MobileRead Administration: New years reading categories

[benham]

The Old Testament has a talking serpent and a talking donkey and you are obviously talking about a different Old Testament.

[JSWolf]

So what are we doing for December 2011?

Originally Posted by benham

The Old Testament has a talking serpent and a talking donkey and you are obviously talking about a different Old Testament.

I hope that this does not mean that the Bible [Old Testament] is going to be selected as book club winner anytime soon. I read it completely through once as it certainly rates as one of the most historically significant books ever written [assembled?] But once was enough. A totally disproportionate reward or punishment would have to be in the offing to induce me to slog through Numbers again.

[ATDrake]

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

I read it completely through once as it certainly rates as one of the most historically significant books ever written [assembled?] But once was enough.

But you can choose different editions of the selected title to read for the Book Club, no?

Thus I vote you pick the Brick Testament version of the Old Testament, which is made of purest awesome and entertainment and Lego™, should the need arise.

Though they don't seem to have gotten around to depicting Numbers yet.

PS for JSWolf, who nominated it: The [talking] Burning Bush. In glorious Lego™-vision!

[JSWolf]

HELLO!!!!

December.. not classic... what are we doing for December?

[WT Sharpe]

Could we do another non-fiction?

[Nyssa]

Apart from second chance month, can we please not have any repeated genres?

Repeating this.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...70#post1665570

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Could we do another non-fiction?

Originally Posted by Nyssa

Apart from second chance month, can we please not have any repeated genres?

I don't look at a second non-fiction as being necessarily a repeated genre. There are so many sub-catagories within non-fiction. The selection could be a book on health, science, history, geo-politics—the list is endless. And after all, that still leaves 10 months of fiction.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

HELLO!!!!

December.. not classic... what are we doing for December?

Cook books?

BOb

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I don't look at a second non-fiction as being necessarily a repeated genre. There are so many sub-catagories within non-fiction. The selection could be a book on health, science, history, geo-politics—the list is endless. And after all, that still leaves 10 months of fiction.

You make a good point WT! I'm just not a huge Non-Fic fan...I will support it, however, as it does add more variety (and less argument) vs a 2nd "Classics" selection.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Cook books?

BOb

Victorian pamphlets anyone?

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I don't look at a second non-fiction as being necessarily a repeated genre. There are so many sub-catagories within non-fiction. The selection could be a book on health, science, history, geo-politics—the list is endless. And after all, that still leaves 10 months of fiction.

Politics?

Two months for non-fiction seem like a fair balance to me. I think all would have to tread lightly when it comes to subject matter though.

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Cook books?

BOb

Originally Posted by orlok

Victorian pamphlets anyone?

X for Dummies books?

[JSWolf]

Here's the summery as I've read it.

We have two classic categories. We've already used one. The next is coming up in December. Everyone so far who has chimed in has agreed to do away with the second classic. Nobody has spoken up saying to keep it. So in that case given how classic is not a good category and we botched it last time since a classic is not just public domain and/or old. So now we have a month with no topic. What do we want that topic to be?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Cook books?

BOb

Actually, that would be way better then a classic especially if we cannot have the proper definition of classic.