But the Other Fiction does seem to be somewhat of a temporary addition to this MB. The main idea for readandfindout was to focus on SFF. Plans do change though.
Well, it is. But who knows how long that will be.
We could do an Other Fiction book, and we'd probably have good participation, particularly among people who aren't as into SFF as the rest of us. But I don't think we should do Other Fiction too often.
We won't.
True. But that just feels more like something we'd do after the Book Club is a more established feature of the site.
The thing is that by far the majority of people are from the old site, so the Book Club isn't a completely foreign idea. I'd like to trial things early so that we can sort them out sooner.
I'm sure it is. Just offering my opinion, for what it's worth. I've been very pleased with how this site has been managed so far, and with this MB in particular. I just think that we should concentrate on SFF for now, and branch out later.
Thanks, that's really great to hear.
Gah, upon previewing I noticed this can sound very condescending. I did not mean it that way. I was just offering my opinion, but at the same time, I know how annoying it is to be in charge of something and work hard on it, and have an outsider talk like they can do a better job. I'd prefer to do an SFF Book Club. But if you think we need to do an Other Fiction Book Club to get participants that we normally wouldn't have (those snobbish types ), that's fine too.
Heh, no worries.
Stay tuned for the Big Announcement of my Oarsome Plan tomorrow!
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
January Book Club: Quickpoll Voting Options
30/11/2009 06:24:49 PM
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Harkaway!
30/11/2009 06:51:57 PM
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How about "The Count of Monte Cristo"? *NM*
30/11/2009 07:23:09 PM
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It's on my bookshelf but I have never read it. I'd be up for this one, too... *NM*
30/11/2009 10:11:52 PM
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You've removed the other thread already? It was only up a couple weeks.
30/11/2009 07:49:46 PM
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Possession! (Yes, what a shock. ) *NM*
30/11/2009 09:05:00 PM
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Are you referring to "Possession/Shock" the movie combo?
30/11/2009 10:17:54 PM
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One of the books from aSoIaF, or even the whole series *NM*
01/12/2009 12:13:35 AM
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Nice idea, but we'd really like the book club to be used to encourage people to read books ...
03/12/2009 11:21:28 AM
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How about Feist's Magician?
01/12/2009 08:32:16 AM
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So you too want to ignore the "Other Fiction" idea? *NM*
01/12/2009 05:41:19 PM
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The quickpoll seems to favor that. *NM*
01/12/2009 05:46:33 PM
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Indeed.
01/12/2009 06:43:29 PM
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I wouldn't mind doing an Other Fiction book, but this is a science fiction fantasy MB.
01/12/2009 07:12:28 PM
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Uh, all I was doing was responding to the original post's request for ideas.
01/12/2009 06:54:40 PM
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Silverthorn was better but okay *NM*
03/12/2009 11:28:07 AM
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I love Silverthorn. Arutha really is one of the best characters in Fantasy.
03/12/2009 11:29:34 AM
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Calvino
02/12/2009 11:29:55 AM
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"Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa ..."The Japanese Gone With the Wind"
02/12/2009 04:10:21 PM
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SF- The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor. OL- The Count of Monte Cristo. *NM*
02/12/2009 06:42:12 PM
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SF: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; OL: Master and Margarita *NM*
02/12/2009 08:58:38 PM
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Lev Grossman's The Magicians might make for an interesting discussion
03/12/2009 05:40:55 AM
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OL: David Benioff's City of Thieves. SFF: I'm still up for Feist's Magician. *NM*
03/12/2009 11:41:46 PM
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And I just realized this existed sooo....
08/12/2009 01:02:34 AM
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