Stefani - SpelingExpirt’s Comments (group member since Aug 29, 2012)

Stefani - SpelingExpirt’s comments from the She-Geeks group.

We will now be taking recommendations for our July group reads!

Theme for August: Superheroes and superheroines!

Recommendations will be taken from July 1st - 14th - so be sure to get in early and suggest what you would like to see read!

Here's the guidelines for recommending books for new group members, and old hands alike:

1. Every month we read one comic book, one novel, and one manga. Comics and manga can fall under any genre, but please note that novels must fall under the heading of science fiction or fantasy (and any of their sub-genres).

2. Please recommend books that have not been previous group reads. You can see which books we've read previously here.

3. Be specific. Don't say "any book by ______". It won't be counted.

4. Please link your book in your thread so members can easily look it up.

5. Suggest a book that you think would be good for a large group discussion - that's the point of this group bringing us all together!

How voting works

We choose the top three in each category for the final vote from the 15th - 21st of the month based on how many votes it has.

1. All members can vote on a book/comic/manga they would like to read if somebody suggests it. Simply reply to the thread with "I'm voting for ______" or "VOTE: _____" and it will be counted. The books with the most votes get chosen to be put into the final three poll in the 3rd week of the month. Only comments with the word "vote" somewhere in it will be counted as such in order to avoid confusion.

2. Please only vote for a work ONCE. Multiple votes for the same works will not be counted.

3. You can change or modify your votes as many times as you'd like before the thread closes on the 14th.

4. In the case where two or more books are have equal votes, the book that was suggested first (as indicated by the timestamp on the thread) will enter the poll for the month.

All members do not have to read, recommend, or vote for all three genres - if you only want to suggest and read a novel, that's fine! We're a pretty diverse group here.

The poll with the top three chosen titles of each category will go live on July 15th. A message to all group members will be sent out when that commences.

Let's get recommending!

Our manga read for this month! Who's planning on reading it? Please remember to tag spoilers.

Our extra read this month, We, this one has missed out narrowly on being the book of the month so we thought some of you might like to join us in reading this. I love this book and look forward to discussing it with you. Please remember to tag spoilers.

Our July read of The Rook. Who's reading this one? Please remember to tag spoilers.

This is our first monthly extra read. We decided that because this one had lost out narrowly the last coupled months a few people would fancy reading it with us. I'm very excited for this one. Please remember to tag spoilers.

Lets get chatting about Incognito! An interesting looking read, I think I'll have to look this one up. Please make sure to tag your spoilers.

I'm more impressed by the PS4 than the Xbox One but I've also been a long standing Xbox fan, I have both the original and the 360 and I'd love to round out the collection with the One.

I'm very torn over it. I might just continue playing with my 360 and wait until friends have the new ones and try them both out.

Yea we have Kwink. It was actually my first monthly read here at She-Geeks and it was epic!

I'm voting for We and Promethea.

I'd suggest looking at the following theorists: Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler, Chris Weedon and Catherine Belsey. If you're looking at film then Laura Mulvey may be good for visual stuff too.

I just finished it and I'm quite impressed, I liked it more than I thought I would. I'd love to smack the invisible man in the face a few times.

The literary references were my favourite. The entire comic is essentially Alan Moore writing fan fiction.

I love the Bechdel test. To pass a movie has to have two named women who talk to each other about something other than a man. It is surprising how many films fail.

Linda - there is a more recent thread for June recommendations, May's have already been chosen and voted on.

Arielle Rae - Fables is a previous read of the month.

I'd like to nominate Promethea: Book 1.


We do after all seem to be on quite the Alan Moore streak and this one is supposed to be incredible.

I love Cersei too, although for the entire of the first season every time she was getting down with Jaime I couldn't help but scream at the tv "What are you doing Luce? How dare you cheat on Rachel?!"

Cookies for anyone that gets the reference XD

Volume 1.

Now taking recommendations for the month of June! This thread will close on May 14th; commencing the polls.

For our new members and those unfamiliar with how the books are picked every month, here are the updated guidelines. There are 3 selections that we read every month as a group. One comic book, one manga, one novel. Of course, not everyone here reads manga or novels so the choice to either read one selection or all three is completely up to you. The three final selections are picked from polls based on all of your recommendations in our monthly thread (like this one). Of each poll, there are only 3 nominations. Nominations are picked according to popularity so only comments with the word "VOTE" is considered a vote towards that recommendation. This is to clear up any confusion and make it straightforward about what's considered a vote. In the case where two or more books are equally praised, I will simply pick the suggestion that was posted first (by date, and if necessary, time). Here are other rules:

1.) Do recommend as many books as you like as long as it falls under these genres:
- any comic book
- any manga
- books that fall under fantasy or science fiction. Further examples: apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, outer space, futuristic, steampunk, medieval, dark fantasy, magic, superheroes, zombies, vampires, goblins... basically, anything epic and/or imaginary.
2.) Do recommend a book more than once as long as it hasn't been a previous read of the month. A book can be renominated for the polls.
3.) Do be specific. Saying "any book by ______" won't be counted.
4.) Do vote for as many recs as you like. Of course, don't vote for the same thing twice. (Fyi, any book you recommend is counted as a vote.)
5.) Do change or remove your vote(s) as many times as you like before this thread closes.
6.) If we decide to do a theme for a particular month, only recs that follows that theme will be counted.
7.) Lastly, please link your books so we can easily look it up (unless your book isn't listed by Goodreads then that's understandable. Just make sure to name the author).

After votes are collected, the three most popular comic books, novels, and manga will enter the polls. The three polls are held during the last week of the month, and results will be announced on the first day of the following month. Both moderators and members may start discussion threads based on our reads of the month. When participating in a discussion, make sure you state your checkpoint or announce SPOILERS so you don't ruin it for your fellow members. I think I pretty much covered everything. If there's something you're still unclear about, feel free to message one of us moderators!

Discussion topic for May's manga read of the month.

This is our discussion thread for the novel read of the month choice for May. Enjoy!