MobileRead July 2009 Mobile Read Book Club Vote - Page 3

khalleron · 06-30-2009, 02:13 PM

acemccloudxx, the reason "Three Men in a Boat" has such resonance for SF fans, and the reason Connie Willis read it in the first place, is because Heinlein mentions it several times in his novel "Have Space Suit, Will Travel."

Come to think of it, it's the reason I read it in the first place, myself.

I challenge you to read the first chapter. If you haven't laughed out loud at least twice, then give it a rest.

I bet you will, though.

JSWolf · 06-30-2009, 02:17 PM

I did see the movie version of Topper and I did have a good laugh with it. It's a shame it's not going to win. Three men in a boat is not as funny as a banker and two ghosts.

ruth1304 · 06-30-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I did see the movie version of Topper and I did have a good laugh with it. It's a shame it's not going to win. Three men in a boat is not as funny as a banker and two ghosts.

But the fact that it has been nominated and discussed means that I'm going to read it anyway, and I would never have heard of it otherwise. So I'd say it's worth having it in the poll even if it's not going to win.

(And it's available from MobileRead, so I know it's going to be a well formatted book!)

Daithi · 06-30-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I did see the movie version of Topper and I did have a good laugh with it. It's a shame it's not going to win. Three men in a boat is not as funny as a banker and two ghosts.

Three ghost -- don't forget their St. Bernard who likes getting drunk. But yeah, way funnier than some guys in a boat.

JSWolf · 06-30-2009, 05:28 PM

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Three ghost -- don't forget their St. Bernard who likes getting drunk. But yeah, way funnier than some guys in a boat.

The St. Bernard wasn't in the movie. It was in the TV series based on the movie which was based on the book.

pilotbob · 06-30-2009, 05:33 PM

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Three ghost -- don't forget their St. Bernard who likes getting drunk. But yeah, way funnier than some guys in a boat.

OK, so you have read both books in order to be able to say this, right?

BOb

zelda_pinwheel · 06-30-2009, 05:36 PM

i have actually seen the film topper (more than once) and also read the book topper *and* read the book "three men in a boat" (multiple times). they are all good. i do think i prefer Three men to topper (the film). i've not seen the television series, and there is no dog in the film (or the book). the most recent time i read Three men in a boat, i had to give up on reading it on the métro, because i was getting too embarrassed about giggling out loud all by myself. it is hilarious.

JSWolf · 06-30-2009, 05:38 PM

It's a known fact that dead people are funnier then people in a boat.

pilotbob · 06-30-2009, 05:40 PM

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It's a known fact that dead people are funnier then people in a boat.

Is this Wikiality?

BOb

Elsi · 06-30-2009, 05:43 PM

Perhaps someone who knows this book can answer the question. Why is Augustus Carp, Esq. - Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man indexed under Carp in the MobileRead library? Took me a long time find out that we had copies of the book uploaded here.

pilotbob · 06-30-2009, 05:46 PM

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Perhaps someone who knows this book can answer the question. Why is Augustus Carp, Esq. - Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man indexed under Carp in the MobileRead library? Took me a long time find out that we had copies of the book uploaded here.

I wondered the same thing. I guess an autobiography of Carp would be written by Carp.

BOb

zelda_pinwheel · 06-30-2009, 05:47 PM

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It's a known fact that dead people are funnier then people in a boat.

yeah, well, you go read both books, and then let me know what you think.

zelda_pinwheel · 06-30-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by khalleron

acemccloudxx, the reason "Three Men in a Boat" has such resonance for SF fans, and the reason Connie Willis read it in the first place, is because Heinlein mentions it several times in his novel "Have Space Suit, Will Travel."

Come to think of it, it's the reason I read it in the first place, myself.

I challenge you to read the first chapter. If you haven't laughed out loud at least twice, then give it a rest.

I bet you will, though.

hm, perhaps i should read "Have Space Suit" because i love Three men in a boat so much.

i agree about the challenge. i suspect anyone who doesn't laugh out loud reading three men in a boat is actually dead. or at least unconscious.

YGG- · 07-01-2009, 09:19 AM

I've always loved "Silences of Colonel Bramble" --not only true & human accounting of one side of WWI but also very funny... SO I voted for it (I also love TMIAB...)
BTW (actually he was killed in the first months of said war) could you enter Saki's short stories in this vote, some other time???

Sparrow · 07-01-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

Perhaps someone who knows this book can answer the question. Why is Augustus Carp, Esq. - Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man indexed under Carp in the MobileRead library? Took me a long time find out that we had copies of the book uploaded here.

I just do a search for 'Carp'.

It only returns a few hits, unless you type it wrong - in which case you get approximately half a million.

View Poll Results: July 2009 Book Club Vote
My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse	31	36.90%
Topper by Thorne Smith	11	13.10%
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of The Dog) by Jerome K Jerome	37	44.05%
Augustus Carp, Esq. - Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man by Henry Bashford	3	3.57%
The Silence of Colonel Bramble by by André Maurois	2	2.38%
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06-30-2009, 02:13 PM	#31
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,683 Karma: 3165009 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: Nexus 7 2013, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	acemccloudxx, the reason "Three Men in a Boat" has such resonance for SF fans, and the reason Connie Willis read it in the first place, is because Heinlein mentions it several times in his novel "Have Space Suit, Will Travel." Come to think of it, it's the reason I read it in the first place, myself. I challenge you to read the first chapter. If you haven't laughed out loud at least twice, then give it a rest. I bet you will, though.

06-30-2009, 02:17 PM	#32
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I did see the movie version of Topper and I did have a good laugh with it. It's a shame it's not going to win. Three men in a boat is not as funny as a banker and two ghosts.

06-30-2009, 05:36 PM	#37
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i have actually seen the film topper (more than once) and also read the book topper and read the book "three men in a boat" (multiple times). they are all good. i do think i prefer Three men to topper (the film). i've not seen the television series, and there is no dog in the film (or the book). the most recent time i read Three men in a boat, i had to give up on reading it on the métro, because i was getting too embarrassed about giggling out loud all by myself. it is hilarious.

06-30-2009, 05:38 PM	#38
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It's a known fact that dead people are funnier then people in a boat.

06-30-2009, 05:43 PM	#40
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Perhaps someone who knows this book can answer the question. Why is *Augustus Carp, Esq. - Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man* indexed under Carp in the MobileRead library? Took me a long time find out that we had copies of the book uploaded here.

07-01-2009, 09:19 AM	#44
YGG- Dry fruit Posts: 1,157 Karma: 1047086 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: Bookeen Opus + HTC Desire HD	I've always loved "Silences of Colonel Bramble" --not only true & human accounting of one side of WWI but also very funny... SO I voted for it (I also love TMIAB...) BTW (actually he was killed in the first months of said war) could you enter Saki's short stories in this vote, some other time???

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