2020 Bookshelf Rereads

[Anna]

These are our next two rereads starting soon! Chime in if you plan to join :)


April 15th:
The Left Hand of Darkness >> First impressions | Final thoughts
The Golem and the Jinni >> First impressions | Final thoughts

[Jacqueline]

I was fully intending on reading both but I think I left The Golem and the Jinni at the Beach and apparently “I need to get my books and sewing” isn’t a good enough reason to travel so I’ll get around to it if I ever get back east again. I do have The Left Hand of Darkness with me. I saw it yesterday.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Anna wrote: "Haha! Allison was dismayed when she realized I don't sleep during Finnish night hours. I think she thought she was clever to choose a co-mod from Europe, to make sure someone was always online and ..."

She's 7 hours ahead of me, it should have been perfect! But I forgot that Finnish people have some complicated deposit/withdrawal system for sleeping. That'll teach me for being culturally insensitive ;-)

But yes, thanks all for helping out <3

[Anna]

April 15th:
The Left Hand of Darkness >> First impressions | Final thoughts
The Golem and the Jinni >> First impressions | Final thoughts

I forgot to remind everyone earlier this week, but there's still time to join these rereads! Left Hand will be discussed in the next Virtual Book Club meeting this Sunday, so if you planned to read it soon, now's the time to start!

[Jacqueline]

There's an idea for my next book. I was going to read Earthsea but might change that to TLHoD. I have that here with me. I think I left TGatJ at the beach so that's out.

[Anna]

Voting is OPEN until May 25th
VOTE HERE / Live results in spreadsheet

I can't believe it, but it's time to vote for our July-September rereads! :o

I'll start posting the lists in this thread after we have enough votes :)

