MobileRead October 2016 Book Club Nominations

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by issybird

Many thanks.

Many books I'd like to read here; in truth, I've already picked up Bridge, Mislaid, and the Dowager (I'd love to see the last make it to the vote.)

You love audio books (and they're a lot easier to read right now), so by all means grab a copy of Rivers of London/Midnight Riot. It's not your usual thing. But it's really witty, and the narration by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is an 11 out of 10. This is one of those books that simply comes alive in the narration.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by CRussel

You love audio books (and they're a lot easier to read right now), so by all means grab a copy of Rivers of London/Midnight Riot. It's not your usual thing. But it's really witty, and the narration by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is an 11 out of 10. This is one of those books that simply comes alive in the narration.

Boston OverDrive has it, as well as the audiobook Mislaid. Both in my account now. Thanks for the tip!

[CRussel]

Thanks for the reminder! I went and put in a recommendation for the eBook version of Mislaid for the BC Library. It's unlikely to show up before I have to read it if it's chosen here, but then I'll just use a credit on the Audible version. (I have this totally irrational belief that credits are "free", but $10.99 is too much for an eBook. Yeah, I SAID it was irrational.)

[drofgnal]

I'm not going to nominate it because I've read it already, but I'd strongly recommend Bucky F*cking Dent by David Duchovny. I caught my self laughing out loud.

[BenG]

I'd like to nominate Bellwether by Connie Willis. This novella is her send-up of the worst parts of corporate culture. One of her funniest.

Spoiler:

Pop culture, chaos theory and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula winning author of Doomsday Book. Sandra Foster studies fads and their meanings for the HiTek corporation. Bennet O'Reilly works with monkey group behavior and chaos theory for the same company. When the two are thrust together due to a misdelivered package and a run of seemingly bad luck, they find a joint project in a flock of sheep. But a series of setbacks and disappointments arise before they are able to find answers to their questions.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7779491-bellwether

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BenG

I'd like to nominate Bellwether by Connie Willis. This novella is her send-up of the worst parts of corporate culture. One of her funniest.

Spoiler:

Pop culture, chaos theory and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula winning author of Doomsday Book. Sandra Foster studies fads and their meanings for the HiTek corporation. Bennet O'Reilly works with monkey group behavior and chaos theory for the same company. When the two are thrust together due to a misdelivered package and a run of seemingly bad luck, they find a joint project in a flock of sheep. But a series of setbacks and disappointments arise before they are able to find answers to their questions.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7779491-bellwether

This is a novel, not a novella. I shall second this.

[BenG]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

This is a novel, not a novella. I shall second this.

Hmmm. It was nominated for a Best Novel Nebula Award but it won a Best Novella Locus Award. At any rate it's around 250 pages more or less.

[treadlightly]

I'll third Bellwether. Love Connie Willis.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BenG

Hmmm. It was nominated for a Best Novel Nebula Award but it won a Best Novella Locus Award. At any rate it's around 250 pages more or less.

The word count puts it at novel. So Locus was wrong and stole an award from a novella. Stupid people at Locus (I would say). I've seen the page count at 247 on Amazon.

[issybird]

We only need two more votes for The Deadly Dowager! I'm out of nominations, unfortunately.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by issybird

We only need two more votes for The Deadly Dowager! I'm out of nominations, unfortunately.

Me, too, but I think I might read that one regardless of whether it gets fully nominated.

[Dazrin]

I am still too busy to look at this in detail so I will go ahead and second the three partially nominated titles right now in hopes of getting the slate a little more filled up.
The Deadly Dowager
Alice, Let's Eat
Based on a True Story

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by issybird

We only need two more votes for The Deadly Dowager! I'm out of nominations, unfortunately.

That looks like fun! I'll second it. [Or maybe it's "third" by now.]

[CRussel]

Thanks, badgoodDeb! Now, if we could get one more nomination for Alice Let's Eat, that would be good.

Alice is part of The Tummy Trilogy, and is written by possibly the funniest food writer/critic in the US. It's witty, it provides insight into American eating habits and locales, and it's easily digestible. (pun intended) Really, folks, this is a classic. And much fun.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Thanks, badgoodDeb! Now, if we could get one more nomination for Alice Let's Eat, that would be good.

Alice is part of The Tummy Trilogy, and is written by possibly the funniest food writer/critic in the US. It's witty, it provides insight into American eating habits and locales, and it's easily digestible. (pun intended) Really, folks, this is a classic. And much fun.

I think Alice, Let's Eat is my favorite of the three, but once you've read one, you'd want to read the rest.