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View Poll Results: Which books are your picks for the March 2015 MobileRead Book Club selection? | |||
West with the Night by Beryl Markham | 12 | 50.00% | |
The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby | 4 | 16.67% | |
Timeline by Michael Crichton | 6 | 25.00% | |
Lost Horizon by James Hilton | 12 | 50.00% | |
A Lady Cyclist's Guide To Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson | 3 | 12.50% | |
South by Ernest Shackleton | 1 | 4.17% | |
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Albert Lansing | 10 | 41.67% | |
The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain | 8 | 33.33% | |
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03-01-2015, 12:31 AM | #1 |
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March Book Club Vote
March 2015 MobileRead Book Club Vote
Help us choose a book as the March 2015 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. 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 You may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book on March 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • West with the Night by Beryl Markham Amazon US / Audible / Kobo Spoiler:
• The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby No links provided. Spoiler:
• Timeline by Michael Crichton Goodreads | Amazon US / Google Play / Kobo CA / Overdrive US / Overdrive Spoiler:
• Lost Horizon by James Hilton Goodreads | Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon US / Kobo Spoiler:
• A Lady Cyclist's Guide To Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson Amazon US Spoiler:
• South by Ernest Shackleton Goodreads | Amazon US / Kobo US Spoiler:
• Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Albert Lansing Amazon US / Kobo Spoiler:
• The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain The Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub / Kindle Spoiler:
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03-01-2015, 02:34 PM | #2 |
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OK, I'm pushing for either West with the Night, or Endurance. I've already started reading West with the Night, and it's every bit as good as I remembered, if not better, and I'm enjoying this re-read as I'd forgotten many things in the roughly 18 years since I read it. OTOH, if we do Endurance, I'll have a good reason to re-read it, and it's been 16 years since I read it. At least the Lansing book is available in KU, so I won't have to spend any $$ on it.
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03-01-2015, 04:40 PM | #3 |
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Some complained about too many classic "dusty" books in the selections. Look at the publishing dates of the nominees:
West with the Night by Beryl Markham 1942 The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby 1956 Timeline by Michael Crichton 1999 Lost Horizon by James Hilton 1933 A Lady Cyclist's Guide To Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson 2012 South by Ernest Shackleton 1919 Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 1931 The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain 1869 :cough cough: If you are one of those people, you may want to consider voting for either Timeline or A Lady Cyclist's Guide To Kashgar. And next month's category is..... Classics. |
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03-04-2015, 01:33 AM | #5 |
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As I commented when I nominated Endurance, it's a much better read than South. For one thing, it is telling the story, not recording a journal. Also, it includes the viewpoints of several of the participants, not just Shackleton. I think South is an excellent read for those who want to dive really deep into the subject, but the best starting place is Lansing's book.
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03-04-2015, 02:10 AM | #7 |
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West with the Night is one of the best books I have ever read, Travel or no travel.
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03-04-2015, 12:26 PM | #8 |
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It's looking like we might be headed to Shangri-la soon.
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03-04-2015, 12:53 PM | #9 |
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03-04-2015, 01:36 PM | #10 |
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All three frontrunners look good to me. I voted for West because at the moment it was behind the other two, but I'd love to see Lost win, although I wouldn't cry if Endurance won either.
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03-04-2015, 02:00 PM | #11 |
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I'm definitely pulling for Endurance or Lost Horizon here. I might not pick the winner up to read for a little bit though.
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03-04-2015, 02:27 PM | #12 |
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Well I have a 2 out of 3 chance of winning then since I voted for two of the three in the three way tie.
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03-04-2015, 03:11 PM | #13 |
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I've already read Endurance , so I voted for West with the Night based on comments in this thread. I've recommended it for purchase to my library, so hopefully I'll be able to borrow it if it wins.
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03-04-2015, 05:38 PM | #14 |
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I'd prefer not to do a reread, so I voted for only one of the frontrunners. C'mon, Endurance. Although I'd also be happy if Twain won as a dark horse.
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03-04-2015, 07:36 PM | #15 |
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Oh, but missing a chance to do a re-read of West with the Night? Having just finished it today, I'm even more impressed with the book than I was the first time.
That being said, I'd be happy to re-read Endurance (and grabbed a copy from KU, just in case), and I'd certainly give Lost Horizon a try, though it would definitely be a third choice here. |
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