January 31, 2012. Here are the voting results for the next series of LAVA discussion books. The average vote for each book is at the right, with higher scores indicating increasing preference on a scale of 1 to 10. The first eight books will go into the LAVA schedule and the most popular of the remaining books will be eligible for next year’s vote. Books in italics are longer books that are reserved for our summer reading. 17 people participated in the voting.
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Candidate |
Average Rating |
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Story of a Marriage |
8.8 |
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History of Love |
8.3 |
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The Lost Painting |
8.0 |
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The Secret Scripture |
7.9 |
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Tortilla Curtain |
7.9 |
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Book of Ruth |
7.7 |
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded |
7.7 |
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When Everything Changed |
7.6 |
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A Mercy |
7.5 |
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Suite Francaise |
7.4 |
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Orange is the New Black |
7.4 |
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Amy and Isabelle |
7.3 |
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Aloft |
7.3 |
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Parrot and Olivier |
6.8 |
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The Canon |
6.8 |
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Mayflower |
6.6 |
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How To Read Literature |
6.1 |
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Republic of Suffering |
5.3 |
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Social Intelligence |
5.0 |
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Cloud Atlas |
5.0 |