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created Oct 09, 2024 12:46AM PDT poll #1 Featured
What would you like to read for Christmas? Retro Reads is reading two short stories at the start of December, then we will be reading one of these four books for the rest of the month

Tied up in Tinsel Tied Up in Tinsel (Roderick Alleyn, #27) by Ngaio Marsh
 
  7 votes, 36.8%

Murder for Christmas Murder for Christmas (Mordecai Tremaine #4) by Francis Duncan
 
  7 votes, 36.8%

The Santa Klaus Murder The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay
 
  3 votes, 15.8%

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
 
  2 votes, 10.5%


created Oct 07, 2021 01:04PM PDT poll #2 Featured
Which book would you like to read for our November Group read?

Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge
 
  4 votes, 33.3%

A Wreath of Roses by Elizabeth Taylor
 
  3 votes, 25.0%

Lost Horizon by James Hilton
 
  3 votes, 25.0%

Queen Lucia
by E.F. Benson
 
  2 votes, 16.7%


created May 17, 2021 04:37PM PDT poll #3 Featured
Which book would you like to read for our August Group read?

Nightingale Wood Nightingale Wood by Stella Gibbons
 
  6 votes, 50.0%

A Town Like Alice A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
 
  4 votes, 33.3%

The King's General The King's General by Daphne du Maurier
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

Auntie Mame Auntie Mame An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame, #1) by Patrick Dennis
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created Jan 14, 2021 07:48PM PST poll #4 Featured
Which book would you like to read for our Feb/March 2021 read?

The Lonely Skier The Lonely Skier (Vintage Classics) by Hammond Innes
 
  4 votes, 36.4%

Sarah Morris Remembers Sarah Morris Remembers by D.E. Stevenson
 
  3 votes, 27.3%

Picnic at Hanging Rock Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
 
  2 votes, 18.2%

The Lark Shall Sing The Lark Shall Sing (Waynes of Wood Mount, #1) by Elizabeth Cadell
 
  2 votes, 18.2%


created Aug 24, 2020 02:01PM PDT poll #5 Featured
Which book would you like to read for our October read?

Decision at Delphi Decision at Delphi  by Helen MacInnes
 
  12 votes, 37.5%

In This House of Brede In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
 
  7 votes, 21.9%

Nightingale Wood Nightingale Wood by Stella Gibbons
 
  5 votes, 15.6%

Pink Sugar Pink Sugar by O. Douglas
 
  5 votes, 15.6%

The Great Fortune The Great Fortune (Balkan Trilogy #1) by Olivia Manning
 
  3 votes, 9.4%


created Mar 09, 2020 12:44PM PDT poll #6 Featured
Which book would you like to read in late April or May (Death in a White Tie will definitely be in May if it is the book chosen)

 
  8 votes, 42.1%

 
  5 votes, 26.3%

 
  3 votes, 15.8%

 
  3 votes, 15.8%


created Aug 14, 2019 04:30PM PDT poll #7 Featured
Which book would you like to read in September2019

The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay
 
  9 votes, 56.3%

 
  5 votes, 31.3%

Nerve by Dick Francis
 
  1 vote, 6.3%

The Heir; A Love Story By Vita Sackville-West
 
  1 vote, 6.3%


created Jun 22, 2019 06:59PM PDT poll #8 Featured
For August we are going to do a children's book (as well as the Delderfield title) Which book would you like to read for a group read, probably starting the 15th of August?

National Velvet National Velvet by Enid Bagnold
 
  4 votes, 40.0%

The Incredible Journey The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
 
  2 votes, 20.0%

Then There Were Five Then There Were Five (The Melendy Family, #3) by Elizabeth Enright
 
  2 votes, 20.0%

Three Tales of My Father's Dragon Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
 
  2 votes, 20.0%

The Great Brain The Great Brain (Great Brain, #1) by John D. Fitzgerald
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created Jan 18, 2019 11:31AM PST poll #9 Featured
For February we are going to do a book by a male writer. Which book would you like to read for a group read, probably starting the 15th of February?

Fillets of PlaiceFillets of Plaice
 
  5 votes, 33.3%

The Far CountryThe Far Country
 
  4 votes, 26.7%

Shogunōܲ
 
  3 votes, 20.0%

A Coffin for DimitriosA Coffin for Dimitrios
 
  2 votes, 13.3%

Where the Red Fern GrowsWhere the Red Fern Grows
 
  1 vote, 6.7%

The Stray LambThe Stray Lamb
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Wreck of the Mary DeereThe Wreck Of The Mary Deare
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created Aug 28, 2018 03:11PM PDT poll #10 Featured
Here's the first poll for our Children's Retro Reads Group reads. We'll be starting our first read on Friday, October 5th.

