LoT Book CLub - Book 3 is what? - Page 6

Ponine · 08-15-2006, 04:09 PM

My nominees

The Crimson Petal and the White by M. Faber
A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson
The Seducer (by Jan Kjaerstad ?)
Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Prudence · 08-15-2006, 04:33 PM

Have we settled on the top five ranking? Because I could totally go along with the each person only nominates one book idea.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-15-2006, 04:38 PM

I like the idea of rotating who picks. Also - if you nominate a book you should also cut/paste a blurb.

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Originally Posted by bn.com on Time Traveler's Wife

Often lighthearted, thoroughly original, and ultimately profoundly moving, Audrey Niffenegger's first novel tells the story of two people destined to be together: Clare, a perfectly normal woman, and Henry, a time-traveler.
According to the unique rules that Niffenegger creates, Henry travels unexpectedly and mostly to his own past, often when he is "all stressed out and [has] lost his grip on now." As Henry explains when he first meets Clare: "…the person you know doesn't exist yet. Stick with me, and sooner or later he's bound to appear. That's the best I can do." And while it's true that Henry travels to different moments in time, he also travels from them as well. He frequently gets lost in time and doesn't know "when" he is.

But the real story of the book is the lifelong love Clare and Henry share as they try to make the most of the times they have together -- the times when Henry is not traveling.

Subtle but powerful, The Time Traveler's Wife is a book whose importance becomes more evident with each turn of the page, provoking readers to ask themselves if they've made the most of the moments of their lives --moments so fleeting, they could be time travelers themselves. (Fall 2003 Selection)

Not Afraid · 08-15-2006, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

Have we settled on the top five ranking? Because I could totally go along with the each person only nominates one book idea.

I have no idea, but I'm fine with going that route. If we want to do something else, I'm fine with that too. I just want to decide and not discuss any more.

lizziebith · 08-15-2006, 04:39 PM

I finally got The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle this past weekend. [/lagging behind miserably]

Prudence · 08-15-2006, 04:44 PM

I prefer voting to rotating. I'll have to post my list later, though.

Snowflake · 08-15-2006, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

A Metapoll - as Chris would say.

Or cause we're so swanky, a metro-poll

1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
2. Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner
3. The Seducer by Jan Kjaerstad
4. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
5. Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall

Matterhorn Fan · 08-15-2006, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lizziebith

I finally got The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle this past weekend. [/lagging behind miserably]

I just started, and I've only read 3 chapters. You have company!

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Bum

Meh.

€uroMeinke · 08-15-2006, 10:24 PM

I have an extra book, if anyone wants to join in round 2?

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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Bum
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08-15-2006, 04:09 PM	#52
Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	My nominees The Crimson Petal and the White by M. Faber A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson The Seducer (by Jan Kjaerstad ?) Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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08-15-2006, 04:33 PM	#53
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Have we settled on the top five ranking? Because I could totally go along with the each person only nominates one book idea. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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08-15-2006, 04:39 PM	#56
lizziebith Wishing these titles could be longe Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pearblossom CA Posts: 984	I finally got The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle this past weekend. [/lagging behind miserably] __________________ $ DO \|\| !$ DO ; TRY TRY: COMMAND NOT FOUND
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08-15-2006, 04:44 PM	#57
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I prefer voting to rotating. I'll have to post my list later, though. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I have an extra book, if anyone wants to join in round 2? __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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