VOTE HERE for our December book!

[whichwaydidshego, the sage of sass]

Okay, gang... when voting please rank all six books as I will calculate selections by rank just like last month.

Little Women
A Christmas Carol
Holidays on Ice
The Portable Dorothy Parker
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Great Expectations

Voting will close at midnight PST on Thursday night. The final choice will be listed shortly thereafter.

[Shannon, the founder of fun (back from sabbatical)]

Yay voting time!

1. Holidays on Ice
2. A Christams Carol
3. Little Women
4. The Portable Dorothy Parker
5. Me Talk Pretty One Day
6. Great Expectations

[Emily]

I'm a newbie so this will be my first time participating:)

1. The Portable Dorothy Parker
2. Me Talk Pretty One Day
3. Great Expectations
4. Little Women
5. Holidays on Ice
6. A Christmas Carol

[Amber]

1. Holidays on Ice
2. Little Women
3. Great Expectations
4. A Christmas Carol
5. Me Talk Pretty One Day
6. The Portable Dorothy Parker

[Sarah]

Ooooh... I don't know! This is tough! I'm gonna hope that my #2 gets chosen as a companion book...

1. Holidays on Ice
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Little Women
4. Great Expectations
5. Me Talk Pretty One Day
6. The Portable Dorothy Parker

[Brooke]

1. Holidays on Ice
2. Me Talk Pretty One Day
3. Little Women
4. The Portable Dorothy Parker
5. Great Expectations
6. A Christmas Carol

[Blanca]

1. Little Women
2. The Portable Dorothy Parker
3. Holidays on Ice
4. Me Talk Pretty One Day
5. A Christmas Carol
6. Great Expectations

[Alison, the guru of grace]

1. Holidays on Ice
2. The Portable Dorothy Parker
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Great Expectations
5. Little Women
6. Me Talk Pretty One Day

Is it safe to say that if the book with the highest votes is a classic, the contemporary book with the next highest votes will be chosen as a companion book (and vice versa), or are we doing another vote, or will it just be picked by a moderator? Just wondering.

[Sarah]

I like the idea that we take the highest rated book of each genre. I don't think that will always be the best way to choose, but for December I think it would work.

[whichwaydidshego, the sage of sass]

As always, it will be discussed.

[Tiffany]

1. Littel Women
2. Holidays on Ice
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Me Talk Pretty One Day
5. The Portable Dorothy Parker
6. Great Expectations

Can't wait to see what's chosen!

[Michelle]

1. Holidays on Ice
2. Great Expectations
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Little Women
5. Portable Dorothy Parker
6. Me Talk Pretty One Day

[Tiffany]

1. Little Women
2. Great Expectations
3. The Portable Dorothy Parker
4. Me Talk Pretty One Day
5. Holidays on Ice
6. A Christmas Carol

[whichwaydidshego, the sage of sass]

1. A Christmas Carol
2. Holidays on Ice
3. Little Women
4. The Portable Dorothy Parker
5. Me Talk Pretty One Day
6. Great Expectations

[Dini, the master of meaning]

First time participating too...

1. Little Women
2. Me Talk Pretty One Day
3. Holidays on Ice
4. The Portable Dorothy Parker
5. Great Expectations
6. A Christmas Carol

[Sera]

First time participating, too.

1. A Christmas Carol
2. Great Expectations
3. Holidays on Ice
4. Me Talk Pretty One Day
5. Little Women
6. The Portable Dorothy Parker

[Amy]

This will be my first Rory vote, too!

1. Holidays on Ice
2. The Portable Dorothy Parker
3. Little Women
4. Me Talk Pretty One Day
5. A Christmas Carol
6. Great Expectations

[Janet]

1.Portable Dorothy Parker
2.Holidays on Ice
3.Great Expectations
4.A Christmas Carol
5.Little Women
6.Me Talk Pretty One Day

I am so excited to get started!!!

[Arielle]

Yay! My first vote!!

