MobileRead October 2016 Book Club Vote - Page 3

issybird · 10-02-2016, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I just began on the free sample of "The Loved One" .... And already I am disillusioned. Evelyn Waugh is a man?? Nowadays, and on this west side of The Pond, Evelyn is more often a female. I've run into this use before, but it never occurred to me!

Even better, his first wife also was named Evelyn. They were known as He-Evelyn and She-Evelyn. Oh, and in Britspeak, that first "E" is long, as in Eve.

JSWolf · 10-03-2016, 07:06 AM

Why would parents do this to their child? Sometimes parents don't have a clue what the name they give their child could do to said child. Changing the pronunciation doesn't change the fact that his name is a girl's name.

Dazrin · 10-03-2016, 01:15 PM

I certainly didn't expect it but I have seen it before. It's almost like different names are acceptable in different time periods and in different regions. This is my shocked face.

"Edith is a boys name!"

issybird · 10-03-2016, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why would parents do this to their child? Sometimes parents don't have a clue what the name they give their child could do to said child. Changing the pronunciation doesn't change the fact that his name is a girl's name.

Even though in America it's a girl's name, it's always been more androgynous in Britain. Like the name Dana here, for example.

As for the pronunciation, it's yet another example of two nations divided by a common language. The name Maria also comes to mind, or the way most Americans mispronounce Bernard and Augustine.

BenG · 10-03-2016, 01:43 PM

"Leslie" would be another example.

JSWolf · 10-03-2016, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Even though in America it's a girl's name, it's always been more androgynous in Britain. Like the name Dana here, for example.

As for the pronunciation, it's yet another example of two nations divided by a common language. The name Maria also comes to mind, or the way most Americans mispronounce Bernard and Augustine.

Actually, England and the US had the same version of English back when the Pilgrims came to America. It is from there that things changed for both countries. Even Australia's English changed.

To say the US pronounces things wrong is itself wrong. It's just different.

badgoodDeb · 10-03-2016, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

A last push for Midnight Riot/Rivers of London. .....Come on, folks. If both Jon and I agree about this book, it's clearly got something going for it, since we never agree about anything! And, seriously, it's a fun book, a good read, reasonably priced, and available for both eBook and Audible versions, WhisperSync'd if you want. And available in many libraries. And Peter Grant is a great character.

The "free sample" of this month's winner [Evelyn Waugh, "something Love"] didn't take me far enough to know if I'd like it or not. Since I had already bought Midnight Riot/Rivers of London a bit ago, I decided to try it for a bit.

Turns out I had tried it when I got it, and abandoned it when I reached the ghost witness. Somehow, today I'm in a different mood, and was intrigued rather than put off by that! I'm several chapters in, and quite enjoying it! It's fun, but I wouldn't (so far?) call it funny. Still, I'm going to enjoy it!

JSWolf · 10-03-2016, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

The "free sample" of this month's winner [Evelyn Waugh, "something Love"] didn't take me far enough to know if I'd like it or not. Since I had already bought Midnight Riot/Rivers of London a bit ago, I decided to try it for a bit.

Turns out I had tried it when I got it, and abandoned it when I reached the ghost witness. Somehow, today I'm in a different mood, and was intrigued rather than put off by that! I'm several chapters in, and quite enjoying it! It's fun, but I wouldn't (so far?) call it funny. Still, I'm going to enjoy it!

I've just added the Moon Over Soho to my H2O. I'll be reading it sometime this month. I have the book I am reading now and maybe one other before I get to it. I am looking forward to it.

issybird · 10-03-2016, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've just added the Moon Over Soho to my H2O. I'll be reading it sometime this month. I have the book I am reading now and maybe one other before I get to it. I am looking forward to it.

Don't forget to leave time for The Loved One.

JSWolf · 10-04-2016, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Don't forget to leave time for The Loved One.

Got it from the library. It's ready to be loaded on my H20.

mkm · 10-05-2016, 08:43 PM

Dang, it's closed. The Loved One I guess. Gotta get a copy and read in time ::crossfingers::

JSWolf · 10-05-2016, 08:51 PM

After I finish The Girl on the Train, I'm going to read The Loved One.

JSWolf · 10-07-2016, 07:04 AM

I just finished the first chapter of The Loved One. Is there supposed to something funny or amusing in chapter one?

badgoodDeb · 10-07-2016, 02:16 PM

I suspect we all have different ideas of "funny". I only (so far) read the free sample, but I didn't see anything funny in that ..... and wasn't entirely sure if I would go any further.

Similarly -- I'm 60% thru the Aaroncourt book mentioned above, and while it's fun, I don't find it "funny".

Oh well .... it takes all kinds!

CRussel · 10-07-2016, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I suspect we all have different ideas of "funny". I only (so far) read the free sample, but I didn't see anything funny in that ..... and wasn't entirely sure if I would go any further.

Similarly -- I'm 60% thru the Aaroncourt book mentioned above, and while it's fun, I don't find it "funny".

Oh well .... it takes all kinds!

Agreed. I find the Aaronovitch books very funny, and so does my DW. It's possible at least part of that is having read (and watched BBC versions of) so very many English police procedurals over the years.

View Poll Results: October 2016 Book Club Vote
Bridge in the Fourth Dimension: Further Adventures of the Hideous Hog by Victor Mollo	4	17.39%
Mislaid by Nell Zink	3	13.04%
Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch	9	39.13%
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh	10	43.48%
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris	6	26.09%
Noises Off by Michael Frayn	2	8.70%
Bellwether by Connie Willis	5	21.74%
The Deadly Dowager by Edwin Greenwood	4	17.39%
Alice, Let's Eat by Calvin Trillin	7	30.43%
Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald	2	8.70%
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10-03-2016, 07:06 AM	#32
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 81,035 Karma: 150250725 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Why would parents do this to their child? Sometimes parents don't have a clue what the name they give their child could do to said child. Changing the pronunciation doesn't change the fact that his name is a girl's name.

10-03-2016, 01:15 PM	#33
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,738 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I certainly didn't expect it but I have seen it before. It's almost like different names are acceptable in different time periods and in different regions. This is my shocked face. "Edith is a boys name!"

10-03-2016, 01:43 PM	#35
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	"Leslie" would be another example.

10-05-2016, 08:43 PM	#41
mkm Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 402 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: PRSt2, pocket edge	Dang, it's closed. The Loved One I guess. Gotta get a copy and read in time ::crossfingers::

10-05-2016, 08:51 PM	#42
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 81,035 Karma: 150250725 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	After I finish The Girl on the Train, I'm going to read The Loved One.

10-07-2016, 07:04 AM	#43
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 81,035 Karma: 150250725 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I just finished the first chapter of The Loved One. Is there supposed to something funny or amusing in chapter one?

10-07-2016, 02:16 PM	#44
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,576 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I suspect we all have different ideas of "funny". I only (so far) read the free sample, but I didn't see anything funny in that ..... and wasn't entirely sure if I would go any further. Similarly -- I'm 60% thru the Aaroncourt book mentioned above, and while it's fun, I don't find it "funny". Oh well .... it takes all kinds!

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