MobileRead Book Club September 2013 Book Club Nominations - Page 2

odiakkoh · 08-21-2013, 02:47 AM

I second Fade.

drofgnal · 08-21-2013, 05:32 AM

Has 'The Catcher in the Rye' been a Mobileread book club selection? If not, I'd like to nominate it.

fantasyfan · 08-21-2013, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by drofgnal

Has 'The Catcher in the Rye' been a Mobileread book club selection? If not, I'd like to nominate it.

I believe that the MobileRead Club requires an ebook version to be available. {please correct me if I'm wrong}. There might well be a problem getting an ebook version of Catcher In The Rye. I was thinking of nominating it myself but I couldn't locate any legal electronic version anywhere--not even in the iTunes book store.

I would personally be quite open to using a PB--which is easily obtainable--and if this can be done {as it is in the Literary Club} I would certainly second the nomination. But I think we need a ruling from the moderator on it {and on whether it has been previously nominated}.

pdurrant · 08-21-2013, 07:08 AM

I'll second Their Eyes Were Watching God

WT Sharpe · 08-21-2013, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantasyfan

I believe that the MobileRead Club requires an ebook version to be available. {please correct me if I'm wrong}. There might well be a problem getting an ebook version of Catcher In The Rye. I was thinking of nominating it myself but I couldn't locate any legal electronic version anywhere--not even in the iTunes book store.

I would personally be quite open to using a PB--which is easily obtainable--and if this can be done {as it is in the Literary Club} I would certainly second the nomination. But I think we need a ruling from the moderator on it {and on whether it has been previously nominated}.

I don't recall that we've ever had a prohibition against books that weren't available in e-book format, but I don't think such a book has a chance of winning.

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Originally Posted by drofgnal

Has 'The Catcher in the Rye' been a Mobileread book club selection? If not, I'd like to nominate it.

Do you still wish to nominate The Catcher in the Rye?

caleb72 · 08-21-2013, 09:52 AM

I'll give a nod for Lady Chatterly's Lover.

Surprised noone's mentioned Harry Potter yet (not a nomination from me

)

I'm going to nominate Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.

Amazon (US): LINK
Amazon (UK): LINK
B&N (US): LINK
Google Play (AUS): LINK

Looks like Canada and US have Overdrive versions for EPUB and the US also has Kindle versions.

Mims · 08-21-2013, 11:45 AM

I'll third Their Eyes Were Watching God. Unable to post link, but currently available at amazon.com for $2.99.

fantasyfan · 08-21-2013, 12:41 PM

I'll use my last vote to second Flowers For Algernon.

Hamlet53 · 08-21-2013, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mims

I'll third Their Eyes Were Watching God. Unable to post link, but currently available at amazon.com for $2.99.

Thanks for that. I should have posted links, but I was in a rush when I put up my nominations. Here is a list for common sources:

Spoiler:

Both ebooks are also available on Overdrive.

sun surfer · 08-21-2013, 10:17 PM

I second Ulysses. It looks like this new category is off to an interesting start with the nominations so far.

orlok · 08-22-2013, 03:53 AM

I think the nominations are getting altogether too literary

. I'll nominate the crime noir No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase. Another book I read as a schoolboy, and one that provoked a great deal of controversy in its time.

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This novel is now widely regarded as one of the top thrillers of the last century. When it was originally published it pushed the social boundaries of the time through its relentless exploration of crime and sexual exploitation. Unlike most crime novels of that era, the characters are rich, deeply realized portraits of those who lived on the fringes of society during the Great Depression -- namely the gangsters, their women, and the men who hunted them. The novel broke sales records when published and has gone onto to sell over four million copies worldwide. Historically important, such literary greats as George Orwell and Graham Greene instantly recognized its merits. In a lengthy essay that securely placed NO ORCHIDS in an honored position in crime fiction, George Orwell wrote that, "In a book like NO ORCHIDS one is not, as in the old-style crime story, simply escaping from dull reality into an imaginary world of action. One's escape is essentially into cruelty and sexual perversion...a brilliant piece of writing, with hardly a wasted word or a jarring note anywhere."

drofgnal · 08-22-2013, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I don't recall that we've ever had a prohibition against books that weren't available in e-book format, but I don't think such a book has a chance of winning.

Do you still wish to nominate The Catcher in the Rye?

Not if an ebook isn't available.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-22-2013, 08:39 AM

I'm going to second No Orchids for Miss Blandish. When you've got Greene and Orwell giving it kudos I think it's worth a read.

tlaine · 08-22-2013, 11:21 AM

I'll third No Orchids for Miss Blandish.

John F · 08-22-2013, 02:06 PM

I'll nominate Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov*.

Available at libraries everywhere!

* Yes, I know it was part of the literary club.

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08-21-2013, 02:47 AM	#16
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	I second Fade.

08-21-2013, 05:32 AM	#17
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 10519918 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	Has 'The Catcher in the Rye' been a Mobileread book club selection? If not, I'd like to nominate it.

08-21-2013, 07:08 AM	#19
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,989 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I'll second Their Eyes Were Watching God

08-21-2013, 09:52 AM	#21
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I'll give a nod for Lady Chatterly's Lover. Surprised noone's mentioned Harry Potter yet (not a nomination from me ) I'm going to nominate Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Amazon (US): LINK Amazon (UK): LINK B&N (US): LINK Google Play (AUS): LINK Looks like Canada and US have Overdrive versions for EPUB and the US also has Kindle versions.

08-21-2013, 11:45 AM	#22
Mims Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 3774169 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Space Coast Device: K4NT, iPads,IPhone,Aura H2O,PW3	I'll third Their Eyes Were Watching God. Unable to post link, but currently available at amazon.com for $2.99.

08-21-2013, 12:41 PM	#23
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,376 Karma: 28116892 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, iPad 9th gen. IPhone 11	I'll use my last vote to second Flowers For Algernon.

08-21-2013, 10:17 PM	#25
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44667380 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	I second Ulysses. It looks like this new category is off to an interesting start with the nominations so far.

08-22-2013, 08:39 AM	#28
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I'm going to second No Orchids for Miss Blandish. When you've got Greene and Orwell giving it kudos I think it's worth a read.

08-22-2013, 11:21 AM	#29
tlaine Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 145622 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Southwestern Ontario Device: Kobo Aura HD, Mini; Kindle PW2	I'll third No Orchids for Miss Blandish.

08-22-2013, 02:06 PM	#30
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,951 Karma: 70880793 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	I'll nominate Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Available at libraries everywhere! Yes, I know it was part of the literary club.