2019 Bookshelf Rereads

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I don't suppose you'll be somewhere with access to a library? My branch has a few copies, although scary few...

NOBODY EAT NEAR THESE BOOKS!!

[Jemppu]

Hmm... there does seem to be a kindle edition.

(And it's also on Storytel... in Russian -_- )

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Jemppu wrote: "Hmm... there does seem to be a kindle edition.

(And it's on Storytel... in Russian -_- )"

Great news. You have almost 2 months to learn Cyrillic!

[Jemppu]

If only it were that simple :D

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Russia's, like, right there, maybe you can just go sit in St Petersburg and ask someone to translate for you? Every day for a month?

[Jemppu]

Go spend a red October? 🤔

(I think we could have people in this very house who'd be able to translate. And few individuals manning the register at local grocery store for sure).

[CBRetriever]

Jemppu wrote: "Hmm... there does seem to be a kindle edition.

(And it's also on Storytel... in Russian -_- )"

The Kindle book of that name is by Richard Layman, not Zelazny unless Layman is an alias

[Jemppu]

CBRetriever wrote: "The Kindle book of that name is by Richard Layman, not Zelazny unless Layman is an alias"

This? It's Zelazny.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Jemppu wrote: "Go spend a red October? 🤔

(I think we could have people in this very house who'd be able to translate. And at the very least manning the register at local grocery store)."

LOL! Well...I *guess* if you wanted to take the easy way, and not be on a train for 10 hours a day...

Chessie, I think the point is that apparently Russian publishers got rights to the digital print version, while the rest of us have to scramble!

[Jemppu]

Allison wrote: "...LOL! Well...I *guess* if you wanted to take the easy way, and not be on a train for 10 hours a day......"

Oh, the trains would be the easy part - straight route from here to there, and they like to advertise how quick and effortless it is too... but one doesn't get anywhere in that direction without first going through couple weeks long visa application period.

I think I will try to survive with the kindle edition somehow <:D ...it'll be more affordable.

[Anthony]

That link doesn’t work in the States anyway; it says it’s no longer available for purchase. I’m working in Toronto these days, and not being a Canadian resident I’m not sure if I can get a library card? I’ll investigate...

[Jemppu]

Anthony wrote: "That link doesn’t work in the States anyway; it says it’s no longer available for purchase ..."

Rats. I was little bit afraid it might be so (here it says $6.19 on sale). Good luck with the traditional way.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Good luck to everyone on this adventure!

[Jemppu]

Some added challenge <:D

[Wen]

Anthony wrote: "That link doesn’t work in the States anyway; it says it’s no longer available for purchase. I’m working in Toronto these days, and not being a Canadian resident I’m not sure if I can get a library ..."
You might need to check your local one and this is the one I go... I just checked the website. “If you have proof of residential address but don’t yet have a Canadian-issued identification card, you may get a library card by showing a Canadian visa/work permit that has been issued for 6 months or more.”

[CBRetriever]

Jemppu wrote: "Anthony wrote: "That link doesn’t work in the States anyway; it says it’s no longer available for purchase ..."

Rats. I was little bit afraid it might be so (here it says $6.19 on sale). Good luck..."

yep, it says :This title is not currently available for purchase" for this US resident too

[Gabi]

oh, that's a damn pity. I was especially looking forward to this one. I could buy it on amazon.de.

[CBRetriever]

this is the one for US residents Night in the Lonesome October but as I said it's by Richard Layman. If it wins, it might be a good idea to list the author or half of the readers will be really confused

[Dawn F]

Uhm yes, like me, which one are we talking about? :D

[Gabi]

:D we're talking about the Zelazny one. (still app, so unfortunately no link)

[Dawn F]

Great, thanks! Buying the paperback from Amazon UK now :)

[Anna]

We’re obviously talking about the one I’ve linked to on the list! :D The voting form also lists the author. I don’t know how there could be confusion.

