LoT Book Club Poll - Page 2

Alex · 08-17-2006, 09:16 AM

Looks like it. I'll be sitting this one out as what I'm reading about it doesn't much interest me.

Stan4dSteph · 08-17-2006, 10:29 AM

I will also be out, as I need to read Angle of Repose by October, and at the rate I read these days, I will not likely have time for multiple novels.

tracilicious · 08-17-2006, 04:58 PM

I liked Time Traveler's Wife a lot. No real desire to reread it, as I remember it pretty well. I don't desire that particular punch in the gut again yet either. Beautiful novel though. Painful. Very painful.

I'm going to start another book thread, as I need to rave about Edgar Mint some more.

Matterhorn Fan · 08-17-2006, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

I will also be out, as I need to read Angle of Repose by October, and at the rate I read these days, I will not likely have time for multiple novels.

Curious--why are you reading this one? Stegner seemed to be a favorite at one of my colleges--always on the shelves for classes I wasn't taking. I've been curious, but never curious enough to actually start reading one of his.

Stan4dSteph · 08-18-2006, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Curious--why are you reading this one? Stegner seemed to be a favorite at one of my colleges--always on the shelves for classes I wasn't taking. I've been curious, but never curious enough to actually start reading one of his.

It's for Stanford reunion weekend. They're doing a book discussion lead by faculty:

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Stanford Book Salon Presents: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
An alumni education offering designed to connect alumni through reading and discussing a thought-provoking book. Read Angle of Repose before Reunion Homecoming Weekend. Then, on Sunday morning of Reunion Homecoming Weekend, join fellow alumni and Stanford faculty in a discussion of this book.

Here's more information on the Book Salon.

Matterhorn Fan · 08-18-2006, 09:18 AM

That's cool. I was supposed to help lead something similar for incoming freshmen one year. Unfortunately the dorm RA's told the students they didn't have to show up, so the whole freshman book thing didn't get off to a very good start.

Snowflake · 08-22-2006, 08:23 AM

Will it be the Time Traveler's Wife for this go round? Hope so cause I just bought the book!

Gemini Cricket · 08-22-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

Will it be the Time Traveler's Wife for this go round? Hope so cause I just bought the book!

Poll closes on the 26th. 'Edgar' still has a chance to win!

Which ever book wins, it will give me an excuse to buy something.

Snowflake · 08-22-2006, 09:51 AM

Oh yeah, now I see that. Thanks GC

mistyisjafo · 08-22-2006, 01:34 PM

I don't recognize any of these books. I'll go with what ever!

View Poll Results: What Book Should we Read?
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger	9	45.00%
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers	1	5.00%
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides	2	10.00%
The Crimson Petal and the White by M. Faber	2	10.00%
A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson	2	10.00%
The Seducer (by Jan Kjaerstad ?)	2	10.00%
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson	5	25.00%
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell	4	20.00%
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini	4	20.00%
Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner	3	15.00%
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs	4	20.00%
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner	2	10.00%
Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall	1	5.00%
The Queen of the South by Arturo Pérez-Reverte	3	15.00%
None of the Above	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

08-17-2006, 09:16 AM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Looks like it. I'll be sitting this one out as what I'm reading about it doesn't much interest me.
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08-17-2006, 10:29 AM	#12
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I will also be out, as I need to read Angle of Repose by October, and at the rate I read these days, I will not likely have time for multiple novels.
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08-17-2006, 04:58 PM	#13
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	I liked Time Traveler's Wife a lot. No real desire to reread it, as I remember it pretty well. I don't desire that particular punch in the gut again yet either. Beautiful novel though. Painful. Very painful. I'm going to start another book thread, as I need to rave about Edgar Mint some more. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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08-18-2006, 09:18 AM	#16
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	That's cool. I was supposed to help lead something similar for incoming freshmen one year. Unfortunately the dorm RA's told the students they didn't have to show up, so the whole freshman book thing didn't get off to a very good start.
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08-22-2006, 08:23 AM	#17
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	So is the poll now closed? Will it be the Time Traveler's Wife for this go round? Hope so cause I just bought the book! __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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08-22-2006, 09:51 AM	#19
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Oh yeah, now I *see* that. Thanks GC __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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08-22-2006, 01:34 PM	#20
mistyisjafo A JAFO Production Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 567	I don't recognize any of these books. I'll go with what ever! __________________
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