Group Read for September 2012

[Chris , The Hardcase]

It was just brought to my attention that we didn't have a book ready to go for September. And September is almost on us. Wow. Where did August go?

Anyway, we'll do a quick round of nominations and voting. I'll take nominations through Wednesday, or until we get 10, whichever comes first. Then we'll vote for a few days. I can run the poll through Sunday and we can get started a couple of days late. That shouldn't be a big deal as most discussions slow down later in the month.

And everyone already has copies of all of King's books, right?

So give your nominations here. One of King's own books this time. And here is the group bookshelf that has all the ones we've already read in the group: http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...

Nominations:
1. Different Seasons
2. The Tommyknockers
3. Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
4. Desperation
5. From a Buick 8
6. Mile 81
7. Christine

[Kathryn]

To get the nomination started, I'll nominate Different Seasons.

[Becky]

Thanks Chris... I completely forgot too. :(

[[deleted user]]

Night Shift.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Becky wrote: "Thanks Chris... I completely forgot too. :("

Kathryn deserves the thanks. She's the one that gently reminded me. Heh...

[Becky]

Thanks Kathryn. :D

[Kathryn]

You're welcome! I actually thought I had missed it.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Jesse wrote: "Night Shift."

The group has already read this one...

[Stefan]

Since it's been talked about a bit of late, I'll nominate The Tommyknockers. The conversation "The Tommyknockers is bad?" has me really wanting to do a re-read.

[Kathryn]

Stefan wrote: "Since it's been talked about a bit of late, I'll nominate The Tommyknockers. The conversation "The Tommyknockers is bad?" has me really wanting to do a re-read."

Ooooh, good one! I have seen that discussion, and it has made me want to read it myself.

[Bojana]

I would like to nominate Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales.

[Janie]

I would like to nominate Duma Key

[Bojana]

Janie, Duma Key seems to be already read by the group... :)

[Scott]

I'll nominate Desperation. I've been meaning to read this one.

[Tracy]

Since The Tommyknockers has been nominated I will go with Desperation .

[Dustin]

Bojana wrote: "I would like to nominate Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales."

I'll gladly second your nomination, Bojana!!:)

[Jamie]

I wouldn't mind reading Desperation. It's been years and I have been really wanting to re-read it.

[Janie]

Bojana wrote: "Janie, Duma Key seems to be already read by the group... :)"

Ok Bojana thank you.

[Janie]

I could use a reread as well on Desperation.

[Marc-Antoine]

From a Buick 8

[Victor]

Mile 81?

[Chris , The Hardcase]

OK, we're halfway there, both to Wednesday and to 10 nominations.

Mile 81 presents an interesting question. It's a novella, sitting at under 100 pages. It's only available as an ebook (and audio I think - but not print copy at least).

My thinking is that those voting will take the limited availability into account. I mean, I wouldn't vote for an ebook if I didn't have an ereader.

It's also a cheap ebook, so there is that.

Any thoughts? Becky/Angie, have we a policy on novella-ebooks in place for group reads?

[Coffeerequired]

i will nominate Everything's Eventual

[Esther]

Different Seasons, or From a Buick 8 - I've recently read the others! :)

[Sharon]

Everything's Eventual.

[Kevin]

I will nominate The Talisman.

[Angie, Constant Reader]

I have never thought about an ebook before. It IS a King book so I would say that since it is it is OK to vote for it. I am sorry for those who don't have an ereader though. I would guess eventually it will be a real book... but then again the Plant was never a book right?

[Stefan]

Amazon has a free download of Kindle for PC that I use. You'd still have to pay for the ebook though.

[Stephan]

I'll second Desperation!

[Scott]

Stefan wrote: "Amazon has a free download of Kindle for PC that I use. You'd still have to pay for the ebook though."

B&N has the Nook app for both PC and mobile devices also.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Thanks, Angie. That's what I was thinking too.

Stefan - great point there. And since it's a novella, it shouldn't be too hard to read on the computer screen.

Yeah, they'd have to pay for it, but it's still cheaper than a book copy of one of the other books. Since we have half the projected nominations and it's Wednesday, I'll go ahead and add it to the list. I'm curious to see how the voting goes with it.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Kevin wrote: "I will nominate The Talisman."

Oh, and the group has read this before.

[Kathy]

Desperation is the only nomination that I haven't read yet! So, I'm rooting for that one! :)

[Ethan]

Im pullin for desperation.

[Kit★]

What about Christine? Nominations still open?

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Kit★ wrote: "What about Christine? Nominations still open?"

Good to go. I'll keep 'em open through tonight (or until we get 10. Christine makes 7).

[Kathy]

Christine was one of my first books that I read by him. Good book!

[Kit★]

It's like the only one of King's I haven't read aside from his book about the Red Sox, and a lot of the uncollected stories like Mile 81, The Plant, etc, etc. So I'd be glad to finally read it :D

[Carlos]

Hello everybody, I´m new in this group. Nice to be here. I vote for Tommyknockers, since it is a book some love and some hate. I love it!

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Ok, we're going with the lucky 7. Poll is up. Hurry, as I'm only running it through Sunday.

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/70...

[Angie, Constant Reader]

Thanks for doing this Chris!

[Holly]

I nominate From a Buick 8.....it's one of the only ones on the list that I haven't read!