FICTION BOOK POLL
BRAND NEW POLLING METHODWe're going to try a brand new way of selecting our books for group discussion. Please forget all past book selection rules and procedures for this particular book selection. If this new method works well we may start using it regularly.
ONLY VOTE IF YOU PLAN TO PARTICIPATE
It is common sense that we only want people voting that are going to participate in the book discussion in the event one of their selected books wins. We're not doing a poll of which books you like or want to read one day. This poll is to select a book we can all read and discuss as a group so you have no business voting if you have no intention of actively discussing the book with us.
EVERYONE CAN VOTE NO MATTER HOW MANY FORUM POSTS
Everyone can vote no matter how many posts they have on the forums or how long they have been a member of BookTalk.org. If you're brand new with only 1 or 2 posts you are still welcome to vote but ONLY VOTE IF YOU PLAN TO PARTICIPATE.
VOTE FOR AS MANY BOOKS AS YOU LIKE
Each person can vote for as many books as they like. If you like every single book on the poll then select every book and cast your vote. We're trying to find the book (or books) that interest the most people. Those winning books will be announced as group discussion books. So you may vote for as many as you feel you would actually read and discuss with us as a group.
CHANGE OR UPDATE YOUR VOTE AT ANY TIME DURING POLLING PERIOD
While the poll is up you are free to change your votes however you like. There are a lot of books on this poll and to make an educated decision you will need to read the book descriptions of each book. This takes time so read a few now and cast your vote for them if you think you would enjoy discussing them. Then, a few days later, come back and research some more books. You can change your vote as much as you like up till the end of the polling period.
NO SCHEDULED END DATE TO THIS POLL
This poll doesn't have a scheduled end date. As votes come in we'll easily see which books have captured the most interest. As members you can see how many people have voted for each poll. As the administrator I can see this plus the names of each person that voted for each book. I'll make a judgment call on when to announce a winner (or winners) based on the volume of votes for the most popular books AND the activity level of the people that voted. All you need to do is research the books and select the ones you would like to talk about. I'll handle the rest.
POLL CHOICES:
BOOK 1 - Cain by Jose SaramagoBOOK 2 - 11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King
BOOK 3 - People of the Book: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
BOOK 4 - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
BOOK 5 - Me and Emma by Elizabeth Flock
BOOK 6 - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
BOOK 7 - Lonesome Dove: A Novel by Larry McMurtry
BOOK 8 - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
BOOK 9 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
BOOK 10 - Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
BOOK 11 - The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
BOOK 12 - Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
BOOK 13 - Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks
BOOK 14 - The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz
BOOK 15 - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett