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Spike Reader Poll: The Results

December 03

The ballots have been counted, the boxes ticked, and the results of the inaugural Spike reader poll are in! We received, in sum, a grand total of er…five votes…

But wait! We are not Marvin, the Paranoid Android from Hitchhiker’s Guide, to get all glum and woeful about this small pool of suggestions.

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Instead, we are determined to post in celebration of the winner, as voted by you. Of course, as no book was voted for twice, that means it’s winners plural – seventeen to be exact. So it’s a case of cake and champers for everyone and mutual pats on the back. Here, in not particular order, are your number ones:


  • Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee

  • The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll

  • Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller

  • The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

  • An Innocent Gentleman by Elizabeth Jolley

  • The Secret River by Kate Grenville

  • Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre

  • True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

  • Surrender by Sonja Hartnett

  • Breath by Tim Winton

  • Carpentaria by Alexis Wright

  • The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett

  • The Hamilton Case by Michelle de Kretser

  • The Boat by Nam Le

  • Truth by Peter Temple

And, on a literary parting note to end official Spike voting proceedings, here is a LOLcat courtesy of the genius cake-making eds at Alien Onion. Thanks to all the readers who voted - we hope you find some inspiration for summer reading hereabouts.

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