2025 Bookshelf Rereads [voting is CLOSED till November]

[DivaDiane]

I voted for Tigana and RemPop too.

It doesn’t look like The Outside is in the running any longer.

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

RemPop! RemPop! RemPop!

[Meredith]

I voted for The Outside , I’ve wanted to read that for a while.

[Kaia]

I added The Outside and RemPop to my votes. If anyone is interested in adding Semiosis to their votes, I was hoping that would make it in the top 6 and would appreciate the boost!

[CJ]

For reasons unknown to me, my previous ballot seems to have been erased. I voted the day the poll went live, was one of the first, so is it possible that there were some changes to the voting process since then that could have caused that? Anyhow I filled out the ballot again, as there's no previous ballot linked to my account for me to edit. Hope that is OK.

[Kaia]

CJ wrote: "For reasons unknown to me, my previous ballot seems to have been erased. I voted the day the poll went live, was one of the first, so is it possible that there were some changes to the voting proce..."

CJ, there were some books on the first poll that weren't supposed to be there, so one of the mods had to make corrections and re-open it. That erased the few early ballots, so it's good that you voted again.

[CJ]

Oh ok, I missed that. Thanks!

[Michelle]

Meredith wrote: "I voted for The Outside , I’ve wanted to read that for a while."

I'll add my vote for it.

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Melanie messed it up. I own that mistake. If you are one of the first 11 people to vote, you need to vote again.

[CBRetriever]

Melanie wrote: "Melanie messed it up. I own that mistake. If you are one of the first 11 people to vote, you need to vote again."

I did see the notice and revoted

[DivaDiane]

Same for me!

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

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

Top 6 will become our October - December 2025 rereads:
10 The Outside (401 pgs)
8 Remnant Population (336 pgs)

7 Fahrenheit 451 (238 pgs)
7 Lock In (336 pgs)
7 A Night in the Lonesome October (280 pgs)
7 Semiosis (336 pgs)

6 Oryx and Crake (400 pgs)
5 The Calculating Stars (431 pgs)

4 Anansi Boys (384 pgs)
4 The Bear and the Nightingale (322 pgs)
4 Cat's Cradle (179 pgs)
4 The City We Became (437 pgs)
4 Light From Uncommon Stars (372 pgs)
4 Persephone Station (512 pgs)
4 The Quantum Thief (336 pgs)
4 The Raven and the Reindeer (226 pgs)
4 The Sword of Kaigen (651 pgs)
4 Tigana (771 pgs)
4 The Warrior's Apprentice (372 pgs)

3 The Aeronaut's Windlass (630 pgs)
3 American Gods (480 pgs)
3 Ancillary Justice (386 pgs)
3 The Anubis Gates (387 pgs)
3 The Black Prism (629 pgs)
3 Blackfish City (336 pgs)
3 Cage of Souls (560 pgs)
3 The Caves of Steel (206 pgs)
3 The Changeling (431 pgs)
3 Childhood's End (224 pgs)
3 The Collapsing Empire (336 pgs)
3 Consider Phlebas (471 pgs)
3 Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (531 pgs)
3 Foreigner (428 pgs)
3 Fuzzy Nation (303 pgs)
3 The Ghost Bride (368 pgs)
3 Guards! Guards! (376 pgs)
3 Hollow Kingdom (308 pgs)
3 Hounded (292 pgs)
3 The House of the Spirits (448 pgs)
3 Hyperion (483 pgs)
3 The Killing Moon (418 pgs)
3 Kushiel's Dart (1015 pgs)
3 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (512 pgs)
3 The Memory Police (274 pgs)
3 The Night Circus (400 pgs)
3 The Ocean at the End of the Lane (178 pgs)
3 Old Man's War (362 pgs)
3 Perdido Street Station (623 pgs)
3 The Player of Games (320 pgs)
3 The Quantum Magician (478 pgs)
3 Red Sister (469 pgs)
3 Redshirts (320 pgs)
3 Rendezvous with Rama (252 pgs)
3 The Shadow of the Torturer (262 pgs)
3 She Who Became the Sun (416 pgs)
3 Snow Crash (470 pgs)
3 To Say Nothing of the Dog (493 pgs)
3 Vita Nostra (416 pgs)
3 The Warded Man (416 pgs)
3 Watchmen (416 pgs)
3 Winter Tide (366 pgs)
3 Wizard's First Rule (836 pgs)

[Tamara]

Michelle wrote: "Yes, and done 😁."

