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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 1891 Views
A Thread of Grace Spriteling - 30/11/2009 06:31:12 PM 1140 Views
I like her stuff. Rebekah - 30/11/2009 06:32:40 PM 1109 Views
I would rather read Children of God Linda - 01/12/2009 04:46:07 PM 1318 Views
I like this option. Or the one suggested by Linda. *NM* Chas - 04/12/2009 02:44:27 AM 562 Views
Doctor Zhivago or Master and Margarita Tom - 30/11/2009 06:46:20 PM 1076 Views
I prefer the latter Camilla - 30/11/2009 06:50:06 PM 1114 Views
Master and Margarita gets my vote too... again. *NM* RandAllThor - 30/11/2009 08:11:32 PM 584 Views
Re: Doctor Zhivago nossy - 01/12/2009 04:42:22 PM 1201 Views
Harkaway! Camilla - 30/11/2009 06:51:57 PM 1025 Views
Re: My library has The Gone Away World!! *NM* Danae al'Thor - 02/12/2009 05:13:35 PM 542 Views
It is clearly meant to be. *NM* Camilla - 02/12/2009 05:14:22 PM 535 Views
How about "The Count of Monte Cristo"? *NM* fionwe1987 - 30/11/2009 07:23:09 PM 619 Views
I like this one, too; Camilla - 30/11/2009 07:25:03 PM 1207 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 561 Views
Why I think it should be this... fionwe1987 - 30/11/2009 10:18:31 PM 1122 Views
I am partial to Nobel Prize winners. jh - 30/11/2009 07:41:48 PM 1129 Views
The Shadow of the Wind or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Vodalus - 30/11/2009 07:47:09 PM 1155 Views
You've removed the other thread already? It was only up a couple weeks. Wibble - 30/11/2009 07:49:46 PM 1150 Views
Two weeks and there were few replies recently. Rebekah - 30/11/2009 07:56:11 PM 1289 Views
Possession! (Yes, what a shock. ) *NM* Legolas - 30/11/2009 09:05:00 PM 533 Views
Are you referring to "Possession/Shock" the movie combo? Tom - 30/11/2009 10:17:54 PM 1372 Views
Anything containing Isabelle Adjani cannot be bad... Legolas - 30/11/2009 10:42:42 PM 1181 Views
Ishtar Vodalus - 01/12/2009 12:06:39 AM 1175 Views
I could be ok with this one too, since I own it already. *NM* nossy - 01/12/2009 04:43:14 PM 554 Views
One of the books from aSoIaF, or even the whole series *NM* Colonel Logain - 01/12/2009 12:13:35 AM 662 Views
You didn't read the original post, did you? Tom - 01/12/2009 05:39:59 PM 1298 Views
Indeed. My apologies. *NM* Colonel Logain - 02/12/2009 02:12:30 AM 614 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 1249 Views
How about Feist's Magician? Nebhead - 01/12/2009 08:32:16 AM 1276 Views
So you too want to ignore the "Other Fiction" idea? *NM* Tom - 01/12/2009 05:41:19 PM 541 Views
The quickpoll seems to favor that. *NM* Gher - 01/12/2009 05:46:33 PM 547 Views
The unwashed masses want their panes et circenses *NM* Tom - 01/12/2009 05:54:39 PM 594 Views
Indeed. *NM* Gher - 01/12/2009 07:14:18 PM 525 Views
I don't read it for that. *NM* rebelaessedai - 01/12/2009 07:43:04 PM 529 Views
/yawn *NM* Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:13:37 PM 564 Views
We are a Sci-fi/Fantasy community. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 01/12/2009 09:21:52 PM 503 Views
Indeed. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 06:43:29 PM 1169 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 1219 Views
Nevermind. *NM* rebelaessedai - 01/12/2009 07:35:40 PM 563 Views
Mostly yes, but a little bit no. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 07:38:16 PM 1306 Views
Re: Mostly yes, but a little bit no. Camilla - 01/12/2009 08:12:19 PM 1208 Views
True... Gher - 01/12/2009 08:45:39 PM 1290 Views
Heh Rebekah - 01/12/2009 08:54:48 PM 1288 Views
There's a quickpoll? *NM* jh - 01/12/2009 09:24:55 PM 525 Views
Uh, all I was doing was responding to the original post's request for ideas. Nebhead - 01/12/2009 06:54:40 PM 1335 Views
Awww. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 06:59:53 PM 1069 Views
Silverthorn was better but okay *NM* AgentOrange - 03/12/2009 11:28:07 AM 516 Views
I love Silverthorn. Arutha really is one of the best characters in Fantasy. Rebekah - 03/12/2009 11:29:34 AM 1077 Views
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Calvino Camilla - 02/12/2009 11:29:55 AM 1131 Views
I wouldn't mind the former. Legolas - 02/12/2009 01:13:20 PM 1093 Views
Re: I wouldn't mind the former. Camilla - 02/12/2009 02:53:03 PM 1255 Views
Second! nossy - 02/12/2009 02:46:28 PM 1120 Views
Re: Second! Camilla - 02/12/2009 02:53:37 PM 1086 Views
First one. I was going with your title. nossy - 02/12/2009 02:59:59 PM 1357 Views
A novel written in second person? random thoughts - 04/12/2009 12:11:31 PM 1032 Views
more or less, yes Camilla - 04/12/2009 12:23:40 PM 1220 Views
"Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa ..."The Japanese Gone With the Wind" NaClH2O - 02/12/2009 04:10:21 PM 1108 Views
Miyamoto Musashi? Camilla - 02/12/2009 04:28:22 PM 1023 Views
that's the one. NaClH2O - 02/12/2009 04:45:02 PM 1265 Views
SF- The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor. OL- The Count of Monte Cristo. *NM* fionwe1987 - 02/12/2009 06:42:12 PM 597 Views
SF: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; OL: Master and Margarita *NM* RandAllThor - 02/12/2009 08:58:38 PM 611 Views
Julian Comstock random thoughts - 02/12/2009 11:26:57 PM 1722 Views
I'm always for any book by Robert Charles Wilson. *NM* Gher - 03/12/2009 11:03:13 PM 638 Views
Lev Grossman's The Magicians might make for an interesting discussion Larry - 03/12/2009 05:40:55 AM 1476 Views
Atomised by Micheal Hollbeque, it will make you sick *NM* AgentOrange - 03/12/2009 11:30:02 AM 741 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 792 Views
Hows about "The Santarogan Barrier" by... Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 12:57:50 AM 1143 Views
And I just realized this existed sooo.... Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 01:02:34 AM 1356 Views
Via Quickpoll, as the original post says. *NM* Rebekah - 08/12/2009 08:15:09 AM 633 Views
I see... *NM* Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 11:39:52 PM 537 Views
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