MobileRead June 2017 Book Club Vote - Page 2

JSWolf · 05-31-2017, 10:23 AM

Bah! We just got the wrong book winning. It's about sailing. Boring.

CRussel · 05-31-2017, 03:27 PM

Jon, I strongly suggest you just read it. I actually think you might enjoy it, and learn something. I know I did, and I'm looking forward to the re-read.

WT Sharpe · 05-31-2017, 04:56 PM

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Looks like someone (not sure who) jumped in at the last moment, Tom, and we're going to read Longitude this month. I admit, I'm glad. It's short, it's interesting, it's inexpensive, and it should provide an excellent basis for discussion.

I'm glad someone broke the tie, as I'm really pinched for time right now, even though the one book I didn't vote for won.

And because I am so pinched for time right now, I'm glad it's short.

JSWolf · 05-31-2017, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Jon, I strongly suggest you just read it. I actually think you might enjoy it, and learn something. I know I did, and I'm looking forward to the re-read.

I was able to get it from Overdrive. So yes, I'll give it a go.

CRussel · 06-01-2017, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I'm glad someone broke the tie, as I'm really pinched for time right now, even though the one book I didn't vote for won.

And because I am so pinched for time right now, I'm glad it's short.

Yes, it's short. And I think you'll enjoy it.

As for time -- I'm pinched right now too, but if there's anything I can do to help, just ask. You shouldn't have to take on the whole thing yourself, and I am more than willing to jump in and do what needs doing.

WT Sharpe · 06-01-2017, 03:58 AM

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

BenG · 06-01-2017, 12:44 PM

It might be good. I've been interested in the Royal Society and the Enlightenment since reading Neal Stephenson's The Baroque Cycle.

JSWolf · 06-01-2017, 01:15 PM

I've finished the first chapter and it's really dull. It's a slugfest to just read the first chapter. The author has a way with words that just says "I have no idea how to write an interesting book". We would have been so much better off with Gulp.

JSWolf · 06-01-2017, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

I am more than willing to jump in and do what needs doing.

Can you jump in and switch this month's book to Gulp?

BenG · 06-01-2017, 02:20 PM

Are you going to review it chapter by chapter in this thread?

JSWolf · 06-01-2017, 02:52 PM

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Are you going to review it chapter by chapter in this thread?

Depends on the chapters.

spindlegirl · 06-01-2017, 08:41 PM

The hold arrived at the library today. My daughter got her wisdom teeth out today and I'm completely exhausted. Wall to wall with no room to relax. Sitting down now with chamomile.

Alohamora · 06-01-2017, 09:17 PM

I was able to check out the audio version from Overdrive. I finished my other book today, so good timing to start a new one. I'm finding the subject interesting so far.

Also, I put Physics on my Amazon wish list, that's the one I voted for.

crich70 · 06-02-2017, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've finished the first chapter and it's really dull. It's a slugfest to just read the first chapter. The author has a way with words that just says "I have no idea how to write an interesting book". We would have been so much better off with Gulp.

To each his own. I find history to be very interesting myself. There is much about the past that still has an effect upon the present.

JSWolf · 06-02-2017, 06:20 AM

It's not that history cannot be interesting. It's that the writing (so far) is not all that good.

View Poll Results: Which science book will enlighten us in June?
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach	7	41.18%
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel	8	47.06%
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson	6	35.29%
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe	7	41.18%
And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens . . . by Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty	3	17.65%
Physics: New Frontiers by Scientific American Editors	6	35.29%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll

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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.	Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I've finished the first chapter and it's really dull. It's a slugfest to just read the first chapter. The author has a way with words that just says "I have no idea how to write an interesting book". We would have been so much better off with Gulp.

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Are you going to review it chapter by chapter in this thread?

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Alohamora Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 8897438 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Device: Android phone, Fire tablet, ios phone	I was able to check out the audio version from Overdrive. I finished my other book today, so good timing to start a new one. I'm finding the subject interesting so far. Also, I put Physics on my Amazon wish list, that's the one I voted for.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It's not that history cannot be interesting. It's that the writing (so far) is not all that good.