Thank you! 👏

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

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

Top 6 will become our October - December 2025 rereads:
11 The Outside (401 pgs)
10 Remnant Population (336 pgs)
9 Fahrenheit 451 (238 pgs)

7 Lock In (336 pgs)
7 A Night in the Lonesome October (280 pgs)
7 Semiosis (336 pgs)

6 Oryx and Crake (400 pgs)
6 The Raven and the Reindeer (226 pgs)
6 The Sword of Kaigen (651 pgs)

5 The Calculating Stars (431 pgs)
5 The City We Became (437 pgs)

4 Anansi Boys (384 pgs)
4 The Bear and the Nightingale (322 pgs)
4 Cat's Cradle (179 pgs)
4 Consider Phlebas (471 pgs)
4 Guards! Guards! (376 pgs)
4 Hyperion (483 pgs)
4 The Killing Moon (418 pgs)
4 Light From Uncommon Stars (372 pgs)
4 The Memory Police (274 pgs)
4 The Night Circus (400 pgs)
4 Persephone Station (512 pgs)
4 The Player of Games (320 pgs)
4 The Quantum Magician (478 pgs)
4 The Quantum Thief (336 pgs)
4 She Who Became the Sun (416 pgs)
4 Snow Crash (470 pgs)
4 Tigana (771 pgs)
4 Vita Nostra (416 pgs)
4 The Warrior's Apprentice (372 pgs)
4 Wizard's First Rule (836 pgs)

3 The Aeronaut's Windlass (630 pgs)
3 American Gods (480 pgs)
3 Ancillary Justice (386 pgs)
3 The Anubis Gates (387 pgs)
3 A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (480 pgs)
3 The Black Prism (629 pgs)
3 Blackfish City (336 pgs)
3 Blood Song (591 pgs)
3 The Bone Shard Daughter (448 pgs)
3 The Book of Koli (416 pgs)
3 Cage of Souls (560 pgs)
3 Caliban's War (595 pgs)
3 The Caves of Steel (206 pgs)
3 The Changeling (431 pgs)
3 Childhood's End (224 pgs)
3 The Collapsing Empire (336 pgs)
3 Dragonbone Chair (672 pgs)
3 Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (531 pgs)
3 Foreigner (428 pgs)
3 Fuzzy Nation (303 pgs)
3 A Game of Thrones (835 pgs)
3 The Ghost Bride (368 pgs)
3 The Golem and the Jinni (486 pgs)
3 The Hobbit (366 pgs)
3 Hollow Kingdom (308 pgs)
3 Hounded (292 pgs)
3 The House of the Spirits (448 pgs)
3 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (427 pgs)
3 The Island of Dr. Moreau (160 pgs)
3 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (1006 pgs)
3 Kushiel's Dart (1015 pgs)
3 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (512 pgs)
3 The Man in the High Castle (259 pgs)
3 The Martian (369 pgs)
3 Mexican Gothic (320 pgs)
3 The Name of the Wind (662 pgs)
3 The Ocean at the End of the Lane (178 pgs)
3 Old Man's War (362 pgs)
3 Perdido Street Station (623 pgs)
3 Promise of Blood (545 pgs)
3 Red Sister (469 pgs)
3 Redshirts (320 pgs)
3 Rendezvous with Rama (252 pgs)
3 The Shadow of the Torturer (262 pgs)
3 Six of Crows (462 pgs)
3 Spinning Silver (480 pgs)
3 To Say Nothing of the Dog (493 pgs)
3 The Warded Man (416 pgs)
3 Watchmen (416 pgs)
3 Winter Tide (366 pgs)
3 Wool (509 pgs)
3 World War Z (342 pgs)

[Melanie, the neutral party]

The top 6 is a little scifi heavy. We should upvote some fantasy books.

[a.g.e. montagner]

By popular demand, honestly.