Little Women
Holidays on Ice
Christmas Carol
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Portable Dorothy Parker
Great Expectations

[Sarah]

Yay! Lots of new people! Welcome, everyone!

[Shannon, the founder of fun (back from sabbatical)]

Hey Amy - welcome to the club. I've been wanting that tshirt!!

[Meghan]

Welcome newbies! It's a great group and this is a good list for this month (IMHO).

1. A Christmas Carol (I blame you Sarah)
2. Me Talk Pretty One day
3. Holidays on Ice
4. The Portable Dorothy Parker
5. Little Women
6. Great Expectations

[brian]

1. Portable Dorothy Parker!
2. Great Expectations

c'mon... dorothy parker was a badass fast-talking no-nonsense chick! the rory gilmore (with a bit more booze and sex) of her time!

[Sarah]

Yay Meghan!! I don't deserve blame, I deserve credit. :P Honestly, I think this is the perfect Dickens for non-Dickens readers. It's short, you're already familiar with the story, and it's soooo good.

Brian, I think you have to rate them all... But yay! Does this mean you're going to participate this time?

[brian]

oops. here goes:

1. Portable Dorothy Parker
2. Great Expectations
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Little Women
5. Holidays on Ice
6. Me Talk Pretty One Day

yeah, sarah, i think i could be persuaded to join in... so watch out!

[Cody]

Portable Dorothy Parker
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Christmas Carol
Little Women
Holidays on Ice
Great Expectations

[Sarah]

Woo hoo! Yay for boys! Hee hee. Will you participate even if a Sedaris is chosen?

Hey... is that a wine glass on the table in your new picture? Do I sense a theme in your profile picture choices? LOL.

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Portable Dorothy Parker
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Holidays On Ice
Little Women
Great Expectations
Christmas Carol

C'mon Dorothy Parker!

[Alison, the guru of grace]

Update: I was at B & N tonight (home away from home now), and I saw The Portable Dorothy Parker. I wasn't quite sure of the lay-out...it looked like there were passages from Oscar Wilde in there, and Vanity Fair. It was also around 600 pages. Does anyone know how this book is laid out? There were short stories, poetry....a bunch of stuff. I'll still up for tackling it if it's chosen for sure, but I was just wondering if anyone else has or has seen this particular book. It was really cool--the cover is like comic strip type graphics.

[Sarah]

There's a publisher who's been doing a lot in the comic book covers. The cutest one I've seen has been The Count of Monte Cristo.

I wonder if there are different editions of The Portable Dorothy Parker? I don't think the one we have on our list has a comic strip cover, does it?

[Alison, the guru of grace]

Well, the cover on Rory's list is definetely different than the one I saw at B&N. I wonder if they're the same edition with different covers? Hmmmmmmmm...

[Sarah]

Maybe it was The Tree Musketeers instead of The Count of Monte Cristo...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book...

Anyway, I'm all for reading this one too (Dorothy Parker, that is) if it's the one chosen. The nice thing about it and the two Sedaris books is that you don't have to read the whole thing cover to cover; you can just read selections if you want. That's a nice option for this busy time of year.

[Alison, the guru of grace]

Right. I picked up A Christmas Carol (O.K., and all the others, too) at the library. You're right, Sarah. It is short. It's really a novella, or even a long story. Never knew that. Great Expectations, on the other hand, is pretty meaty. Haven't been there since ninth grade. (Unless you count the Gwyneth Paltrow/Ethan Hawke thingy).

[Sarah]

Yeah, it's a novella. That's why I think it's a perfect way to be introduced (or re-introduced) to Dickens (plus, like I said, it's always easier when you're already familiar with the story).

I think it's so funny how so many of us have already purchased most or all of the books on the voting list, before voting is even closed. I think that means it's a really good list, and we'll all be happy with which ever gets chosen. I picked up both Sedaris books and a new version of Little Women (I couldn't find my copy), and I already have both Dickens books. So if the Dorothy Parker one is chosen, it's the only one I'll have to go out and get.

