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Poll Results: Please choose which book you would most like to discuss.

 
  • 5% (13)
    Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
  • 10% (24)
    My Ántonia by Willa Cather
  • 4% (11)
    A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines
  • 13% (31)
    Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury
  • 11% (26)
    Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
  • 2% (5)
    Sun, Stone, and Shadows--Anthology
  • 17% (39)
    To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
  • 0% (2)
    The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz
  • 5% (12)
    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
  • 4% (10)
    The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick
  • 4% (11)
    Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
  • 5% (12)
    The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
  • 4% (10)
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy
  • 5% (13)
    The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
  • 3% (7)
    Old School by Tobias Wolff
226 Total Votes  
post #1 of 44
10/9/08 at 11:47pm
Thread Starter 
MDC is pleased to announce a community-wide initiative, One Board, One Book. In the spirit of The Big Read and One Town, One Book, all members are invited to read an agreed-upon book and participate in an online book club and discussion.

We've narrowed the many books available down to a list of 15, and we would like all interested members to please choose the book they would most like to read. You only get one vote, so choose wisely! The poll will be closed on Friday, October 17th. Please see the post below for links to a synopsis of each book.

Thanks for helping to choose a book, and we hope you're as excited about this as we are!
post #2 of 44
10/9/08 at 11:49pm

Synopses and Author Bios for each book

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

My Ántonia by Willa Cather

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Sun, Stone, and Shadows by Anthology

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee

The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Old School by Tobias Wolff
post #3 of 44
10/10/08 at 1:55pm
Excellent idea and so many great selections!
post #4 of 44
10/10/08 at 3:39pm
This is a great idea, but I would be much more likely to participate if the book were non-fiction and more directly related to parenting.
post #5 of 44
10/10/08 at 3:59pm
What a great idea! I enjoyed reading the links.
post #6 of 44
10/10/08 at 6:19pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thalia View Post
This is a great idea, but I would be much more likely to participate if the book were non-fiction and more directly related to parenting.
Then our Natural Family Living workshop, which is going chapter by chapter through Peggy O' Mara's book, might be more to your liking.

You could also start a book club of your own in the Book Club forum.

It was a conscious decision to choose a work of literature, rather than a non-fiction AP or NFL book.
post #7 of 44
10/10/08 at 8:39pm
Wow, that was really difficult to decide. Some are rather more depressing than others. But they're all fascinating.
post #8 of 44
10/10/08 at 8:44pm
Thread Starter 
We tried really hard to get a wide range of books. It was hard to choose! It was hard to narrow them down. And I love your location!
post #9 of 44
10/10/08 at 8:48pm
This is a great way to get to know lots of new books, no matter what we decide to read!
post #10 of 44
10/10/08 at 10:08pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by annettemarie View Post
I love your location!
post #11 of 44
10/11/08 at 3:00am
This is a great idea! I don't know if I'll have time to participate, but I really love it!
post #12 of 44
10/11/08 at 3:10am
This sounds like so much fun!

I choose the book that I choose because it really impacted my teenage life and I have not read it since then. Id love to read it again with a book club!
post #13 of 44
10/11/08 at 3:58am
I am really excited to see what is decided.


post #14 of 44
10/11/08 at 5:41pm
Thread Starter 
Just sticking this so it stays on top.
post #15 of 44
10/12/08 at 12:59am
my vote was for Their Eyes were Watching God because it is such a beautiful love story
post #16 of 44
10/12/08 at 12:49pm
That is a beautiful book! There are so many interesting books: it's hard to pick which one!!!!
post #17 of 44
10/12/08 at 8:19pm
Oh wow! I vote for "Their eyes were watching God" because I've never read but always wanted to.

I think this is a great idea btw! Soon enough I plan on starting on a pile of books while BFing. It'd be nice to be part of a discussion! I like that it is not a parenting book.
post #18 of 44
10/12/08 at 10:20pm
i'm not going to vote, but i'm excited to read the book and join the discussion!
post #19 of 44
10/13/08 at 12:25am
so exciting... can't wait!
~Maddymama
post #20 of 44
10/13/08 at 11:34am
I just don't know which to vote for, but look forward to participating.

oooh reading, like, grown-up books. lol
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