2023 Bookshelf Rereads

[Aga]

I vote for option 1.

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

What doesn't work for you about option 2, Aga?

I was going to ask that The Mere Wife be switched to November cause they get awfully busy during the festive period.

[DivaDiane]

Looks good to me!

[DivaDiane]

Oh. Either option works for me as long as The Mere Wife and the Vanished Birds are not in the same month.

[Kaia]

a.g.e. montagner wrote: "Kaia, we're a team.
Or more precisely, Anna shaped us int a team, with a flick of her wand."

:-)

I vote for Option 2 (which maybe is obvious, but in case it's needed for tallying).

[Meredith]

I'm planning to read Mere Wife, but I have no preference as to month.

[a.g.e. montagner]

What about switching The Mere Wife and The Vanished Birds?

[Kaia]

Switching Mere Wife and Vanished Birds would be fine by me

[Anna]

Reposting these since we're on a new page. Right now option 2 has the most support.


Option 1:

October 15:
The Princess Bride (398 pgs)
The Vanished Birds (391 pgs)

November 15:
The Fifth Season (468 pgs)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (382 pgs)

December 15:
The Mere Wife (308 pgs)
Assassin's Apprentice (480 pgs)


Option 2:

October 15:
The Princess Bride (398 pgs)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (382 pgs)

November 15:
The Fifth Season (468 pgs)
The Vanished Birds (391 pgs)

December 15:
The Mere Wife (308 pgs)
Assassin's Apprentice (480 pgs)

[Aga]

Ryan wrote: "What doesn't work for you about option 2, Aga?

I was going to ask that The Mere Wife be switched to November cause they get awfully busy during the festive period."

I’m going to read The Princess Bride and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, so I prefer any option with those two separated.

[Anna]

Option 3:


October 15:
The Mere Wife (308 pgs)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (382 pgs)

November 15:
The Fifth Season (468 pgs)
The Vanished Birds (391 pgs)

December 15:
The Princess Bride (398 pgs)
Assassin's Apprentice (480 pgs)

[a.g.e. montagner]

I was going to propose a different option 3, but yours is even better (obviously).

[Aga]

Option 3 looks good.

[DivaDiane]

Option 3 - perfection

[Kaia]

Option 3 looks great!

[Stephen]

I had been planning to reread Red Mars; not seeing any discussion. Is this unusual? I haven’t participated in many of these rereads, if any.

[a.g.e. montagner]

If you're referring to the mid-August reread of Red Mars you can find the links here.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Stat us off, Stephen! Usually there's some discussion once there's some discussion :)

[Stephen]

I hope to start the reread soon, but I have a few library books coming due.

[Aga]

See you in the First Impressions thread, Stephen.

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Here's the schedule for the last batch of 2023 rereads!


October 15th:
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
The Mere Wife >> First impressions | Final thoughts

November 15th:
The Fifth Season >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
The Vanished Birds >> First impressions | Final thoughts

December 15th:
Assassin's Apprentice >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Princess Bride >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I gotta say, this quarter is looking great.

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

This month's rereads!


September 15th:
The Anubis Gates >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Ninefox Gambit >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Both of this month's rereads will be discussed in Virtual Book Club! Check that thread for dates, times, etc.


October 15th:
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
The Mere Wife >> First impressions | Final thoughts

[Meredith]

I'm planning to read Mere Wife, hope to see some folks there!

[DivaDiane]

I will be reading it.

[Aga]

I’ll probably join you in the thread too.

[Kaia]

I’m so bummed - I wanted to read both of the re-reads this month and attend VBC, but I have been thwarted by my library. Mere Wife has been “in transit” from another library in the system for more than a month now, and I think maybe it got lost in the mail. On top of that, all of the copies of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress are checked out with a waiting list. Who knew it was so popular right now? I’m holding out hope for Mere Wife - if it comes in by this weekend, I may still have time to read it before VBC.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

noooo!!!! I will cross all my fingers and toes for you

[Kaia]

Thanks, Allison!

[Kaia]

Allison, your good wishes must have done the trick. I got a notification this afternoon that Mere Wife finally arrived! I'm going to start reading it tonight.

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Voting is open for 2024 Rereads!

[a.g.e. montagner]

Can we get The Obelisk Gate on the list? We're reading The Fifth Season next month and they're part of the same Broken Earth trilogy.

[Ryan]

The list for 2024 is stacked! Too many good options!

[Anna]

You can talk about the 2024 stuff in the 2024 thread! Someone has to be the first :D

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Next batch of rereads!


November 15th:
The Fifth Season >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series
The Vanished Birds >> First impressions | Final thoughts

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

The very last rereads of 2023!

Princess Bride will be discussed in VBC on December 17th, more info here.

December 15th:
Assassin's Apprentice >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Princess Bride >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More

[Aga]

Starting The Princess Bride today.

[Mihai]

I also started it.

[Cheryl L]

Aga wrote: "Starting The Princess Bride today."

Also, reading Princess Bride. This one is a reread for me. I read it the first time in the early 1980s before the movie came out.