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Title: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: Ocicat on December 02, 2009, 07:34:30 PM

The group phase is over, except for a few tiebreaking measures.  This one and a second place runoff for items from group C and last week's group H.  For this poll, you only get to vote for one, but the top two will move on to the finals.   

Last week 2001 won the group, but the race for second place was very very hard.  The Man in the High Castle and War of the Worlds tied with eight votes each, while Neuromancer and Slaughterhouse Five each came in with seven.  As mentioned, the two that are tied for second place will be in next week's runoff poll along with five from group C.  Two will move on, so it could be both of them from group H - and I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that way.

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: Ocicat on December 04, 2009, 06:12:05 PM

Interesting to see how things change from when it's "vote for many" to "vote for one"

Though it apparently doesn't drag up much new conversation.

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: Heradel on December 04, 2009, 07:21:56 PM

Less needs to be said now, I guess. It was a fairly simple decision for me, but Androids is one of my favorite books and Card's political views really put me off him.

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: stePH on December 05, 2009, 12:03:15 AM

Quote from: Heradel on December 04, 2009, 07:21:56 PM

Less needs to be said now, I guess. It was a fairly simple decision for me, but Androids is one of my favorite books and Card's political views really put me off him.

I think L. Ron Hubbard is one of the most contemptible people who ever lived, but I'd still vote for Battlefield Earth over any of these three.

I voted for Androids anyway.

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: Ocicat on December 05, 2009, 01:19:06 AM

Wow... and here Battlefield Earth somehow managed to avoid getting into the poll whatsoever.

Really, I think these are three very good books, even if Card is a scum sucking homophobic racist nimrod.

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: Bdoomed on December 05, 2009, 08:57:18 AM

Quote from: Ocicat on December 05, 2009, 01:19:06 AM

Card is a scum sucking homophobic racist nimrod.

:D

edit: AWWW you can't tell! stupid s... i did a strikethrough but the shape of the s negates it... meh...
so just imagine the 's' in 'scum' being struck out...

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: kibitzer on December 07, 2009, 10:44:23 AM

Well. This result was... surprising.

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: kibitzer on December 07, 2009, 10:45:49 AM

Also: interesting only 16 voted in this one. At least 5 shy of the last. Where were you?

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: Ocicat on December 07, 2009, 05:26:05 PM

The poll does have another two days!

Title: Re: SF Book Poll - Group G Runoff
Post by: kibitzer on December 07, 2009, 08:56:21 PM

Oh yeah. Oops! I always did have a problem with dates. It's Jan 2011 right, isn't it?