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Proposed August 2017 BotM: Missionary by Lehi Renner *title edit* *was previously set for April 2017
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This book has had three titles: Missionary, Brother Wives, and Far Too Many Boys. It is now on almost all retailers as Missionary (I just uploaded it to Smashwords so it will feed out to B & N, Kobo, iTunes, etc within a week.
I picked it up today at Amazon for $3.99. It sounds terrific, and I'm looking forward to reading it.
Richard wrote: "I picked it up today at Amazon for $3.99. It sounds terrific, and I'm looking forward to reading it."Thank you so much! I'm polishing up the second book now. I hope to have it ready by mid-August.
You couldn't wait a month, could you? Mid-September is my birthday and I can justify the expenditure better then... :-p
Lol, don't tempt me. Given how slowly I write and edit, it just might end up being mid-October! :)
That works too, he said selfishly deferring expenditure despite how irksome it is for your other fans.
I have fans? *looks around* They seem to be hiding. :)
Give it time, since you joined the site this month. I was more or less still peering around wondering what was where and who was who the first month.
Good point. I had no idea anyone had even read the book so finding this was a happy accident. :)
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Unfortunately the GR link to Amazon isn't working, so here is a direct link:
https://www.amazon.com/Missionary-Cul...
I can very, very highly recommend this as a group read. It's *extremely* thought provoking, and might give a group fodder for discussion for more than a mere month. Disclosure: I read the book already and rated it five stars. I am therefore quite partisan in recommending it for a group read!
Events in Charlottesville lead me to ask my friends to read this novel, only $3.99 on all electronic platforms. Attached is a link to my review.#ReadingIsResistance to theocracy MISSIONARY http://tinyurl.com/y7le5xnp
This scary book is my 6* read for 2017, a terrifying #dystopian vision of #Mormon society gone amok. Gay lovers, uniquely protected against the worst ravages of the theocracy, fight to retain the memory of better, more tolerant days.
Hi everyone. I just joined. Specifically to group read this book (thanks to Richard's review). I read a lot of sci-fi. I also read a lot of M/M romance/lit. It'll be interesting to see how well my two favorite genres combine into one book.
Fabi wrote: "Hi everyone. I just joined. Specifically to group read this book (thanks to Richard's review). I read a lot of sci-fi. I also read a lot of M/M romance/lit. It'll be interesting to see how well m..."
I really hope we can get a group read going! Month doesn't matter, the book's just so chock-full of interesting ideas I'd love to see a bunch of folks reading it together.
Lehi wrote: "Good point. I had no idea anyone had even read the book so finding this was a happy accident. :)"Hi Lehi! I'm happy to say that my blogged review of MISSIONARY has been read over 500 times. I hope some of those have turned into sales...and I hope we can still get a group read going here!
Fabi and I can't be the only ones to find the idea fascinating. Where is everybody?
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Hi Lehi! I'm happy to say that my blogged review of MISSIONARY has been read over 500..."
Hi Richard -
If you like I will send out a group letter about this. I am super busy for the next few months so I couldn't organize or run the group read though - You'd have to do that.
Charming wrote: "Hi Richard - If you like I will send out a group letter about this. I am super busy for the next few months so I couldn't organize or run the group read though - You'd have to do that."
I'll give it a whirl. I want folks to read this book. It's too good to let languish.
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If you like I will send out a group letter about this. I am super busy for the next few months so I couldn't organize or run the group read though - You'd have to do..."
Ok; set up a thread for it and I will send out a group message.
Charming wrote: "Richard wrote: "Charming wrote: "Hi Richard - If you like I will send out a group letter about this. I am super busy for the next few months so I couldn't organize or run the group read though - ..."
Done: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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If you like I will send out a group letter about this. I am super busy for the next few months so I couldn't organize or run the gro..."
Sorry; I just now got the group letter sent out. Are you interested in being a moderator? Then you could send your own group letters!
Charming wrote: "Richard wrote: "Charming wrote: "Richard wrote: "Charming wrote: "Hi Richard - If you like I will send out a group letter about this. I am super busy for the next few months so I couldn't organiz..."
I'm pretty bad at group stuff, so probably best that I not volunteer for something I'm almost guaranteed to stink at. Thanks for getting the word out, it's not a time-sensitive kind of a thing the way I like group reads.
I'm late to the party & have never participated in a group read so... we shall see.I received the group invite & read Richards Goodreads review so just bought the book and plan to start reading this evening.
Beth doesn't write wrote: "I'm late to the party & have never participated in a group read so... we shall see.I received the group invite & read Richards Goodreads review so just bought the book and plan to start reading t..."
Can't wait to hear how it came across to you.
I started reading this last night and ended up staying up way to late. The world building here is phenomenal. It is subtle, not in your face overly descriptive yet captivating. I am along with Jacob on this journey and while I find him enchanting the dystopia he lives in is creepy. I keep trying to sneak in paragraphs here & there because like Jacob I am full of questions.
Beth doesn't write wrote: "I started reading this last night and ended up staying up way to late. The world building here is phenomenal. It is subtle, not in your face overly descriptive yet captivating. I am along with Jacob on this journey and while I find him enchanting the dystopia he lives in is creepy. I keep trying to sneak in paragraphs here & there because like Jacob I am full of questions."
That's exactly how I felt! I was compelled to stay up late to fit in more words.
I'm 61% done with Missionary: "Grey, not bad. White, pretty good. Black, lonely. Pink, horrid. Simply Horrid. Yellow, tragedy. Pure Tragedy. What I find most disturbing are the little tidbits I can see of this dystopia right now. Right here in America."
I keep reading parts aloud to my husband because I can't not share!
Thanks!