The Quasi-Official May Book Reading Game

[Geoffrey]

Happy May Day everyone.  It's time to start the May Game.  As a reminder, here is the list of selectors and selectees:

Selector	Selectee	Genres	Dealbreakers
akagriff	RavenclawPrefect	Science Fiction; Thriller/Mystery; Contemporary Fiction	Non-fiction; Bodice Rippers; Graphic Violence/ Gore (over the top, pages describing dismemberment type things); Religious
Annalog	Berrytastic	crime book reader and have recently discovered historical fiction such as pillars of the earth.	apart from a barbara cartland style romantic novel i am prepared to try most things .
Berrytastic	Emily King	Urban Fantasy; Paranormal; Horror; Mystery here is my Goodreads	Non-Fiction; Religious / political with the intent of change; Harlequin-style romance.  Chick Lit. I would prefer an indie or something less expensive, if possible.
drenfrow	vg	I'll try anything - And I'm loving the 'just give me one book and I'm good to go' way I've been playing the last few months..	as long as it doesn't have gratuitous graphic sex and/or violence.
Emily King	Tjsmetana	fantasy, paranormal,SciFi, My Goodreads	No Deal Breakers
fadedrainbows	akagriff	Open to anything that is not a deal breaker	vampires, or other dark creatures who suck blood or eat body parts.  Here's my Goodreads
Geoffrey	kaotickitten	Christian Romances, YA fantasy	No Deal Breakers
kaotickitten	Annalog	Science Fiction; Mystery; Fantasy, I have an account on Goodreads	No Deal Breakers
KingAl	MoyJoy	My goodreads For me price is not a deal breaker so my selector can do more than 9.99 if they're passionate about it.	historical/non-fiction; TALKING ANIMALS!
luvmy4brats	Tripp	historical fiction; chick lit; family saga; drama; suspense; thrillers; religion is OK if it is presented culturally, not to convert.	Horror  and any creature that is typically associated with horror (vampires, zombies, werewolves, etc.).
Margaret	MissStar	Paranormal Romance and Suspense (i.e. Dean Koontz)  GoodReads Profile	I'm going with none this time�
Marguerite	Tuttle	Fantasy, Science Fiction	I'm going to have to set some sort of monetary limit. This may be edited but for now lets say $5.   Nothing extremely depressing.
MissStar	Marguerite	fantasy e.g.. Robin Hobb, chick lit, best sellers	books over $9.99, war i.e. strategy and weaponry detailed descriptions in a lot of the book , political or religious persuasion books, erotica, autobiographies of movie or pop stars.
MoyJoy	SongbirdVB	Fiction - crime, suspense, mystery, romance, comedy, vampire	overly gory (which would include most zombie books I've tried), political (including war/spy stuff), Stephen King, religious with the intent to convert me.
RavenclawPrefect	songbirds sis	i am open to anything	no deal breakers
songbirds sis	drenfrow	Mystery, Fantasy/Sci Fi, Science/History of Science	extreme violence/gore, extreme sadness, horror/scary stuff, You can check out my books on Goodreads: Donna's Books
SongbirdVB	fadedrainbows	Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Chick Lit My Goodreads	I am a college student, so less than 1000 pages would be lovely!  And if it stays under the $10 limit, that would be amazing.
Tjsmetana	Margaret	Mysteries; Historical Fiction; Chick Lit  This is the link to my Goodreads Account	No Deal Breakers
Tripp	KingAl	Sci-fi/fantasy, Mystery/thrillers.  Here's my Goodreads	Romance
Tuttle	luvmy4brats	No Usual genre  Here's my  Goodreads Link so you can see what I've read: www.goodreads.com	Graphic Violence; Horror; Religion/politics
vg	Geoffrey	Science Fiction; Fantasy; Alternate History; gay themed books.  You can find me on goodreads here.	No Deal Breakers

[Geoffrey]

kaotickitten,

I have two choices for you.   The first is a set of short stories with an overall story arc:  A Land of Ash by David Dalglish, etc.  This is apocalyptic fiction in which the Yellowstone Caldera has erupted.  Its full of resignation, death, insanity, hopelessness and hope.




