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COMING SOON! Non-Harry Potter Book Club, Come along and vote for the book you want to read first
Non-Harry Potter Book Club
Which book would you like to read first?
Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen [ 38 ** [31.67%]
Emma - Jane Austen [ 10 ** [8.33%]
Golden Compass/Northern Lights - Philip Pullman [ 48 ** [40.00%]
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith [ 10 ** [8.33%]
The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge [ 14 ** [11.67%]
Total Votes: 107
  
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post Mar 2 2008, 05:46 AM
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Well, its now seven months since Deathly Hallows was published and we do want to continue discussing that in the forums and groups but we also thought it might be fun to start looking at JKR's possible influences for the series in a non-Harry Potter Book Club which we'll be opening soon.

We've been looking through the list of books recommended by JKR during chats and interviews, which can be found here in the Cauldron Shop, and we've picked out a few for you to choose from as the first book to discuss. So please vote and let us know which book you would like to read and discuss first. read.gif

Like the Harry Potter Book Club, which will continue, there will be no need to join or be sorted, you will be able to just come along and discuss as and when you wish in the same way that you can with any of our forums.

We're really looking forward to this new venture and can't wait to see what book you choose first. read.gif

This poll will close on Wednesday and the results will be posted.


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March's Book Nook: The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge/Skellig by David Almond
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post Mar 2 2008, 07:21 PM
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I want to read The Little White Horse because Jo said back in 1999 in the Barnes and Noble chat that it's one of her favorite children's books. I know this isn't the only time she's mentioned it. So that's what I voted for. It was a toss up between that and I Capture the Castle, of which Jo said, "This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met."

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- Dreamteam   COMING SOON! Non-Harry Potter Book Club   Mar 2 2008, 05:46 AM
- - hedwig2323   I voted Golden Compass/Northern Lights, though Amb...   Mar 2 2008, 05:23 PM
- - HG_in_training   I voted for the Golden Compass....I really want to...   Mar 2 2008, 05:32 PM
- - stellasofia   I voted for The Golden Compass as well; I've w...   Mar 2 2008, 05:38 PM
- - blue4t   Can we have a poll for books we don't want to ...   Mar 2 2008, 05:43 PM
|- - wendybird3   QUOTE(blue4t @ Mar 2 2008, 05:43 PM) Can ...   Mar 2 2008, 05:47 PM
- - Aphrodites Lady   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Mar 2 2008, 03:59 PM...   Mar 2 2008, 05:51 PM
|- - Essence_of_Insanity   QUOTE(Aphrodites Lady @ Mar 2 2008, 05:51...   Mar 2 2008, 05:54 PM
- - Dreamteam   QUOTE(wendybird3 @ Mar 2 2008, 07:24 PM) ...   Mar 2 2008, 07:10 PM
- - Aphrodites Lady   Unfortunately, knowing that just disheartened me g...   Mar 2 2008, 07:22 PM
- - MysteryloverAnne   I voted for Pride and Prejudice but Emma would be ...   Mar 2 2008, 08:10 PM
- - fidelia   I think we are definitely spoiled for choice with ...   Mar 2 2008, 10:04 PM
- - davidenglish   QUOTE(blue4t @ Mar 2 2008, 11:43 PM) Can ...   Mar 3 2008, 12:04 AM
- - blue4t   I may point out that His Dark Materials is far mor...   Mar 3 2008, 12:17 AM
- - Aphrodites Lady   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Mar 3 2008, 12:04 AM...   Mar 3 2008, 09:45 AM
- - davidenglish   Pullman cheesy? LOL. Well, that's not the word...   Mar 3 2008, 10:49 AM
|- - Snufflespup   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Mar 3 2008, 10:49 AM...   Mar 3 2008, 06:07 PM
- - Narya   I voted for Pride and Prejudice as it's such a...   Mar 3 2008, 01:18 PM
- - hedwig2323   I don't think the Pullman books are cheesy, bu...   Mar 3 2008, 02:12 PM
- - LizetM   Woot for the Golden Compass!! I personall...   Mar 3 2008, 05:50 PM
- - eowyngirl   I voted for Pride and Prejudice because I've b...   Mar 3 2008, 08:04 PM
- - Name Unknown   I voted for "I capture the Castle". I go...   Mar 4 2008, 12:06 PM
- - EricHP2   I wouldn't mind read/rereading any of them. Go...   Mar 4 2008, 04:28 PM
- - JeffHpFan   I chose Golden Compass. I've never read it bef...   Mar 4 2008, 06:02 PM
- - DorisTLC   I decided I can't choose, so I'm not votin...   Mar 4 2008, 09:18 PM
- - davidenglish   I'm surprised two Austen books made it. Should...   Mar 4 2008, 09:30 PM
|- - DorisTLC   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Mar 4 2008, 08:30 PM...   Mar 4 2008, 09:51 PM
|- - davidenglish   QUOTE(DorisTLC @ Mar 5 2008, 03:51 AM) QU...   Mar 4 2008, 10:21 PM
- - Dreamteam   Just a few hours left for this poll, so if you hav...   Mar 5 2008, 07:47 AM
- - Rinzy   Well I voted for Northern Lights (I refuse to call...   Mar 5 2008, 08:15 AM
|- - rowena r   QUOTE(Rinzy @ Mar 5 2008, 08:15 AM) Well ...   Mar 5 2008, 09:48 AM
- - sver/nor   I voted for the Golden Compass, because I have nev...   Mar 5 2008, 09:44 AM
- - Dora87   Pride and Prejudice... pleeeeeeease I love Jane...   Mar 5 2008, 01:18 PM
- - WaggaWaggaWerewolf   Although I voted for the Golden Compass because of...   Mar 5 2008, 03:23 PM
- - Dreamteam   Aaaaaaaaaaand we have a winner! The first b...   Mar 5 2008, 04:05 PM
- - Dreamteam   The new book club, to discuss The Golden Compass/N...   Mar 5 2008, 06:06 PM


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