[Anna]

Top 6 will become our rereads for October-December. Voting closes on August 25th.
VOTE HERE

16 A Night in the Lonesome October (280)
15 The Blade Itself (517)
15 Embassytown (345)
14 Blackout (610)
13 City of Bones (488)
13 Zoo City (416)

12 Dawn (248)
12 Doomsday Book (578)
12 The Graveyard Book (312)

11 Guards! Guards! (376)
11 Oryx and Crake (400)

10 The Anubis Gates (387)
10 Elantris (638)
10 Foundation (256)
10 Hyperion (483)
10 Wild Seed (320)

9 Alif the Unseen (433)
9 Ancillary Sword (356)
9 Childhood's End (224)
9 The Dispossessed (387)
9 The Fellowship of the Ring (398)
9 The Grace of Kings (623)
9 I, Robot (225)
9 The Last Wish (384)
9 The Martian (369)
9 The Sparrow (431)
9 Swords and Deviltry (224)
9 To Say Nothing of the Dog (493)
9 Uprooted (438)
9 The Way of Shadows (645)

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And here are the rereads starting on August 15th:

Sabriel >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Kushiel's Dart >> First impressions | Final thoughts

[YouKneeK]

Ah, I’d forgotten to take into account that A Night in the Lonesome October might not be available on e-book here in the U.S. I had the same problem with Lord of Light last year and had to borrow it from the library. (It looks like that one was finally published on Kindle at the end of last year.)

My library has one copy of Lonesome October. I have no idea if it might be in high demand around October, but the downside of a library book is that I wouldn’t be comfortable hoarding it for an entire month to read a chapter a day. The prices of even the used paperbacks on Amazon are ridiculous when you include their shipping charges. Used prices on Abe Books seem more reasonable, although I’ve never personally bought anything from them because I don’t normally buy physical books.

Assuming it still wins, I might just try the Abe Books route. Then I won’t have to worry about whether I’m hoarding a library book that somebody else wants, and I can donate the book to the library or somewhere after I’m done with it.

[CBRetriever]

Abe is owned by Amazon, so if you look under third party sellers, you should see them

As far as confusing the books, I'm referring to when you set up the threads for the re-read. I'm stupid, I admit, and often simply type the name into Amazon.

[Anna]

CBRetriever wrote: "As far as confusing the books, I'm referring to when you set up the threads for the re-read. I'm stupid, I admit, and often simply type the name into Amazon."

Hmm, I never thought of that. I always click through from the book page or search by ASIN/ISBN. But even if you don't, if you're on a browser, you can see the author if you hover over the link. And the discussion threads have the book linked, so you can see the default cover. Of course those sometimes magically vanish no matter how many times we add them.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Ahh, I see, CBR. Yes, we'll be careful with the re-read, should it materialize!

[Jemppu]

Would this listing on Rakuten Kobo be of help to anyone for Lonesome October ebook? It's unavailable to FIN, but perhaps elsewhere?

[Anthony]

Sadly, no, that link doesn’t work in the US.

[Jemppu]

Double rats. (And doubly annoying too, for the listings to be in USD, when none seem available there).

I hope you're all able to get it somehow.

[CBRetriever]

I did push the I want to read this in Kindle option on the Zelazny book. If a lot of us do that, perhaps it will come to pass....

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

CBRetriever wrote: "I did push the I want to read this in Kindle option on the Zelazny book. If a lot of us do that, perhaps it will come to pass...."

Yes! Let's use our SFFBC sale powers for good!

[Anna]

If Lord of Light appeared a couple of months after we read it, then surely Lonesome October will be available for an October 2020 reread at the very latest!

[CBRetriever]

it took about 8 years for Emergence to show up in a Kindle version and I'm still waiting on Louise Cooper's Indigo series as well as Zenna Henderson's Ingathering: The Complete People Stories

[DivaDiane]

How strange. When I clicked on Jemppu’s link for the Zelazny it came up with a Kindle version for $3.?? . Now normally, Amazon tells me Kindle books aren’t available for purchase since I switched over to the UK site, which I find really tedious. But that’s not the point. Anthony, if you are in Canada, it might be telling you you can’t purchase it. Also, purchasing Kindle books through the app seems impossible (shrug). Try using your browser. Here’s the link again:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075R95SZS/...

[Anthony]

I’m currently in the States and it’s still saying it’s not available for purchase. Thanks for continuing to try to solve this conundrum, I appreciate it!

