01-20-2012, 07:20 PM | #16 |
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I'm seconding Tender is the Night.
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01-20-2012, 08:33 PM | #17 |
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01-20-2012, 08:34 PM | #18 |
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01-20-2012, 08:38 PM | #19 |
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Is that fact that the nomination list post hasn't been updated in about 3 hours, proof that "Romance" is not one of Tom's favorite genres??
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01-20-2012, 08:42 PM | #20 |
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To be honest, I think it's one of the bookclubs four worst months. The classics being two and horror being the other. Horror is a problem because we get silly books voted for in horror. Ones that are not creepy or scary. And classics, we usually get books that are dull, boring and just plain dated.
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01-20-2012, 10:07 PM | #22 |
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I've figured out a classic to nominate for the next classic month. It's a modern classic and I bet a lot will complain it's not a classic. But it is and it fits and nobody has yet to give a catch-all definition of what a classic is because it isn't possible. A classic is subjective and that can't be defined.
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I'll suggest The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. It's available here and on Project Gutenberg. Inkmesh link.
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01-21-2012, 07:23 AM | #25 |
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How about something from a fantasy/romance genre? I nominate Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Pretty long, but gets good reviews and is available from amazon and others.
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01-21-2012, 07:35 AM | #26 |
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This is NOT a category I particularly like, but I second Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie
(It was a freebie somewhere at some point so I actually have it, and might as well read it... No deeper reason than that! It should be pretty quick read.) |
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First it is my understanding that there is a place to complain about categories, nomination process, and voting process. : Discussion/Suggestion thread The way it works is that anyone is able to nominate any book they wish in any category subject to the restrictions that it must be available as and ebook and that it is not a repeat nomination. So anyone who thinks that he/she knows of a great ebook in the _____________ category should just nominate it. Then let the people who participate in this club make the decision. If the suggested ebook does not not receive enough additional confirmations to make it into the vote, or if that ebook does not receive a majority of the votes, then maybe few thought it was that great a book, or at least a majority thought another book was better? |
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01-21-2012, 09:23 AM | #30 |
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Age of Innocence is free on Kobo so I second it:
http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-A...v_g/page1.html |
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