MobileRead September 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote - Page 9

Nyssa · 08-25-2011, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Indeed, as is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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Originally Posted by din155

Which I have already read and I am not sure if want to re-read it. Either way, I have got three books added in my TBR from this poll.

din

This is also on my TBR list, but I'm not in the mood to read it as yet. I'm pretty much sticking with Storm Front. I don't think anything else can catch my attention at the moment. I'll have to come back at a later time and look over the other options to see what else I want to add to my never ending list.
Right now, I'm quite ambivalent about Chinese Maze Murders.

JSWolf · 08-25-2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BenG

I think Judge Dee got a head start because it was a freebie a month or two ago, and many had not read it yet.

Well, if it wins, I may not be reading it as I did not pick it up when it was free. It depends if I can get it from the library. It seems to be not all that popular.

WT Sharpe · 08-25-2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Less than two days left to vote and it looks to be an entertaining finish.

Indeed it does. At the moment Chinese Maze is still in the lead, but Storm Front is coming up fast on the inside lane.

Asawi · 08-26-2011, 02:20 AM

I will be reading Storm Front whether it wins or not.
I won't be reading Chinese Maze, whether it wins or not.

(I also willbe reading Bruno, but weknow that one won't win already!)

Nyssa · 08-26-2011, 08:30 AM

Started Storm Front last night. Curiouser and curiouser; 7.5 chapters in and there are already 3 questions looking for answers. Plus, the characters are interesting.

issybird · 08-26-2011, 10:30 AM

I read several of the Judge Dee mysteries a long time ago. They're a fascinating look at another culture as well as good mysteries in themselves. I'm looking forward to revisiting him in any case. Free is good, too, especially when it's a book of quality.

Format C: · 08-26-2011, 10:32 AM

How can I get 4 people to vote for Storm Front?
Can I trade Karma points?
Or give away the ending to the ones who do not vote for it?

JSWolf · 08-26-2011, 10:35 AM

Since the books I've voted for isn't going to win, let's give Storm Front the win. I've read it and I can say for sure that it is a good book.

issybird · 08-26-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Since the books I've voted for isn't going to win, let's give Storm Front the win. I've read it and I can say for sure that it is a good book.

WHAT?! Vote for a book you don't want instead of your favorite, because the book you want isn't going to win? I'm shocked, shocked, that anyone would do that.

JSWolf · 08-26-2011, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

WHAT?! Vote for a book you don't want instead of your favorite, because the book you want isn't going to win? I'm shocked, shocked, that anyone would do that.

I have an ulterior motive here. I don't want the Chinese one to win. Of all of them, that's the one I want to win the least.

issybird · 08-26-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I have an ulterior motive here. I don't want the Chinese one to win. Of all of them, that's the one I want to win the least.

Gee, voting because of ulterior motives. Again, I'm appalled. People are supposed to vote for their favorite and damn the consequences. Or so I've been told. And told. And told.

Nyssa · 08-26-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

I read several of the Judge Dee mysteries a long time ago. They're a fascinating look at another culture as well as good mysteries in themselves. I'm looking forward to revisiting him in any case. Free is good, too, especially when it's a book of quality.

Yes, free is good. This book, however, isn't free.

JSWolf · 08-26-2011, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Yes, free is good. This book, however, isn't free.

It was earlier this year.

issybird · 08-26-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Yes, free is good. This book, however, isn't free.

It was free last month from the U. of Chicago, which in addition to its intrinsic appeal was one reason I nominated it. I figured a lot of people had picked it up then and perhaps not gotten around to it yet. It's worth reading in any case, however. Judge Dee is one of the great literary detectives.

din155 · 08-26-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Started Storm Front last night. Curiouser and curiouser; 7.5 chapters in and there are already 3 questions looking for answers. Plus, the characters are interesting.

Oh, you already started? I will wait for the poll to close so that I can finish The Gods Themselves

After that I will start with Storm Front irrespective of whichever book wins.

din

View Poll Results: September 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 in the Series) by Alexander McCall Smith	5	6.41%
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	7	8.97%
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson	12	15.38%
The Chinese Maze Murders by Robert van Gulik (1st Judge Dee mystery by van Gulik)	21	26.92%
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins	6	7.69%
The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer	3	3.85%
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie	7	8.97%
Bruno, Chief of Police: A Novel Of The French Countryside by Martin Walker	3	3.85%
Ghost Story: A Novel of the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files, Book #13) by Jim Butcher	0	0%
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book #1) by Jim Butcher	14	17.95%
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08-26-2011, 02:20 AM	#124
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I will be reading Storm Front whether it wins or not. I won't be reading Chinese Maze, whether it wins or not. (I also willbe reading Bruno, but weknow that one won't win already!)

08-26-2011, 08:30 AM	#125
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Started Storm Front last night. Curiouser and curiouser; 7.5 chapters in and there are already 3 questions looking for answers. Plus, the characters are interesting.

08-26-2011, 10:30 AM	#126
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,233 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I read several of the Judge Dee mysteries a long time ago. They're a fascinating look at another culture as well as good mysteries in themselves. I'm looking forward to revisiting him in any case. Free is good, too, especially when it's a book of quality.

08-26-2011, 10:32 AM	#127
Format C: Guru Posts: 753 Karma: 1496807 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Third World Device: iLiad + PRS-505 + Kindle 3	How can I get 4 people to vote for Storm Front? Can I trade Karma points? Or give away the ending to the ones who do not vote for it?

08-26-2011, 10:35 AM	#128
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,027 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Since the books I've voted for isn't going to win, let's give Storm Front the win. I've read it and I can say for sure that it is a good book.

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