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View Poll Results: January 2012 Mobile Read Book Club Run-Off Vote | |||
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré | 20 | 45.45% | |
Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse | 24 | 54.55% | |
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12-24-2011, 09:53 AM | #16 | |
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I voted for Black Rain again, as I just don't like le Carré. Not sure why, but I think the tedious Alex Guiness portrayals of George Smiley have put me off for life. |
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12-24-2011, 11:04 AM | #17 |
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I've read the le Carré novel in the past year and while it's good, it's also pretty grim and the ending is pretty down.
I've voted for Black Rain, but will read/reread which ever wins. |
12-26-2011, 12:00 AM | #18 |
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Looks like this is going to be a poor month. Black Rain is uninteresting and the other is a book in the middle of a series. Oh well. Maybe February will be better. But given that February is romance, I doubt it.
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12-26-2011, 01:01 AM | #19 |
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Have you read Black Rain, Jon? It sounds to me as if it would be very interesting, and hopefully serve as a cautionary tale about the very real consequences of using weapons of mass destruction.
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12-26-2011, 03:12 PM | #20 |
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That's exactly the type of story that I have a very low interest in reading personally. I feel like I already know about the consequences and have no need to wallow in it or be taught a cautionary lesson.
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12-26-2011, 03:40 PM | #21 |
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Yep, it's a nice cheery book to read after the holidays.
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12-26-2011, 03:52 PM | #23 |
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With 9 hours left to vote, is it safe to assume that Black Rain has won, or is there a chance for a full court press and slam dunk by The Spy Who Came in from the Cold ?
In case anyone is wondering, I'm really anxious and excited about starting my 2012 reading challenge! |
12-26-2011, 04:34 PM | #24 |
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I hope for a last minute surge for the le Carré book, but chances are it will be Black Rain.
Hamlet53, I didn't really realise the le Carré was as grim as some of you are saying, but I still would prefer it over the other as the action and twists in it would make it a bit....more fun. I also really don't mind grim (I read and liked The Road not too long ago) but the specific subject matter of Black Rain does not appeal to me. Though neither run-off option would be near my first choice, so I was just choosing the better of the two. Here's how I rank this month's nominees: 1 - A Game of Thrones 2 - Lolita 3 - A Confederacy of Dunces 4 - Orthodoxy 5 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 6 - Hyperion 7 - Pride and Prejudice (so low only because I've already read it) 8 - Black Rain 9 - Storm Front |
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I've decided that Black Rain should win. A Spy That Came in from the Cold is even worse then I thought. It's part of an incomplete series (eBook) due to georestrictions. So this should never have been allowed to be nominated (IMHO). Last edited by JSWolf; 12-26-2011 at 07:15 PM. |
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12-26-2011, 08:16 PM | #26 |
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I really don't think A Spy That Came in from the Cold's being part of a series will be an issue. 4.5 hours remaining until the vote closes.
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12-26-2011, 10:18 PM | #27 |
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It's *not* a series. It *does* have recurring characters (i.e. Smiley). There is nothing in the book that requires reading any previous.
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12-26-2011, 10:24 PM | #28 |
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12-26-2011, 10:32 PM | #29 |
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No matter how many times you say it Jon, it is not a series. It is a standalone novel that just happens to have characters that occur in multiple le Carre novels. Recurring characters do not make a series.
But then, you have this series obsession and so I doubt if anyone will convince you otherwise. |
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So yes, the Smiley series is a series. Fantastic Fiction and Overdrive agree with this. I've read some of the Jack Reacher series and so far each book has been mostly stand alone. Yet it is still a series. |
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