MobileRead May 2016 Book Club Vote - Page 2

GA Russell · 04-30-2016, 09:54 PM

Brave New World and The Steerswoman are coming up on the outside!

CRussel · 05-01-2016, 01:17 AM

Well, there are certainly two completely different works!

@nurseshelly: While I agree, the merit of a book isn't determined by its length, we all have external lives and commitments, and having a long book to read can be a problem for some people, especially if they first have to wait their turn at the library. So keeping track of the pages (and the cost), and factoring that into our choices, helps more people participate. And that's a good thing.

CRussel · 05-01-2016, 03:34 PM

A little help for The Steerswoman would be appreciated. While the two current leaders are fine books, one I absolutely won't read again. Too dark and I really don't want to go there. Plus, we should all have read it at some time in our past, so how about trying something new? With a premise and a POV that I think you'll find interesting.

din155 · 05-01-2016, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

A little help for The Steerswoman would be appreciated. While the two current leaders are fine books, one I absolutely won't read again. Too dark and I really don't want to go there. Plus, we should all have read it at some time in our past, so how about trying something new? With a premise and a POV that I think you'll find interesting.

I agree. One is too dark and the other has no audiobook in the UK. I am rooting for The Steerswoman as well.

JSWolf · 05-01-2016, 07:14 PM

We need more votes for The Door into Summer.

GA Russell · 05-01-2016, 11:17 PM

I can't help but think that issybird will be voting at 11:59!

Dazrin · 05-02-2016, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

We need more votes for The Door into Summer.

It would have won if you had voted for it.

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Originally Posted by GA Russell

I can't help but think that issybird will be voting at 11:59!

She didn't but I did.

And no, I didn't change my vote just to make it a 3-way tie, that's just a pleasant bonus. I plan on reading any of the winners but Brave New World and Door into Summer I will have to force myself to start.

CRussel · 05-02-2016, 12:41 AM

She didn't -- rumour has it she's taking a vacation. But Dazrin saved us and gave us a 3-way.

GA Russell · 05-02-2016, 01:36 AM

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think that 9 is many votes with 24 voters.

Dazrin · 05-02-2016, 01:53 AM

There weren't any run-away options this time around that is for sure. But hopefully that is more because people liked most of the options rather than liking none of the options. I know I was willing to read most of the nominated titles.

WT Sharpe · 05-02-2016, 07:08 AM

I've posted the run-off poll. Since there are more than two choices, it is multiple-choice.

View Poll Results: Which Science Fiction book will expand our horizons in May?
The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein	9	37.50%
1632 by Eric Flint	6	25.00%
The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov	6	25.00%
The Giver by Lois Lowry	5	20.83%
The Door Into Summer by Robert A Heinlein	9	37.50%
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley	9	37.50%
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.	6	25.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll

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04-30-2016, 09:54 PM	#16
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Brave New World and The Steerswoman are coming up on the outside!

05-01-2016, 01:17 AM	#17
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,162 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Well, there are certainly two completely different works! @nurseshelly: While I agree, the merit of a book isn't determined by its length, we all have external lives and commitments, and having a long book to read can be a problem for some people, especially if they first have to wait their turn at the library. So keeping track of the pages (and the cost), and factoring that into our choices, helps more people participate. And that's a good thing.

05-01-2016, 03:34 PM	#18
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,162 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	A little help for The Steerswoman would be appreciated. While the two current leaders are fine books, one I absolutely won't read again. Too dark and I really don't want to go there. Plus, we should all have read it at some time in our past, so how about trying something new? With a premise and a POV that I think you'll find interesting.

05-01-2016, 07:14 PM	#20
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,137 Karma: 129333562 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	We need more votes for The Door into Summer.

05-01-2016, 11:17 PM	#21
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I can't help but think that issybird will be voting at 11:59!

05-02-2016, 12:41 AM	#23
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,162 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	She didn't -- rumour has it she's taking a vacation. But Dazrin saved us and gave us a 3-way.

05-02-2016, 01:36 AM	#24
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think that 9 is many votes with 24 voters.

05-02-2016, 01:53 AM	#25
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,631 Karma: 73864785 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	There weren't any run-away options this time around that is for sure. But hopefully that is more because people liked most of the options rather than liking none of the options. I know I was willing to read most of the nominated titles.

05-02-2016, 07:08 AM	#26
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I've posted the run-off poll. Since there are more than two choices, it is multiple-choice.

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