MobileRead January 2015 VOTE - Page 2

sun surfer · 12-22-2014, 12:05 PM

I started reading The Iron King earlier this month without realising it'd be a candidate for the second chance month poll. I'm enjoying it.

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Look at that spread. I think this one's going down to the wire.

Looking at the end date, it'll be a Christmas surprise then!

treadlightly · 12-22-2014, 12:41 PM

The Iron King is on sale now for $2.99 in the Kobo CA store.

CRussel · 12-22-2014, 12:55 PM

Even though I've read Cocaine Blues, the first book in the wonderful Phryne Fisher series, I voted for it because this would present an excellent reason to do another pass through this series. Plus, since all the books are also available from Audible, read by Stephanie Daniel, this will give me an alternate way to read the series. (I've sampled the narration, and found it excellent, btw.)

HomeInMyShoes · 12-23-2014, 11:24 AM

We need one more vote for Starship Troopers.

Just saying.

WT Sharpe · 12-23-2014, 11:40 AM

Military sci-fi looks to be the least interesting choice.

Well, this sucks. December 23 is no time to have the batteries in the keyboard die only to discover that the family has completely devoured that large stack of AA cells you thought you had. Good thing I have a touchscreen monitor.

issybird · 12-23-2014, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

We need one more vote for Starship Troopers.

Just saying.

Heh. Of those I haven't read, I voted for half and not Heinlein!

HomeInMyShoes · 12-23-2014, 01:35 PM

Oddly enough, I've read To Kill a Mockingbird, but I voted for it. Weirdness. I almost never read things again.

My vested interest is that Heinlein would count as a second chance author as well as a book club read for next year's challenges.

Hamlet53 · 12-23-2014, 01:51 PM

As things are shaping up I wish that I'd cast a vote for To Kill a Mockingbird, though I have read it multiple times. I also read Starship Troopers in my younger Sci-Fi fan days. Typical Heinlein.

Can't say I'm sorry to see a couple of tired old books by H. G. Wells perhaps falling by the wayside.

sun surfer · 12-23-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Military sci-fi looks to be the least interesting choice.

Well, this sucks. December 23 is no time to have the batteries in the keyboard die only to discover that the family has completely devoured that large stack of AA cells you thought you had. Good thing I have a touchscreen monitor.

Have you ever tried rechargeables? I love them - they're better for the environment and save me money.

issybird · 12-23-2014, 02:23 PM

Mockingbird is a must read if you haven't, so I get using the club as a club. But having also read it multiple times, I don't care to revisit; I feel as if I wouldn't have anything fresh or interesting to say about it. I'm minded of Scout's comment, "Maycomb was a tired old town." For me, Mockingbird is a tired old book. I'd rather reread Wells.

HomeInMyShoes · 12-23-2014, 02:52 PM

^That's saying a lot. I liked both of the Wells titles, but I don't want to revisit them. I read Mockingbird so long ago (more than 20 years probably) that it would be pretty fresh for me.

I'm a little disappointed that Inner Fish isn't doing better, but then non-fiction always seems to fall by the wayside in the second chance competition.

WT Sharpe · 12-24-2014, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sun surfer

Have you ever tried rechargeables? I love them - they're better for the environment and save me money.

It might be a good idea to keep a couple on hand; I have a charger. Batteries tend to last so long in devices these days that it's easy to forget them until they die.

crich70 · 12-24-2014, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

It might be a good idea to keep a couple on hand; I have a charger. Batteries tend to last so long in devices these days that it's easy to forget them until they die.

We do take things for granted now days. I remember last time we had a power outage here I knew the power was off but when I would enter a room where there was no light my hand automatically went to the light switch.

WT Sharpe · 12-24-2014, 10:15 AM

The day before the poll closes and it's looking like we may have an unprecedented four-way run-off. We now have four books tied for first place.

crich70 · 12-24-2014, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

The day before the poll closes and it's looking like we may have an unprecedented four-way run-off. We now have four books tied for first place.

Come on Starship Troopers!

View Poll Results: Which failed candidate gets one more chance in 2015?
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger	7	21.88%
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe	7	21.88%
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum	7	21.88%
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher #1) by Kerry Greenwood	5	15.63%
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein	10	31.25%
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin	5	15.63%
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells	10	31.25%
The Giver by Lois Lowry	8	25.00%
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee	10	31.25%
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells	7	21.88%
The Iron King by Maurice Druon	10	31.25%
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde	6	18.75%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

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12-22-2014, 12:41 PM	#17
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	The Iron King is on sale now for $2.99 in the Kobo CA store.

12-22-2014, 12:55 PM	#18
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Even though I've read *Cocaine Blues*, the first book in the wonderful Phryne Fisher series, I voted for it because this would present an excellent reason to do another pass through this series. Plus, since all the books are also available from Audible, read by Stephanie Daniel, this will give me an alternate way to read the series. (I've sampled the narration, and found it excellent, btw.)

12-23-2014, 11:24 AM	#19
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	We need one more vote for Starship Troopers. Just saying.

12-23-2014, 11:40 AM	#20
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.	Military sci-fi looks to be the least interesting choice. Well, this sucks. December 23 is no time to have the batteries in the keyboard die only to discover that the family has completely devoured that large stack of AA cells you thought you had. Good thing I have a touchscreen monitor.

12-23-2014, 01:35 PM	#22
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Oddly enough, I've read To Kill a Mockingbird, but I voted for it. Weirdness. I almost never read things again. My vested interest is that Heinlein would count as a second chance author as well as a book club read for next year's challenges.

12-23-2014, 01:51 PM	#23
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	As things are shaping up I wish that I'd cast a vote for To Kill a Mockingbird, though I have read it multiple times. I also read Starship Troopers in my younger Sci-Fi fan days. Typical Heinlein. Can't say I'm sorry to see a couple of tired old books by H. G. Wells perhaps falling by the wayside.

12-23-2014, 02:23 PM	#25
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,327 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Mockingbird is a must read if you haven't, so I get using the club as a club. But having also read it multiple times, I don't care to revisit; I feel as if I wouldn't have anything fresh or interesting to say about it. I'm minded of Scout's comment, "Maycomb was a tired old town." For me, Mockingbird is a tired old book. I'd rather reread Wells.

12-23-2014, 02:52 PM	#26
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^That's saying a lot. I liked both of the Wells titles, but I don't want to revisit them. I read Mockingbird so long ago (more than 20 years probably) that it would be pretty fresh for me. I'm a little disappointed that Inner Fish isn't doing better, but then non-fiction always seems to fall by the wayside in the second chance competition.

12-24-2014, 10:15 AM	#29
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.	The day before the poll closes and it's looking like we may have an unprecedented four-way run-off. We now have four books tied for first place.

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