message 37: by Morgan (new)

2003912 I would like to nominate:

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Category 1)


message 38: by Joanna (new)

1953417 I nominate The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde for the fiction portion of category 1: regular fiction/nonfiction.


message 39: by Robin (last edited Mar 18, 2009 09:06PM) (new)


message 40: by Adam (new)

1562092 How about A Confederacy of Dunces for category 2.




message 41: by Potjy (new)

943370 I nominate The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson for category 1.


message 42: by Lori, Super Mod (last edited Mar 18, 2009 04:32AM) (new)

369169 Recap of the noms so far:

Cat1:
Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Oryx & Crake - Margaret Atwood
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Indigo - Marina Warner
Brokedown Palace - Steven Brust
Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel
Until I Find You - John Irving
American Wife A Novel - Curtis Sittenfeld
The Friday Night Knitting Club - Kate Jacobs
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn
If On a Winter's Night a Traveler - Italo Calvino
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

Cat2:
Laughing in the Dark: A Comedian's Journey through Depression - Chonda Pierce
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed - Lance Carbuncle
Uh-oh - Some Observations From Both Sides Of The Refrigerator Door - Robert Fulghum
Why We Suck - Denis Leary
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Fool - Christopher Moore
Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris
Lea's Book of Rules for the World - Lea DeLaria
Good Omens (The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch) - Neil Gaiman
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole



message 43: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

369169 Robin and Adam, please dont forget that the authors name is part of the requirement for the nomination to be accepted!


message 44: by Joanie (new)

279142 You guys have beaten me to the punch on 4 books I was thinking of nominating which is good and bad I guess...good because now I can nominate something else but bad because how am I ever going to make up my mind?!?!

Cat. 2 Are You There Vodka It's Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler (is that okay or does it have to be fiction?) I'll change it if need be.


message 45: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

369169 nope. the second catagory, as long as its humorous or written by a comedian, its ok. So Joanie, you are good!


message 46: by Susanna (new)

1109068 For category 2: My Life and Hard Times, by James Thurber.


message 47: by Jeane (new)

1530627 Fiona wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Already??Still need to start reading angela's ashes for march.
I have a problem here...and maybe won't nominate any book as I think I haven't read many humorous books..really can't th..."


Just whatever book I can nominate?


message 48: by Fiona (new)

1356469 Any normal fiction book - for category 1!




message 49: by Jeane (new)

1530627 Persuasion by jane Austen for category one.


message 50: by Wendy (new)

1121405 Cat2 Fool by Christopher Moore gets another vote.


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