03-25-2015, 04:07 PM | #286 |
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Another consideration for shorter nomination periods is that the current timing skews us to choose shorter books. Frankly, even if we wanted to choose a book like Shogun for our book this month, we simply don't have time to read it even if we started right now. I mean, it's huge. And I'd really like to re-read it. But it isn't realistic unless we have several weeks to read before the discussion.
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I'm in complete agreement! A week is plenty of time.
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03-27-2015, 12:30 PM | #289 |
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Another positive is that it should be a little less work for you since you won't have to continually check on the nominations for as many days as before.
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I've updated the template. For those of us in the Eastern Time Zone, nominations will start on April 20 at 00:01 and end April 26 at 23:59 (that's 4 a.m. April 20 until 4 a.m. April 27, GMT).
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Since I hang out at GoodReads I fixed up the MobileRead group's bookshelf a bit. I added all the books, removed some non-winning books and shelved things as the category they won for. So if anyone is looking for the Romance selectcions, you could head over there and use the tags I've assigned.
MobileRead on GoodReads bookshelf I even started to add the literary club selections, but I've only done the first two. I will get to those eventually. That group is pushing up the daisies, but I figured it would be a nice option for those looking for both bookclub's selections. |
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I didn't even know there was such a group. I really need to spend more time getting to know goodreads.
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01-09-2016, 02:13 PM | #293 |
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I'm the same way. I've started using Goodreads a little, mostly because it pops up when I start a new book on my Kindle, but that's about it. Basically, the only place I go these days is here.
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02-25-2016, 01:01 PM | #295 |
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I certainly agree, issybird. Unless there is some truly compelling reason or interest in a book of >500 pages, there's very little chance that I'll read it for this. I'm not saying that there aren't any longer books that I'd pass on (I did read Shogun recently, after all), but when the book gets particularly long, there needs to be some serious motivation by those nominating and seconding it for me to take the plunge unless it happens to already be on my list. And the same holds true for difficult or challenging reads, though if they're reasonable in size I'm more likely to do it.
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My Reason for not having read the book for this month is because I've been unable to get it from Overdrive. At present, my budget is tight.
One thing that would make it easier to read the nominated books in time would be to have a longer time from the time nominated to get the book and then to read. So if we voted one month back, that would be plenty of time. Last edited by JSWolf; 02-25-2016 at 05:46 PM. |
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it's just that, for me, a good discussion adds a lot to reading pleasure. I'd love to see slates where all the books seemed interesting and wouldn't break the bank, because then people who perhaps wouldn't have chosen the winner will still find it worthwhile to show up for the discussion. Ideally, I end up reading books I'd never have considered, but are rewarding. I have to say, though, that I'd probably end up giving a Star Trek novel the miss! |
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One thing we don't have to worry for this month is accessibility since all the nominated books are free on MR. I plan on reading whatever the winner is even if not what I'll have voted for.
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Actually I think it would be interesting to read this month's Star Trek nomination, as it contains the author's own words before they were run through Paramount's patented Franchise Homogenizer. The last such book I read was The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay by Harlan Ellison, and it differed considerably from what finally aired. Though the episode became the all-time fan-favorite, to this day Ellison despises the late Gene Roddenberry for the changes he made to his script to make the characters nicer and more noble. "Eviscerated" is the word he used. |
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...NOT THE FRANCHISE HOMOGENIZER!!!!..... :P
I know I often shirk longer titles. Although I did read Murakami because I like his characters and his style and I am more apt to read non GB/US titles to boot. But I agree. Shorter titles definitely get more immediate interest from me. That is a personal choice by me to broaden my horizons more and does not always suit everyone else. I know that. I don't know if I'll get to Brat Farrar, but I know I'll get to Eucalyptus. I sometimes get trapped in my library requests (many which are interlibrary-loans) that are not always renewable so I am often late to getting around to reading some selections in both book clubs while trying to finish up other titles. I've definitely done better in the last two years getting to a good portion of titles though. |
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