[Ellen]

Hold on A Night in the Lonesome October

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

3 days left to vote for rereads

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

Top 6 will become our October - December 2025 rereads:
11 The Outside (401 pgs)
10 Fahrenheit 451 (238 pgs)
10 The Raven and the Reindeer (226 pgs)
10 Remnant Population (336 pgs)
10 Semiosis (336 pgs)

9 A Night in the Lonesome October (280 pgs)
9 The Sword of Kaigen (651 pgs)

7 Lock In (336 pgs)
6 Anansi Boys (384 pgs)
6 The Memory Police (274 pgs)
6 Oryx and Crake (400 pgs)

5 The Anubis Gates (387 pgs)
5 The Calculating Stars (431 pgs)
5 The City We Became (437 pgs)
5 Guards! Guards! (376 pgs)
5 Vita Nostra (416 pgs)

[DivaDiane]

I had already voted for A Night in the Lonesome October, so I can't influence that. I'd love to read it again with the group. I'm fairly sure I wouldn't manage to read The Sword of Kaigen - it's so long!

[Kaia]

I added A Night in the Lonesome October to my vote!

[Joseph]

How many can we vote for?

[CJ]

As many as you want

[Kaia]

Joseph wrote: "How many can we vote for?"

There is no limit. I try to pick a reasonable number of books that I would be interested in reading / rereading in the next few months, or ones that are on my TBR list that I need some motivation to read.

Edited to add: I’ll often make adjustments based on the top choices or books that others are really interested in reading, too.

[Ellen]

Kaia wrote: "I added A Night in the Lonesome October to my vote!"

Thank you!

[DivaDiane]

Thank you, Kaia!

Joseph, I have a whole bunch of the bookshelf books already in my collection waiting patiently to be read. I’d say I vote for about 20 or so books each time and hope that one or 2 of them gets voted into the schedule and then I hope that I have time to fit them in. LOL

[Bonnie]

Like Diane I own a bunch of them already, or can get them pretty easily at the library.

I vote for all titles that I haven't read yet.

Except sometimes I skip 1Q84 bc its length seems daunting, and I suspect I won't like it.

And sometimes I'll toss in a vote for one I know is really good and someone requests it and I might re-read it (e.g. Grass or The Sparrow).

[CBRetriever]

Kaia wrote: "Joseph wrote: "How many can we vote for?"

There is no limit. I try to pick a reasonable number of books that I would be interested in reading / rereading in the next few months, or ones that are o..."

the Kingfisher book is cheap now at $3.99 in Kindle version so I'll go vote for that - it's a retelling of a fairy tale

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Option A

October
F A Night in the Lonesome October (280 pgs)
SF The Outside (401 pgs)

November
F The Sword of Kaigen (651 pgs)
SF Fahrenheit 451 (238 pgs)

December
F The Raven and the Reindeer (226 pgs)
SF Remnant Population (336 pgs)

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Does this work for y'all?

I feel we *need* A Night in the Lonesome October in October.

I like Raven and the Reigndeer in December because the book is quite wintery.

[CBRetriever]

it works for me and I'll be joining on the December Fantasy book and will comment on the November SF book

[Kaia]

Works for me, too. I'm going to try to join in on The Outside (and maybe re-read A Night in the Lonesome October). I'm not sure on November and December.

[Silvana]

SFFBC wrote: "Option A

October
F A Night in the Lonesome October (280 pgs)
SF The Outside (401 pgs)

November
F The Sword of Kaigen (651 pgs)
SF [book:Fahrenheit 451..."

hoping to join the raven and reindeer one

[a.g.e. montagner]

Good for me. I like the subdivision.
Thanks Melanie!

Tentatively going to join for one in each turn; Zelazny, Bradbury and Kingfisher.

[a.g.e. montagner]

(A Night in the Lonesome October will have to be read on a schedule similar to our BotM rather than as an usual reread starting in the middle of the month).

[Anna]

If anyone wants to "run" a daily of Lonesome October, I'm happy to share the template!

[a.g.e. montagner]

I've seen the previous discussions from 2019-2021!

[Aga]

Option A looks ok to me.

[DivaDiane]

Looks good to me!

[Ellen]

Looks good to me also.

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Hearing no objection, I will make it official!

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Anna wrote: "If anyone wants to "run" a daily of Lonesome October, I'm happy to share the template!"

My school play is before Halloween this year, so I can't volunteer to do this. I'm likely to go dark for a few weeks in October.

[Ellen]

I'm planning to do the daily read of A Night in the Lonesome October starting Sept 30 (the prologue).