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I suggest every one go have a read of the reviews to see what you think. https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fa...ook/B00CUG55VG Last edited by JSWolf; 02-20-2018 at 04:00 PM. |
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Any other responses? Issybird, does it hit the spot for you? |
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I don’t think we should be censoring books because of possible offence to some people’s beliefs or lack of them. By all means nominate the book and it may get up and win, or it may not.
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I don't want to knowingly nominate a book that may very well be offensive to some and the discussion can't be here because it would have to be moved to P&R. From the reviews, I don't see how we could get a good discussion going without going into religion. |
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Let go of it, Jon. You said what you said. We heard it. To quote the club rules: "No wrangling about nominations".
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I've said my piece and linked the reviews that will give much more information about the book so an informed decision can be made. |
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02-20-2018, 08:19 PM | #129 |
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As a general rule, I appreciate and agree with others here that suggest nominating need not be censored - and then we just let the voting process ignore items people would rather avoid.
But it is interesting to see the stark reactions from Audible. The two 1-star reviews on Amazon don't object on religious grounds, they simply didn't like the story. On Audible the 1-star reviews are obviously offended. Very strange. So thank you, Catlady and JSWolf, for pointing out the Audible reviews. 4% 1-star, 83% 5-star on Amazon; 20% 1-star, 27% 5-star (story) on Audible. I would never have expected such a sharp difference between readers and listeners. (Obviously my opinion lies more in line with Amazon.) |
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And if you look at Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...om_search=true - you will get equally divergent views but an overall rating of four and a bit stars out of five.
I have yet to see a book that doesn't have a similar spread of approval or otherwise. We can all do our own research on any book nominated, and make up our own minds. |
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This was me considering the possible negative reactions. I haven't decided whether to disregard them or not - yet. I do have some other possibilities in mind and may decide to go with something a bit less obviously touchy. |
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Yes, and it seems a reasonable approach, which I appreciate!
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The book sounds interesting enough that I put it on my wish list. I'm not sure I'm willing to pay full price, but if they do a wish list sale someday I might pick it up. |
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02-25-2018, 05:57 PM | #135 |
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Alohamora, that daily deal thing could explain it.
One of the reasons for considering nominating this (besides liking the story myself) is that the ebook seems to be a couple of dollars below full price in most locations. But if you're happy to wait, it is old enough to be the sort of book that shows up on sale from time to time. |
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