[brian]

yeah, yeah sarah... i'll read whatever's chosen. promise. even if it is david sedaris. i've never actually read one of his books but have read many of his stories in the new yorker and always find them a bit smug and overly cutesy... his sister, on the other hand, is pretty amazing. i think i might be in love with her.

yes, probably is a glass of wine in the picture. a glass of wine, a couch, a book, and my dog... that's all i need to be a happy boy.

go dorothy parker! and yes! the comic strip cover is great! great! great!

[whichwaydidshego, the sage of sass]

I'm for sure reading Holiday on Ice and A Christmas Carol this month no matter what is chosen.

Okay, off to watch hockey (my other obsession)!

[Emily]

Hockey's another obsession of mine too! Which teams do you follow? I'm a HUGE Flyers, Oilers, and Hurricane fan!

[Jen Manning]

1.Great Expectations
2.A Christmas Carol
3.The Portable Dorothy Parker
4.Me Talk Pretty One Day
5.Holidays on Ice
6.Little Women

[Courtney]

I am new too and I LOVE the selections!

1. The Portable Dorothy Parker
2. Holidays on Ice
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Me Talk Pretty One Day
5. Great Expectations
6. Little Women

[Sarah]

Welcome all newbies! I really hope that everyone who's voted will also participate in the discussions... the more the merrier!

[Amanda A]

Another newbie here!

1. Little Women
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Holidays on Ice
4. The Portable Dorothy Parker
5. Me Talk Pretty One Day
6. Great Expectations

[whichwaydidshego, the sage of sass]

Emily, I'm a tried-and-true, die-hard San Jose Sharks fan. I like the Caps and the Blackhawks, too, but nothing compares to my beloved Sharks!!! I enjoy the sport in general, though, so I even went to a game in the Czech Republic once! I'm inviting you as a friend so we can discuss without annoying all these nice, respectable book-people. LOL

[Sera]

GO FLYERS!

[Sarah]

My husband works for AT&T and he had 12 suite tickets for tonight's (?) Shark's game. He gave them to a customer.

[Dottie]

Okay -- now DON'T laugh -- I love the Ducks and before that the Kings reigned supreme in our house -- the same daughter who hooked me on GG got me into hockey and I now claim that my favorite sports are the slowest and fastest -- baseball and hockey. Let the hockey talk flow -- only maybe it could just be in its own thread? I think I saw an autographed Luc Robataille poster around here not long ago -- heh - his first year with the Kings! There was a brief time when the Sharks got our attention also -- but that didn't last and I can't even recall what the connection was -- it's age again.

And the Austin Ice Bats are way cool!!

[Liz M]

Back to the regularly scheduled program.....

1) Christmas Carol
2) Portable Dorothy Parker
3) Holidays On Ice
4) Me Talk Pretty One Day
5) Little Women
6) Great Expectations

[Bibliosaurus]

1. Christmas Carol
2. Portable Dorothy Parker
3. Great Expectations
4. Holidays on Ice
5. Me Talk Pretty One Day
6. Little Women

[Marie]

1 Holidays on Ice (I really want to read this!)
2 Me Talk Pretty One Day
3 The Portable Dorothy Parker (I've read much of
it before but worth reading again)
4 Little Women (I've seen all the movies & read
some of the play, maybe it's time to read the
book???)
5 A Christmas Carol (Not at the top of any of my
lists!)
6 Great Expectations (Didn't like it in High
School. I'd rather read something new &
unknown)

[whichwaydidshego, the sage of sass]

Okay gang! Voting has closed. I'll be back with the results in a new thread shortly!

Oh, and ROCK ON that there are so many hockey fans around here! Dottie, I was at Robataille's last game. Sarah, I love you and I hate you. Next time your hubby has tickets to give away, SNAG ONE FOR ME!! And it must be tomorrow night's game. Or last night's. Liz, so funny, your lead in to your voting! Way to keep us on point! We SHOULD start a hockey thread... but right now I've got some votes to calculate!

[Sarah]

Michele, he has to give them to customers, but if he ever has an extra the customer can't use, I'll let you know.