Your second choice is Raising Jake by Charlie Carillo.  This is a mid-life coming of age story about a man, his teenage son and the past he thought he left behind.

[akagriff]

RavensclawPerfect-  I think Cutting For Stone is a very interesting book.  I hope you enjoy it!

[drenfrow]

Vg, this is by far the best book I've read this year.  It is non-fiction and I know a lot of people don't read that so let me know if this doesn't tickle your fancy.  I actually listened to it as an audiobook excellently narrated by Edward Hermann so I can also recommend that.

[Tripp]

Hi KingAl, Here are my two selections for you:

There is a love story woven into this but it is not a romance so I hope you might like this.

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen



And this is one of my favorite Pat Conroy novels. 
Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy



I hope one of these suits you.

[Margaret]

MissStar - Here are my two choices for you:
I have suggested this one before, but that is because I consider it an amazing book - a bit disturbing at first, but worth the effort.

(I just noticed the price has gone up. Sorry about that.)

My second suggestion is a book that I have read very recently and enjoyed.


If one of these does not capture your interest, let me know and I will try again.

On a side note - VG, Unbroken is a great book.  I definitely recommend it.  (In fact it was going to be one of my suggestions, but Drenfrow posted first.)

[TJsmetana]

Margaret, here are my selections for you.  I hope you find something you like.  If you don't find one of these to your interest, let me know and I will try again.

The first selection is the first book in the Forever Trilogy by Jude Deveraux called Forever.


The second selection is the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich starting with the first book One for the Money.


The last selection is the wonderful Drake Sisters series from Christine Feehan about seven magical sisters called Magic in the Wind.

[Tuttle]

luvmy4brats,

Having looked through your goodreads, I decided on Nation for this month's selection. Pratchett has been recommended a noticeable amount in the Quasi-Official Reading Game, but always as discworld. While its a YA book, I highly enjoyed Nation when I read it earlier this year, and it seemed a good fit with what you've read.

[Emily King]

Tjsmetana,

I just read these 2 within the last few weeks and LOVED them!  2 drastically different books, too.

First, Discovery of Witches - this one is probably more in your comfort zone (and I dislike the fact that it's over $10).  I got it from the library and loved it so much after the first chapter, I bought it on kindle.


Second pick, Game of Thrones - I knew I wanted to watch the show and got this one from the library. Hubby took it before I could get it, so I had to wait.  When I did get it, again, I got into the first few chapter and enjoyed it enough to buy it.  There's a LOT of character development in the beginning and a ton of names to get through, but it's such a fantastic book!


Let me know if you'd like different choices!

Emily

[Luvmy4brats]

luvmy4brats,

Having looked through your goodreads, I decided on Nation for this month's selection. Pratchett has been recommended a noticeable amount in the Quasi-Official Reading Game, but always as discworld. While its a YA book, I highly enjoyed Nation when I read it earlier this year, and it seemed a good fit with what you've read.

Looks Good. I just picked it up. It'll be a bit before I get to it this month. I have 2-3 books ahead of it.

[Luvmy4brats]

Tripp, I'll have your selection in a day or two...

[TJsmetana]

Tjsmetana,

I just read these 2 within the last few weeks and LOVED them!  2 drastically different books, too.

First, Discovery of Witches - this one is probably more in your comfort zone (and I dislike the fact that it's over $10).  I got it from the library and loved it so much after the first chapter, I bought it on kindle.


Second pick, Game of Thrones - I knew I wanted to watch the show and got this one from the library. Hubby took it before I could get it, so I had to wait.  When I did get it, again, I got into the first few chapter and enjoyed it enough to buy it.  There's a LOT of character development in the beginning and a ton of names to get through, but it's such a fantastic book!


Let me know if you'd like different choices!

Emily

These both look great.  I think I will start with Discovery of Witches and then if time allows I will read Game of Thrones also.  I will order Discovery on Wednesday once hubby gets paid.

Thanks for the selections.  I am looking forward to reading them both.