[CBRetriever]

Diane wrote: "How strange. When I clicked on Jemppu’s link for the Zelazny it came up with a Kindle version for $3.?? . Now normally, Amazon tells me Kindle books aren’t available for purchase since I switched o..."

you'd be able to purchase it if you stayed on amazon.com with your Country Setting set to the UK. The Country Setting acts as a filter only showing you books available for you to purchase and the price for your region. I stayed with amazon.com when I lived in France and it worked that way. I'd often purchase kindle books as gifts for friends in the US when the price was cheaper for French residents especially if the book was less than $1 for me and $9.99 for them

[Jacqueline]

I’m in Australia and it’s telling me I can buy it when I use that link. Which is weird but whatever. Apart from I don’t have a Kindle or Kindle on my phone they’re usually funny about ebooks across countries due to licensing arrangements. It’s $4.60 or something here. Our dollar dropped to around 67 cents yesterday so the exchange rate is horrendous.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Yeah, yeah, rub it in, everyone not in NAFTA. =P

[Jemppu]

"Transferring your account to your local Amazon website"

I'm not at all savvy how Amazon operates, but am wondering, if you have States based connection provider, would the site be determining your location by that ISP - even when you're across the border? You can check your ISP location here: https://www.whoismyisp.org/

[CBRetriever]

yes, Amazon does check - people have reported getting "You appear to be ordering/purchasing from a Country other than the one in your Country Settings, please correct your location" messages. The country specific Amazon sites are even more restrictive and check more often especially the UK site as they have a lot of expats living on the continent trying to get Kindle books from amazon.co.uk.

I remember one poor guy who got that message every time he tried to buy a book in Singapore even though he lived in Hong Kong as was there 9 months out of the year. At the time, Singapore was a kindle-free country.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Thank you everyone for trying to solve this conundrum. I think we have a lot of leads here and should Lonesome October get selected, we can do more brainstorming then! How is the list looking? Anyone very happy/unhappy with the list as it was last posted? Do we need another member drive?

[Jemppu]

That latest update looks most optimal, imho <3

[Silvana]

My only hope is that if Zoo City gets selected then the reading schedule could be set for November.

[Melanie, the neutral party]

I would still like to see Swords and Deviltry make the cut. I will personally not read Night in the Lonesome October because is is not available on US Kindle. Looking forward to the Blade Itself as I already own it.

[Anthony]

I hereby put in a pitch for Swords and Deviltry! I have yet to read any Fritz Leiber and this appears to be a good place to start.

[CBRetriever]

Anthony wrote: "I hereby put in a pitch for Swords and Deviltry! I have yet to read any Fritz Leiber and this appears to be a good place to start."

They're good if a bit dated as far as the attitudes towards women goes. I still enjoyed them and I'm female.

MY hope was for City of Bones as I've yet to read it and I own it (iI bought it back when it was $2.99)

[Rachel]

I’d like to knock another owner unread book off my list but either if the Connie Willis one’s will do it for me

[Anna]

Silvana wrote: "My only hope is that if Zoo City gets selected then the reading schedule could be set for November."

Thanks, it helps to know in advance, so I can try to remember when I'm scheduling!

[Anna]

Top 6 will become our rereads for October-December. Voting closes on August 25th.
VOTE HERE

16 The Blade Itself (517)
16 Embassytown (345)
16 A Night in the Lonesome October (280)
14 Blackout (610)

13 City of Bones (488)
13 Dawn (248)
13 Zoo City (416)

12 Doomsday Book (578)
12 The Graveyard Book (312)

11 The Fellowship of the Ring (398)
11 Foundation (256)
11 Guards! Guards! (376)
11 The Martian (369)
11 Oryx and Crake (400)

10 Alif the Unseen (433)
10 The Anubis Gates (387)
10 Elantris (638)
10 Hyperion (483)
10 I, Robot (225)
10 To Say Nothing of the Dog (493)
10 Uprooted (438)
10 Wild Seed (320)

9 Ancillary Sword (356)
9 Childhood's End (224)
9 The Dispossessed (387)
9 Foreigner (428)
9 The Golem and the Jinni (486)
9 The Grace of Kings (623)
9 The Killing Moon (418)
9 The Last Wish (384)
9 Leviathan Wakes (561)
9 Neuromancer (271)
9 Seveneves (881)
9 The Sparrow (431)
9 Swords and Deviltry (224)
9 The Way of Shadows (645)
9 Wool (509)
9 The Yiddish Policeman's Union (414)

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And here are the rereads starting on August 15th:

Sabriel >> First impressions | Final thoughts
Kushiel's Dart >> First impressions | Final thoughts