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Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke | 13 | 27.08% | |
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs | 8 | 16.67% | |
Lost Horizon by James Hilton | 11 | 22.92% | |
Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks | 15 | 31.25% | |
Roadside Picnic by the Strugatskys brothers | 15 | 31.25% | |
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | 12 | 25.00% | |
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card | 18 | 37.50% | |
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds | 13 | 27.08% | |
Solaris by Lem Stanislaw | 11 | 22.92% | |
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis | 19 | 39.58% | |
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07-22-2013, 06:57 PM | #1 |
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August 2013 Book Club Vote
August 2013 MobileRead Book Club Vote
Help us choose a book as the August 2013 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is multiple-choice: you may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book on August 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / Sony Spoiler:
• A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub | Kindle / Scott Dutton Design & Illustration: ePub Spoiler:
• Lost Horizon by James Hilton Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub | Kindle Spoiler:
• Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks Amazon UK / Amazon US Spoiler:
• Roadside Picnic by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky Amazon US / Barnes & Noble Spoiler:
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Amazon US / Kobo Spoiler:
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Amazon Canada / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble US / Bookworld Australia Spoiler:
• Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds Amazon Canada / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / Sony Reader Store Spoiler:
• Solaris by Lem Stanislaw Amazon UK / Amazon US / B&N (US) / Diesel / Google Play (AUS) Spoiler:
• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Amazon Canada / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble US / Bookworld Australia / Nook UK / Kobo UK Spoiler:
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07-22-2013, 09:41 PM | #2 |
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I voted for the ones I could get hold of, having learned my lesson from the other club after failing to check my library catalogue before voting!
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07-23-2013, 03:41 AM | #3 |
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Sci fi is really not my thing so I've voted for the books that seem not quite so far-fetched! Next month will be another session of broadening my horizons.
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07-23-2013, 06:02 AM | #4 |
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Doomsday Book is going well in this vote. This is one of my favourite books, but I didn't vote for it. I still have Blackout and All Clear to read before I even think about re-reading any of Connie Willis' books.
I'm pushing for Roadside Picnic because it's on my TBR list for this year anyway. "Go, you good thing, go!" |
07-23-2013, 07:10 AM | #5 |
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I've voted for three modern SF books that I haven't read yet. I hope Kobo coupon codes work on them!
[Not on the Connie Willis. But then, only £2.99] Last edited by pdurrant; 07-23-2013 at 07:19 AM. |
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07-23-2013, 07:39 AM | #6 |
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My life in 2013 would have seemed far-fetched to me in 1963. The idea that I could have instant access to information on any subject or that I would be communicating with people from around the world in real time would have been mind-blowing.
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07-23-2013, 08:38 AM | #7 |
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I thought All Clear was so ridiculously bad that I abandoned it and am under a moral compulsion never to read another word Wills has written!
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07-23-2013, 09:12 AM | #8 |
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Very true, things have moved so far in the last few decades.
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07-23-2013, 09:18 AM | #9 |
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Of the 15,668 people who rated Doomsday Book on Goodreads, 94% liked it. That's nothing to sneeze at. Then again, dogs and cats are nothing to sneeze at either, although they think nothing of sneezing in our faces, but that's beside the point.
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07-23-2013, 09:21 AM | #10 |
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07-23-2013, 09:33 AM | #11 | |
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Adding that I know this is just moi, and that Wills is highly popular. Coincidentally, I recently posted my objection to All Clear, if anyone who's read it is curious. Spoilery for those who haven't. Last edited by issybird; 07-23-2013 at 09:39 AM. Reason: add link |
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I've loved everything from Willis I've read, so I'm guessing I will like All Clear. I know my mother loved it and she and I tend to like the same books. |
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07-23-2013, 10:41 AM | #13 |
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Hmmmm - second place Ender's Game. Another favourite of mine, but another one I'm not looking to re-read at the moment.
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07-23-2013, 10:41 AM | #14 |
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I've read three of these and there is only one of the others I'd be interested in reading (Rendezvous with Rama). I voted for that and Fahrenheit 451 since it would make for a good discussion.
Doomsday Book seemed more historical fiction than science fiction to me. Since neither are favourite genres, the book dragged for me. |
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I read a lot of sci-fi when I was starting my working days, but most of the nominations I didn't read. I'm alright with all, save for the too abstract ones. It supprises me how soon two favorites are chosen, time and time again. Perhaps a hidden vote (or do I touch a worn out subject here?) and yet, it is nice to see which ones have many votes and to deliberate on this. Anyway; I keep all nominations (as a lot of the others; I think my TBR has now exceeded my life span ) on a seperate list under MR on my iPad. |
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