MobileRead December 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote - Page 7

JSWolf · 11-27-2010, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by doreenjoy

...or soliciting votes via PM

I have never ever solicited a single vote via PM. It's all been done in public.

doreenjoy · 11-27-2010, 09:41 PM

Hey, I didn't name names.

JSWolf · 11-27-2010, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by doreenjoy

Hey, I didn't name names.

I know.. But I'm just saying.

montsnmags · 11-28-2010, 02:26 AM

Alas, of all the books in the selection, there are only four that I have no interest in reading (not a personal slur against them, just a subjective preference at the moment), and two of them are in the lead.

Well, I still might read A Room With A View, and finish what I started.

Cheers,
Marc

pilotbob · 11-28-2010, 12:48 PM

The poll is closed.. your winner is:

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Now.. go forth and read...

BOb

sara4 · 12-03-2010, 10:28 AM

As soon as I saw what it was I downloaded the book and in 4 nights of 2 hour spates, I had it read. I was fascinated. Some one told me that he was the first modern writer of mysteries and for sure, I thought that it was very good. Except, for the trouble I had with my reader, I enjoyed the book immensley(sp). I have another in paper back which I am now going to try to get in ebook, The Moonstone. Happy December to you'll, Syd

lila55 · 12-03-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sara4

I have another in paper back which I am now going to try to get in ebook, The Moonstone. Happy December to you'll, Syd

It is available right here on MobileRead as ePub-version.

drofgnal · 12-03-2010, 03:05 PM

Finished Scalzi's third book, The Lost Colony.

I've now started Woman in White. I've just read a few chapters. I like what I've read so far!

v1k1ng1001 · 12-03-2010, 05:17 PM

Dang. Walden and The Brothers Karamozov are pretty much as good as it gets.

CharlieBird · 12-13-2010, 05:15 PM

Is anybody else having a hard go w/this month's selection? I am half way through and the only thing keeping me going is the plot itself. (And Bob's admonishment to give a serious effort to exploring new territory.)

I am especially weary of the repeated, lengthy, tedious descriptions of the characters, none of whom I find very sympathetic.

Just curious.
d

ziegl027 · 12-13-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieBird

Is anybody else having a hard go w/this month's selection?

I'm enjoying it. I don't want to say more lest somebody cry "Spoiler", but I'm not having any problems finding motivation to pick it up and keep on. Finding TIME is another matter.

Note to self: ALWAYS put 1) your cell phone 2) your reading device(s) in your purse before leaving on an excursion, however short you expect it to be. Found myself stranded at a gas station for TWO HOURS today on what should have been a half hour jaunt there-and-back to pick up Kid 2 from daycare. What I would have given to have my phone to give to Kid 1 (not to mention call AAA without borrowing the station's phone) and my Kindle to read quietly for a bit.

caleb72 · 12-14-2010, 09:55 AM

Book club sounds like fun.

I enjoyed The Moonstone many years ago and now have that and The Woman in White downloaded.

I probably won't get to it this month - but that's OK.

I'll see what comes up for the club in January.

Regards
Caleb

GA Russell · 12-14-2010, 03:53 PM

Caleb, I'm never on time with the Book Club selections.

Don't be concerned with adding your comments to the discussion thread a little later than most. If you do, the conversation will pick up again, in my experience.

John F · 12-16-2010, 12:41 PM

Jon, if you read the MR version, it has a lot of pretty pictures, so it really isn't that long.

catsknit · 12-17-2010, 04:38 PM

I actually read this book on my own in November. Collins writes a lot like Dickens - very wordy descriptions. Dickens was paid by the word originally; possibly so was Collins!

I just watched the masterpiece theater production last night from Netflix. It was good, but b/c of length a lot of the plot was changed - definitely don't watch it before you finish the book. The host said that Dickens challenged Collins to a contest - they'd each write a serial novel - Dickens wrote Tale of Two Cities; this was Collins' effort.

