MobileRead April 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote - Page 3

pilotbob · 03-30-2011, 10:44 AM

The Poll is closed... the weiner:

Hal Spacejock #1 by Simon Haynes

This book better be funny!

BOb

WT Sharpe · 03-30-2011, 10:59 AM

I've started reading Simon Haynes' Hal Spacejock, and I think we've made a fine choice. This thing's hilarious. Far better than our humor selection last year. That one really laid an egg.

edbro · 03-30-2011, 03:07 PM

I just purchased Hal Spacejock 1 and 2 and I'm looking forward to starting it.

I just wanted to say that for those who have not read A Confederacy of Dunces then you are missing a real treat.

WT Sharpe · 03-30-2011, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edbro

...I just wanted to say that for those who have not read A Confederacy of Dunces then you are missing a real treat.

Agreed. A real shame the author didn't live to write more like it.

Giggleton · 03-30-2011, 10:15 PM

I bought Hal Spacejock as well, direct from the author's site, which is always nice!

WT Sharpe · 03-30-2011, 10:24 PM

Yes, that was a plus! I bought the set, only because it was cheaper, and now that I'm reading the first book am so glad I did. This will be one series I read in its entirety.

caleb72 · 03-31-2011, 12:24 AM

Yay for Hal!!!

Regards
Caleb

drofgnal · 03-31-2011, 12:38 PM

I bought the whole set direct from the author's site as well!!

Nyssa · 03-31-2011, 11:18 PM

I also bought the whole set. Yes, yes, even after all of that indecision. I am off to go and start it now, actually. Hopefully I can get a good hour or two of reading time in tonight.

tponzo · 04-03-2011, 11:40 PM

Off to buy Hal Spacejock. Anybody who hasn't read Confederancy of Dunces should give it try.

JSWolf · 04-04-2011, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I've started reading Simon Haynes' Hal Spacejock, and I think we've made a fine choice. This thing's hilarious. Far better than our humor selection last year. That one really laid an egg.

Then that egg was allowed to roll out of the hen house and sit in the sun rotting away and stinking to high heaven.

JSWolf · 04-04-2011, 08:11 AM

I do have the free copy of Hal #1 I downloaded when it was a give-away. I just have to find it and get it sorted from my Reader so I can read it.

I do hope it is enjoyable. I want to read something good that I can actually finish.

WT Sharpe · 04-04-2011, 11:30 AM

I'm a bit over 80% through and thoroughly enjoying it. I really like Clunk.

Asawi · 04-04-2011, 11:50 AM

I've only read the first 4 chapters but so far I like the cheeky Navcom.

Nyssa · 04-04-2011, 12:18 PM

I'm somewhere in the teens, almost 1/2 way through. I also like Clunk. I haven't actually laughed yet...more like groaned and rolled my eyes at Hal. I'm still enjoying the story, though.

View Poll Results: April 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart	6	10.53%
The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French	5	8.77%
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobsen	3	5.26%
The Night Life of the Gods by Thorne Smith	4	7.02%
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole	9	15.79%
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr	6	10.53%
Naked by David Sedaris	2	3.51%
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons	3	5.26%
The Diaries of Adam and Eve (also called extracts from Adam and Eve's diary) by Mark Twain	5	8.77%
Hal Spacejock #1 by Simon Haynes	14	24.56%
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03-30-2011, 10:44 AM	#31
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	The Poll is closed... the weiner: Hal Spacejock #1 by Simon Haynes This book better be funny! BOb

03-30-2011, 10:59 AM	#32
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've started reading Simon Haynes' Hal Spacejock, and I think we've made a fine choice. This thing's hilarious. Far better than our humor selection last year. That one really laid an egg.

03-30-2011, 03:07 PM	#33
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	I just purchased Hal Spacejock 1 and 2 and I'm looking forward to starting it. I just wanted to say that for those who have not read A Confederacy of Dunces then you are missing a real treat.

03-30-2011, 10:15 PM	#35
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	I bought Hal Spacejock as well, direct from the author's site, which is always nice!

03-30-2011, 10:24 PM	#36
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.	Yes, that was a plus! I bought the set, only because it was cheaper, and now that I'm reading the first book am so glad I did. This will be one series I read in its entirety.

03-31-2011, 12:24 AM	#37
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Yay for Hal!!! Regards Caleb

03-31-2011, 12:38 PM	#38
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,435 Karma: 10519918 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	I bought the whole set direct from the author's site as well!!

03-31-2011, 11:18 PM	#39
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I also bought the whole set. Yes, yes, even after all of that indecision. I am off to go and start it now, actually. Hopefully I can get a good hour or two of reading time in tonight.

04-03-2011, 11:40 PM	#40
tponzo Addict Posts: 239 Karma: 237 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: OH USA Device: Sony PRS 900(gave it to my sister); Sony PRS-T1; onyx book note air	Off to buy Hal Spacejock. Anybody who hasn't read Confederancy of Dunces should give it try.

04-04-2011, 08:11 AM	#42
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,938 Karma: 150249633 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I do have the free copy of Hal #1 I downloaded when it was a give-away. I just have to find it and get it sorted from my Reader so I can read it. I do hope it is enjoyable. I want to read something good that I can actually finish.

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04-04-2011, 11:30 AM	#43
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'm a bit over 80% through and thoroughly enjoying it. I really like Clunk.

04-04-2011, 11:50 AM	#44
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I've only read the first 4 chapters but so far I like the cheeky Navcom.

04-04-2011, 12:18 PM	#45
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I'm somewhere in the teens, almost 1/2 way through. I also like Clunk. I haven't actually laughed yet...more like groaned and rolled my eyes at Hal. I'm still enjoying the story, though.