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Happy almost summer. It's time once again to sign up for the new month's game .... so here we go:
I'm not that big on rules, but you need some to keep everyone in line. So here are the rules and how the game works:
When signing up:
1. Sign up runs from the 21th through the 28th
2. State your Usual genres
3. List any Deal-breakers (genres, cost, size, etc.)
4. If you want to use last month's information again, just let me know ....
5. Be filled with anticipation and a little dread
Picking a book:
1. You'll get your selectee's name and info on the 29th
2. Pick a book you love and adore, is outside your person's usual genres, not a Deal breaker,
3. and that is no more than - $9.99 ...
4. You get to think about it and stew until the game thread is created on the first day of the month …
5. Stress out over whether your selection is good enough
6. Add a second selection if you want – or don’t – it’s all good.
7. I'll create the game thread in the Book Klub on the 1st where you will post your selection(s).
Once you get your book:
1. Be surprised at the choice and maybe a little unsure
2. If you get two selections, let us know which one you’re choosing
2.5 Or choose both
3. Read your book (no cheating)
4. Come back to the thread often to tell us what you think.
5. And most of all, have fun ...
Other rules
1. You have veto power over your selection - if its just too far out for you, ask for a new one - no one will hate you
2. If you're late to sign up, no worries, we have back-up selector minions - just PM me ...
3. If life happens and your selector doesn't give you a book by the 5th, a new selector will be assigned for you
4. We're all grown folks here, so just act like one ....
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« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2011, 09:54:37 AM » |
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I'm, of course, in .... Usual Genres Science Fiction; Fantasy; Alternate History; gay themed books. You can find me on goodreads here. No Deal Breakers |
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« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2011, 11:21:49 AM » |
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I'll dive in again because it's been a few months and I keep trying. I'll be honest, I'm the most high-maintenance player in this game. I love being a picker (and I think I do pretty well in that department) but I have a harder time as a pickee. Ready to take me on? Okay, here's a few parameters: 1) I want something well written and absorbing. I do much better with books that I immediately get into and can't put down. 1.5) It helps if you have read the book and can tell me that you couldn't put it down when you read it. 2) Don't give me classics or books I am "supposed" to read. I have an aversion to assigned reading and when I get a selection that feels assigned I tend to reject it out of hand. Of course you may not know what on earth I am talking about but I am just being honest! 3) In general, I do better with newer books rather than classics. If something is a classic and I haven't read it, there is probably a reason why. 4) In general, I do better with shorter books rather than long. I have a hard time committing to a tome. 5) If the book has a gay character or two, I am probably going to be more interested. 6) If all of the above is too overwhelming, consider non-fiction, especially science (healthcare, medical) or military history. Intimidated? Who wants to take me on? LOL L PS. I do have a goodreads bookshelf: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3134800-leslie-nicoll |
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« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2011, 11:24:58 AM » |
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I am definately in again same as last time please
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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2011, 12:20:00 PM » |
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I am in too. Same everything as last time.
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« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2011, 12:36:49 PM » |
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I'll dive in again because it's been a few months and I keep trying.
I'll be honest, I'm the most high-maintenance player in this game. I love being a picker (and I think I do pretty well in that department) but I have a harder time as a pickee. Ready to take me on? Okay, here's a few parameters:...
This describes me pretty well, too, though some of the details vary.  But I guess I'm emotionally back to a place where I'm ready to give it a go, again, so... Usual genres:- Science Fiction
- Fantasy (not paranormal romance)
- Science fact (esp. physics and astronomy)
- Military history
Deal-Breakers:- Romance (the genre), "chick lit"
- excessive sex/violence (for an undefined value of "excessive")
- "Preachy", pushing a particular religious or political viewpoint
- Priced over $9.99
- Part of a long series or unfinished series (not necessarily a deal-breaker if really, really good
 ) - Devoid of any real artistry (just prose with no effective imagery, metaphors, etc.)
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« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2011, 06:04:15 PM » |
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I'm in again. Same as last month . |
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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2011, 07:09:34 PM » |
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After sitting out for months while trying to catch up on books, I'm ready to jump back in (not that I'm caught up...I've just given up on the idea). Usual genres:Drama Mystery/thriller Contemporary fiction Deal breakersNon-fictionSci-fi or fantasy that has no touch of realism in it. Gotta have a link to the real world. edit: My goodreads page - http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1255546?shelf=read |
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2011, 09:13:25 PM » |
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I'm in again same info as last months. Can't wait for june to begin. I tried to link my goodreads in my siggy but it doesn't seem to work.
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2011, 09:59:52 PM » |
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I'm in again... Same as before.
And I'm up to taking Leslie on... I think I have a book for her. It's one of my unputdownable ones and I think it would be perfect.
I'm still working on my May selection,but I'm getting there...
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« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2011, 07:45:59 AM » |
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I'm in again... Same as before.
