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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 1800 Views
A Thread of Grace Spriteling - 30/11/2009 06:31:12 PM 1029 Views
I like her stuff. Rebekah - 30/11/2009 06:32:40 PM 1042 Views
I would rather read Children of God Linda - 01/12/2009 04:46:07 PM 1235 Views
I like this option. Or the one suggested by Linda. *NM* Chas - 04/12/2009 02:44:27 AM 513 Views
Doctor Zhivago or Master and Margarita Tom - 30/11/2009 06:46:20 PM 1000 Views
I prefer the latter Camilla - 30/11/2009 06:50:06 PM 1026 Views
Master and Margarita gets my vote too... again. *NM* RandAllThor - 30/11/2009 08:11:32 PM 537 Views
Re: Doctor Zhivago nossy - 01/12/2009 04:42:22 PM 1123 Views
Harkaway! Camilla - 30/11/2009 06:51:57 PM 951 Views
Re: My library has The Gone Away World!! *NM* Danae al'Thor - 02/12/2009 05:13:35 PM 505 Views
It is clearly meant to be. *NM* Camilla - 02/12/2009 05:14:22 PM 490 Views
How about "The Count of Monte Cristo"? *NM* fionwe1987 - 30/11/2009 07:23:09 PM 573 Views
I like this one, too; Camilla - 30/11/2009 07:25:03 PM 1121 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 521 Views
Why I think it should be this... fionwe1987 - 30/11/2009 10:18:31 PM 1042 Views
I am partial to Nobel Prize winners. jh - 30/11/2009 07:41:48 PM 1054 Views
The Shadow of the Wind or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Vodalus - 30/11/2009 07:47:09 PM 1074 Views
You've removed the other thread already? It was only up a couple weeks. Wibble - 30/11/2009 07:49:46 PM 1070 Views
Two weeks and there were few replies recently. Rebekah - 30/11/2009 07:56:11 PM 1211 Views
Possession! (Yes, what a shock. ) *NM* Legolas - 30/11/2009 09:05:00 PM 487 Views
Are you referring to "Possession/Shock" the movie combo? Tom - 30/11/2009 10:17:54 PM 1278 Views
Anything containing Isabelle Adjani cannot be bad... Legolas - 30/11/2009 10:42:42 PM 1102 Views
Ishtar Vodalus - 01/12/2009 12:06:39 AM 1102 Views
I could be ok with this one too, since I own it already. *NM* nossy - 01/12/2009 04:43:14 PM 502 Views
One of the books from aSoIaF, or even the whole series *NM* Colonel Logain - 01/12/2009 12:13:35 AM 599 Views
You didn't read the original post, did you? Tom - 01/12/2009 05:39:59 PM 1211 Views
Indeed. My apologies. *NM* Colonel Logain - 02/12/2009 02:12:30 AM 567 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 1179 Views
How about Feist's Magician? Nebhead - 01/12/2009 08:32:16 AM 1198 Views
So you too want to ignore the "Other Fiction" idea? *NM* Tom - 01/12/2009 05:41:19 PM 492 Views
The quickpoll seems to favor that. *NM* Gher - 01/12/2009 05:46:33 PM 506 Views
The unwashed masses want their panes et circenses *NM* Tom - 01/12/2009 05:54:39 PM 548 Views
Indeed. *NM* Gher - 01/12/2009 07:14:18 PM 488 Views
I don't read it for that. *NM* rebelaessedai - 01/12/2009 07:43:04 PM 479 Views
/yawn *NM* Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:13:37 PM 522 Views
We are a Sci-fi/Fantasy community. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 01/12/2009 09:21:52 PM 474 Views
Indeed. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 06:43:29 PM 1047 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 1143 Views
Nevermind. *NM* rebelaessedai - 01/12/2009 07:35:40 PM 519 Views
Mostly yes, but a little bit no. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 07:38:16 PM 1227 Views
Re: Mostly yes, but a little bit no. Camilla - 01/12/2009 08:12:19 PM 1129 Views
True... Gher - 01/12/2009 08:45:39 PM 1201 Views
Heh Rebekah - 01/12/2009 08:54:48 PM 1211 Views
There's a quickpoll? *NM* jh - 01/12/2009 09:24:55 PM 485 Views
Uh, all I was doing was responding to the original post's request for ideas. Nebhead - 01/12/2009 06:54:40 PM 1235 Views
Awww. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 06:59:53 PM 984 Views
Silverthorn was better but okay *NM* AgentOrange - 03/12/2009 11:28:07 AM 485 Views
I love Silverthorn. Arutha really is one of the best characters in Fantasy. Rebekah - 03/12/2009 11:29:34 AM 994 Views
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Calvino Camilla - 02/12/2009 11:29:55 AM 1052 Views
I wouldn't mind the former. Legolas - 02/12/2009 01:13:20 PM 1023 Views
Re: I wouldn't mind the former. Camilla - 02/12/2009 02:53:03 PM 1171 Views
Second! nossy - 02/12/2009 02:46:28 PM 1043 Views
Re: Second! Camilla - 02/12/2009 02:53:37 PM 990 Views
First one. I was going with your title. nossy - 02/12/2009 02:59:59 PM 1241 Views
A novel written in second person? random thoughts - 04/12/2009 12:11:31 PM 956 Views
more or less, yes Camilla - 04/12/2009 12:23:40 PM 1150 Views
"Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa ..."The Japanese Gone With the Wind" NaClH2O - 02/12/2009 04:10:21 PM 1029 Views
Miyamoto Musashi? Camilla - 02/12/2009 04:28:22 PM 956 Views
that's the one. NaClH2O - 02/12/2009 04:45:02 PM 1181 Views
SF- The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor. OL- The Count of Monte Cristo. *NM* fionwe1987 - 02/12/2009 06:42:12 PM 553 Views
SF: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; OL: Master and Margarita *NM* RandAllThor - 02/12/2009 08:58:38 PM 570 Views
Julian Comstock random thoughts - 02/12/2009 11:26:57 PM 1643 Views
I'm always for any book by Robert Charles Wilson. *NM* Gher - 03/12/2009 11:03:13 PM 604 Views
Lev Grossman's The Magicians might make for an interesting discussion Larry - 03/12/2009 05:40:55 AM 1385 Views
Atomised by Micheal Hollbeque, it will make you sick *NM* AgentOrange - 03/12/2009 11:30:02 AM 703 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 744 Views
Hows about "The Santarogan Barrier" by... Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 12:57:50 AM 1070 Views
And I just realized this existed sooo.... Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 01:02:34 AM 1268 Views
Via Quickpoll, as the original post says. *NM* Rebekah - 08/12/2009 08:15:09 AM 578 Views
I see... *NM* Murtach74 - 08/12/2009 11:39:52 PM 494 Views
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