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View Poll Results: The MobileRead Literary Book Club June 2011 Run-Off Vote | |||
On The Beach by Nevil Shute | 12 | 35.29% | |
The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov | 22 | 64.71% | |
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06-03-2011, 10:50 PM | #61 |
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So...is it a good book? I read the Kindle sample and was not overly impressed so I didn't buy it. If I had a coupon code, I might have, but with so much else in my TBR pile right now, I could not justify full price for a book I was meh on...
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06-03-2011, 11:33 PM | #62 | |
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06-04-2011, 02:21 AM | #63 |
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The devil knows if I will like it or not.;o) I can't wait to find out..... chapter 16
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06-04-2011, 04:43 AM | #64 |
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I'm only in middle of chapter 6 yet, and so far it's entertaining, and very good writing. Reading foot notes and other commentary helps to understand it better - but I try not to let it interrupt the flow of reading too much.
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06-04-2011, 07:29 AM | #65 |
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I had doubts about it but bought it anyway. I am well into Book 2 and I'm thinking of abandoning it. I will never again trust a long string of 5-star reviews.
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06-04-2011, 09:22 AM | #66 | |
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It certainly is interesting. I've just now finished chapter one and am wondering if the stranger is the devil, or playing devil's advocate. I'm hoping to have some quality, uninterrupted, reading time tomorrow, so that I can dive in. Reading 10 minutes here and there is not working for this material. My concern, is that I won't have another truly "free' moment until the week after next. |
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06-04-2011, 10:15 AM | #67 | ||
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just wait... |
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06-04-2011, 12:20 PM | #68 |
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Chapter 2 is a literary masterpiece. I am rereading it after 37 years, and the old marvel is coming back to me. Chapter 3 puts the reader in the middle of it. Great dramatist!
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06-04-2011, 12:50 PM | #69 |
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Is it a deep intellectual thing or just a "hoot"? ......I think both ... on to Book 2 (laughing all the way)
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06-04-2011, 02:47 PM | #70 | |
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Indeed, i loved the second chapter! But ill leave rest to the discussion |
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06-05-2011, 03:44 AM | #71 |
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So far I find the notes extremely useful as they give a great deal of contextual information.
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06-07-2011, 03:36 AM | #72 |
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06-07-2011, 03:52 AM | #73 |
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06-07-2011, 09:07 AM | #74 |
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06-08-2011, 10:42 AM | #75 |
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Loved the chapter when the hero enters the story.
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