Vote for books (thread #2...oops!) (1 Viewer)

[MiuMiu]

Sorry guys I am a moron who forgot to post the polls. Here you go!

 

[Loz#1]

I voted for 1984.

 

[Daemontreu]

I could barely make up my mind. But I ended up going for Clockwork, because I've started it once, but never finished. Maybe this will give me the motivation.

 

[MiuMiu]

At this stage its looking like being clockwork, Mice & Men and 1984. But keep voting!

 

[Daemontreu]

Sounds like it's going to be a good first selection in any case.

 

[truly-in-bliss]

i reckon 1984 will take it out in the polls cuz its the most widely known... but i reckon a clcokwork of orange is betta...

 

[Loz#1]

A Clockwork Orange was turned into a film by Stanly Kubrick right?

 

[MiuMiu]

yep in the 70s i think

 

[Daemontreu]

That movie freaked my poor friend out whenever she saw a cat. *shrug*

(edit) I mean 'freaks', sorry.

 

[crazylilmonkee]

i've only ever heard of 1984..

 

[gloria*]

pleeeeaaaasssee not 1984

 

[Loz#1]

I've never heard of Persuasion and Ragtime.

 

[Daemontreu]

I've only never heard of Ragtime. That's what you get for living in my family:

"Here! Read this!"
"Muuuuuuum... it's in German. I don't speak German, remember?"
"I'm sure you'll pick it up... if you just...read... the book..."

 

[MiuMiu]

Yeah ragtimes one of the lesser known classics, Persuasion is a Jane Austen one.

 

[s2ophie]

I've read 1984 so i voted persuasion because its Austena nd i plan on reading all Austen these hols!

 

[Daemontreu]

So NOW it's looking like 1984, Persuasion, and Clockwork.

(edit) When do we decide that we have enough votes to start reading?

 

[arls]

Yeah... when do we start reading... im thinking this wednesday after my last exam...wait no ill be too pissed to read after my exam!! well thursday in the midst of a hangover might be my starter... but when is the official start?

 

[MiuMiu]

We'll make the official start Saturday cos some ppl have exams till Friday, but we can start before then, I'll probably start on Thursday, it will definitely be Clockwork. 1984 and probably Persuasion.

 

[Daemontreu]

Persuasion and 1984 can be found online, if you're so lazy that you can't be bothered to go to the library, or if it's (kind of doubtful) unable to be found at your library:

http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/
http://www.literaturepage.com/read/persuasion.html

 

[gloria*]

so how does this work exactly? do we just read the three (?) selected texts in a week (though i have read the likely ones already....) and then just rave on about them until a poll is made for some new ones?