POLL: What should we read in July?

[Tom, Supreme Laser]

Your time to shine. VOTE people!

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/85...

[Jlawrence, S&L Moderator]

I voted.

[Camilla]

When I voted, the names were written twice, but it might have been my browser playing tricks on me.
Anyway, voted!

[terpkristin]

Yeah I had the same issue as Camilla but who knows if it was me or GR or both. :D

I voted. Depending on the outcome of the poll, this month may really try my resolve to read every S&L pick this year. I've already read 2 (and hated one of those) and have less than zero interest in two others. We shall see!

[Rob, Roberator]

I'd be OK with any of them I think. I don't really know much about some of the titles.

[[deleted user]]

I think it's a solid list. There's a lot of stuff on there I've been meaning to read and I loved the only book on there that I've read (Red Shirts).

Not too sure what to think of the Dr. Who as I haven't watched any of the TV shows. I'd still try it out though.

[Daran]

I had to go with the Doctor Who book. It's just intriguing.

[Scott]

torn between Doctor Who and Redshirts...who to vote for? They're both going to be great...

[Tom, Supreme Laser]

I added the typed name along with the embed because on some mobile version sof the site the embeds don't show.

[Sandi]

I had to go for Doctor Who. It's about Doctor Who and it's by Alastair Reynolds. What could go wrong? I'm good with any of the choices except Red Shirts. We've already discussed that book even if it wasn't an official read.

[Robyn]

Already read 3 of the books on the list, so I ended up voting for Pandora's Star, simply because it is Peter F. Hamilton.

The ones I've read are Redshirts (loved it), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (liked it very much, read a long time ago) and Ringworld (lived very much, but didn't like the rest of the series at all).

[Ruth (tilltab) Ashworth]

Voted for Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? but only because it has been on my mental 'to read' list for such a long time, longer than any of the others, several of which are also on that list. But they all look great; I'd be very happy with whatever got selected. :D

[D. H.]

I had to change my vote because I realized Ringworld isn't available on Kindle in Japan.

[Matthew Anderson]

Snow Crash.

[Rob, Roberator]

I just noticed this is in general and NOT stickied.

One of the Mods should probably fix that at least while the poll is running so people see it and vote.

[Kim]

I read a Doctor Who novel once and it was so bad I've never wanted to read another again. I voted for Ringworld as I've been meaning to read it for a long time.

[Misti]

I had to go with Doctor Who, but would really be fine with any of them.

Redshirts is a fun read. Even though I've already read it, if it was picked I might get the audible book just so I could listen to Wil Wheaton read it.

[Robert]

I'd already read Redshirts, which was great, and Snow Crash, which was also great. Stopped reading Ringworld as I just couldn't get into it, and I haven't enjoyed other books by Niven. Ended up going for the Doctor Who book by Alastair Reynolds because his other books are great, and I'm very interested to see his take on Doctor Who.

Interestingly, the Reynolds book is only being released today on Kindle and tomorrow in paperback, and is a Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) story.

[Tina]

The Sparrow has been on my list for a long time; it's supposed to be excellent.

[Anthea]

Ooh, Wil Wheaton reads Redshirts? Another reason for me to vote for it. :)

Just finished Snow Crash (finally) and though groundbreaking at the time, I'm not sure it holds up so well, now.

The Sparrow has been on my TBR forever.

Would love to re-visit Ringworld! It's been a while. (cough*decades*)

[Tamahome]

I voted for Pandora's Star, although I've already read it. Note that it's only half the story, like Hyperion, but it's very good.

[Michele]

I have to say, Redshirts was fun stuff but I wouldn't listen to it in audio. It's almost all conversation between several people and I was ready to hunt down Wil and smack him for saying "He said," and "she said," so many times. The word "said" must be in that story about a million times and you really notice it when listening.

[Dara]

I was going to choose Pandora's Star but went for Snow Crash. Sounds interesting and I've never read cyberpunk before.

[Michael]

Michele wrote: "I have to say, Redshirts was fun stuff but I wouldn't listen to it in audio. It's almost all conversation between several people and I was ready to hunt down Wil and smack him for saying "He said,"..."

I couldn't agree more.
Luke is ranting about the narration in his review:
http://www.sfbrp.com/archives/494

[Tamahome]

[Michael]

"You Know Nothing, Jon Snow Wil Wheaton," Dahl Tamahome said.

[AndrewP]

Read half of them, one of the others I'm not interested in and of the two remaining choices one is on my bookshelf. An easy choice... Pandora's Star for me.

[Tom, Supreme Laser]

Do y'all like it when the results are hidden or not? Because not gonna lie, Redshirts is leading by a lot right now.

[Misti]

I like to see the results.

