Time to Vote for the June Tag

[Magdalena]

I used my free vote but I really don't care which one wins. I love all three choices!

[LibraryCin]

I have an absolute definite favourite among the choices!

[LibraryCin]

Nicole R wrote: "Susie wrote: "Nicole, feel for me over here preparing for Winter! A maximum of 14 tomorrow. Brrrrr."

Is that Celsius? Because that is not that cold....lol. Now, if it is Fahrenheit, then you have ..."

LOL! 14 (or 15 is acceptable) Celsius, in my opinion is as warm as it ever needs to get! At least if the sun is out. :-) If it's cloudy, I am ok with slightly higher temperatures! Today was almost 30 here in Calgary, I think. I hate 30!!!!! Waayyyyy too hot!

[LibraryCin]

Rachel N. wrote: "Voted and not for magical realism, you're welcome Anita :-)"

YAY!!!! Thank you, Rachel! Looking at the comments, I'm also a tad worried...

[Sushicat]

LibraryCin wrote: "Nicole R wrote: "Susie wrote: "Nicole, feel for me over here preparing for Winter! A maximum of 14 tomorrow. Brrrrr."

Is that Celsius? Because that is not that cold....lol. Now, if it is Fahrenhei..."

I’m with you. Anything above 25 is too warm. If humidity is high, even worse...

[Karin]

LibraryCin wrote: "Nicole R wrote: "Susie wrote: "Nicole, feel for me over here preparing for Winter! A maximum of 14 tomorrow. Brrrrr."

Is that Celsius? Because that is not that cold....lol. Now, if it is Fahrenhei..."

Seriously, 15? Wow! I prefer 21-25 for summer temperatures, and NOT humid (or too dry, either). 22 is the average high in the warmest part of the summer where I'm from, so that's a big influence, I think.

[Jason]

Yall lost me with the Celsius. All the numbers seem low to me. haha

Voted. Not my favorite choices but as always, I will find something to read.

[Susie]

Ha! I am completely lost with Fahrenheit! Lucky I have my trusty converter. So 15C is 59F. Not freezing, I know, but freezing enough for me! In Melbourne the lowest high we would ever get is about 50F, and overnight low would be 32 on the odd occasion. The flip side is that we get highs of up to 118F during summer!!

[Susie]

Nicole, I’m an education support worker in the kitchen garden of a local primary school.

[Nicole R]

Susie, that sounds awesome! I hope you bundled up for it today!

[LibraryCin]

Karin wrote: "Seriously, 15? Wow! I prefer 21-25 for summer temperatures, and NOT humid (or too dry, either). 22 is the average high in the warmest part of the summer where I'm from, so that's a big influence, I think. ,..."

Yup! I've gotten less tolerant as I've gotten older. I can guarantee you it is mostly because I walk. If the sun is beating down on me, it's too hot! I used to say 25C was my threshold. Maybe 10ish years ago, I lowered that to 20C. But, it wasn't long after

[ETA: Crap! Where did the rest of my sentence disappear to!? Meant to continue that it wasn't long after that I lowered it again. 17ish might be ok, but 15 is better. Can't recall exactly what I'd typed now...]

Remember, that's with the sun out. If it's cloudy, it can be warmer.

Now, if I only "have to" go outside to sit in the shade with a book and a large glass of iced tea, then I can tolerate much hotter. But, I still need shade! :-)

[LibraryCin]

Susie wrote: "Ha! I am completely lost with Fahrenheit! Lucky I have my trusty converter. So 15C is 59F. Not freezing, I know, but freezing enough for me! In Melbourne the lowest high we would ever get is about ..."

Ok, now I need a converter to convert back to Celsius! But, even without conversion... 118F!!!!!! omg... how does anyone even move in that temperature!!! (Now, to go find a converter... 48C!!!! UGH!)

[Ladyslott]

Meli wrote: "Thank you everyone for the explanations, article links, etc!"

You can also check the Goodreads shelves:

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

[Meli]

Looks like a tag / genre with the least amount of titles I want to read currently. I am not totally against magical realism, I have enjoyed Haruki Murakami books, but not feeling it.

But I will challenge myself if this tag is picked!

[Karin]

LibraryCin wrote: "Karin wrote: "Seriously, 15? Wow! I prefer 21-25 for summer temperatures, and NOT humid (or too dry, either). 22 is the average high in the warmest part of the summer where I'm from, so that's a bi..."

I'm less tolerant as I get older, too, but I don't live where you do! It doesn't get as cold here in the winter due to being relatively near the Atlantic Ocean on the opposited sides of the continent and the 49th parallel than where I grew up (well, most of the time, 3 years were in CA and one was on the other side of the Atlantic).

