MobileRead October 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote

dreams · 09-26-2010, 01:27 AM

Help us choose a book as the October 2010 eBook for the Mobile Read Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. We will start the discussion thread for this book on October 20th. Select from the following books.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
In case anyone isn't familiar with the plot, Dr. Jekyll is a kindly doctor who is experimenting with "mind altering" drugs. One of these drugs accidentally turns him in a homicidal maniac, who calls himself Edward Hyde, and whose personality gradually takes over that of Dr. Jekyll, until he can no longer control his transformations. A story of a man's decent into madness. Still as gripping today as when it was written in 1886. (HarryT)

Risen by Jan Strnad
Terror has come to the small town of Anderson, Kansas, where Death has gone on holiday and the recently deceased are returning to life, not as shambling zombies, but seemingly as good as new. Are the resurrections a miracle, or something far more sinister? Previously published by Pinnacle Books under the pseudonym of J. Knight. Revised in 2010.

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Wikipedia describes the book as: "The novel's protagonist, Dexter Morgan, works for the Miami-Dade Police Department as a forensic blood spatter pattern analyst. In his spare time, Dexter is a serial killer with a catch: he only kills murderers that he believes have escaped judicial punishment." Lindsey has a series of 4 books starring Dexter Morgan. A great read and even made into a TV series.

dreams · 09-26-2010, 01:33 AM

Links to above choices.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

PRC and IMP by =X= - LRF and ePub by Madam Broshkina
Multiple formats @ feedbooks - free audio @ LibriVox - Inkmesh search

Risen by Jan Strnad

Inkmesh search - MR ebook thread

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Inkmesh search

WT Sharpe · 09-26-2010, 02:25 AM

Go Risen!

Check out Neil Marr's review:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=147

WT Sharpe · 09-26-2010, 02:35 AM

Check out Dr. Drib's review of Risen:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=10

Go Risen!

lila55 · 09-26-2010, 04:18 AM

For me it is "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide, since I meant to read that anyway for the 1001-booklist.

lene1949 · 09-26-2010, 09:31 AM

Risen costs $2.99 on Smashwords, and I want to read it... Voted!

Latinandgreek · 09-26-2010, 09:39 AM

I will try to read all three of the books nominated this month, they all look great and I haven't read any of them (which is possibly a first for me!). I voted for Darkly Dreaming Dexter, however.

JSWolf · 09-26-2010, 09:41 AM

Why do we have a book in the list that is clearly not a horror book? Darkly Dreaming Dexter is not horror at all. I've not read the book, but I have seen some of the TV series and it so doesn't fit for this month. Just because three people are incorrect doesn't make it horror.

edbro · 09-26-2010, 09:53 AM

Recent past has shown that the older books disappoint; Buchan and Chandler. Go Risen

Quake1028 · 09-26-2010, 10:54 AM

Risen. I've had it for a while and have been wanting to read it.

kennyc · 09-26-2010, 12:26 PM

Three? ONLY three? WTH Happened this month?

Sheesh....

I may not have time to participate (not really a horror fan in any case) but given those choices.....I think the winner has Risen to the top.

J. Strnad · 09-26-2010, 12:33 PM

I voted for Risen because I wrote it.

Remember, folks, a vote for Risen is a vote for living authors who provide DRM-free ebooks worldwide for cheap!

I would give you more reasons to vote for Risen, but I have to go rest up now. I'm still weak from the wounds I received rescuing that little orphan girl from the bobcat yesterday. While on my way to do charity work for...uhm...that charity everybody likes. In a snowstorm.

kennyc · 09-26-2010, 01:45 PM

Wow, just checked at the Sony Reader Store and there are three books there with the same popular title - "Risen"

edbro · 09-26-2010, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Wow, just checked at the Sony Reader Store and there are three books there with the same popular title - "Risen"

Smashwords has it for only $2.99 and you can get it DRM free in multiple formats.

I bought it this morning and I notice that it came with the Risen Short Stories appended.

My only gripe is that the epub didn't have a TOC. I formatted it in Sigil to get them myself. Then I did a epub to epub conversion in Calibre to remove the spacing between paragraphs. (personal pref)

dmacmart · 09-26-2010, 03:54 PM

You can get Risen at Kobo and there is a $2 coupon (code save$2) I think expires today. It was $4.09 for me in Canada; looks like it is $3.89 in the US based on Inkmesh search.

I have purchased the book, happy to support my fellow koboite, and hoping to find time to read it before the discussion day should it win.

View Poll Results: October 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson	22	25.88%
Risen by Jan Strnad	41	48.24%
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay	22	25.88%
Voters: 85. You may not vote on this poll

09-26-2010, 01:27 AM	#1
dreams Anticipation Posts: 21,470 Karma: 50518786 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	October 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote Help us choose a book as the October 2010 eBook for the Mobile Read Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. We will start the discussion thread for this book on October 20th. Select from the following books. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson In case anyone isn't familiar with the plot, Dr. Jekyll is a kindly doctor who is experimenting with "mind altering" drugs. One of these drugs accidentally turns him in a homicidal maniac, who calls himself Edward Hyde, and whose personality gradually takes over that of Dr. Jekyll, until he can no longer control his transformations. A story of a man's decent into madness. Still as gripping today as when it was written in 1886. (HarryT) Risen by Jan Strnad Terror has come to the small town of Anderson, Kansas, where Death has gone on holiday and the recently deceased are returning to life, not as shambling zombies, but seemingly as good as new. Are the resurrections a miracle, or something far more sinister? Previously published by Pinnacle Books under the pseudonym of J. Knight. Revised in 2010. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay Wikipedia describes the book as: "The novel's protagonist, Dexter Morgan, works for the Miami-Dade Police Department as a forensic blood spatter pattern analyst. In his spare time, Dexter is a serial killer with a catch: he only kills murderers that he believes have escaped judicial punishment." Lindsey has a series of 4 books starring Dexter Morgan. A great read and even made into a TV series. __________________ MobileRead Wiki . MobileRead's Patricia Clark Memorial Library free (mostly PD) ebooks MobileRead's Posting Guidelines . Author Guidelines 2012 list - 2013 list Last edited by dreams; 09-26-2010 at 01:40 AM.

