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The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim | 2 | 14.29% | |
The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke | 2 | 14.29% | |
The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean | 5 | 35.71% | |
Your Turn, Mr. Moto (aka No Hero) by John P. Marquand | 6 | 42.86% | |
Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry | 4 | 28.57% | |
Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen | 3 | 21.43% | |
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley | 3 | 21.43% | |
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07-27-2017, 12:53 AM | #1 |
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August 2017 Book Club Vote
August 2014 MobileRead Book Club Vote
Help us choose a book as the August 2014 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is You may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book immediately after a winner is chosen. You may join the discussion at any time. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim Goodreads | Amazon US / Patricia Clark Memorial Library:ePub Print Length: 260 pages Spoiler:
• The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke Goodreads Print Length: 324 pages Spoiler:
• The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US Print Length: 288 pages Spoiler:
• Your Turn, Mr. Moto (aka No Hero) by John P. Marquand Goodreads | Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / B&N 3-for deal / Kobo US Print Length: 281 pages Spoiler:
• Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry Goodreads | Amazon US / Audible / Overdrive Print Length: 377 pages Spoiler:
• Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo UK / Kobo US / Overdrive Print Length: 273 pages Spoiler:
• The Rook by Daniel O'Malley Goodreads Print Length: 324 pages Spoiler:
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07-27-2017, 07:40 AM | #2 |
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A heads up to people that Your Turn, Mr. Moto is available at Freading, no waiting, if your OverDrive library offers Freading.
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07-27-2017, 10:52 AM | #3 |
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sadly, no Freading here.
ETA: However, it turns out it's Public Domain in Canada (and all Life+50 countries) so I headed to FadedPage and grabbed a copy even though it's not my first choice. Last edited by CRussel; 07-27-2017 at 11:06 AM. |
07-27-2017, 02:33 PM | #4 |
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Well, looking at this list, I have to say there are only two I can vote for. And only four I'd actually read. I'm NOT going to read anything with excessive violence, or that is described as "bloody" or "dark and gritty". And I'm not, frankly, interested in anything that qualifies as fantasy as much as suspence for this month. Not that I object on principle, just that my reading has included too much fantasy lately, and I'm just not interested, even a little.
So, that being said, I'll be voting for The Guns of Navarone, and Vanishing Act. And while I read and enjoyed Navarone when it was first released in the late 50's, and I equally enjoyed the 1961 movie version with Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn, this really isn't my first choice for a re-read. Instead, I'd really like to encourage folks to choose Vanishing Act. This is an excellent, very suspenseful, and riveting novel from Thomas Perry. I don't much enjoy some of his other series, but the Jane Whitefield books are just excellent. I will warn you, however, to start your reading when you won't end up being kept up all night. That happened to me the first time I read it, and I ended up finishing about 3AM. Didn't make for a productive day after, so instead of working, I went and immediately bought all the rest of the series that was available at the time. |
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07-27-2017, 04:06 PM | #6 |
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I'll be voting for Tess Gerritsen (the best author) in the list at the lease. I'm still deciding who else to vote for.
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07-27-2017, 04:58 PM | #7 |
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That would be a fair complaint, IF the 'savage' referred to acts of people, not of the actual guns of Navarone. My complaint is not about the destructiveness of war, though goodness knows I have nothing to like about that, but the active brutality and viciousness of people against people, which is what 'brutal', 'bloody', and 'gritty' generally mean in the context they were used here. So sorry, Jon, but that one won't fly. If you enjoy reading descriptions of brutality and lovingly described violence, then by all means vote as you will. But don't accuse me of being a hypocrite because I draw a very clear distinction between 'savage and catastrophically accurate' guns of Navarone, and what one reviewer describes: "This isn't rated two stars because I think it's mediocre--it's simply I couldn't stomach it. Too dark, too gritty, too violent."
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07-27-2017, 05:38 PM | #8 |
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To be honest, I think of The Guns of Navarone to be more a war story than a thriller.
It really doesn't fit well with this month's category. It's a stretch having it here. |
07-31-2017, 12:56 AM | #9 |
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Well, it's not looking good for Vanishing Act, but I've got to make one last push for it, folks. Really, a great thriller without excessive and lovingly described violence. And a great read. Plus it would give us several sub-themes to discuss.
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07-31-2017, 07:29 AM | #10 |
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What I want to know is why is a war book in second place? It is first and foremost a war book. So why is it even here?
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As it stands, the best author in the list is in third place. Please vote for Tess Gerritsen. You won't regret it.
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08-01-2017, 01:09 AM | #12 |
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The pool is now closed and Your Turn, Mr. Moto is the winner.
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08-01-2017, 08:37 AM | #13 |
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The best author did not win. But the good thing is that we didn't get a war story in a mystery month.
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