Links to all the books on the form: (view spoiler)[
The Accidental Time Machine (278)
Across the Nightingale Floor (305)
The Aeronaut's Windlass (630)
Against the Tide of Years (454)
The Algebraist (434)
Alif the Unseen (433)
Alphabet of Thorn (291)
Among Others (304)
Anansi Boys (384)
Ancillary Mercy (330)
Ancillary Sword (356)
The Anubis Gates (387)
Arcadia (608)
Armada (349)
Artemis (305)
Assassin's Apprentice (480)
The Bear and the Nightingale (322)
Blood Song (591)
Boneshaker (416)
The Book of Phoenix (232)
Brave New World (268)
The Briar King (553)
Caliban's War (595)
The Carpet Makers (297)
Cat's Cradle (179)
The Caves of Steel (206)
Charmed Life (252)
Childhood's End (224)
City of Bones (488)
A Clash of Kings (761)
A Closed and Common Orbit (365)
Cloud Atlas (509)
Cold Magic (528)
The Color of Magic (228)
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (500)
The Crown Conspiracy (296)
Dawn (248)
The Day of the Triffids (228)
Deathless (352)
The Diamond Age (499)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (256)
Doctor Who The Coming of the Terraphiles (343)
Doomsday Book (578)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (208)
The Dragon's Path (555)
Dragonflight (299)
Ender's Game (324)
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (531)
Fahrenheit 451 (238)
The Fifth Season (468)
The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) (541)
A Fire Upon the Deep (613)
Foreigner (428)
The Forever War (278)
Foundation (256)
Frankenstein (273)
Furies of Calderon (503)
Fuzzy Nation (303)
A Game of Thrones (835)
Gardens of the Moon (666)
The Girl with All the Gifts (460)
Good Omens (430)
The Grace of Kings (623)
Grass (544)
Guards! Guards! (376)
Gun, with Occasional Music (271)
The Gunslinger (231)
The Handmaid's Tale (311)
Haze (352)
His Majesty's Dragon (353)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (216)
The Hobbit (366)
Homeland (343)
Hounded (292)
Hyperion (483)
I Am Legend (160)
I, Robot (225)
In the Night Garden (483)
Infernal Devices (384)
Into the Drowning Deep (440)
The Invisible Library (329)
Island in the Sea of Time (608)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (160)
John Dies at the End (469)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (1006)
Karen Memory (350)
The Last Policeman (322)
The Last Unicorn (294)
The Last Wish (384)
Legend (345)
Leviathan (440)
Leviathan Wakes (561)
Lions of Al-Rassan (528)
Little, Big (538)
Lock In (336)
The Long Earth (336)
Lord of Light (296)
Machine Man (185)
The Magic of Recluce (501)
Magician (Riftwar Saga) (681)
The Man in the High Castle (259)
The Martian (369)
The Martian Chronicles (182)
The Master and Margarita (407)
Memory of Water (263)
Mort (243)
The Mote in God's Eye (596)
The Native Star (387)
A Natural History of Dragons (334)
Neuromancer (271)
Neverwhere (370)
Nexus (460)
The Night Circus (400)
Night Watch (455)
Nimona (272)
Ninefox Gambit (384)
The Obelisk Gate (448)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (178)
Old Man's War (362)
On the Oceans of Eternity (630)
Opening Atlantis (440)
Oryx and Crake (400)
Pandora's Star (988)
The Passage (766)
Pawn of Prophecy (304)
The Player of Games (320)
The Power (341)
Preludes & Nocturnes (Sandman Vol. 1) (233)
Prince of Thorns (384)
The Princess Bride (398)
Promise of Blood (545)
Pump Six and Other Stories (239)
Pushing Ice (458)
The Quantum Thief (336)
Ready Player One (374)
Red Country (469)
Red Rising (382)
Red Sister (469)
Redshirts (320)
Regarding Ducks and Universes (344)
Rendezvous with Rama (252)
Rivers of London (Midnight Riot) (310)
The Road (241)
The Rook (486)
A Scanner Darkly (219)
Seveneves (881)
The Shadow of the Torturer (262)
Shadow's Son (278)
The Sheep Look Up (388)
Ship of Magic (880)
The Silent Tower (369)
Six Wakes (364)
Slaughterhouse-Five (215)
Snow Crash (470)
The Snow Queen (448)
Soulless (365)
The Sparrow (431)
The Speed of Dark (369)
Sphere (371)
Spin (458)
The Stand (1153)
The Stars Are Legion (400)
The Stars My Destination (258)
Starship Troopers (335)
Station Eleven (336)
Storm Front (355)
The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack (510)
Stranger in a Strange Land (528)
The Suicide Collectors (304)
The Summer Tree (383)
The Sword-Edged Blonde (256)
Swords and Deviltry (224)
The Terror (769)
Those Who Hunt the Night (350)
The Thousand Names (513)
Three Parts Dead (336)
Tigana (771)
The Time Machine (118)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (493)
The Tombs of Atuan (180)
Too Like the Lightning (432)
Touch (426)
Ubik (288)
Under Heaven (573)
The Underground Railroad (306)
Uprooted (438)
War for the Oaks (336)
The War of the Worlds (192)
Warbreaker (688)
The Warded Man (416)
The Warrior's Apprentice (372)
Watchmen (416)
Watership Down (478)
The Way of Shadows (645)
Weaveworld (721)
The Well of Ascension (590)
When Gravity Fails (288)
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (251)
White Cat (310)
Wild Seed (320)
The Windup Girl (359)
Winter Tide (366)
The Wise Man's Fear (994)
A Wizard of Earthsea (183)
Wizard's First Rule (836)
Wool (509)
The Word for World is Forest (160)
World War Z (342)
The Yiddish Policeman's Union (414)
Zodiac (308)
Zoo City (416)
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[Melanie, the neutral party]

Since these will be the virtual chat books, I'm going to be more selective.

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

Good point, Melanie. I'll have to revise my selection.

[Anna]

I added links to all the books to my post above, for more convenient browsing!

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

You missed one. I won't tell you which though as I don't want to reread it.

[Anna]

Ryan wrote: "You missed one. I won't tell you which though as I don't want to reread it."

I'm assuming this is a joke, but if that should happen, then no matter, the list in the post is just a bonus, the real list is on the form! :)

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

It is a joke. :)

[Gabi]

Ryan wrote: "It is a joke. :)"

You got me there ^^'.

[Anna]

Heh, I have the advantage of knowing that these lists are not made by hand, and also that I'm perfect and never make mistakes! :P

I'm so tempted to start posting the lists, but we only have 29 voters, so it'll all be completely changed very soon.

[Gabi]

Anna wrote: "Heh, I have the advantage of knowing that these lists are not made by hand, and also that I'm perfect and never make mistakes! :P..."

XD - That's a mighty advantage indeed (knowing to be perfect <3). I was really trying to figure out how Ryan could spot one single title in such a long list … I'm too easily hoaxed. ^^'

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

*chuckle *

[Silvana]

Rooting for City of Bones, The Underground Railroad, Boneshaker, and The Thousand Names. All have been in my TBR for years.

[Melanie, the neutral party]

I have a strong interest in The Anubis Gates.

[Silvana]

Melanie wrote: "I have a strong interest in The Anubis Gates."

It's a really good one.

[Jen]

Melanie wrote: "I have a strong interest in The Anubis Gates."

I just read it! Really enjoyed it, would happily join the discussion for a re-read.