09-26-2010, 01:33 AM	#2
dreams Anticipation Posts: 21,470 Karma: 50518786 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Links to above choices. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson PRC and IMP by =X= - LRF and ePub by Madam Broshkina Multiple formats @ feedbooks - free audio @ LibriVox - Inkmesh search Risen by Jan Strnad Inkmesh search - MR ebook thread Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay Inkmesh search __________________ MobileRead Wiki . MobileRead's Patricia Clark Memorial Library free (mostly PD) ebooks MobileRead's Posting Guidelines . Author Guidelines 2012 list - 2013 list

09-26-2010, 02:25 AM	#3
WT Sharpe Grand Muckity-Muck Posts: 26,616 Karma: 70641104 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindles: Paperwhite/K-3/Touch, Sony PRS-600, iPod (audio books), iPad1	Go *Risen! Check out Neil Marr's review: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=147 __________________ Last edited by WT Sharpe; 09-26-2010 at 02:35 AM.*

09-26-2010, 02:35 AM	#4
WT Sharpe Grand Muckity-Muck Posts: 26,616 Karma: 70641104 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindles: Paperwhite/K-3/Touch, Sony PRS-600, iPod (audio books), iPad1	Check out Dr. Drib's review of *Risen*: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=10 Go Risen! __________________

09-26-2010, 04:18 AM	#5
lila55 Evangelist Posts: 432 Karma: 259924 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Device: PocketBook 360° , iPhone 3GS, PRS-350, PRS-650, Pocketbook Touch 622	For me it is "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide, since I meant to read that anyway for the 1001-booklist. __________________ 100 Books in 2013 - My Goodreads

09-26-2010, 09:31 AM	#6
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,966 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS 650, Ipod Touch	Risen costs $2.99 on Smashwords, and I want to read it... Voted! __________________ Lene

09-26-2010, 09:39 AM	#7
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 4,876 Karma: 8504847 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad 2, HP Touchpad	I will try to read all three of the books nominated this month, they all look great and I haven't read any of them (which is possibly a first for me!). I voted for Darkly Dreaming Dexter, however.

09-26-2010, 09:41 AM	#8
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 34,210 Karma: 13801264 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad	Why do we have a book in the list that is clearly not a horror book? Darkly Dreaming Dexter is not horror at all. I've not read the book, but I have seen some of the TV series and it so doesn't fit for this month. Just because three people are incorrect doesn't make it horror. __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

09-26-2010, 09:53 AM	#9
edbro Warthog Driver Posts: 617 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	Recent past has shown that the older books disappoint; Buchan and Chandler. Go Risen

09-26-2010, 10:54 AM	#10
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 818 Karma: 8798808 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Risen. I've had it for a while and have been wanting to read it. __________________ Current iPad 3 32GB White Wi-Fi Past Kindle Fire - returned \| iPad 2 16GB White Wi-Fi - sold \| Kindle 3 Wi-Fi - Wife \| nook - Brother \| Kindle 2 - Mother in Law

09-26-2010, 12:26 PM	#11
kennyc Priorities! Priorties! Posts: 29,926 Karma: 36862314 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Galaxy SIII; Xoom; Kindle Fire	Three? ONLY three? WTH Happened this month? Sheesh.... I may not have time to participate (not really a horror fan in any case) but given those choices.....I think the winner has Risen to the top. __________________ Kenny A. Chaffin Art Gallery - Print Gallery - Writing&Poetry "Strive on with Awareness" - Siddhartha Gautama

09-26-2010, 12:33 PM	#12
J. Strnad Guru Posts: 916 Karma: 3434192 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	I voted for Risen because I wrote it. Remember, folks, a vote for Risen is a vote for living authors who provide DRM-free ebooks worldwide for cheap! I would give you more reasons to vote for Risen, but I have to go rest up now. I'm still weak from the wounds I received rescuing that little orphan girl from the bobcat yesterday. While on my way to do charity work for...uhm...that charity everybody likes. In a snowstorm.

09-26-2010, 01:45 PM	#13
kennyc Priorities! Priorties! Posts: 29,926 Karma: 36862314 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Galaxy SIII; Xoom; Kindle Fire	Wow, just checked at the Sony Reader Store and there are three books there with the same popular title - "Risen" __________________ Kenny A. Chaffin Art Gallery - Print Gallery - Writing&Poetry "Strive on with Awareness" - Siddhartha Gautama

09-26-2010, 03:54 PM	#15
dmacmart Evangelist Posts: 476 Karma: 39552 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Arc, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	You can get Risen at Kobo and there is a $2 coupon (code save$2) I think expires today. It was $4.09 for me in Canada; looks like it is $3.89 in the US based on Inkmesh search. I have purchased the book, happy to support my fellow koboite, and hoping to find time to read it before the discussion day should it win. Last edited by dmacmart; 09-26-2010 at 03:57 PM.


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