Literary Time Period Nominations February 2012 • The MR Literary Club - Page 4

Synamon · 02-09-2012, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Hotel Du Lac & A Suitable Boy are the only other two books in which I'm interested besides Neuromancer, but neither of them are available as ebooks; at least not here in the US.

Grrrrrr, I found an inkmesh listing for A Suitable Boy and never realized it was for audiobooks, not ebooks. Oh well, looks like the library is needed for this.

issybird · 02-09-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hamlet53

I wish I had a few more nominations to spread around.

I've noted a couple of titles to add to the never-shortening list, so I figure s'all good.

caleb72 · 02-10-2012, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by orlok

I'd like to use my first nomination for The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. One of his non sci-fi books (which I prefer), and one of the best books I have ever read, at least at the time.

This is an astounding work of art. Was completely mesmerised by it.
I wasn't really planning on re-reading it though.

sun surfer · 02-10-2012, 01:17 PM

Less than a day left for nominations.

HomeInMyShoes · 02-10-2012, 02:17 PM

Come on In the Pond!!!

I'm with caleb72 A Suitable Boy is a fantastic selection, but I'm totally not up for a re-read. 1,474 pages (of microfiche sized writing). This would be the perfect book for an e-reader. No more fumbling with the ginormousness.

orlok · 02-10-2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by caleb72

This is an astounding work of art. Was completely mesmerised by it.
I wasn't really planning on re-reading it though.

I've only read it three times (

) so I thought it was time for another go.

issybird · 02-10-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Come on In the Pond!!!

Win or lose, it's on my list. Fits perfectly with my goal of reading more non-Western works this year, the local university library has it AND it's short! Win/win/win.

paola · 02-10-2012, 04:38 PM

I'll third The Wasp Factory, as living in Scotland I feel I must

/sorry about A Suitable boy not being available as ebook, I had not realised it myself!

paola · 02-10-2012, 04:40 PM

and I'll fourth In the pond

sun surfer · 02-11-2012, 10:55 AM

Nominations are closed.

The poll will be up soon.

It's odd that this month had so many nominations and so many nominations with a good amount of support, yet only two made final voting.

sun surfer · 02-11-2012, 11:42 AM

I really loved the nominations this month; it's probably my favourite group of nominations as a whole that we've had so far. I'm very interested in almost every single nomination except for Beloved, and that's only because I've already read it. All the rest though I would've happily read.

paola · 02-11-2012, 02:41 PM

completely agree - pity more titles did not manage to reach the voting stage!

orlok · 02-11-2012, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sun surfer

It's odd that this month had so many nominations and so many nominations with a good amount of support, yet only two made final voting.

Maybe asking for 5 nominations is just too much? I think it's a disappointing result if we only have two to vote for.

Nyssa · 02-11-2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

Maybe asking for 5 nominations is just too much? I think it's a disappointing result if we only have two to vote for.

I agree.

Hamlet53 · 02-11-2012, 05:41 PM

I agree that it would have been nice to get at least one or two more books into the final vote. Is the requirement for five total nominations the problem. Well maybe in that there are not that many people who seem to participate in the nomination process, at least for this month. Then again maybe not as some of the people who did participate left some of their nominations unused.

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02-10-2012, 01:17 PM	#49
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Less than a day left for nominations.

02-10-2012, 02:17 PM	#50
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Come on In the Pond!!! I'm with caleb72 A Suitable Boy is a fantastic selection, but I'm totally not up for a re-read. 1,474 pages (of microfiche sized writing). This would be the perfect book for an e-reader. No more fumbling with the ginormousness.

02-10-2012, 04:38 PM	#53
paola Wizard Posts: 2,824 Karma: 5843878 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook Pro 903, (beloved Pocketbook 360 RIP), Kobo Mini, Kobo Aura	I'll third The Wasp Factory, as living in Scotland I feel I must /sorry about A Suitable boy not being available as ebook, I had not realised it myself!

02-10-2012, 04:40 PM	#54
paola Wizard Posts: 2,824 Karma: 5843878 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook Pro 903, (beloved Pocketbook 360 RIP), Kobo Mini, Kobo Aura	and I'll fourth In the pond

02-11-2012, 10:55 AM	#55
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Nominations are closed. The poll will be up soon. It's odd that this month had so many nominations and so many nominations with a good amount of support, yet only two made final voting.

02-11-2012, 11:42 AM	#56
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	I really loved the nominations this month; it's probably my favourite group of nominations as a whole that we've had so far. I'm very interested in almost every single nomination except for Beloved, and that's only because I've already read it. All the rest though I would've happily read.

02-11-2012, 02:41 PM	#57
paola Wizard Posts: 2,824 Karma: 5843878 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook Pro 903, (beloved Pocketbook 360 RIP), Kobo Mini, Kobo Aura	completely agree - pity more titles did not manage to reach the voting stage!

02-11-2012, 05:41 PM	#60
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	I agree that it would have been nice to get at least one or two more books into the final vote. Is the requirement for five total nominations the problem. Well maybe in that there are not that many people who seem to participate in the nomination process, at least for this month. Then again maybe not as some of the people who did participate left some of their nominations unused.