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View Poll Results: Which of these books are your picks for the June 2014 MobileRead Book Club selection? | |||
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha-Mukherjee |
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7 | 15.91% |
Hyperion by Dan Simmons |
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17 | 38.64% |
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt |
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9 | 20.45% |
Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden |
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9 | 20.45% |
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein |
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13 | 29.55% |
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss |
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10 | 22.73% |
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga |
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7 | 15.91% |
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes |
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9 | 20.45% |
The Manual of Detection by Jedidiah Berry |
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8 | 18.18% |
Saville by David Storey |
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4 | 9.09% |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 44. You may not vote on this poll |
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June 2014 Book Club Vote
![]() Help us choose a book as the June 2014 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 ![]() We will start the discussion thread for this book on June 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha-Mukherjee Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / Scribd Spoiler:
• Hyperion by Dan Simmons No links provided. Spoiler:
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt No links provided. Spoiler:
• Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden No links provided. Spoiler:
• Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein Amazon US Spoiler:
• The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo Spoiler:
• The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Google Play (Aus) Spoiler:
• The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Amazon Australia / Amazon Canada / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo Spoiler:
• The Manual of Detection by Jedidiah Berry Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo / Penguin Spoiler:
• Saville by David Storey Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US / B&N Spoiler:
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FYI, you've copied the text from month to month but you've missed the first line and not changed from (December 2013) to (June 2014).
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The nominator of Through Black Spruce Did not supply a synopsis, but this write up at Amazon erned it one of my votes:
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Folks, if you want the book you nominate to have a chance, it really helps to let the rest of us know what the book is about. |
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Actually I just checked back and I did supply a description from Goodreads, but perhaps I didn't do it correctly. I'm still learning my way through the club etiquette a bit.
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I hope the winner is Hyperion. I have never read a more entertaining and (in places) profound Sci-fi book. It is simply brilliant (imho).
No matter what, (the collective) you must try it. V (Kobo user) |
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Through Black Spruce has been on my radar to read as more Canadian content. The White Tiger is a great book. It's worth reading just for the opening chapter which had me in stitches.
@ccowie: you'll also learn that the best way to get a book attention is to shamelessly plug it. It does seem to work in both directions though, so consider yourself warned. ![]() |
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I've seen some recent MR discussion about this book club leaning a little toward the "literary" side. Boyden is easy to read, the stories are compelling and there is a lot of depth, but it's not stuffy, cryptic, poetic or preachy. Fear not! |
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Hyperion it is. I was secretly leaning towards Starship Troopers as it was already on my list for this year. However, I own the Hyperion Cantos and have never read it, so I am not upset at all.
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I knew there was high probability that a book I've already read would be selected. I've read 5 of nominees. My favourite of the ones I've read was The Sense of and Ending, but I really think it appeals much more to male readers.
I just finished Hyperion a couple of weeks ago having wanted to read it for years. It was great and I look forward to the discussion. |
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At least Starship Troopers was the clear runner up.
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Added the selection and runner-up to the selections list. Will add a link to the discussion thread on the 20th (or so).
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