MobileRead June 2012 Mobile Read Book Club 1st Vote - Page 3

issybird · 05-22-2012, 07:44 AM

I'd like Moveable Feast. I've alwáys meant to read it and it's modern, for those who think classics are dry and fusty. But I'm happy to revisit Persuasion as it's been a long time and I'm sure I'll bring greater appreciation to it, so in the absence of support for Feast, I'll vote for Persuasion.

Nyssa · 05-22-2012, 08:05 AM

I'm hoping for Persuasion to win. Austin has been on my TBR list for a couple years now. Plus, I'm starting novel 4 (Fields of Dishonor) in the Honor Harrington series. I know that it will be an emotionally taxing read, and I will probably want to take a short break from the series at that point. Persuation would be a perfect "....and now for something completely different" selection.

My 2nd choice is War of the Worlds, another long time TBR selection. I read the first couple of pages last year but couldn't get into it. Maybe already being in a military-scifi mindset might help this time around. *shrug*

WT Sharpe · 05-22-2012, 04:29 PM

If any of those posters wonder why the voting was originally visible for several hours, I can't help you. I'm not sure myself. When I created the poll, I checked the right box, but soon after I edited the thread name to add "1st" to the title. After I did, I discovered that there were now two threads, one with the new title, and one with the old. Since the old one had no posts yet, I deleted it. I subsequently discovered two more oddities: (1) The voting was now visible, so I changed it. (2) Somehow I was not subscribed to my own thread, and added a subscription.

I don't know if this was something I did, or a glitch in the new MobileRead software, but if it happens again, I'll let Alex know.

caleb72 · 05-22-2012, 07:25 PM

OK - put my vote in for The War of the Worlds. I was going to read it next year (yes I'm starting to plan things that far in advance), but I can bring it forward.

Persuasion looks like it's a pretty popular vote too and I wouldn't have a problem reading that one either.

WT Sharpe · 05-22-2012, 07:45 PM

I already have my Jane Austin merit badge. I read Pride and Prejudice before I ever heard of an ereader, and that awful book everyone but me thinks is so cool, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith.

issybird · 05-22-2012, 09:25 PM

Jane Austen merits rereading!

In truth, though I have P&P and Emma darn near memorized, I've read Persuasion only once that I can remember.

caleb72 · 05-22-2012, 09:58 PM

If we have a run off between The War of the Worlds and Persuasion I will be quite content.

JSWolf · 05-22-2012, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

Jane Austen merits rereading!

In truth, though I have P&P and Emma darn near memorized, I've read Persuasion only once that I can remember.

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice should be read in the original version with the zombies. I'm glad someone decided to release it that way and not the abridged version without the zombies.

WT Sharpe · 05-22-2012, 10:30 PM

orlok · 05-23-2012, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I read Pride and Prejudice before I ever heard of an ereader, and that awful book everyone but me thinks is so cool, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who thought it was awful. A rare event for me, but I actually gave up reading it part way through (and I'm a zombie fan - maybe it was the Austen bits I didn't like...?).

I also read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith, and that I quite enjoyed.

It goes without saying I'm one of the few hoping Persuasion does not win...

din155 · 05-23-2012, 05:30 AM

Where I was hoping for Ivanhoe to win

din

WT Sharpe · 05-23-2012, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who thought it was awful. A rare event for me, but I actually gave up reading it part way through (and I'm a zombie fan - maybe it was the Austen bits I didn't like...?).

I also read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith, and that I quite enjoyed.

It goes without saying I'm one of the few hoping Persuasion does not win...

I've been meaning to read Dawn of the Dreadfuls. I enjoy Hockensmith's writing. Have you read any of his Holmes on the Range stories?

orlok · 05-23-2012, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I've been meaning to read Dawn of the Dreadfuls. I enjoy Hockensmith's writing. Have you read any of his Holmes on the Range stories?

No - sounds intriguing, and I'm off to look it up...

Nyssa · 05-25-2012, 08:57 AM

Well that's interesting...Its Persuasion vs Ivanhoe.

The War of the Worlds missed the run-off by just 1 vote.

Hamlet53 · 05-25-2012, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyssa

Well that's interesting...Its Persuasion vs Ivanhoe.

The War of the Worlds missed the run-off by just 1 vote.

Yes, I for one did not see that coming.

View Poll Results: Help select our book reading for June. Select one of the following:
Persuasion by Jane Austen	11	18.97%
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells	9	15.52%
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway	2	3.45%
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott	10	17.24%
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas	7	12.07%
Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout	2	3.45%
The Call of the Wild by Jack London	4	6.90%
Discourse on the Method by René Descartes	4	6.90%
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway	2	3.45%
Middlemarch by George Eliot	7	12.07%
Voters: 58. You may not vote on this poll

05-22-2012, 04:29 PM	#33
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	If any of those posters wonder why the voting was originally visible for several hours, I can't help you. I'm not sure myself. When I created the poll, I checked the right box, but soon after I edited the thread name to add "1st" to the title. After I did, I discovered that there were now two threads, one with the new title, and one with the old. Since the old one had no posts yet, I deleted it. I subsequently discovered two more oddities: (1) The voting was now visible, so I changed it. (2) Somehow I was not subscribed to my own thread, and added a subscription. I don't know if this was something I did, or a glitch in the new MobileRead software, but if it happens again, I'll let Alex know. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 05-22-2012 at 04:33 PM. Reason: subscription, not description

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05-22-2012, 07:44 AM	#31
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,514 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I'd like Moveable Feast. I've alwáys meant to read it and it's modern, for those who think classics are dry and fusty. But I'm happy to revisit Persuasion as it's been a long time and I'm sure I'll bring greater appreciation to it, so in the absence of support for Feast, I'll vote for Persuasion.

05-22-2012, 08:05 AM	#32
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I'm hoping for Persuasion to win. Austin has been on my TBR list for a couple years now. Plus, I'm starting novel 4 (Fields of Dishonor) in the Honor Harrington series. I know that it will be an emotionally taxing read, and I will probably want to take a short break from the series at that point. Persuation would be a perfect "....and now for something completely different" selection. My 2nd choice is War of the Worlds, another long time TBR selection. I read the first couple of pages last year but couldn't get into it. Maybe already being in a military-scifi mindset might help this time around. shrug

05-22-2012, 07:25 PM	#34
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	OK - put my vote in for The War of the Worlds. I was going to read it next year (yes I'm starting to plan things that far in advance), but I can bring it forward. Persuasion looks like it's a pretty popular vote too and I wouldn't have a problem reading that one either.

05-22-2012, 07:45 PM	#35
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I already have my Jane Austin merit badge. I read Pride and Prejudice before I ever heard of an ereader, and that awful book everyone but me thinks is so cool, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith.

05-22-2012, 09:25 PM	#36
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,514 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Jane Austen merits rereading! In truth, though I have P&P and Emma darn near memorized, I've read Persuasion only once that I can remember.

05-22-2012, 09:58 PM	#37
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	If we have a run off between The War of the Worlds and Persuasion I will be quite content.

05-22-2012, 10:30 PM	#39
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.

05-23-2012, 05:30 AM	#41
din155 Guru Posts: 880 Karma: 7556602 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, Win 10 thinkpad 8in	Where I was hoping for Ivanhoe to win din

05-25-2012, 08:57 AM	#44
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Well that's interesting...Its Persuasion vs Ivanhoe. The War of the Worlds missed the run-off by just 1 vote.