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Heh Rebekah Send a noteboard - 01/12/2009 08:54:48 PM
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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January Book Club: Quickpoll Voting Options Rebekah - 30/11/2009 06:24:49 PM 1922 Views
A Thread of Grace Spriteling - 30/11/2009 06:31:12 PM 1166 Views
I like her stuff. Rebekah - 30/11/2009 06:32:40 PM 1130 Views
I would rather read Children of God Linda - 01/12/2009 04:46:07 PM 1344 Views
I like this option. Or the one suggested by Linda. *NM* Chas - 04/12/2009 02:44:27 AM 574 Views
Doctor Zhivago or Master and Margarita Tom - 30/11/2009 06:46:20 PM 1104 Views
I prefer the latter Camilla - 30/11/2009 06:50:06 PM 1135 Views
Master and Margarita gets my vote too... again. *NM* RandAllThor - 30/11/2009 08:11:32 PM 596 Views
Re: Doctor Zhivago nossy - 01/12/2009 04:42:22 PM 1223 Views
Harkaway! Camilla - 30/11/2009 06:51:57 PM 1050 Views
Re: My library has The Gone Away World!! *NM* Danae al'Thor - 02/12/2009 05:13:35 PM 552 Views
It is clearly meant to be. *NM* Camilla - 02/12/2009 05:14:22 PM 549 Views
How about "The Count of Monte Cristo"? *NM* fionwe1987 - 30/11/2009 07:23:09 PM 630 Views
I like this one, too; Camilla - 30/11/2009 07:25:03 PM 1235 Views
It's on my bookshelf but I have never read it. I'd be up for this one, too... *NM* Tom - 30/11/2009 10:11:52 PM 572 Views
Why I think it should be this... fionwe1987 - 30/11/2009 10:18:31 PM 1150 Views
I am partial to Nobel Prize winners. jh - 30/11/2009 07:41:48 PM 1158 Views
The Shadow of the Wind or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Vodalus - 30/11/2009 07:47:09 PM 1179 Views
You've removed the other thread already? It was only up a couple weeks. Wibble - 30/11/2009 07:49:46 PM 1178 Views
Two weeks and there were few replies recently. Rebekah - 30/11/2009 07:56:11 PM 1308 Views
Possession! (Yes, what a shock. ) *NM* Legolas - 30/11/2009 09:05:00 PM 548 Views
Are you referring to "Possession/Shock" the movie combo? Tom - 30/11/2009 10:17:54 PM 1393 Views
Anything containing Isabelle Adjani cannot be bad... Legolas - 30/11/2009 10:42:42 PM 1210 Views
Ishtar Vodalus - 01/12/2009 12:06:39 AM 1202 Views
I could be ok with this one too, since I own it already. *NM* nossy - 01/12/2009 04:43:14 PM 565 Views
One of the books from aSoIaF, or even the whole series *NM* Colonel Logain - 01/12/2009 12:13:35 AM 681 Views
You didn't read the original post, did you? Tom - 01/12/2009 05:39:59 PM 1331 Views
Indeed. My apologies. *NM* Colonel Logain - 02/12/2009 02:12:30 AM 628 Views
Nice idea, but we'd really like the book club to be used to encourage people to read books ... Rebekah - 03/12/2009 11:21:28 AM 1270 Views
How about Feist's Magician? Nebhead - 01/12/2009 08:32:16 AM 1305 Views
So you too want to ignore the "Other Fiction" idea? *NM* Tom - 01/12/2009 05:41:19 PM 553 Views
The quickpoll seems to favor that. *NM* Gher - 01/12/2009 05:46:33 PM 563 Views
The unwashed masses want their panes et circenses *NM* Tom - 01/12/2009 05:54:39 PM 606 Views
Indeed. *NM* Gher - 01/12/2009 07:14:18 PM 533 Views
I don't read it for that. *NM* rebelaessedai - 01/12/2009 07:43:04 PM 545 Views
/yawn *NM* Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:13:37 PM 577 Views
We are a Sci-fi/Fantasy community. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 01/12/2009 09:21:52 PM 518 Views
Indeed. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 06:43:29 PM 1191 Views
I wouldn't mind doing an Other Fiction book, but this is a science fiction fantasy MB. Gher - 01/12/2009 07:12:28 PM 1240 Views
Nevermind. *NM* rebelaessedai - 01/12/2009 07:35:40 PM 575 Views
Mostly yes, but a little bit no. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 07:38:16 PM 1333 Views
Re: Mostly yes, but a little bit no. Camilla - 01/12/2009 08:12:19 PM 1232 Views
True... Gher - 01/12/2009 08:45:39 PM 1319 Views
Heh Rebekah - 01/12/2009 08:54:48 PM 1304 Views
There's a quickpoll? *NM* jh - 01/12/2009 09:24:55 PM 535 Views
Uh, all I was doing was responding to the original post's request for ideas. Nebhead - 01/12/2009 06:54:40 PM 1369 Views
Awww. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 06:59:53 PM 1087 Views
Silverthorn was better but okay *NM* AgentOrange - 03/12/2009 11:28:07 AM 529 Views
I love Silverthorn. Arutha really is one of the best characters in Fantasy. Rebekah - 03/12/2009 11:29:34 AM 1098 Views
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Calvino Camilla - 02/12/2009 11:29:55 AM 1156 Views
I wouldn't mind the former. Legolas - 02/12/2009 01:13:20 PM 1117 Views
Re: I wouldn't mind the former. Camilla - 02/12/2009 02:53:03 PM 1277 Views
Second! nossy - 02/12/2009 02:46:28 PM 1144 Views
Re: Second! Camilla - 02/12/2009 02:53:37 PM 1110 Views
First one. I was going with your title. nossy - 02/12/2009 02:59:59 PM 1389 Views
A novel written in second person? random thoughts - 04/12/2009 12:11:31 PM 1053 Views
more or less, yes Camilla - 04/12/2009 12:23:40 PM 1245 Views
"Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa ..."The Japanese Gone With the Wind" NaClH2O - 02/12/2009 04:10:21 PM 1125 Views
Miyamoto Musashi? Camilla - 02/12/2009 04:28:22 PM 1038 Views
that's the one. NaClH2O - 02/12/2009 04:45:02 PM 1290 Views
SF- The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor. OL- The Count of Monte Cristo. *NM* fionwe1987 - 02/12/2009 06:42:12 PM 608 Views
SF: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; OL: Master and Margarita *NM* RandAllThor - 02/12/2009 08:58:38 PM 629 Views
Julian Comstock random thoughts - 02/12/2009 11:26:57 PM 1745 Views
I'm always for any book by Robert Charles Wilson. *NM* Gher - 03/12/2009 11:03:13 PM 648 Views
Lev Grossman's The Magicians might make for an interesting discussion Larry - 03/12/2009 05:40:55 AM 1502 Views
Atomised by Micheal Hollbeque, it will make you sick *NM* AgentOrange - 03/12/2009 11:30:02 AM 754 Views
OL: David Benioff's City of Thieves. SFF: I'm still up for Feist's Magician. *NM* Nebhead - 03/12/2009 11:41:46 PM 805 Views
Hows about "The Santarogan Barrier" by... Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 12:57:50 AM 1178 Views
And I just realized this existed sooo.... Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 01:02:34 AM 1376 Views
Via Quickpoll, as the original post says. *NM* Rebekah - 08/12/2009 08:15:09 AM 646 Views
I see... *NM* Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 11:39:52 PM 554 Views
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