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issybird · 10-31-2018, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Geoffrey Palmer is perfect as Eeyore.

Oh my goodness, he would be, wouldn't he?

Catlady · 10-31-2018, 08:04 PM

Count me in as another fan of the Silly Old Bear and his friends, especially Eeyore.

I used to be in and out of the E. P. Dutton offices when the original stuffed animals were displayed there, and it was always delightful to see them.

gmw · 11-05-2018, 07:21 AM

I just finished reading an intriguing novella that inspired an idea for a future theme: co-written.

I'm often intrigued by books written by two or more authors. As a writer I'm curious to know how they did it (I'm not a team player), and as a reader I'm curious see whether one voice or another is more apparent, and whether, together, the authors have made something unique in the combination.

So I'm just adding this here in the hope that if I forget, next time we're looking for themes, someone else might remember.

issybird · 11-05-2018, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by gmw

I just finished reading an intriguing novella that inspired an idea for a future theme: co-written.

I'm often intrigued by books written by two or more authors. As a writer I'm curious to know how they did it (I'm not a team player), and as a reader I'm curious see whether one voice or another is more apparent, and whether, together, the authors have made something unique in the combination.

So I'm just adding this here in the hope that if I forget, next time we're looking for themes, someone else might remember.

Oh, interesting! Just for starters, I know some co-writers take turns with chapters, others just pass it back and forth, some I suspect have specialties in regard to dialogue, description, character development and so forth. Not limited to those possibilities, either.

And sometimes if they don't make it evident, you might not be aware that it's co-authored at that.

gmw · 11-05-2018, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Oh, interesting! Just for starters, I know some co-writers take turns with chapters, others just pass it back and forth, some I suspect have specialties in regard to dialogue, description, character development and so forth. Not limited to those possibilities, either.

And sometimes if they don't make it evident, you might not be aware that it's co-authored at that.

It is interesting to find out that some apparently singular authors are in fact two people. Our group might be able to raise some surprises in amongst the nominations.

My interest is particularly with those that write separately as well as occasional collaborations, I suppose because it gives more fodder for comparison and consideration. The aforementioned novella was selected on pretty much this basis; each had written some excellent short stories and I was curious to see what they'd do together.

Catlady · 11-05-2018, 11:52 AM

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is set up with alternating sections with different POVs. The audiobook included an interview with them about how they collaborated. Pekkanen has written other novels alone; Hendricks hasn't.

Dazrin · 11-05-2018, 12:27 PM

Sorcery and Cecelia was written as an epistilary where the authors took turns writing to each other from their character's POV. They say they didn't coordinate either, just built on the previous letter. I haven't read the sequels but this one worked well.

issybird · 11-05-2018, 02:55 PM

Or, another synchronicity.

Shortly after I read in the November selection, Alias Grace, those lines from Tennyson's Maud:

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My heart would hear her and beat,
Were it earth in an earthy bed;

I read (heard) those exact lines quoted in Mr. Mulliner Speaking by P. G. Wodehouse.

Dazrin · 12-19-2018, 07:37 PM

Bookworm_Girl included her favorite NLBC selection in the main "best of 2018" thread.

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

My most memorable books of 2018 were in no particular order:
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My favorite MobileRead New Leaf Book Club selection was Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury.
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Which is something I really should have asked about specifically. Fortunately I can edit that post...

For me, I have to go with The Scarlet Pimpernel for my favorite this year. Not the best writing, not the most epic story, not the most well-known, but definitely the most enjoyable read. I also really enjoyed The Old Man and the Sea and Dandelion Wine and both of our non-fiction selections which were good but flawed (seriously in places).

What was your favorite selection from this year?

gmw · 12-19-2018, 11:13 PM

My post on that thread had indirectly indicated my pick: Never Let Me Go. It wins for me on all fronts and is probably the only one I'm likely to read again any time soon (which is how I tend to judge most fiction these days).

Runners up: The Scarlet Pimpernel was fun, Passing was interesting and intriguing to study, The House on the Strand was entertaining and The Three Musketeers is now one of those "I've read that" achievements.

Bookpossum · 12-20-2018, 01:38 AM

Good question Dazrin. Mine are:

Passing, Dandelion Wine, Never Let Me Go and The House on the Strand. It's hard to pick my top favourite from those four, but I think it was probably Dandelion Wine, though by a very short nose.

issybird · 12-20-2018, 05:48 AM

I rated three of this year's choices with five stars at Goodreads, but I've read The Scarlet Pimpernel too many times and Dandelion Wine too recently to count them as this year's best, which leaves The Old Man and the Sea, which is also on my year's ten-best list. A masterpiece.

Honorable mention goes to Passing which was a terrific book to discuss to kick off the new club and The Three Musketeers for its wit and liveliness.

astrangerhere · 12-20-2018, 09:59 AM

The only book club book to make my top 10 this year was Dandelion Wine. I had never read it and I really, really enjoyed it. I don't count Never Let Me Go as it was a re-read for me, though I do love it.

