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@Smitha- Thanks for the systematic plan...a question: If someone puts in his/her thoughts on the climax or some interesting plot of the book which has not been reached by the other readers - would'nt it spoil the fun?
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SPOILERS AHEAD. So that those who are still reading can avoid your post
Will we have to choose a book in the a genre that u choose ahead of time?
Nah we'll vote for the books we suggest and read the one that gets maximum votes!
Smtiha, how about having two book reads per month? Or would we do that after some months once the participation increases??
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1. Those members who have proposed books to read, please vote for their own.
2. This polls is not for which book you like best, but for which book to choose to read as a group in February (this is for the attention of new comers who were not there for our book groups discussion.
3. The book which gets the maximum votes by Jan 20th will be chosen for Feb reads.
You need not read the whole book to start the discussion or join in; our paces of reading will be different, so one may be just beginning the book while someone else will be in the middle of the book, and some may have already finished. Could it not be better to decide how many pages to read in a week in order to be at the same point all together? Or if it is a long book we could decide to read one chapter (or two) the week. In this way the risk to be spoilt is low. It is only an idea.
I have a doubt. If I decide to be part of the group read must I read whatever book will win or do I partecipate only if the book I have voted will win?
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we have to discuss with other members and find out their opinion. Sometimes if a book is very interesting, I find it difficult to stop at a certain point.
What happens to those books that did not get selected in the poll? Ppl tend to again put up the same books for the next month's poll too. Instead i've two suggestions:1) Select 2 books per month. This reduces the number of unselected books by atleast 1, and also ensures that top books that had a close poll still make it to the group reads
2) Automatically add the next 4 books with max votes to the next month's group reads poll provided
a) the earlier nominators are still willing to lead the book read
b) else find someone in the group who is willing to lead that
c) else remove that book from the poll.
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2) Automatically adding the previous books is a good idea
aren't the readers allowed to read two books in parallel? Well, yeah, i understand, even if allowed, not everyone would be willing to, ok, that's a point.One more thing, am sure everyone is going to finish the book much within the month. Maybe if we are succesful in completing it before the 15th, then from 15th, we can decide on going for the next most voted book as a complementary read for that month. But yeah, we mustn't hurry up the members, and should wait for the slowest reader even, under valid circumstances.
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@smitha: u dont have to read Kite Runner again. Just enjoy reading experiences of others & share ur thoughts without adding spoilers. Meanwhile read some other book from the list (or out of the list if u want). At-least we'd be knowing what our friends r reading. Lets see how interesting group reading can be.
I have a doubt - like for feb the poll results are turning out to be in favour of The Kite Runner, I have already read that book.Likewise what am I supposed to do if the group reads book is the book that I have already read before??
for this very reason,...it makes more sense to have 2 group reads...people can read another book if they hv already read / do not want to read the book selected..atleast everyone will be able to participate....most of us must have read kite runner...
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But that wouldn't be fun! I mean, half the people wil discus the first book and half of us will discuss the second book. Why don't we select One book the Everyone wants to read?
@Smitha: maybe, some of us would have read even the runner-up book.
Why not simply choose a book that no one (by no one I mean whoever is interested and not the entire 500+ members) har read and everyone wants to read.
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That might be a hard task, don't you think? Unless we somehow find some obscure novel, in which case the question of whether everyone would want to read it would come with a big if.
That might be a hard task, don't you think? Unless we somehow find some obscure novel, in which case the question of whether everyone would want to read it would come with a big if.
Cincinnatusc wrote: "@MeenakshiThat might be a hard task, don't you think? Unless we somehow find some obscure novel, in which case the question of whether everyone would want to read it would come with a big if."
I know but then do we have any other option.We are still considering other ways..if nothing works out then we will think of this one what do you say?Besides do you think everyone will take part in group reads? Of course not EVERYONE will be reading initially, slowly ans steadily participation will increase.
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Smitha wrote: "I am not at all sure, what the best plan will be. First let us complete the January read, then decide what to do"Yes this is something we can do..
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Please vote for the group read book of Feb, if you are interested. The polls are at the end of the homepage
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In January (Jan 15-30) we are reading "Return of the Soldier" proposed by Hazel, who will be the leader of the book read.
We are conducting a poll for February read.
All of us are welcome to nominate books, provided we take up the responsibility of being the lead reader who initiates and maintains discussion for that month. The first 12 books to be nominated (from dates 1-10 of the previous month) will be put up for a poll (dates 11-20) and the winner will be decided depending upon the maximum numbers of votes obtained.
If there is a tie, we can decide later - either read both the books simultaneously or postpone the second book to the next month , or whatever. This matter is open to suggestions.
It is not necessary that everyone should join in, but it would be lots of fun if there are inputs from most of us. No two individuals think alike and I am sure we will be able to debate and churn out issues in the book to our hearts' content.
If anyone wants to drop off in the middle, no problem.
But the lead reader should take the responsibility of completing the book and leading the discussion.
You need not read the whole book to start the discussion or join in; our paces of reading will be different, so one may be just beginning the book while someone else will be in the middle of the book, and some may have already finished.
We can all join in the discussion as and when we want.
But please make sometime to visit the thread at least once a day or so to make the discussion lively.
ADDITIONS:
In view of many new Indian authors joining here and their books being recommended for polls we have added a few guidelines to follow:
1. An author or a close friend may recommend a book
2. The book will be voted for by Indian readers who are steady members at least for the past 6 months or so.
3. All newbies who join in just for the sake of voting for the book will be discouraged.