And I'm up to taking Leslie on... I think I have a book for her. It's one of my unputdownable ones and I think it would be perfect.
I'm still working on my May selection,but I'm getting there...
I guess that means you're siccing me on Charles I can have fun doing him - especially since our tastes overlap imperfectly. <evil laugh>I already have a couple things in mind</evil laugh> BUT, I call dibs on Leslie for July whether she plays or not ... <big evil grin> |
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« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2011, 09:22:00 AM » |
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I guess that means you're siccing me on Charles I can have fun doing him - especially since our tastes overlap imperfectly. <evil laugh>I already have a couple things in mind</evil laugh> BUT, I call dibs on Leslie for July whether she plays or not ... <big evil grin>
I guess I'm in for July, too! I did pick a book for Charles which, as I recall, he thought was pretty good:  L |
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« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2011, 10:06:57 AM » |
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I'm back in after a month off. Usual: Kindleboard Game BooksDealBreakers:- Young Adult
- Media tie-in
- Romance
- Religious
- Series with more than four or five titles
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« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2011, 12:07:44 PM » |
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I'm in again. Same info as before.
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« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2011, 04:44:29 PM » |
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I am in again. Same info. Thanks!
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« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2011, 06:53:30 PM » |
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I'm in too! And I am low low maintenance, so I'll balance out our high maintenance people this time around! Btw- June marks my 6th month. Wowwww, time flies! |
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My usual genre: Paranormal Chick Lit Steampunk Historical Romance Fantasy novels
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« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2011, 08:44:40 PM » |
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juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuune... im in. |
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« Reply #18 on: May 23, 2011, 04:10:28 AM » |
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Please add me in again with my usual information.
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Six kids, five grandchildren, and I am still in elementary school.
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« Reply #19 on: May 23, 2011, 07:32:44 AM » |
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I'm in again, same info. This will be my 16th book recommendation from this game! It's a very eclectic shelf om my Goodreads, but I noticed most of my ratings have been 4 star. I guess I'm pretty easy.
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« Reply #20 on: May 24, 2011, 08:40:51 AM » |
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I'm in again. Same info.
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« Reply #21 on: May 24, 2011, 08:47:05 AM » |
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I'm in, same as usual, and terrified of Leslie and NogDog.  |
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« Reply #23 on: May 26, 2011, 08:47:09 AM » |
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I haven't missed a month since I started waaaay back, and its killing me, but I think I will skipping June. Will be out of the country a lot this month (especially at the beginning and don't trust my internet access). I'll be back in July!
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« Reply #24 on: May 26, 2011, 01:20:29 PM » |
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I haven't played for a while, but sign me up! Usual genres: contemporary and literary fiction; classic fiction (esp. 19th/20th c); some science fiction (the more literary kind, some harder stuff) Deal breakers: overtly Christian stuff (religion as a part of the plot is fine--just not as the whole point of the book) See my Goodreads (although I've been remiss in keeping it updated) for stuff I've read. |
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« Reply #25 on: May 27, 2011, 03:09:44 PM » |
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Okay, I'm back in. Same info as before, but I'll add one little caveat - please try to keep it under 6000 locations. I haven't finished my Hugos reading yet, and that's got priority. I'm looking forward to a bit of a break, though.
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« Reply #26 on: May 27, 2011, 06:06:11 PM » |
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I am in again please, same info
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« Reply #27 on: May 28, 2011, 05:23:54 PM » |
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I'm in!
Usual Genres:
Fantasy, Adventure, Thriller
Deal Breakers:
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« Reply #28 on: May 28, 2011, 05:45:44 PM » |
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Nice! I love discovering new books/authors. This should be fun.
Usual Genres: Fantasy (a LOT of fantasy), a little sci-fi (mostly Star Warsy stuff)
Deal Breakers: Can't be over 4.99 (I'm poor), I'd really prefer it be an indie author so I can use it for the ABC Indie challenge, nothing over 100k words, nothing overly political or religious, no non-fiction. When I read, I like to be entertained. Wow, I seem really picky compared to a lot of people here.
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« Reply #29 on: May 29, 2011, 02:25:36 AM » |
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Happy Long weekend everyone - and for those who don't have one, I'm sorry you don't get to have one. It's a good group like always and here are your selector/selectee matchups for the month. We are Science fiction/fantasy heavy this month so I purposefully matched some people up who into it - partly to see what comes of it and partly for my enjoyment ... On the first I will put up the June game thread so hold onto your selections until Wednesday. You will have until then to select your book(s) and worry whether your selections are good enough. As always, if you aren't in this month's game, yet and you wish to play, PM me and I will arrange for one of my minions to make a selection for you .... | Selector | Selectee | Genres | Dealbreakers | | | RavenclawPrefect | Geemont | My 12 Kindleboard Game Books | Young Adult, Media tie-in, Romance, Religious, Series with more than four or five titles | | | Geemont | 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. | | | Tuttle | 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 | KingAl | Sci-fi/fantasy, