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The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason #1) by Erle Stanley Gardner |
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6 | 24.00% |
Starfish by Peter Watts |
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2 | 8.00% |
Music of the Spheres by Wander Bonanno |
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5 | 20.00% |
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu |
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8 | 32.00% |
The Door Into Summer by Robert A Heinlein |
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8 | 32.00% |
Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester |
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3 | 12.00% |
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal |
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5 | 20.00% |
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison |
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3 | 12.00% |
Death in the Dordogne (Bruno Chief of Police Book 1) by Martin Walker |
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1 | 4.00% |
Carved in Bone (Body Farm Book 1) by Jefferson Bass |
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2 | 8.00% |
Hiroshima by John Hersey |
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3 | 12.00% |
Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch |
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8 | 32.00% |
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson |
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5 | 20.00% |
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan |
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6 | 24.00% |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll |
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January 2017 Second Chance Vote
![]() January 2017 VOTE *** Special thanks to Dazrin for providing the list of runner-up titles! *** Help us select the next book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for January, 2017. Book selection category for January is: Second Chance There will be no nominations this month. The way Second Chance works is that the poll will be comprised of selections that either came in second place or tied for second place during the previous 11 months. The poll will be open for 7 days (2 days longer than usual because of the holidays). 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 ![]() 2016 runner up choices: February: mystery - The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason #1) by Erle Stanley Gardner March: Patricia Clarke Memorial Library (tie) - Starfish by Peter Watts & Music of the Spheres by Wander Bonanno April: Award Winners (fiction) - The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu May: Science Fiction - The Door Into Summer by Robert A Heinlein June: Science (tie) - Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester & Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal July: Free-For-All (tie) - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison & Death in the Dordogne (Bruno Chief of Police Book 1) by Martin Walker August: Thriller, Suspense & Crime - Carved in Bone (Body Farm Book 1) by Jefferson Bass September: Classics - Hiroshima by John Hersey October: Humor - Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch November: History - Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson December: Fantasy - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan <><><> Descriptions <><><> February: Mystery • The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason #1) by Erle Stanley Gardner Goodreads | Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US Print Length: 215 pages Spoiler:
March: Patricia Clarke Memorial Library (Tie) • Starfish by Peter Watts Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub | Kindle Print Length: 384 pages Spoiler:
• Music of the Spheres by Wander Bonanno Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub | Kindle Print Length: ??? Spoiler:
April: Award Winners (Fiction) • The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu Goodreads | Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / AmazonUS / B&N / Kobo / Overdrive Print Length: 400 pages Spoiler:
May: Science Fiction • The Door Into Summer by Robert A Heinlein Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 304 pages Spoiler:
June: Science • A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester Goodreads Print length: 512 pages Spoiler:
• Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal Goodreads | Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US / B&N / Kobo US Print Length: 352 pages Spoiler:
July: Free-For-All • Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Goodreads | Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US / Overdrive Print Length: 610 pages Spoiler:
• Death in the Dordogne (Bruno Chief of Police Book 1) by Martin Walker Goodreads | Amazon UK Print Length: 262 pages Spoiler:
August: Thriller, Suspense, & Crime • Carved in Bone (Body Farm Book 1) by Jefferson Bass Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo US / Overdrive Print Length: 416 pages Spoiler:
September: Classics • Hiroshima by John Hersey Goodreads | Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Audible (1) / Audible (2) / Kobo Ca (1) / Kobo Ca (2) Print Length: 135 pages Spoiler:
October: Humor • Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch Goodreads | Amazon US / Overdrive UK / Overdrive US Print Length: 400 pages Spoiler:
November: History • Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 618 pages Spoiler:
December: Fantasy • The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Goodreads | Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US Print Length: 391 pages Spoiler:
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Oooh, lots in there that I want to read or re-read.
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OK, I've voted. Let me give a bit of a push for a book that so far isn't getting much love from the voters. Death in the Dordogne, AKA Bruno, Chief of Police. This is the first of an excellent little series of quite cozy books. Ones to enjoy and settle in with. There's also a quite good Audible version, read by Robert Ian MacKenzie.
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Elks win third straight!
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Hooray! My pick is coming up alongside in the backstretch.
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Would that be the Perry Mason #1? Yes, I enjoyed that (as I do most of the Mason books) and wouldn't be averse to a re-read.
Actually, of all the books having at least four votes, all look interesting. The Lawrence of Arabia is the only one that makes me wary, and that's only because of the length. Still, I might read that one when I'm not facing a deadline. |
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Elks win third straight!
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Yes, Tom. I read it many years ago as well.
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Well, poop. It looks like my one choice won't be winning.
It would have been great to have been able to read the same book for two different groups, especially since my reading time will once again be limited. |
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Read it anyway, Nyssa. It's a fun book. And if you're of the audio book persuasion, I highly recommend the Audible version of the book. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is an inspired choice for narrator.
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Music of the Spheres is a good book. If you like science fiction or Star trek, give it a vote. It is 100% free. You can get it right here in the Mobileread library.
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Oh, my. Midnight Riot jumped into contention out of nowhere. I'd love an excuse to listen to it again, so that's excellent. And I haven't read that Heinlein since 1957, so I rather doubt I remember any of it.
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I do wish that they had kept both the British title and cover, though. My understanding is that this one has little to do with the actual story. Can't wait to start reading it, come hell or high water (as they say), on the first. |
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A three way tie. I'll be back with a tie breaking poll.
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The run-off poll is up.
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