[Anna]

Top 6 will become our rereads for July-September
VOTE HERE until May 25th
Live results in spreadsheet / GR links to all books here

13 The Bear and the Nightingale (322)
12 Alif the Unseen (433)
12 City of Bones (488)
11 Dawn (248)
10 Fahrenheit 451 (238)

9 The Anubis Gates (387)
9 The Caves of Steel (206)
9 Leviathan Wakes (561)
9 The Night Circus (400)

8 Alphabet of Thorn (291)
8 Cloud Atlas (509)
8 The Color of Magic (228)
8 Doomsday Book (578)
8 The Fifth Season (468)
8 Homeland (343)
8 Ninefox Gambit (384)
8 The Snow Queen (448)
8 The Underground Railroad (306)
8 The Word for World is Forest (160)

7 Among Others (304)
7 Assassin's Apprentice (480)
7 Childhood's End (224)
7 Foreigner (428)
7 Grass (544)
7 Guards! Guards! (376)
7 In the Night Garden (483)
7 John Dies at the End (469)
7 Neverwhere (370)
7 The Princess Bride (398)
7 Redshirts (320)
7 Seveneves (881)
7 Soulless (365)
7 Warbreaker (688)
7 Wild Seed (320)
7 A Wizard of Earthsea (183)

6 Arcadia (608)
6 Boneshaker (416)
6 The Day of the Triffids (228)
6 Deathless (352)
6 Frankenstein (273)
6 Furies of Calderon (503)
6 The Girl with All the Gifts (460)
6 The Grace of Kings (623)
6 Hyperion (483)
6 I, Robot (225)
6 Into the Drowning Deep (440)
6 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (1006)
6 The Last Policeman (322)
6 The Last Wish (384)
6 Lock In (336)
6 Magician (Riftwar Saga) (681)
6 Mort (243)
6 A Natural History of Dragons (334)
6 The Ocean at the End of the Lane (178)
6 The Passage (766)
6 The Power (341)
6 The Road (241)
6 The Rook (486)
6 Spin (458)
6 Station Eleven (336)
6 Those Who Hunt the Night (350)
6 To Say Nothing of the Dog (493)

[CBRetriever]

I'm pulling for

The Bear and the Nightingale
and
City of Bones

because I own both and have yet to read them. I definitely need a push on the first one

[Meredith]

I’m another who’s pulling for City of Bones and Bear and the Nightingale, plus also Leviathan Wakes.

[Lost Planet Airman]

Can someone refresh me, what do the numbers in parentheses after the book name mean?

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

The number of pages in the book., Mike.

[Anna]

Mike wrote: "Can someone refresh me, what do the numbers in parentheses after the book name mean?"

Yeah, I've been too lazy to add the "pp" :D

Hmm, maybe I should do that right now!

[Anna]

OK, chime in everyone, which option makes most sense?


Option A (current)
16 Alif the Unseen (433)
15 The Bear and the Nightingale (322)
14 City of Bones (488)
13 Cloud Atlas (509)
12 Dawn (248)

Option B (no pages)
16 Alif the Unseen
15 The Bear and the Nightingale
14 City of Bones
13 Cloud Atlas
12 Dawn

Option C (same as on the form)
16 Alif the Unseen (433p)
15 The Bear and the Nightingale (322p)
14 City of Bones (488p)
13 Cloud Atlas (509p)
12 Dawn (248p)

Option D (please also change the form to look like this!)
16 Alif the Unseen (433 pages)
15 The Bear and the Nightingale (322 pages)
14 City of Bones (488 pages)
13 Cloud Atlas (509 pages)
12 Dawn (248 pages)

Something else?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

i like c

[Gabi]

I'm quite okay with the way it is at the moment.

[Jemppu]

I see no reason, why C wouldn't work.

[Anna]

(This is the kind of Friday night action I'm known for.)

[CBRetriever]

I like D

[Melanie, the neutral party]

add the p

Knowing the page numbers helps us make informed decisions...you know data and all that.

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

With the exception of CBRetriever you're all ageist!

(I prefer C too)

[Anna]

lol, OK let's go with C then! Sorry CBR!

