POLLING CLOSED - BOWIE MEMORIAL GROUP READ

[Tracy]

Marc wrote: "Tracy, I think you missed the nominating deadline, but you can still vote on the selections here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/6..."

Oh, sorry--I'll just let the chips fall.

[Xian Xian]

I'm really hoping White Noise wins. if not I will download Herzog if the author is dead.

[Marc]

Tracy wrote: "Oh, sorry--I'll j..."

I think people still appreciate hearing personal recommendations of books on Bowie's list! I just wanted you to also know you could directly influence the final selection (if so desired).

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Claire wrote: "Stumbled on this (partially) annotated version of the list: http://genius.com/David-bowie-top-100....."

Finally got around to checking out that annotated list. Thanks for posting, Claire - it does make A Grave for a Dolphin sound pretty intriguing!

[Whitney]

I give a hardy second to The Master and Margarita. (I recommend the Burgin/O'Connor translation for those debating). There's an excellent Russian mini-series from 2005, but unfortunately it looks like the YouTube version that used to be there is gone. Now the only one with English subtitles is in 10 minute chunks with poor video quality.

[Derek]

Whitney wrote: "I recommend the Burgin/O'Connor translation for those debating"

Thank you. Everybody keeps telling me I should read it, but I tried (no idea who the translator was) and got nowhere. I'll look out for that translation and give it another go.

[Marc]

Whitney wrote: "GR blog post showing how books on the Bowie list have spiked on people's TBR's: https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/6..."

That's pretty cool! Thanks for posting it.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

WARNING: We're heading to a tie unless some last minute shuffling takes place.....

[Xian Xian]

oh my god, I don't have Oscar Wao, I hope White Noise wins.

[Marc]

Polling ends tomorrow, yes (I.e., about 27 hours from now)?

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Polling is now closed, and the winner is: White Noise by Don DeLillo.

Thank you to everyone who voted. I'll start a Group Read thread shortly. See you there..