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Bridge in the Fourth Dimension: Further Adventures of the Hideous Hog by Victor Mollo |
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4 | 17.39% |
Mislaid by Nell Zink |
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3 | 13.04% |
Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch |
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9 | 39.13% |
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh |
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10 | 43.48% |
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris |
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6 | 26.09% |
Noises Off by Michael Frayn |
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2 | 8.70% |
Bellwether by Connie Willis |
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5 | 21.74% |
The Deadly Dowager by Edwin Greenwood |
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4 | 17.39% |
Alice, Let's Eat by Calvin Trillin |
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7 | 30.43% |
Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald |
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2 | 8.70% |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll |
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October 2016 Book Club Vote
![]() Help us choose a book as the October 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 October 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • Bridge in the Fourth Dimension: Further Adventures of the Hideous Hog by Victor Mollo Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo UK / Kobo US / Overdrive Print Length: 160 pages Spoiler:
• Mislaid by Nell Zink Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 288 pages Spoiler:
• Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch Goodreads | Amazon US / Overdrive UK / Overdrive US Print Length: 400 pages Spoiler:
• The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 119 pages Spoiler:
• Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Goodreads | Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US / Overdrive / Overdrive Audio Print Length: 272 pages Spoiler:
• Noises Off by Michael Frayn Goodreads | Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US Print Length: 176 pages Spoiler:
• Bellwether by Connie Willis Goodreads Print Length: 256 pages Spoiler:
• The Deadly Dowager by Edwin Greenwood Goodreads Print Length: 244 pages Spoiler:
• Alice, Let's Eat by Calvin Trillin Goodreads | Amazon Ca / Amazon US / Overdrive Print Length: 193 pages Spoiler:
• Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald Goodreads | Kindle / Barnes & Noble / BAM! Print Length: 272 pages Spoiler:
Last edited by WT Sharpe; 09-28-2016 at 12:20 AM. Reason: Add a link to The Loved One. |
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Crap. I meant to vote for Rivers of London and instead voted for The Loved One. That Rivers of London looks really good. I read a bit of the "Look Inside" sample at Amazon.
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I'm about two thirds through it. It started slow, introducing the characters and general theme, but than took off. Some comedy is what I needed at the moment so I just picked the one that was available from my local library and started on it. If it wins that's good.
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I don't know The Loved One, don't have an opinion. I will probably only vote for Rivers of London/Midnight Riot and Alice, Let's Eat. Well, and Bridge in the Fourth Dimension, the Further Adventures of the Hideous Hog, of course, but I know that has almost no chance of winning. I nominated it primarily to bring it to folks attention if they are, or have been, bridge players. For those of us to whom that applies, it really is quite hilarious. |
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Had I voted as I intended there would be a four way tie now between Rivers of London, The Loved One, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Bellwether.
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I could, but I don't think it would be playing fair. Besides, it would open up a can of worms should anyone else decide that they didn't intend to vote for something.
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I'd actually be OK with changing it for someone who realized and reported a mistaken vote within a few moments of their actual vote (as was the case here, I believe). Later change of mind, however? No, that's a can of worms you don't want to open. The difference is a mistake, vs a change of mind.
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The Kindle version of The Loved One seems to require some hunting to find, but here's the link, if anyone's interested: https://www.amazon.com/Loved-One-Eve.../dp/B00873GVKU. I'll add it to the first post.
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Come on people. Do you want to read something very witty and clever funny and very good? If you do, then vote for Rivers of London aka Midnight Riot.
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I have nothing against the Waugh, other than the very high price for a very short book, but Midnight Riot/Rivers of London is such a good book I'd really like to see it win. And I say that knowing that some people will be inclined to dismiss it based on "type" (it can't decide if it's Urban Fantasy or Police Procedural), thinking it isn't for them. It is. It's a delightfully witty book, and even my DW, who does not read anything classified as Urban Fantasy, ever, loved it.
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