MobileRead June 2013 Book Club Vote

[BelleZora]

Originally Posted by Synamon

Using the SpringSave80 discount code at Kobo you can pick up The Swerve for under 4 dollars.

I already used the SpringSave80, so I tried the SpringRomance discount code I read about in the Romance thread. Success! I got The Swerve for $3.75.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

Well I am glad that The Swerve edged out The Giver. The result of all the discussion of the part that On the Nature of Things by Lucretius plays in The Swerve has convinced me that it would be worthwhile to tackle Lucretius first. (...)
On the Nature of Things LibriVox recording

Thanks for the link. This is a bonus for me.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Too bad, the best book did not win.

Well, I've added More than human and Among others to my TBR list and am glad for these nominations. I do like fantasy and the occasional Science Fiction, especially when the latter seems to be an important book.

And I've read somewhere that The Swerve can be read as a detective, so it should be able to reach a somewhat larger audience than be thought at first sight ( read: "on first review").

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Synamon

Using the SpringSave80 discount code at Kobo you can pick up The Swerve for under 4 dollars.

That's good news for Kobo users. I just paid $12.21 at Amazon.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

Well I am glad that The Swerve edged out The Giver. The result of all the discussion of the part that On the Nature of Things by Lucretius plays in The Swerve has convinced me that it would be worthwhile to tackle Lucretius first. The happens to be the translation into English by John Selby Watson available in audio format for free download here at LibriVox:

On the Nature of Things LibriVox recording

Thanks for that LibriVox link, Hamlet. LibriVox is a treasure, and the folks who work there behind the scenes are performing a very welcome service.

For those who would like a mobi version of Lucretius' masterpiece to read alongside of or before The Swerve, you can find it in our Patricia Clark Memorial Library, having been uploaded by the late, great Patricia herself.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13584

I'll do a conversion to ePub later today and upload that also.

[WT Sharpe]

And here is the link to the Patricia Clark Memorial Library's new ePub version of On the Nature of Things by Lucretius.

[Bookatarian]

Thanks for the links! Started The Swerve and am very much enjoying the read, but felt a bit in the dark not being familiar (other than name only) with On the Nature of Things.