07-19-2012, 09:16 AM | #1 |
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August 2012 Book Club Nominations
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August Nominations Help us select the next book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for August 2012. The nominations will run through midnight EST August 30 or until 10 books have made the list. The first poll will then be posted and will be open for 4 days, followed by a 3 day run-off poll between the two* top vote getters. Book selection category for August is: Free For All In order for a book to be included in the poll it needs THREE NOMINATIONS (original nomination, a second and a third). How Does This Work? The Mobile Read Book Club (MRBC) is an informal club that requires nothing of you. Each month a book is selected by polling. On the last week of that month a discussion thread is started for the book. If you want to participate feel free. There is no need to "join" or sign up. All are welcome. How Does a Book Get Selected? Each book that is nominated will be listed in a poll at the end of the nomination period. The book that polls the most votes will be the official selection. How Many Nominations Can I Make? Each participant has 3 nominations. You can nominate a new book for consideration or nominate (second, third) one that has already been nominated by another person. How Do I Nominate a Book? Please just post a message with your nomination. If you are the FIRST to nominate a book, please try to provide an abstract to the book so others may consider their level of interest. How Do I Know What Has Been Nominated? Just follow the thread. This message will be updated with the status of the nominations as often as I can. If one is missed, please just post a message with a multi-quote of the 3 nominations and it will be added to the list ASAP. When is the Poll? The poll thread will open at the end of the nomination period, or once there have been 10 books with 3 nominations each. At that time a link to the initial poll thread will be posted here and this thread will be closed. The floor is open to nominations. Please comment if you discover a nomination is not available as an ebook in your area. * In case of a first or second place tie in the first voting poll, the run-off poll may have more than two choices. Official choices with three nominations each: (1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan [Nyssa, fantasyfan, JSWolf] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
(2) Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy [John F, HomeInMyShoes, issybird] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
(3) Wool Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey [John F, JSWolf, AnemicOak] Amazon Spoiler:
(4) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon [WT Sharpe, colinsky, issybird] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
(5) A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan [HomeInMyShoes, colinsky, sun surfer] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
(6) The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett [voodooblues, fantasyfan, Nyssa] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
(7) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain [VioletVal, BelleZora, Asawi] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
(8) A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell [sun surfer, issybird, Asawi] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
(9) Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips [HistoryWes, RoccoPaco, WT Sharpe] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
(10) Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins [HomeInMyShoes, sun surfer, Asawi] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
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07-19-2012, 09:16 AM | #2 |
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Wondering if a particular book is available in your country? The following spoiler contains a list of bookstores outside the United States you can search. If you don't see a bookstore on this list for your country, find one that is, send me the link via PM, and I'll add it to the list. In addition, if members let me know that an ebook is unavailable in a particular geographic location, I'll note it in this post, right beside the Inkmesh search for that particular book.
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*** The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan [Nyssa, fantasyfan, JSWolf] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
** Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J.R. Ward [Nyssa, fantasyfan] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
*** Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips [HistoryWes, RoccoPaco, WT Sharpe] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
** Armagedon by Leon Uris [drofgnal, voodooblues] Amazon Spoiler:
*** The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett [voodooblues, fantasyfan, Nyssa] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
*** A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan [HomeInMyShoes, colinsky, sun surfer] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
*** Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins [HomeInMyShoes, sun surfer, Asawi] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
*** Wool Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey [John F, JSWolf, AnemicOak] Amazon Spoiler:
*** Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy [John F, HomeInMyShoes, issybird] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
*** A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell [sun surfer, issybird, Asawi] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
*** The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon [WT Sharpe, colinsky, issybird] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
*** Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain [VioletVal, BelleZora, Asawi] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
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07-20-2012, 12:48 AM | #3 |
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I would like to nominate The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan and Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J.R. Ward
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07-20-2012, 12:52 AM | #4 |
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I nominate Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips.
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07-20-2012, 05:36 AM | #5 |
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I like historical fiction and can't recall having that as a specific categorgy. I've just picked up Armagedon by Leon Uris. I'd like to nominate that.
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07-20-2012, 06:10 AM | #6 |
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I'll second both:
The Lightning Thief and Dark Lover |
07-20-2012, 06:58 AM | #7 |
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I would like to nominate "The Color of Magic" by Terry Pratchett.
I would like to second "Armagedon" by Leon Uris. |
07-20-2012, 07:12 AM | #8 |
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I'd like to nominate the last two books on my required reading list for this year:
Jennifer Egan -- A Visit from the Goon Squad Tom Robbins -- Another Roadside Attraction |
07-20-2012, 07:30 AM | #9 |
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I nominate Wool Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey.
From amazon: Spoiler:
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07-20-2012, 07:41 AM | #10 |
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I nominate Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.
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07-20-2012, 08:35 AM | #11 |
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I will second Blood Meridian. That's it for my nominations.
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07-20-2012, 08:57 AM | #12 |
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I'm going to nominate the Wool Omnibus.
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07-20-2012, 09:41 AM | #14 |
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Its already been 2nd so yours would actually be the 3rd (Thanks. )
Its already been nominated, so yours would actually be the 2nd. |
07-20-2012, 09:48 AM | #15 |
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I'll third Blood Meridian.
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