MobileRead March 2016 Book Club Nominations - Page 3

fantasyfan · 02-22-2016, 11:02 AM

go raibh maith agat!

WT Sharpe · 02-22-2016, 11:22 AM

Tá fáilte romhat!

issybird · 02-22-2016, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by fantasyfan

go raibh maith agat!

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Tá fáilte romhat!

Are we selecting The Crock of Gold, then?

fantasyfan · 02-22-2016, 03:09 PM

If we did, I would (to use an Irish idiom) be riding the bee's back!

WT Sharpe · 02-22-2016, 04:12 PM

Announcement: doubleshuffle noticed that James Stephens, The Crock of Gold author, died in 1950. Even though the book's publication date of 1912 puts it out of copyright in the United States, it still falls afoul of MobileRead's life+70 standard. All copies have been taken offline, and the nomination is, regrettably, disallowed. If you voted for it, you have your vote back.

CRussel · 02-22-2016, 06:17 PM

Well, that's a bummer. I may still go grab it, though the copy won't be as clean as the one here. It actually sounded interesting. (Since I live in a Life+50 country, I can legitimately download it, even though it isn't available from a Canadian site, since it is out of copyright here.)

issybird · 02-22-2016, 06:28 PM

Bummer indeed! I thought an Irish title would be fun, since March has St. Patrick's Day ad 2016 is the centenary of the Easter Rising.

issybird · 02-23-2016, 08:29 AM

I've got another Irish nomination in place of Crock of Gold.

A Drama in Muslin by George Moore (1852 - 1933*), who has been called the first great modern Irish novelist, is a satiric story of the marriage trade in Anglo-Irish society. From Goodreads:

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Set in Ireland in the 1880s against a backdrop of Land League troubles in Co. Mayo, and in Dublin, where the social life revolves around the Vice-Regal court in Dublin Castle, this depicts the efforts of a mother trying to catch socially suitable husbands for her daughters, and chronicles the results.

epub mobi

*He shares a death day (not date) with George Orwell and Lytton Strachey.

CRussel · 02-23-2016, 11:14 AM

Second A Drama in Muslin. We need some more choices here, and an Irish one would be fun.

fantasyfan · 02-23-2016, 03:03 PM

Third A Drama In Muslin. I think that uses up my nominations.

JSWolf · 02-23-2016, 04:01 PM

Speaking of Irish, Star Trek has Scotty who is Irish. So vote for Scotty and his wee bairns.

WT Sharpe · 02-23-2016, 04:07 PM

How come so little love for one of the most recent books in our library, Music of the Spheres by Wander Bonanno? It's Star Trek! It features characters from the original series! It was commissioned by Paramount. The ebook version, edited and proofed by our own JSWolf, even has the author's personal seal of approval! Just one more nod gets it on the ballet, and look at it this way: If it wins, every time in the future that Jon complains about someone nominating a book that isn't the first in a series, you all could throw this in his face! That's a win-win if ever I saw one!

HomeInMyShoes · 02-23-2016, 04:34 PM

I believe you said all that needed to be said when you wrote "It's Star Trek!"

:ducks:

June · 02-23-2016, 04:35 PM

I'll third Music of the Spheres, it is Star TreK

CRussel · 02-23-2016, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Speaking of Irish, Star Trek has Scotty who is Irish. So vote for Scotty and his wee bairns.

How you figure that?

(BTW, I'd have thirded it if June hadn't jumped in front of me.)

02-22-2016, 04:12 PM	#35
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Announcement: doubleshuffle noticed that James Stephens, *The Crock of Gold* author, died in 1950. Even though the book's publication date of 1912 puts it out of copyright in the United States, it still falls afoul of MobileRead's life+70 standard. All copies have been taken offline, and the nomination is, regrettably, disallowed. If you voted for it, you have your vote back. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 02-22-2016 at 04:26 PM.

02-23-2016, 03:03 PM	#40
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,368 Karma: 26886344 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, 4G, iPad Air 2, iPhone IE	Third A Drama In Muslin. I think that uses up my nominations. Last edited by fantasyfan; 02-23-2016 at 03:06 PM.

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02-22-2016, 11:02 AM	#31
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,368 Karma: 26886344 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, 4G, iPad Air 2, iPhone IE	go raibh maith agat!

02-22-2016, 11:22 AM	#32
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Tá fáilte romhat!

02-22-2016, 03:09 PM	#34
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,368 Karma: 26886344 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, 4G, iPad Air 2, iPhone IE	If we did, I would (to use an Irish idiom) be riding the bee's back!

02-22-2016, 06:17 PM	#36
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,157 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Well, that's a bummer. I may still go grab it, though the copy won't be as clean as the one here. It actually sounded interesting. (Since I live in a Life+50 country, I can legitimately download it, even though it isn't available from a Canadian site, since it is out of copyright here.)

02-22-2016, 06:28 PM	#37
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,205 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	Bummer indeed! I thought an Irish title would be fun, since March has St. Patrick's Day ad 2016 is the centenary of the Easter Rising.

02-23-2016, 11:14 AM	#39
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,157 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Second A Drama in Muslin. We need some more choices here, and an Irish one would be fun.

02-23-2016, 04:01 PM	#41
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,866 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Speaking of Irish, Star Trek has Scotty who is Irish. So vote for Scotty and his wee bairns.

02-23-2016, 04:07 PM	#42
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	How come so little love for one of the most recent books in our library, Music of the Spheres by Wander Bonanno? It's Star Trek! It features characters from the original series! It was commissioned by Paramount. The ebook version, edited and proofed by our own JSWolf, even has the author's personal seal of approval! Just one more nod gets it on the ballet, and look at it this way: If it wins, every time in the future that Jon complains about someone nominating a book that isn't the first in a series, you all could throw this in his face! That's a win-win if ever I saw one!

02-23-2016, 04:34 PM	#43
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I believe you said all that needed to be said when you wrote "It's Star Trek!" :ducks:

02-23-2016, 04:35 PM	#44
June Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 4508151 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scandinavia Device: Kobo Libra, Oasis 1&2 and others	I'll third Music of the Spheres, it is Star TreK

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