[Jason]

Where I live, summers are regularly high 90s low triple digits F with very high humidity. Winters are low to high 40s F with occasional cold snaps into the low 30s F

[Cynda]

Jason wrote: "Where I live, summers are regularly high 90s low triple digits F with very high humidity. Winters are low to high 40s F with occasional cold snaps into the low 30s F"

About what it is here in South Texas Gulf Coast with regularly over 100°F/37.778°C and mostly cold snaps in low 40s/about 4.4°C And like there, often humid and windy.

[Idit]

Give me 32c for a sunny day and it’s bliss
(But actually I’ll happily take 32F if (and only if) it’s accompanied by snow

[KateNZ]

Anything above 30C makes me miserable if I have to do anything. Of course if I’m just lying in a shady spot with a book, I don’t care quite as much 😋

Gradually moving into more wintry temperatures overnight here though it’s still been 15-17C during the day which is weirdly warm. Wondering when the southerlies (our cold winds) are going to hit... there’s nothing to speak of between us and Antarctica so it can get chilly 🌬

If fairy tales win this month, I’ll be kicking myself as I had to start The Bear and the Nightingale - it’s due back at the library. (Loving it!!) Still, plenty else on the list.

[Idit]

The Southerlies sound very magical.
And I imagine you can see the Aurora from NZ as well - so bonus points for that.
The cool thing about 32C is that it’s hot in the shade too

[Karin]

RAINING and only in the 50s F, but above 10 C

[Josephine]

Well, looking at the definitions of magical realism, if that one wins I will finally have an excuse to go buy House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski. I've wanted to read it forever, but it's huge and expensive, and I've never seen a copy in a library or a used book store. This might just be the push I need :D

[annapi]

Josephine wrote: "Well, looking at the definitions of magical realism, if that one wins I will finally have an excuse to go buy House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski. I've wanted to read it forever, but it's huge ..."

I just read a description of House of Leaves - wow! That sounds both fascinating and daunting!

[Jgrace]

annapi wrote: "Josephine wrote: "Well, looking at the definitions of magical realism, if that one wins I will finally have an excuse to go buy House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski. I've wanted to read it forev..."

I read Anita's review, which made me laugh. I think I'll take a pass on this one. :)

[annapi]

Jgrace wrote: "I read Anita's review, which made me laugh. I think I'll take a pass on this one. :) ..."

LOL because of you I read it too - and it's fascinating to compare Anita's review (2 stars) to Jen's (5 stars), which came right after it on my page, so I'm no better off! But either way it sounds like a lot of work to read.

[Anita]

Jgrace wrote: "annapi wrote: "Josephine wrote: "Well, looking at the definitions of magical realism, if that one wins I will finally have an excuse to go buy House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski. I've wanted t..."

Glad I could make you laugh because something good needed to come out of me reading that book. I like making people laugh, so your comment makes me feel a teeny bit better about wasting my time.

Josephine, I so wish I had my copy to ship to you. Sadly, I'm moving and that's entailed giving away a lot of books, and I'm pretty sure that was amongst them. I'll double check to be sure.

[Anita]

annapi wrote: "Jgrace wrote: "I read Anita's review, which made me laugh. I think I'll take a pass on this one. :) ..."

LOL because of you I read it too - and it's fascinating to compare Anita's review (2 stars)..."

It's a lot of work, and as a reader that generally doesn't mind doing my share of the heavy lifting . . .the payoff was not worth it.

[Cynda]

Hi. I am getting excited, anxious or both to know when we will find find out what book tag was selected for the next month. When do we find out each month?

[Anita]

Cynda wrote: "Hi. I am getting excited, anxious or both to know when we will find find out what book tag was selected for the next month. When do we find out each month?"

Hi Cynda,

I usually announce right after the voting closes (around the 23rd or 24th of the month).

[Cynda]

Anita wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Hi. I am getting excited, anxious or both to know when we will find find out what book tag was selected for the next month. When do we find out each month?"

Hi Cynda,

I usually anno..."

Thanks :-)

[DianeMP]

Voted! Almost missed the voting again.

[Anita]

Last day to vote!!!!

[Barbara M]

I thought I voted but the survey let me in again. Can you check for me Anita?

[Nicole R]

Barbara wrote: "I thought I voted but the survey let me in again. Can you check for me Anita?"

You previously voted, Barbara. If you voted again somehow, then Anita will just ignore your second vote.

[Barbara M]

No, I didn't vote again, I thought it was odd so I just sent the note above! i'm all set. Thanks for the answer.

[Nicole R]

Barbara wrote: "No, I didn't vote again, I thought it was odd so I just sent the note above! i'm all set. Thanks for the answer."

I think sometimes if you clear your browsing history/cookies or use a different computer/device to vote that it doesn't recognize you. Also, I am convinced it is all tied into Google somehow because Google runs the world. Or, at least monitors it!