[Nancy]

My vote goes for Philip K Dick, as I've been meaning to read him for a while. If Redshirts wins, I'll be a little sad as I've read it already, but happy for the rest of the club as it's REALLY good. Funny, yet thought provoking at the same time.

[Joshua]

I voted for Pandora's Star. I am finishing up Redshirts now but would have voted for it otherwise. I am interested in all except the Dr. Who book. I know nothing of the Doctor.

[Tom, Supreme Laser]

I changededed it. You can see the current results now.

[JRush]

Makes me sad that The Sparrow is last on the list. I'm reading it right now and it feels like it was written for Sword and Laser!

[terpkristin]

Aw, I think that hiding the results prevents people from "ganging up" to ensure that picks are selected. Then again, I also don't say what I vote for even in things like this. ;)

That said, Redshirts is one of the two I have less than zero interest in. So if it wins, I guess this book club will be doing what book clubs do, giving me a reason to read things I otherwise wouldn't care about.

[Tom, Supreme Laser]

I'm not campaigning when I say this, because I'd be happy to read any of these books. But I voted for The Sparrow. It looks excellent.

[Serendi]

Thanks for showing Results, much prefer it!

[Caedy]

Only recognized two of the options (I know that's bad for me), but I voted for the one of the two that I hadn't read yet...Redshirts looks awesome.

[Hershel]

I've read Redshirts, and Do Andriods Dream so I went for Pandora's Star. That or Ringworld.

[Michele]

I'm going to campaign just a little and say that while Redshirts is a fun and easy read, it's pretty fluffy - I mean is there really anything much to discuss? I dunno, just seems like a book club might want a little more depth in its choices.

[Joshua]

I like seeing the results, but I guess it can influence votes sometimes. Instead of voting for the actual one you want to win, you may vote for your second or third pick if it has a better chance at winning. I don't know if this really matters or not...just sayin'.

As for Redshirts narration, it is a little heavy on the he said/she said towards the beginning but it gets better. As for me, I am a big fan of Wheaton's narration. How can you not love his drunk Kerensky? :)

[Rob, Roberator]

Fyi, While the tally never appeared while results were "hidden", the voters show up on the bottom left, so someone really bored/determined could figure it out anyway.

It's probably simpler showing it like you are now.

[Robyn]

Tom wrote: "Do y'all like it when the results are hidden or not?"

Considering the kind of people here, I don't think it makes that much of a difference. The only advantage, if it were shown, is that we could campaign for a particular title.

Tom wrote: "Because not gonna lie, Redshirts is leading by a lot right now."

Hardly surprising, considering how much buzz we have seen about it lately. And it is worth it. I've read, and loved it.

[Sean]

Kim wrote: "I read a Doctor Who novel once and it was so bad I've never wanted to read another again."

There've been over five hundred Doctor Who novels by hundreds of authors across several different publishers. I don't think one stinker is enough to write off the entire line, especially when the publisher's getting real SF writers like Alastair Reynolds and Stephen Baxter to do the books.

[Leesa]

I would be happy to read any but Ringworld (I stopped listening to the audiobook in disgust at the one female role). I may try it in print/ebook one day so I can just skim over that drek and get to the actual cool sci-fi.

I voted for Redshirts, I think. Would be happy with Pandora's Star too.

[Sandi]

Michele wrote: "I have to say, Redshirts was fun stuff but I wouldn't listen to it in audio. It's almost all conversation between several people and I was ready to hunt down Wil and smack him for saying "He said,"..."

I listened to it in audio and I completely agree. In print, you can skim over the saids, but they are glaringly obvious in audio. Plus, Wheaton reads it way too fast. That's a complaint you'll rarely hear.

[Sandi]

Tom wrote: "I'm not campaigning when I say this, because I'd be happy to read any of these books. But I voted for The Sparrow. It looks excellent."



The Sparrow is one of the best books I've ever read. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is excellent too. Either would provide really meaty discussion material.

[Jenny]

I voted for Redshirts but I just bought the Doctor Who book, so I'd be happy to read either :)

[Phil]

I've already read Ringworld (loved it), Snow Crash (loved it), and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep(meh). I just watched a couple episodes of Dr. Who and thought it was pretty cheesy so I'm not really interested in reading that and I've never heard of The Sparrow. I already own Redshirts and Pandora's Star and I loved Old Man's War so I voted for Redshirts.

[David(LA,CA)]

I still stand by my desire to see the club read a book based on a film/tv show since we seem to read more than a few books that get turned into films.

[Rob]

Voted! I was torn between Androids (cause I've read it already), Ringworld (because it looks interesting) and Redshirts (because its Scalzi!). But I resorted to Ringworld. In the end, any of the choices is okay! I love that I'm discovering a lot of new authors in this book club. YAY!