Passing was a solid 4 for me, and I am glad I read it. But it didn't make my top ten. I read 110 books this year and only 10 of them got 5 stars from me.

CRussel · 12-20-2018, 11:31 AM

For me, The Old Man and the Sea was a favourite even though it was a re-read from fairly recently. Still powerful and satisfying, proving good books don't have to be 600 pages long.

Passing was another favourite, especially the Audible version. Read during a long trip with my DW, and thoroughly enjoyed.

What was more satisfying this year than the actual books read were the books discovered and read as a result of the themes. The list is long of books that I would not have read and thoroughly enjoyed were it not for the club.

When I get a chance later in the week, I'll try to post some of those.

fantasyfan · 12-20-2018, 04:02 PM

The Scarlet Pimpernel was a runaway favourite for me. I also enjoyed The Three Musketeers and The Old Man and the Sea.

The Radium Girls I found informative and moving. It was quite topical in that Ireland is facing ia similar type of medical scandal involving misdiagnosis of cervical cancer in a number of women—some of whom have died.

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10-31-2018, 08:04 PM	#302
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Count me in as another fan of the Silly Old Bear and his friends, especially Eeyore. I used to be in and out of the E. P. Dutton offices when the original stuffed animals were displayed there, and it was always delightful to see them.

11-05-2018, 07:21 AM	#303
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I just finished reading an intriguing novella that inspired an idea for a future theme: co-written. I'm often intrigued by books written by two or more authors. As a writer I'm curious to know how they did it (I'm not a team player), and as a reader I'm curious see whether one voice or another is more apparent, and whether, together, the authors have made something unique in the combination. So I'm just adding this here in the hope that if I forget, next time we're looking for themes, someone else might remember.

11-05-2018, 11:52 AM	#306
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is set up with alternating sections with different POVs. The audiobook included an interview with them about how they collaborated. Pekkanen has written other novels alone; Hendricks hasn't.

11-05-2018, 12:27 PM	#307
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,631 Karma: 73864785 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	Sorcery and Cecelia was written as an epistilary where the authors took turns writing to each other from their character's POV. They say they didn't coordinate either, just built on the previous letter. I haven't read the sequels but this one worked well.

12-19-2018, 11:13 PM	#310
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	My post on that thread had indirectly indicated my pick: *Never Let Me Go. It wins for me on all fronts and is probably the only one I'm likely to read again any time soon (which is how I tend to judge most fiction these days). Runners up: The Scarlet Pimpernel* was fun, *Passing* was interesting and intriguing to study, *The House on the Strand* was entertaining and *The Three Musketeers* is now one of those "I've read that" achievements.

12-20-2018, 01:38 AM	#311
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Good question Dazrin. Mine are: Passing, Dandelion Wine, Never Let Me Go and The House on the Strand. It's hard to pick my top favourite from those four, but I think it was probably Dandelion Wine, though by a very short nose.

12-20-2018, 05:48 AM	#312
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,210 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I rated three of this year's choices with five stars at Goodreads, but I've read *The Scarlet Pimpernel* too many times and Dandelion Wine too recently to count them as this year's best, which leaves *The Old Man and the Sea, which is also on my year's ten-best list. A masterpiece. Honorable mention goes to Passing* which was a terrific book to discuss to kick off the new club and *The Three Musketeers* for its wit and liveliness.

12-20-2018, 09:59 AM	#313
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,638 Karma: 65526796 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	The only book club book to make my top 10 this year was Dandelion Wine. I had never read it and I really, really enjoyed it. I don't count Never Let Me Go as it was a re-read for me, though I do love it. Passing was a solid 4 for me, and I am glad I read it. But it didn't make my top ten. I read 110 books this year and only 10 of them got 5 stars from me.

12-20-2018, 11:31 AM	#314
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	For me, *The Old Man and the Sea* was a favourite even though it was a re-read from fairly recently. Still powerful and satisfying, proving good books don't have to be 600 pages long. *Passing* was another favourite, especially the Audible version. Read during a long trip with my DW, and thoroughly enjoyed. What was more satisfying this year than the actual books read were the books discovered and read as a result of the themes. The list is long of books that I would not have read and thoroughly enjoyed were it not for the club. When I get a chance later in the week, I'll try to post some of those.

12-20-2018, 04:02 PM	#315
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,368 Karma: 26886344 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, 4G, iPad Air 2, iPhone IE	The Scarlet Pimpernel was a runaway favourite for me. I also enjoyed The Three Musketeers and The Old Man and the Sea. The Radium Girls I found informative and moving. It was quite topical in that Ireland is facing ia similar type of medical scandal involving misdiagnosis of cervical cancer in a number of women—some of whom have died.