In this round, consisting of two sub-rounds, we determine which of the 41 novels with 2 secondings will occupy the 11 slots left in the 100 list.
You can vote for as many as you like. Top 3 will advance to the next sub-round.
Our Man in Havana, by Graham Greene
Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier
The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper
Top 100 Round 1-1, Group F
In this round, consisting of two sub-rounds, we determine which of the 41 novels with 2 secondings will occupy the 11 slots left in the 100 list.
You can vote for as many as you like. Top 3 will advance to the next sub-round.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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everyone is very welcome to comment on the votes!
bears voted Our Man in Havana, The Last of the Mohicans, and Rebecca
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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I voted Last of the Mohicans - Written by James Fenimore Cooper at Cooper's Cave. INcidentally I grew up about 5 miles from Cooper's Cave.
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I went with The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper as well.
It was a a favorite when I was younger.
"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones."
Same as SirFolio16
If you are going through hell - keep going
Coincidentally, I finished reading The Handmaid's Tale just a few days ago. It wasn't the greatest book, but it gets my vote by default.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Now Greene and du Maurier are losing to Hesse??? Totally unexpected...
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It may be a matter of what's been read rather which is better.Originally Posted by Jean
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
I'll make the other polls the way they show who voted. I want to know who these Siddhartha lovers are. The book put me to profound sleep after ten pages.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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Rebecca's been sitting on my shelf for years
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
you know what? the movie is better!
(I feel weird saying this. I've only said it a few times in my life.)
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's how it is with me. Out of all the books that we are currently voting on, I've only read two. They were ok but I have no idea if they are better or worse than the others I haven't read.It may be a matter of what's been read rather which is better.
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
You don't vote on what is better or worse. You vote if you feel that a given book should be in the Top 100. Nobody here has read all the nominated books.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a surprise, a good chance for Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
Not my copy.
German first edition from S. Fischer / Berlin, 1922
My Stephen King collection
http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...on-Stockerlone
Non-King collection
http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...rlone-Non-King
I guess my larger point was that it sucks that I won't be able to partake in the voting all that much.
Of all the books that had more than 2 votes, I've only read about a dozen of them. At least 3 of them I didn't like at all and definitely won't be voting for them.
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
I see. We have 89 with 3+, and I have just counted how much I read of these - it's 66, so I won't be able to vote on all of them, either. By the way, we still have time to catch up... I've read at least two of the nominated books since the game began, and intend to read more.
Anyway, we can vote on those we've read. Of the 66, there are quite a lot that, to my mind, have no business being on the Top 100. So the point is we vote for what we've not only read, but loved enough to consider it worthy of the Top 100.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
since it seems that everyone who was going to vote has already voted, the poll will be closed in 36 hours
there might be an additional tiebreaker poll between Siddhartha and Rebecca, if nothing changes
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's actually, to my mind, one of his most accessible and plain. But Hesse is well represented by The Glass Bead Game, I think. Rather hope instead we end up with more range.
I more or less liked The Glass Bead Game, and I loved Steppenwolf when I was a teenager, but frankly, I wouldn't like to see any of the three in the Top 100. Top 500, maybe.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, we could do better. Maybe... 2015?
Last chance to vote. The poll closes in four hours.
A tiebreaker is expected between Siddhartha and Rebecca
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This poll is now closed.
The Last of the Mohicans and The Handmaid's Tale advance to the next round.
Siddhartha/Rebecca tiebreaker is here
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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