The beginning of the book does move pretty slowly but don't give up; even the early part about the Frenchman is important much later. The time Walter spends at Limerich is a little more interesting but it's still only a prelude to the real story! I listened to it as an audiobook (my e-reader is wrapped under the Christmas tree waiting for me!) and I couldn't tell how much longer the book was, and kept thinking I was almost to the end, and there was a whole lot more. I enjoyed the book immensely.

View Poll Results: December 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky	10	10.53%
Walden by Henry David Thoreau	8	8.42%
Call of the Wild by Jack London	5	5.26%
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens	11	11.58%
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins	17	17.89%
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas	10	10.53%
A Room With A View by E. M. Forster	12	12.63%
War of the Worlds by H G Wells	16	16.84%
Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain	5	5.26%
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë	1	1.05%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

12-03-2010, 10:28 AM	#96
sara4 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: cruz ereader	woman in white As soon as I saw what it was I downloaded the book and in 4 nights of 2 hour spates, I had it read. I was fascinated. Some one told me that he was the first modern writer of mysteries and for sure, I thought that it was very good. Except, for the trouble I had with my reader, I enjoyed the book immensley(sp). I have another in paper back which I am now going to try to get in ebook, The Moonstone. Happy December to you'll, Syd

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11-27-2010, 09:41 PM	#92
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	Hey, I didn't name names.

11-28-2010, 02:26 AM	#94
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Alas, of all the books in the selection, there are only four that I have no interest in reading (not a personal slur against them, just a subjective preference at the moment), and two of them are in the lead. Well, I still might read A Room With A View, and finish what I started. Cheers, Marc

11-28-2010, 12:48 PM	#95
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	The poll is closed.. your winner is: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Now.. go forth and read... BOb

12-03-2010, 03:05 PM	#98
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,232 Karma: 7838248 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	Finished Scalzi's third book, The Lost Colony. I've now started Woman in White. I've just read a few chapters. I like what I've read so far!

12-03-2010, 05:17 PM	#99
v1k1ng1001 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1624276 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South, South Texas Device: Pocketbook 620	Dang. Walden and The Brothers Karamozov are pretty much as good as it gets.

12-13-2010, 05:15 PM	#100
CharlieBird ¿Huh? Posts: 349 Karma: 1004526 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rural Jalisco Device: HiSense A7 CC, Fire HD6, Kobo Libra2	Is anybody else having a hard go w/this month's selection? I am half way through and the only thing keeping me going is the plot itself. (And Bob's admonishment to give a serious effort to exploring new territory.) I am especially weary of the repeated, lengthy, tedious descriptions of the characters, none of whom I find very sympathetic. Just curious. d

12-14-2010, 09:55 AM	#102
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Book club sounds like fun. I enjoyed The Moonstone many years ago and now have that and The Woman in White downloaded. I probably won't get to it this month - but that's OK. I'll see what comes up for the club in January. Regards Caleb

12-14-2010, 03:53 PM	#103
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,584 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Caleb, I'm never on time with the Book Club selections. Don't be concerned with adding your comments to the discussion thread a little later than most. If you do, the conversation will pick up again, in my experience.

12-16-2010, 12:41 PM	#104
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,190 Karma: 63764653 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Jon, if you read the MR version, it has a lot of pretty pictures, so it really isn't that long.

12-17-2010, 04:38 PM	#105
catsknit Addict Posts: 221 Karma: 34036 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Samsung tablet, Kobo Libra, InkPad 3 Pro	I actually read this book on my own in November. Collins writes a lot like Dickens - very wordy descriptions. Dickens was paid by the word originally; possibly so was Collins! I just watched the masterpiece theater production last night from Netflix. It was good, but b/c of length a lot of the plot was changed - definitely don't watch it before you finish the book. The host said that Dickens challenged Collins to a contest - they'd each write a serial novel - Dickens wrote Tale of Two Cities; this was Collins' effort. The beginning of the book does move pretty slowly but don't give up; even the early part about the Frenchman is important much later. The time Walter spends at Limerich is a little more interesting but it's still only a prelude to the real story! I listened to it as an audiobook (my e-reader is wrapped under the Christmas tree waiting for me!) and I couldn't tell how much longer the book was, and kept thinking I was almost to the end, and there was a whole lot more. I enjoyed the book immensely.

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