 
  19 votes, 32.2%

 
  17 votes, 28.8%

 
  9 votes, 15.3%

 
  8 votes, 13.6%

 
  5 votes, 8.5%

 
  1 vote, 1.7%


created Jul 04, 2018 08:19PM PDT poll #11 Featured
Which book would you like to read for a group read, starting the 15th of September?

The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier The Scapegoat
 
  4 votes, 25.0%

The Dean's Watch by Elizabeth Goudge The Dean's Watch
 
  4 votes, 25.0%

Queen Lucia by Edwin F Benson Queen Lucia
 
  3 votes, 18.8%

Decision at Delphi  by Helen MacInnes Decision at Delphi
 
  2 votes, 12.5%

My Friend Flicka (Flicka, #1) by Mary O'Hara My Friend Flicka
 
  2 votes, 12.5%

The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West The Day of the Locust
 
  1 vote, 6.3%


created Jan 11, 2018 12:23PM PST poll #12 Featured
Which book should be our February group read? If there's a clear runner-up, we'll do that as our March read; otherwise we'll do a follow-up poll with the same books (other than February's winner) for March.

 
  17 votes, 26.6%

 
  13 votes, 20.3%

 
  10 votes, 15.6%

 
  9 votes, 14.1%

 
  8 votes, 12.5%

 
  7 votes, 10.9%


created Nov 21, 2017 12:15AM PST poll #13 Featured
Which Sabatini title should we read in January 2018? (I was thinking of starting around the 15th)

 
  5 votes, 62.5%

 
  2 votes, 25.0%

 
  1 vote, 12.5%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created Oct 27, 2017 12:39PM PDT poll #14 Featured
Which story would you like to choose for our Christmas Read

I saw three ships by Elizabeth Goudge
 
  4 votes, 33.3%

Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
 
  2 votes, 16.7%

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

Christmas at Red Butte by L.M. Montgomery
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

The Star by Arthur C. Clarke
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

A Country Christmas by Louisa May Alcott
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

A Chaparral Christmas Gift by O. Henry
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Christmas Present by Richmal Crompton
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Romance of the Christmas Card by Kate Douglas Wiggin
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Christmas Day in the Morning Pearl S. Buck
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

A Christmas Eve Suit by E. P. Roe
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created Sep 19, 2017 11:46AM PDT poll #15 Featured
Which book would you like to read with our group? (Read will start the 20th of October)

 
  5 votes, 45.5%

 
  4 votes, 36.4%

 
  1 vote, 9.1%

 
  1 vote, 9.1%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created May 25, 2017 12:44PM PDT poll #16 Featured
Which M M Kaye book would you like to read in July 2017?

Death in Zanzibar Death in Zanzibar by M.M. Kaye
 
  5 votes, 100.0%

The Ordinary Princess The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created May 10, 2017 03:07PM PDT poll #17 Featured
Which Elizabeth Goudge title would you like to read in June 2017?

The Scent of Water The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge
 
  4 votes, 36.4%

A City of Bells A City of Bells (Torminster, #1) by Elizabeth Goudge
 
  3 votes, 27.3%

Linnets and Valerians Linnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge
 
  2 votes, 18.2%

The Dean's Watch The Dean's Watch by Elizabeth Goudge
 
  2 votes, 18.2%

The White Witch The White Witch by Elizabeth Goudge
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created Mar 01, 2017 06:28PM PST poll #18 Featured
Which M M Kaye mystery should we read in April 2017? (Probable starting date the 15th)

Death in Kashmir Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye
 
  9 votes, 64.3%

Death in Zanzibar Death in Zanzibar by M.M. Kaye
 
  4 votes, 28.6%

Death in Kenya Death in Kenya by M.M. Kaye
 
  1 vote, 7.1%


created Sep 14, 2014 03:34PM PDT poll #19
Which M.M. Kaye mystery should we read first? Please note in the comment section when you would like to start (we're thinking October) and don't hesitate to write in any other ideas you have!

 
  3 votes, 100.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

October would be great!
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


created Aug 29, 2014 07:26AM PDT poll #20
Which M.M. Kaye should we read in November?

 
  11 votes, 91.7%

 
  1 vote, 8.3%


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