[Anna]

Top 6 will become our rereads for July-September
VOTE HERE until May 25th
Live results in spreadsheet / GR links to all books here

17 Alif the Unseen (433p)
15 The Bear and the Nightingale (322p)
14 City of Bones (488p)
13 Cloud Atlas (509p)
12 Dawn (248p)

11 The Color of Magic (228p)
11 Doomsday Book (578p)
11 Fahrenheit 451 (238p)
11 The Fifth Season (468p)
11 The Night Circus (400p)
11 The Ocean at the End of the Lane (178p)
11 The Princess Bride (398p)
11 The Underground Railroad (306p)

10 Among Others (304p)
10 The Caves of Steel (206p)
10 Leviathan Wakes (561p)

9 Alphabet of Thorn (291p)
9 The Anubis Gates (387p)
9 Boneshaker (416p)
9 The Girl with All the Gifts (460p)
9 Hyperion (483p)
9 I, Robot (225p)
9 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (1006p)
9 The Last Policeman (322p)
9 A Natural History of Dragons (334p)
9 Neverwhere (370p)
9 Ninefox Gambit (384p)
9 Seveneves (881p)
9 The Snow Queen (448p)
9 Soulless (365p)
9 Station Eleven (336p)
9 Warbreaker (688p)
9 A Wizard of Earthsea (183p)

8 Anansi Boys (384p)
8 Artemis (305p)
8 Brave New World (268p)
8 Cat's Cradle (179p)
8 Childhood's End (224p)
8 Frankenstein (273p)
8 Grass (544p)
8 Homeland (343p)
8 I Am Legend (160p)
8 John Dies at the End (469p)
8 Rivers of London (Midnight Riot) (310p)
8 Snow Crash (470p)
8 The Sparrow (431p)
8 To Say Nothing of the Dog (493p)
8 Wild Seed (320p)
8 The Word for World is Forest (160p)
8 The Yiddish Policeman's Union (414p)

7 The Book of Phoenix (232p)
7 The Day of the Triffids (228p)
7 Foreigner (428p)
7 The Forever War (278p)
7 Good Omens (430p)
7 The Grace of Kings (623p)
7 Guards! Guards! (376p)
7 In the Night Garden (483p)
7 The Last Wish (384p)
7 The Martian (369p)
7 Mort (243p)
7 Oryx and Crake (400p)
7 The Passage (766p)
7 The Power (341p)
7 Redshirts (320p)
7 The Road (241p)
7 The Rook (486p)
7 Slaughterhouse-Five (215p)
7 Tigana (771p)
7 Watership Down (478p)

[Cordelia]

Either c or d. But just leave it as it for this period. Change it for next.

[Anna]

Cordelia, it's too late, I already changed it! :)

[CBRetriever]

Anna wrote: "lol, OK let's go with C then! Sorry CBR!"

I keep thing 433p = 433 pence for some reason (I think that makes me an old fart)

[Anna]

Actually, the p also makes me think of (Finnish) pennies, but that's how it used to be on the forms, so I kept it that way. I don't think it matters much in this case, as long as people understand what it stands for. Someone always asks about the numbers, and I kept meaning to change it but never got around to it.

[Jemppu]

Anna wrote: "...the p also makes me think of (Finnish) pennies..."

Same. But context o'hoy; should be easy enough to deduce what is meant here <:D

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

No, no.

This is our price per vote to get this book in the final six. No, I do not accept any other form of currency. Please send jars of pennies in your local denomination.

[DivaDiane]

Can someone please vote for Fifth Season? Or a few of you? I’m obviously not the only person who hasn’t read it yet, but I already voted for it so my hands are tied. I suppose I could un-vote for something else that’s tied for 6th at the moment, but I would really like to (re)read both!

[Anna]

5th season seems to be in the top 6 now!

[Chris]

How about C with a space between the number and 'p' for readability?

[Anna]

Yeah I can change it like that for both the form and the list. I won't change the form mid-voting, but I can edit it for the next round. In that case we might as well go for "pp".

C1 Alif the Unseen (433p)
C2 Alif the Unseen (433 p)
C3 Alif the Unseen (433 pp)

Option C4 is that we blow up the spreadsheet and stop doing rereads!

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Diane wrote: "Can someone please vote for Fifth Season? Or a few of you? I’m obviously not the only person who hasn’t read it yet, but I already voted for it so my hands are tied. I suppose I could un-vote for s..."

or you could create 30 more Gmail addresses and vote multiple times!!!

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Anna wrote: "Yeah I can change it like that for both the form and the list. I won't change the form mid-voting, but I can edit it for the next round. In that case we might as well go for "pp".

C1 [book: Alif t..."

C5
pg? you know for pages

[Anna]

I could very well be wrong, but my understanding is that p is for page and pp is for pages, and pg is not official? In any case, I don't personally care at all what it says, as long as people are happy! :)

[DivaDiane]

I kinda feel like if you’re gonna change it that pp is the best as it’s the official for pages. I don’t care about a space, whatever’s easiest for you, Anna!