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Murphy by Samuel Beckett |
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3 | 13.64% |
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson |
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10 | 45.45% |
Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlan and the Great Depression by Alan Brinkley |
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4 | 18.18% |
A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow |
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7 | 31.82% |
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu |
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9 | 40.91% |
Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax Book 1) by Robert J. Sawyer |
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4 | 18.18% |
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga |
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5 | 22.73% |
The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames |
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6 | 27.27% |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll |
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April 2016 Book Club Vote
![]() Help us choose a book as the April 2016 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 April 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • Murphy by Samuel Beckett Amazon US / Kobo Spoiler:
• Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson Amazon UK / Amazon US / eBooks.com / Google Play / Kobo UK / Kobo US / Overdrive / Sainsbury's Spoiler:
• Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlan and the Great Depression by Alan Brinkley Amazon US / B&N nook / Kobo Spoiler:
• A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow Amazon UK / Amazon US / Audible UK / Audible US / Kobo (US) / Stabenow.com Spoiler:
• The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / AmazonUS / B&N / Kobo / Overdrive Spoiler:
• Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax Book 1) by Robert J. Sawyer Amazon Ca / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo Spoiler:
• The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga Amazon Ca / Amazon US / Audible / Kobo US Spoiler:
• The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Google Play / Kobo / Overdrive Spoiler:
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I vote we scrap the rest of the year and read one of these a month. They all look good.
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Not the worst suggestion you ever had. They even span multiple genres and venues.
The only one I'm not interested in reading is Red Mars. I read it once, and it convinced me not to read the 2nd and 3rd books in the trilogy. Not that I didn't think it was a good book, just that I didn't enjoy it. Which is not my usual reaction to Robinson. |
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Can we please have the poll changed to not allow us to see the results?I think that can easily influence others unfairly.
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I'm against it. I'd have to see a cogent argument in favor, which Jon hasn't supplied. Unless bribery or threats are involved, I don't see the issue where influence could be seen as unfair.
On the other hand, I'd like to think that an open vote encourages people to vote for a book they'd be willing to read, as opposed to just the one(s) they'd like most. Voting isn't the problem right now as many are willing to vote; it's participation. And I have to add that it's easy to lob around the words fair and unfair, but you've got to back them up. "I don't like it" isn't sufficient for "unfair." |
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I see nothing to gain by that, Jon. There's no coercion here, though I admit to occasionally urging others to vote for my choice(s), but certainly you can't complain about that. This has been tried before (thanks for the link, John F)) and a wise decision was made to have open voting. There's nothing unfair about it - that's a claim that simply won't wash.
Now, back to the reason we're here. I'm disappointed to not see the Dana Stabenow book (A Cold Day for Murder) doing better. This is a superb book, the start of a series but completely standalone, that provides an interesting look into life in rural Alaska while giving us wonderful characters and an excellent mystery. Much more than YAM. Plus it's FREE, so no concerns about cost or library availability, and short, making it easy for folks to consume in time for the discussion, and it even has an excellent audio version for those who want to read it that way. |
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It has been interesting to watch this vote as it has progressed. Early on The Three-Body Problem had a big lead with 67% of all voters choosing it, the next highest had ~40%. Now nothing has over 40% and there are three titles within 2 of the lead. With just over a day and a half left this could be an interesting finish.
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You're right, Dazrin, it's been an interesting progression. I'm still hoping for the only one of the leaders that is completely free (A Cold Day for Murder) to pull into the lead. Especially since I really want a good excuse for a re-read, and I expect to like it even more the second time around.
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When we've had closed votes, we've gotten much closer results. One thing that does influence votes is the number of votes. Some won't vote for books they feel don't have a chance to win based on the current votes. This type of voting can be abolished by making the voting hidden.
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![]() ![]() Given that we have multiple choice, that's just not supportable, Jon. It doesn't matter which book is leading, or by how much, since I'm not wasting a vote. And even if it were true, strategic voting is a valid choice for people to make. (Notice, please, the use of subjunctive mood/case!) Come on, folks, vote for one (or more) of the trailing books so that we can have a runoff again. I'm thinking a 4 book runoff would be fun. |
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As a fan of both cozy mysteries and cheese, I'd like to see a bit more love for The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames.
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