[Berrytastic]

Emily

I know we have conversed via pm but for the sake of the game and everyone else I have recommended to Emily

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Sorry, I am on the iPad so don't know how to do all the whizz bang stuff that puts the graphic up but either way Emily has it

Enjoy

Peter

[KingAl]

Hi MoyJoy:

I just finished Icarus Rising (fantasy), and thought it was fantastic



Second choice is Flowers for Algernon. I read it in junior high, but didn't get around to reading it again until last month.



Let me know if neither book works for you.

[KingAl]

Hi KingAl, Here are my two selections for you:

There is a love story woven into this but it is not a romance so I hope you might like this.

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen



And this is one of my favorite Pat Conroy novels. 
Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy



I hope one of these suits you.

I'm going to read Water for Elephants. Thanks!

[Margaret]

TJsmetana, thank you for the great choices!  I have read all of the Stephanie Plum series (I did not realize that I had not added them to Goodreads), but I am interested in both of the others.  I will start with Magic in the Wind and move on to Forever if time permits.

[TJsmetana]

TJsmetana, thank you for the great choices!  I have read all of the Stephanie Plum series (I did not realize that I had not added them to Goodreads), but I am interested in both of the others.  I will start with Magic in the Wind and move on to Forever if time permits.

I just discovered Stephanie Plum last month and I loved the way the book was written.  I was able to pick up books 2, 3, and 4 this past week and am really looking forward to reading them.

[SongbirdVB]

fadedrainbows,  I checked your Goodreads and a book I liked a lot is on your to-read shelf.  Let's move it to your read shelf, shall we?     Here is my recommendation for you:



If you're not ready to move that one just let me know and I'll come up with something else!

[MissStar]

MissStar - Here are my two choices for you:
I have suggested this one before, but that is because I consider it an amazing book - a bit disturbing at first, but worth the effort.

(I just noticed the price has gone up. Sorry about that.)

My second suggestion is a book that I have read very recently and enjoyed.


If one of these does not capture your interest, let me know and I will try again.

On a side note - VG, Unbroken is a great book.  I definitely recommend it.  (In fact it was going to be one of my suggestions, but Drenfrow posted first.)

Margaret, they both look interesting.  I think I will buy them both, but I will officially choose The Gargoyle.  Thanks!

[MissStar]

Marguerite:

If you have a Goodreads profile I was unable to find it, so I have a few choices for you.  As always, if none of these look interesting, please feel free to ask for new choices! 

[kaotickitten]

Annalog - Here are the two choices I have for you this month.

http://www.amazon.com/Incidents-Slave-Written-Herself-ebook/dp/B000JML1RA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1304298932&sr=1-2
This one was a little hard to stomach, yet was very insight full.


and because I didn't see it on your goodreads
http://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-Wizard-Oz-ebook/dp/B002RKSDTG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1304299022&sr=1-1

both are free, but have paid versions also. 

[Tripp]

Tripp, I'll have your selection in a day or two...

No problem.  I am in the middle of a book right now, so no rush. 

[Tripp]

I'm going to read Water for Elephants. Thanks!

Great.  Keeping my fingers crossed that you like it.

[kaotickitten]

kaotickitten,

I have two choices for you.   The first is a set of short stories with an overall story arc:  A Land of Ash by David Dalglish, etc.  This is apocalyptic fiction in which the Yellowstone Caldera has erupted.  Its full of resignation, death, insanity, hopelessness and hope.




Your second choice is Raising Jake by Charlie Carillo.  This is a mid-life coming of age story about a man, his teenage son and the past he thought he left behind.

I am gonna read both since Land of Ash was on my list to buy and in my samples already.  SoI also chose Rasing Jake to be the offical one due to having never heard of it and it well was a one click since this is to push me out of my comfort zone.

[Emily King]

I am gonna read both since Land of Ash was on my list to buy and in my samples already.  SoI also chose Rasing Jake to be the offical one due to having never heard of it and it well was a one click since this is to push me out of my comfort zone.

I have Raising Jake that I got when it was free... I can loan it to you if you'd like.  Just let me know.