The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

I've edited the calendar below. I meant to keep voting open for four days per poll, but I accidentally was keeping them open for five days.

Please find here the links to all of the Round 1 polls for voting. As I stated in the General Discussion thread, I will open four polls per day starting the moment the clock turns to February 19 in London (so Saturday afternoon for folks in the U.S.). As they open, I will link to them here. Polls close automatically four days after they begin.

There will be no discussions in this thread. Do all discussing about each competition in the voting poll.

So, as they come up, go vote and discuss!

Because I need time to create the polls and will be doing them in larger batches, the poll's thread will be open before the poll opens. Please do not start posting there, though, until the polls are officially open.

Mookse Madness 2017 Calendar

The following is our complete calendar of events. Dates begin midnight London time. The first date is the date voting for that match opens; the second is the date voting closes.

Round 1: 64 Books
-Feb. 19: 1s v. 16s
-Feb. 20: 8s v. 9s
-Feb. 21: 5s v. 12s
-Feb. 22: 4s v. 13s
-Feb. 23: 6s v. 11s
-Feb. 24: 3s v. 14s
-Feb. 25: 7s v. 10s
-Feb. 26: 2s v. 15s

Round 2: 32 Books
-Mar. 2: 1/16 v. 8/9
-Mar. 3: 5/12 v. 4/13
-Mar. 4: 6/11 v. 3/14
-Mar. 5: 7/10 v. 2/15

Round 3: 16 Books
-Mar. 10: 2 matches
-Mar. 11: 2 matches
-Mar. 12: 2 matches
-Mar. 13: 2 matches

Round 4: 8 Books
-Mar. 18: 1 match
-Mar. 19: 1 match
-Mar. 20: 1 match
-Mar. 21: 1 match

Round 5: 4 Books
-Mar. 25: 1 match
-Mar. 26: 1 match

Round 6: Final
-Mar. 31: Championship

Here are the links to our first four match-ups, the 1 v. 16! I'm posting these a bit before they open. I think about an hour. I'm sure in later rounds I'll have to post the links even earlier since I may be unavailable at 5:00 p.m. my time.

The Brothers Karamazov v. Tristana

The Master and Margarita v. Loving

2666 v. Out Stealing Horses

One Hundred Years of Solitude v. Correction

Here are the links to our second four match-ups, the 8 v. 9! Again, I'm posting this a few minutes before the polls actually open, but it's only a few minutes away!

Some of these are going to be painful for me.

Madame Bovary v. Villette

Gilead v. Wolf Hall

A Handful of Dust v. Nausea

The Tin Drum v. Things Fall Apart

Here are the links to our third four match-ups, the 5 v. 12, opening in a few minutes!

Bleak House v. The Red and the Black

A Heart So White v. The Blue Flower

Nineteen Eighty-Four v. Good Morning, Midnight

Beloved v. Satantango

Here are the links to our fourth group of four match-ups, the 4 v. 13. These won't go live for a couple of hours, but I have a meeting and want these to be available here. As a reminder, they go up at midnight London time (two hours and eight minutes from when I am posting this).

Anna Karenina v. Cranford

The Rings of Saturn v. The Line of Beauty

The Age of Innocence v. The Home and the World

To Kill a Mockingbird v. The Remains of the Day

Here are the links to our fifth group of four match-ups, the 6 v. 11, opening in an hour. If some of you are awaiting the results of our One Hundred Years of Solitude v. Correction match and would like to start commenting on these threads to pass the time and to influence those of us who often get to comment first feel free (though voting isn't open until the normal time)!

Middlemarch v. Heart of Darkness

Wizard of the Crow v. My Brilliant Friend

The Trial v. Death in Venice

The Handmaid's Tale v. The Golden Notebook

Here are the links to our sixth group of four match-ups, the 3 v. 14, opening in a bit more than an hour! You may go there now and start commenting if you would like.

Moby-Dick v. Daisy Miller

American Pastoral v. The Luminaries

To the Lighthouse v. Kokoro

Lolita v. So Long, See You Tomorrow

Here are the links to our seventh group of four match-ups, the 7 v. 10, open now!

The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin v. La Regenta

Possession v. Disgrace

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man v. My Ántonia

If on a winter's night a traveler v. Palace Walk

Here are the links to our eighth and final group of four match-ups, the 2 v. 15, opening in a few hours, but go ahead and discuss now if you'd like.

Pride and Prejudice v. The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas

Mason & Dixon v. The End of Days

The Great Gatsby v. A Wreath of Roses

Midnight's Children v. The Hour of the Star

Here are the links to our first four match-ups in Round 2! These open in, oh, about a half hour!

The Brothers Karamazov v. Madame Bovary

2666 v. Wolf Hall

The Master and Margarita v. A Handful of Dust

Correction v. Things Fall Apart

Here are the links to our second four match-ups in Round 2!

Bleak House v. Anna Karenina

A Heart So White v. The Rings of Saturn

Nineteen Eighty-Four v. The Age of Innocence

Satantango v. The Remains of the Day

Just in case I'm out of touch when the polls go open in a little more than an hour, here are the links to our third four match-ups in Round 2!

Middlemarch v. Moby-Dick

Wizard of the Crow v. The Luminaries

The Trial v. To the Lighthouse

The Handmaid's Tale v. So Long, See You Tomorrow

Here are the links to our final four match-ups in Round 2! These open in a bit more than an hour, but I won't be able to post them between now and then.

Huckleberry Finn v. Pride and Prejudice

Possession v. Mason & Dixon

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man v. A Wreath of Roses

Palace Walk v. Midnight's Children

Here are the links to our first two match-ups in Round 3! Russian master against Russian master! English master against English master. And these have each had a relatively easy time getting here, especially Middlemarch and Pride and Prejudice. I can't wait for the Russian v. English final in this bracket!

These polls opens in the hour.

The Brothers Karamazov v. Anna Karenina

Middlemarch v. Pride and Prejudice

Here are the links to our second two match-ups in Round 3!

2666 v. The Rings of Saturn

Wizard of the Crow v. Possession

Here are the links to our third two match-ups in Round 3!

The Master and Margarita v. The Age of Innocence

To the Lighthouse v. A Wreath of Roses

Opening soon, our fourth and final two match-ups in Round 3!

Correction v. The Remains of the Day

The Handmaid's Tale v. Midnight's Children

Here's the final for the 1800s bracket! The winner will square off against the winner of the 1990-now bracket to see who goes to the championship match!

The Brothers Karamazov v. Middlemarch

The final for the 1990-now bracket opens in a bit over an hour!

2666 v. Wizard of the Crow

The final for the 1900-1949 bracket is opening in about an hour and a half. These are all tough!

The Master and Margarita v. To the Lighthouse

And the last match for this round, the final for the 1950-1989 bracket, going live in a few hours!

Midnight's Children v. The Remains of the Day

First match of the Final Four, opening soon.

Middlemarch v. 2666

Opening soon:

To the Lighthouse v. The Remains of the Day

Here is the link to the Championship Match! It opens in a few hours but I will be asleep (I hope).

Middlemarch v. To the Lighthouse