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[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

With all the times Fool is getting nominated, I wonder what the vote will be . . .

[Robin]

lol

[[deleted user]]

Sorry posted from the previous page didn't see we weren't voting yet!

[Allison]

Mark wrote: " I nominate Of Flesh and Stone by M. A. Petaccia. It got a good review in FSView.com and is a subtle woman's story told through the eyes of the male character. Get a box of Kleenix Cat. 1 fiction"

*ahem* Notice anything about his profile that smells a bit like canned meat?

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Mmhm.

[Robin]

Lori,
Did you recently change your avatar? I just noticed it -- Isn't that from Dark Crystal? I bet few people recognize it ;-)

[Jackie]

Allison wrote: "Mark wrote: " I nominate Of Flesh and Stone by M. A. Petaccia. It got a good review in FSView.com and is a subtle woman's story told through the eyes of the male character. Get a box of Kleenix ..."

It definitely smells rancid.

[Lori, Super Mod]

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
Persuasion - Jane Austen
Mercy Among the Children - David Adams Richards
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse - Louise Erdrich

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) - Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
Are You There Vodka It's Me Chelsea - Chelsea Handler
My Life and Hard Times - James Thurber

[Lori, Super Mod]

This is the final list. No more nominations will be taken.

Why does it always get mucked up towards the end? I have to laugh about it. Really.

I will post the polls later on, when I get time.
Then I will let you know when it is time to vote!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Thanks, Lori!

[Melissa]

Lori wrote: "
Why does it always get mucked up towards the end? I have to laugh about it. Really."

I really don't think your rules are that hard to follow, Lori. Half the time I don't even check in here because I get frustrated. lol

[Lori, Super Mod]

OK... Polls have been created. Click on the poll link on the far right hand side of the main group page to locate them.

Please vote once for each category. The voting ends on March 23rd, and I will post the winners here in this thread!!!!

Have at it people!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Fiona, Do you need a glass of water, that is quite the cough you have there!

Haha

[[deleted user]]

I voted!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I voted too. Seems so many of you have read Fiona's book, it would just be a re-read.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

It's OK, Fiona. The Castle may well win, I just thought we'd drum up a little business here.

[Sandra]

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows

[Christina]

Lori wrote: "Wawa, we are not voting yet.
I havent changed the thread title....

please remove your post."


Upsss...sorry Lori I didnt realize it!

[Linda]

Category #1 - North River - Pete Hamill

[Lisa]

The Enchantress of Florence by Salomon Rushdie for Cat. 1

[Carol]

People should pay more attention on what they are doing...

[Michael]

Hmm. Should I vote for Fool by Christopher Moore if I've already read it. Hmm. Sure, I should!

[Michael]

Odds are the discussion will be one of the goofiest (and raunchiest) of them all. It's a very ribald tale :)

[Carol]

*sending Sookie energy*

hahahaha

I don´t know if I´d read Fool. There are no translation and comedy is difficult to read in another language lol

[Michael]

I could probably interpret the story to you using stick figures and some anglo saxon adjectives.

[Michael]

I'll read nearly anything - so it's hard for me to vote, actually.

[Lori, Super Mod]

We have some clear favorites in each category, dont we? It shall be an interesting race to the finish!!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

It surprises me that we have a couple of horse races going!

[Mosca]

When does the voting stop?

[Michael]

Are we voting yet? I thought I was just yelling out comments as others were setting up the ballots?

Going on titles alone... my vote is for "Howl" in Cat.1 and Confederacy of Dunces in Cat.2(I've never read it but always wanted to for some weird reason... this could be my excuse!)

[Jeane]

I adore shadow in the wind so want people to get the urge to read persuasion!
I am really curious about the hitchikers guide.

[Rose]

Newbie here! I nominate White Tiger by Aravind Adiga.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Rose, nominations are closed. However, voting is open. See the "Polls" link on the upper right of the page.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I think the nominations are closed - I know we have started voting.

[Lori, Super Mod]

why is this so confusing.
Can someone tell me what I need to do to stop the nominations from pouring in??? I mean, I changed the topic title.....

Help me out here!

[Jamie]

I wonder if it would help to edit the first post of the thread, even though the new title of the thread is pretty self-explanatory.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Close the thread when nominations are closed? It would be kinda draconian, but I guess it'd work.

[Catamorandi]

You could have one thread for nominations and a different one for voting?

[Lori, Super Mod]

I used to do that... create seperate threads for each phase, but that was just a pain in the ass really. Im being lazy and trying to keep my OCD in check as well....

'oh bother'.

I will try editing the opening post. Lets see if that does the trick!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Anyway, Rose - The White Tiger was already nominated, so you can vote for it over in the polls section.

[Rose]

Well, I did say I was a newbie.:-)
I completed the poll, thanks guys.

[Lisa Julianna]

We need more people voting for Fool...I really want to read that one in April...hehe ;~)

[Lisa Julianna]

I agree with that one too Fiona...lol
If only we could hypnotize everyone and tell them to vote for what we want....LOL

[Lisa Julianna]

LOL I like it Fiona...can you do that for Fool too? hehe

[Lisa Julianna]

Rofl....thanks Fiona....now we will wait and see if it works. hehe

[Dorie]

Fiona, LOL! Is that thing moving is it my astigmatism playing tricks?

[Jeane]

oh you get dizzy of that.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

That was sooooo obnoxious, surely won't be changing my vote!

[Gabby]

It is actually not moving, Dorie.

[silvia]

I cant belive I've missed the nominations this month...

well what a great buch of books we have this month . it was hard to pick what to vote for