2024 Bookshelf Rereads

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This month's rereads:


August 15th
Frankenstein >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Ancillary Sword >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series

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Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results and book links: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: August 25th / GR links to all books here

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^ Updated

[Olga]

Just FYI, The Lies of Locke Lamora (the whole series, actually) is included in Kindle Unlimited. I borrowed it a few months ago, but keep putting it off. Would be thrilled if it makes the cut.

[DivaDiane]

Happy to oblige, Olga! I have it on audio. I don’t know why I hadn’t already voted for it!

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Two days left to vote!

Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results and book links: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Top 6 will become our October-December 2024 rereads:

10 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (256 pgs)

8 Alphabet of Thorn (291 pgs)
8 The Diamond Age (499 pgs)
8 The Last Unicorn (294 pgs)
8 The Lies of Locke Lamora (722 pgs)
8 A Natural History of Dragons (334 pgs)
8 Solaris (204 pgs)
8 The Tombs of Atuan (180 pgs)

7 The Blade Itself (517 pgs)
7 A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)
7 Neuromancer (271 pgs)
7 The Neverending Story (396 pgs)
7 Old Man's War (362 pgs)
7 A Wizard of Earthsea (183 pgs)

6 The Aeronaut's Windlass (630 pgs)
6 The City We Became (437 pgs)
6 Ready Player One (374 pgs)
6 Slaughterhouse-Five (215 pgs)
6 Ubik (288 pgs)

[DivaDiane]

Someone else please vote for Alphabet of Thorn?

[Michelle]

DivaDiane wrote: "Someone else please vote for Alphabet of Thorn?"

I think I did. I'll check and if I'm wrong I'll vote for it now.

[Michelle]

Yep- I had already voted for it.

[a.g.e. montagner]

Same!
I'm curious.

[Anna]

For those who aren't looking at the spreadsheet, A-Z of Thorns is at the top now and we have a top 6 at the moment.

10 Alphabet of Thorn (291 pgs)
10 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (256 pgs)
9 The Lies of Locke Lamora (722 pgs)
9 A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)
9 A Natural History of Dragons (334 pgs)
9 The Tombs of Atuan (180 pgs)

8 The Blade Itself (517 pgs)
8 The Diamond Age (499 pgs)
8 The Last Unicorn (294 pgs)
8 Solaris (204 pgs)

7 The City We Became (437 pgs)
7 Neuromancer (271 pgs)
7 The Neverending Story (396 pgs)
7 Old Man's War (362 pgs)
7 A Wizard of Earthsea (183 pgs)

[Olga]

Top 6 looks perfect, can we stop voting now not to spoil it? ))

[DivaDiane]

I’m happy with that too!

[a.g.e. montagner]

I was Looking foward to The Last Unicorn and Solaris, but those will be for another time.

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Here are our six!


Option A:

October:
Alphabet of Thorn (291 pgs)
A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)

November:
The Lies of Locke Lamora (722 pgs)
The Tombs of Atuan (180 pgs)

December:
A Natural History of Dragons (334 pgs)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (256 pgs)

[CBRetriever]

count me in for December (Dick) and possibly November (Lynch)

[Economondos]

Probably in for October (Alphabet), Kaia recommended it. Definitely in for Lies in November. Androids is already on my To Read list, so I can hold off until December and join the group then.

[DivaDiane]

Option A works for me!

[Michelle]

Option A looks like it might work for me! I suck at joining buddy reads, but I'll try for October and November.

[Sarah]

November are some of my fave books of all time!

[Kaia]

Option A works for me. I'm excited by this batch of re-reads! It will be fun to see what others think of Alphabet of Thorn, which I read earlier this year. Even though I re-read the whole Earthsea series fairly recently, I may re-read The Tombs of Atuan again because it is my favorite.

I'm hoping to also get to Lies of Locke Lamora - though I am a little daunted by the page count. The two December choices also look interesting. I haven't actually read anything by Philip K. Dick before, though I'm familiar with some of the story ideas / themes from media adaptations.

[CBRetriever]

Kaia wrote: "I haven't actually read anything by Philip K. Dick before, though I'm familiar with some of the story ideas / themes from media adaptations."

The Dick books is the basis for Bladerunner

[DivaDiane]

I’ve had a copy of Alphabet of Thorn on Audible for the longest time, so I am really going to push myself to read it. (Otherwise, I tend to suck at joining in on the “reread” schedule.)

Same for the Lies of Locke Lamora.

[Aga]

Can we have an option with A Natural History of Dragons and Do Androids separated?

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Option B:


October:
Alphabet of Thorn (291 pgs)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (256 pgs)

November:
The Lies of Locke Lamora (722 pgs)
The Tombs of Atuan (180 pgs)

December:
A Natural History of Dragons (334 pgs)
A Memory Called Empire (462 pgs)

[Michelle]

That's fine with me. As long as Locke Lamora and Alphabet are in separate months I'm good.

[DivaDiane]

Same

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It's looking like option B unless someone protests in the next 24h or so.

[Aga]

Option B is ok for me

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Finalized schedule for Q4!


October 15th
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Alphabet of Thorn >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More

November 15th
The Tombs of Atuan >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Lies of Locke Lamora >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More

December 15th
A Natural History of Dragons >> First impressions | Final thoughts
A Memory Called Empire >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series

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September rereads starting soon!


September 15th
His Majesty's Dragon >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Ancillary Mercy >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series

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Next up:


October 15th
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More
Alphabet of Thorn >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More

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Okay, it's November and for those of you wanting a distraction from gift buying or whatever else is happening in your life we've arranged for rereads of The Tombs of Attuan and The Lies of Locke Lamora. Officially we're not starting until the 15th but feel free to get a headstart on one or both of those.



November 15th
The Tombs of Atuan >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Series
The Lies of Locke Lamora >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More

(Alternately, you could cram in a read of Octobers rereads Alphabet of Thorns and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep)

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Final rereads of the year starting soon!


December 15th
A Natural History of Dragons >> First impressions | Final thoughts
A Memory Called Empire >> First impressions | Final thoughts & Series