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Which book should the masses read for our next book discussion?

The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)
My Life (Bill Clinton)
A Hat Full of Sky (Terry Pratchett)
Blood Canticle (Anne Rice)

Topic: Which One Will It Be?  (Read 3041 times)

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Which One Will It Be?
« on: August 02, 2004, 05:36:03 PM »
I'm trying to be as eclectic as I can here so as to appeal to the masses, but you have to know that my book collection contains a lot of stuff that is pretty standard in the personal libraries of many (or they are books that everyone has already read).

Want a synopsis?  I'm lazy.  Go look at Amazon.  I put Blood Canticle in but would say that that book should only be chosen if Blackwood Farm has been read first as it's a sequel.  Don't know if any folks have read BF yet (even though it's been out for a couple years now). 


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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2004, 08:45:52 PM »
Da-yam lady, you're ninja-quick today! 
Ask and ye shall be babbled at.


Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2004, 08:48:21 PM »
Da-yam lady, you're ninja-quick today! 

Ninja monkeys are at this moment plotting my demise....


Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2004, 10:13:59 PM »
I really love the choices Elle!!!!  I can't wait to start!  Of course I have to hurry and finish The Da Vinci Code now ;D


Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2004, 04:13:25 PM »
Which ones are out in paperback?   ;D  I can't afford hardcover.


Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2004, 04:34:06 PM »
Which ones are out in paperback?   ;D  I can't afford hardcover.

Digital Fortress is and I'm pretty sure Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle can now be found in paperback.  If not paperback, most likely one can find the hardback either reduced or possibly even find a used copy on Amazon for cheap.  My Life is so new, obviously, it's only in hardback, but not sure about the others.  The Terry Pratchett book is pretty new as well so don't think it's out in paperback yet. 


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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2004, 04:59:40 PM »
I read Digital Fortress last week. I was hoping it was going to be as 'code-y' as DaVinci Codes, you know, participatory, like you trying to figure out the codes and looking up pictures and stuff like that. It wasn't. But, I still read it in two days, so it kept my attention. Anyway, if it's chosen and someone wants my copy, I'm happy to send it.
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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2004, 06:32:33 PM »
Duh, I didn't even think of buying used on Amazon.  Pretty stupid considering I sell my used books there, huh?

My head has fallen off my neck and rolled away, I swear.


Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2004, 09:37:30 PM »
How long do we want to keep voting for?


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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2004, 01:48:42 PM »
I'd say give it until the end of Sunday. That way everyone knows what book to go out and get Monday morning.  ;)
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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2004, 07:35:55 AM »
It's looking like Time Traveler's Wife so I started reading it last night. ;)


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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2004, 06:31:10 PM »
Okay, upon your gut feeling, I ordered Time Traveler's Wife.
Get this ( ! ):
I ordered it from Amazon yesterday afternoon (yes, Sunday).
I got it today.

They listed the paperback version taking 4-6 weeks (is it because it's not out in paperback yet?).
The hardback (which I got) was only about £7...which I thought was good considering it was a hardback.
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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2004, 10:20:55 PM »
Time to see if I can locate my library card...
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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2004, 07:51:11 PM »
It looks like it's "the time travellers wife" that we're going to be reading this time.  I wonder if I can fight the wife for it, although I think that she's gonna try and read it before it gets announced which book will be read.


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Re: Which One Will It Be?
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2004, 08:56:56 PM »
I've closed voting. With a whopping 46%, "the Time Travellers Wife" gets the vote.

Happy reading everyone.
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