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View Poll Results: Which 10 genres shall fill out the 2016 MobileRead Book Club category roster in 2016?
Award Winners (fiction) 17 37.78%
Biography and Memoirs 16 35.56%
Classics 18 40.00%
Contemporary 9 20.00%
Fanfiction 4 8.89%
Fantasy 27 60.00%
Food (food theme, not cookbooks) 4 8.89%
Gay/Lesbian 8 17.78%
Historical Fiction 12 26.67%
History 18 40.00%
Horror 14 31.11%
Humor 16 35.56%
Inspirational Stories 4 8.89%
Music 3 6.67%
Mystery 25 55.56%
Non-Fiction 11 24.44%
Originally Non-English 12 26.67%
Our Favo(u)rite Books 12 26.67%
Patricia Clarke Memorial Library 17 37.78%
Romance 7 15.56%
Science 18 40.00%
Science Fiction 35 77.78%
Sequential Art (graphic novels, etc.) 6 13.33%
Short Stories (same author) 14 31.11%
Short Story Anthologies (various authors) 10 22.22%
Sports (Non-Fiction & Fiction) 7 15.56%
Thriller, Suspense & Crime 23 51.11%
Travel & Adventure 12 26.67%
War 15 33.33%
Young Adult & Children's 12 26.67%
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Old 08-06-2015, 02:24 PM   #16
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^I know there is lots of scope, but I'm just not that interested in war as a topic. Just one of those things.

Boo history as well.

I predict that both war and history will make the final ten based on what I know about the group.
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Old 08-06-2015, 02:31 PM   #17
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I'm surprised that history is doing so well; but it's early days yet.
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^There's a lot of members interested in history. I expect we're about halfway for number of voters now with sixteen.
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Old 08-06-2015, 03:13 PM   #19
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^I know there is lots of scope, but I'm just not that interested in war as a topic. Just one of those things.

Boo history as well.

I predict that both war and history will make the final ten based on what I know about the group.
I'm a little surprised at the votes for War so far as well. Blood thirsty group.

I'm pleasantly surprised at how well History is doing. Even more so for Science. The "made in the shade" choices so far I'm not surprised at though. Anyway I'm going to wait a while to see how things progress before casting my votes. With the surfeit of choices I want to be selective in helping my most favored.
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There's a lot of scope in that category. A few examples:

History of the Peloponnesian War
The Iliad
The Anabasis
Marching Upcountry by John Ringo
The Afghan Campaign by Steven Pressfield
War and Peace
Master and Commander
Now Master and Commander, certainly that's war, and an excellent series I might add. But I suspect March Upcountry is pushing it. Great book, wonderful series, but those who voted for the category might think that MilSF isn't really what they meant.
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Now Master and Commander, certainly that's war, and an excellent series I might add. But I suspect March Upcountry is pushing it. Great book, wonderful series, but those who voted for the category might think that MilSF isn't really what they meant.
I suspect that if many of these typical "non-fiction" categories win, the fiction-lovers among us will be pushing the envelope each month...
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Now Master and Commander, certainly that's war, and an excellent series I might add. But I suspect March Upcountry is pushing it. Great book, wonderful series, but those who voted for the category might think that MilSF isn't really what they meant.
In many ways, the Empire of Man series is a retelling of The Anabasis, except for four-armed fighters (fiction is stranger than truth ) I've always thought of it more as MilFic than MilSF.
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^I know there is lots of scope, but I'm just not that interested in war as a topic. Just one of those things.

Boo history as well.

I predict that both war and history will make the final ten based on what I know about the group.
We have enough about war in the news. We don't need to specifically read about it. I feel sorry for those who voted for war.
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I love war. Reading about it, that is. Except for the carnage part, which is appalling. But the rest? The causes, the effects, the politics, the economics, the social and cultural aspects? Fascinating stuff, among my very favorite reading.
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I voted only for categories I didn't think had a chance or those I would never naturally read from. In any given year I'll read mystery, sci fi, fantasy, award winners, biography, history, etc. of my choice. But, what I love about the clubs is that now I frequently commit to read things I would never think of or choose to read and I've been edified by so many over the last couple of years. So bring on the Gay/Lesbian, Horror, Inspirational, Music, etc. books I'll never reach for. And I really love the idea of having people nominate their favourite books.

Hey JS, noticed you supported children/youth books. I can't wait to nominate The Cat in the Hat.
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