MobileRead December 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote - Page 4

SensualPoet · 11-23-2010, 06:03 PM

I voted for War of the Worlds since that's how this thread threatened to start ...

Actually, I've read approximately nothing on the list; maybe Karamazov but I think it's one of the few Dostoyevsky's I've missed.

But HG Wells ... remarkable that this iconic book was written in 1898. It has been so influential in shaping popular fiction, views on "what's out there" and what that might mean. Darwin's Origin of the Species was published only a few years before; Freud's Interpretation of Dreams was published shortly after. Kings and Queens still ruled much of Europe ... and Sherlock Holmes had met his end at Reichenbach Falls ... what an era!

lilac_jive · 11-23-2010, 07:58 PM

BOb, I don't usually hold off unless I need to decide. But I wouldn't mind a hidden poll. Ok, sheesh, I'll vote now.

But I don't know what to vote for

jhempel24 · 11-24-2010, 06:42 AM

A 3 Way tie right now...wow! Neck and Neck!

jpuntd · 11-24-2010, 09:09 AM

I voted for Walden. I really enjoyed Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Walden is often mentioned as being in a similar vein.

edbro · 11-24-2010, 09:25 AM

I voted for Room with a View but I am suprised that Wuthering Heights is lagging is much as it is. If there was a Classic classical category I'm sure it would be in that list.

ziegl027 · 11-24-2010, 10:50 AM

Boy, this is turning out to be a real horse race! I'm excited to find out who wins, I wouldn't mind reading any of the books on the list. I've read some of them before, but it's been a while. Heck, I should just go ahead and load all of 'em on my reader.

I'm of two minds on the hidden/open poll issue. I think it would get a more "honest" representation of the votes, but we'd miss out on the interest of the selection process. Maybe we can alternate the types of votes between months??

JSWolf · 11-24-2010, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhempel24

Simultaneously? That would blow my mind. Lol

Um.. no.. one at a time.

JSWolf · 11-24-2010, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Why? I don't understand that. Perhaps from now on I should make the poll hidden until it is closed so people vote for what they want to read... and not based on the current votes.

BOb

I do think that would be a very good idea. From what we've been seeing, a lot of people vote for what might be a front runner and not what they actually want.

JSWolf · 11-24-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnyb

Walden, especially now with the Tea Party Movement, the Transcendentalists are more important to revisit than ever...

Nah.. let's just get rid of the tea party (worst party ever thrown in history). Then no need to revisit.

JSWolf · 11-24-2010, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

BOb, I don't usually hold off unless I need to decide. But I wouldn't mind a hidden poll. Ok, sheesh, I'll vote now.

But I don't know what to vote for

So what did you vote for?

JSWolf · 11-24-2010, 11:16 AM

I have read War of the Worlds. If it wins, I shall reread it. It's been a while and I know it's good enough for another read.

pilotbob · 11-24-2010, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

So what did you vote for?

She voted for Wuthering heights. The votes are public in the MRBC polls.

BOb

John F · 11-24-2010, 01:51 PM

I haven't voted yet, so whoever hasn't voted, let's start an alliance. I don't want to read War of the Worlds. I don't feel like reading Great Expectations (although it was a great read) again. I would like to read The Woman In White, The Count of Monte Cristo, or maybe A Room with a View.

thinkpad · 11-24-2010, 02:08 PM

my vote is cast but I guess I'm going to read great expectations whether it wins or not.

jhempel24 · 11-24-2010, 02:36 PM

Yeah War....go go go go!!

View Poll Results: December 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky	10	10.53%
Walden by Henry David Thoreau	8	8.42%
Call of the Wild by Jack London	5	5.26%
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens	11	11.58%
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins	17	17.89%
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas	10	10.53%
A Room With A View by E. M. Forster	12	12.63%
War of the Worlds by H G Wells	16	16.84%
Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain	5	5.26%
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë	1	1.05%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

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11-23-2010, 06:03 PM	#46
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I voted for War of the Worlds since that's how this thread threatened to start ... Actually, I've read approximately nothing on the list; maybe Karamazov but I think it's one of the few Dostoyevsky's I've missed. But HG Wells ... remarkable that this iconic book was written in 1898. It has been so influential in shaping popular fiction, views on "what's out there" and what that might mean. Darwin's Origin of the Species was published only a few years before; Freud's Interpretation of Dreams was published shortly after. Kings and Queens still ruled much of Europe ... and Sherlock Holmes had met his end at Reichenbach Falls ... what an era!

11-23-2010, 07:58 PM	#47
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	BOb, I don't usually hold off unless I need to decide. But I wouldn't mind a hidden poll. Ok, sheesh, I'll vote now. But I don't know what to vote for

11-24-2010, 06:42 AM	#48
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	A 3 Way tie right now...wow! Neck and Neck!

11-24-2010, 09:09 AM	#49
jpuntd Member Posts: 12 Karma: 148 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Belgium Device: Pocketbook Pro 902	I voted for Walden. I really enjoyed Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Walden is often mentioned as being in a similar vein.

11-24-2010, 09:25 AM	#50
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	I voted for Room with a View but I am suprised that Wuthering Heights is lagging is much as it is. If there was a Classic classical category I'm sure it would be in that list.

11-24-2010, 10:50 AM	#51
ziegl027 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 764 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG	Boy, this is turning out to be a real horse race! I'm excited to find out who wins, I wouldn't mind reading any of the books on the list. I've read some of them before, but it's been a while. Heck, I should just go ahead and load all of 'em on my reader. I'm of two minds on the hidden/open poll issue. I think it would get a more "honest" representation of the votes, but we'd miss out on the interest of the selection process. Maybe we can alternate the types of votes between months??

11-24-2010, 11:16 AM	#56
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I have read War of the Worlds. If it wins, I shall reread it. It's been a while and I know it's good enough for another read.

11-24-2010, 01:51 PM	#58
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,166 Karma: 63764653 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	I haven't voted yet, so whoever hasn't voted, let's start an alliance. I don't want to read War of the Worlds. I don't feel like reading Great Expectations (although it was a great read) again. I would like to read The Woman In White, The Count of Monte Cristo, or maybe A Room with a View.

11-24-2010, 02:08 PM	#59
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	my vote is cast but I guess I'm going to read great expectations whether it wins or not.

11-24-2010, 02:36 PM	#60
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Yeah War....go go go go!!

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