MobileRead May 2013 Book Club Vote - Page 4

desertblues · 04-27-2013, 08:34 AM

Nobody any votes for Daughter of time or for redbreast left?

I read a few pages of The big sleep...well....I see it as a challenge

( even though mystery is my thing)

JSWolf · 04-27-2013, 07:49 PM

I am surprised that Great North Road only got 3 votes given how popular Science Fiction and Mystery both are and this is a combination of both.

Bookpossum · 04-27-2013, 08:45 PM

Mystery is popular, but I don't think that Science Fiction is - in this Book Club I mean.

crich70 · 04-27-2013, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Mystery is popular, but I don't think that Science Fiction is - in this Book Club I mean.

Still some Science Fiction does win. "20,000 Leagues Under The Seas" won recently.

caleb72 · 04-27-2013, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by crich70

Still some Science Fiction does win. "20,000 Leagues Under The Seas" won recently.

I still think that won not because it was science fiction, but that it was the only novel in the list. Everything else was non-fiction.

issybird · 04-28-2013, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by caleb72

I still think that won not because it was science fiction, but that it was the only novel in the list. Everything else was non-fiction.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry also is a novel. I think being free was a major factor in the Verne win.

ETA: Of the five selections so far this year, three were public domain everywhere and the other two public domain in life +50 countries.

caleb72 · 04-28-2013, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry also is a novel. I think being free was a major factor in the Verne win.

There you go. I didn't even realise that. Shows how much I was paying attention.

Yeah - free is always pretty enticing. I can see why having a category "MR Library" caused a bit of a commotion.

WT Sharpe · 04-28-2013, 08:03 AM

I hope everyone's ready for The Big Sleep.

crich70 · 04-28-2013, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I hope everyone's ready for The Big Sleep.

I don't know about The Big Sleep but I could use a bit more than I'll be getting today.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

orlok · 04-28-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I hope everyone's ready for The Big Sleep.

I may not join in on this one. I enjoyed the book when I read it in my teens, but have no burning desire to revisit. There are a couple of others nominated that I will be having a look at though.

Asawi · 04-28-2013, 09:17 AM

I'm actually looking forward to revisiting The Big Sleep, that I'm almost sure I read back in my teens. I'm pretty sure it won't be to my liking now, but I wouldn't mind being proven wrong.

caleb72 · 04-28-2013, 09:31 AM

I haven't decided about The Big Sleep yet. I've downloaded it and sent it to my Kindle in case I can fit it in.

I have wanted to read it for a while, so it's not unwanted. It's just going to be a matter of timing.

fantasyfan · 04-28-2013, 03:52 PM

I already have The Chandler Collection by Picador so I have an excuse to dip into it and read this particular novel. I've seen the '46 film with Bogart and Bacall in which the Faulkner/Brackett screenplay was so marvellously realised {far better than in the '78 remake} and it will be interesting to see if the novel lives up to the film.

crich70 · 04-28-2013, 10:14 PM

Bogart was just right for the part I think. I have seen clips with Robert Michum playing the part but Bogie was king of the tough guys.

BelleZora · 04-29-2013, 01:17 PM

Powers Boothe was a credible Philip Marlowe in the 1983 HBO series.

I adore Philip Marlowe but it was an accumulative affection that grew to awareness with books after The Big Sleep. Still, one must begin at the beginning.

Goodbye My Lovely is one of my favorite books ever despite the casual racism infecting too many books of earlier eras. It is also marred by an imperfect melding of short stories, as is The Big Sleep, but the language is the most beautiful I've ever found in the mystery genre. I don't recall Chandler's poetic abilities much on display in this month's selection.

In a good series, the development of a fascinating character is the charm of it all. I will read anything featuring Harry Bosch, Dave Robicheaux, Matt Scudder, and Philip Marlowe.

As noted by Issybird, the Marlowe books are dated. But that is not a negative for me. They are time capsules to an earlier Los Angeles.

Edit: I should have written that the language in Goodbye My Lovely is the most beautiful of the mystery genre except for the best of James Lee Burke.

View Poll Results: Which mystery shall thrill us in May?
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey	14	37.84%
The Dinner by Herman Koch	8	21.62%
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler	16	43.24%
A Suspension of Mercy by Patricia Highsmith	6	16.22%
The Flower Net by Lisa See	8	21.62%
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley	10	27.03%
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine	5	13.51%
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø	13	35.14%
In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard	11	29.73%
Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton	3	8.11%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

04-29-2013, 01:17 PM	#60
BelleZora Wizard Posts: 1,442 Karma: 25151986 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Seattle, US Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Libra 2, Pocketbook Verse Pro Color	Powers Boothe was a credible Philip Marlowe in the 1983 HBO series. I adore Philip Marlowe but it was an accumulative affection that grew to awareness with books after The Big Sleep. Still, one must begin at the beginning. Goodbye My Lovely is one of my favorite books ever despite the casual racism infecting too many books of earlier eras. It is also marred by an imperfect melding of short stories, as is The Big Sleep, but the language is the most beautiful I've ever found in the mystery genre. I don't recall Chandler's poetic abilities much on display in this month's selection. In a good series, the development of a fascinating character is the charm of it all. I will read anything featuring Harry Bosch, Dave Robicheaux, Matt Scudder, and Philip Marlowe. As noted by Issybird, the Marlowe books are dated. But that is not a negative for me. They are time capsules to an earlier Los Angeles. Edit: I should have written that the language in Goodbye My Lovely is the most beautiful of the mystery genre except for the best of James Lee Burke. Last edited by BelleZora; 04-29-2013 at 01:29 PM.

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04-27-2013, 08:34 AM	#46
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Nobody any votes for Daughter of time or for redbreast left? I read a few pages of The big sleep...well....I see it as a challenge ( even though mystery is my thing)

04-27-2013, 07:49 PM	#47
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,820 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I am surprised that Great North Road only got 3 votes given how popular Science Fiction and Mystery both are and this is a combination of both.

04-27-2013, 08:45 PM	#48
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Mystery is popular, but I don't think that Science Fiction is - in this Book Club I mean.

04-28-2013, 08:03 AM	#53
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 hope everyone's ready for The Big Sleep.

04-28-2013, 09:17 AM	#56
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I'm actually looking forward to revisiting The Big Sleep, that I'm almost sure I read back in my teens. I'm pretty sure it won't be to my liking now, but I wouldn't mind being proven wrong.

04-28-2013, 09:31 AM	#57
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I haven't decided about The Big Sleep yet. I've downloaded it and sent it to my Kindle in case I can fit it in. I have wanted to read it for a while, so it's not unwanted. It's just going to be a matter of timing.

04-28-2013, 03:52 PM	#58
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,376 Karma: 28116892 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, iPad 9th gen. IPhone 11	I already have The Chandler Collection by Picador so I have an excuse to dip into it and read this particular novel. I've seen the '46 film with Bogart and Bacall in which the Faulkner/Brackett screenplay was so marvellously realised {far better than in the '78 remake} and it will be interesting to see if the novel lives up to the film.

04-28-2013, 10:14 PM	#59
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Bogart was just right for the part I think. I have seen clips with Robert Michum playing the part but Bogie was king of the tough guys.