Voting time for April

[IWilKikU]

Ok kids, There were 13 noms, so I cut the Cosmic trilogy (on account of it being a trilogy), and Tin Drum and Mercy among Children (on account of those members nominating whole lists of books ;). If anyone really really really really really really wants to vote for one of them, just make yourself known in this thread.

[nothingman87]

Voted for The Return of the Native since I have to read that anyway.

[Koa]

100 years of solitude....
cos i have read it ages ago and i want to see it discussed without having to read it all (no time no time no time :()...and because all those who havent read it yet should definitely do it!!!

[Kiwi Shelf]

Although I like 100 years, I find there are too many names to keep straight. I would get too confused trying to discuss it. lol
So, I voted for Steinbeck simply because I have the book and want to read it.

[amuse]

voted for Hugo. have yet to read him but checked out that link from a month or so ago, and was very taken by it/him.

[IWilKikU]

I narrowed it down to 4 and let my girlfriend pick. She picked Steinbeck.

[amuse]

Good taste. Haven't read him in years but remember his stuff *sigh* fondly.

[subterranean]

Kik, this has become your speacialization..:D

I voted androids !

[Dexter]

Androids - never read it, but others good too. 100 years good, but magical realism can be hard to take (and figure out at times). Either would work.

[IWilKikU]

So far its Hugo and Steinbeck in a dead heat! They are waaaaaay ahead of the competition with 2 votes each!

[avid_reader]

Hugo .. been wanting to read this from a long time .. hope i'd force myself to find time this time .

[baddad]

Notre Dame, Hugo. Readers, start your engines!!

Why Hugo? Because I've scanned the poll results. Simpleton's way to make a choice? Yes. Pointless to vote otherwise? Yes.

[baddad]

East of Eden, Do Anderoids Dream of Electric Sheep...both commendable reads as well as being the next two most popular choices in the poll....but...

Been there, read those...... looking for something new.....

I'm flying to Mexico in a few days, gotta read something I suppose......a year on the beach should allow adequate time for many a good read.....

[subterranean]

I think for next month's book (May), we need to read something different (non-fiction book), like history, new age, pop-culture, environment, etc..Can be interesting as well I suppose.

[simon]

Andriods, 'cause of the title.

[IWilKikU]

Sub, I get enough of non-fiction in school. Also, its hard to find a cheap copy of a specific non-fiction book, but go ahead and nominate one.

[subterranean]

same as you actually,..Since i finished school, most of the things i read are fictions...and i'm feeling bored these days with fiction.

[emily655321]

Androids! Sheep! Whooo!

Besides, I'm reading Brothers Karamazov right now, and if I'm gonna read something else in addition, I want it to be slightly less heavy. (Seeing as I have two -- count them, two -- sides to my personality: dark, and silly.

[Stanislaw]

What is the android sheep all about?

[nothingman87]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was published in 1968 by master of the grim and foreboding Philip K. Dick. The book was the inspiration for the film "Blade Runner." I'll post the summary from the back of the book: "By 2021, the World War had killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remained coveted any living creature, and for people who couldn't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulcrae: horses, birds, cats, sheep...even humans. Emigrants to Mars recieved androids so sophisticated it was impossible to tell them from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans could wreak, the government banned them from Earth. But when androids didn't want to be identified, they just blended in. Rick Deckard was an officially sanctioned bounty hunter whose job was to find rogue androids, and to "retire" them. But when cornered, androids tended to fight back, with deadly results." This book is a true modern classic. It comments on war, modern religion, human instinct, and technology. A must read.

[emily655321]

Sweeeet. That sounds better than silly. C'mon, people, vote for the Android Sheep!!

[IWilKikU]

I write this on April 2 at 2:21 AM (Greenwitch meantime), and it appears that Notre Dame won. So gentlemen, hunch your backs, and get to reading. If there's alot of interest in the sheep book, nominate it agian next month. We actually havn't had any renominations so far.

[emily655321]

Oh, fine, I'll just read the damn sheep book later. For now, consider the back hunched. ;)

[amuse]

yes, yes, yes!!! started reading it yesterday, and hadn't even looked at my comp for confirmation!!! too cool

*ok, will shudup now ;) :D

[EAP]

Too bad I was too late for 'East of Eden'. :(

[Miranda]

I quite fancied the Phillip Dick book too. But I didnt vote, so I really should shut up! My excuse is that I'm new here. But I will buy Notre Dame tomorrow and get reading!

[GapingStarling]

Me too! I'm certainly glad my essays are almost over -- I'm running out of words, and need to stock up on some new ones :)

[IWilKikU]

Wow! It's great to see new people jumping directly into the book club. Most newbs are intimidated by a whole month's worth of comiment to a new website. Welcome aboard.

[Admin]

Notre Dame wins. Its a long one, get reading.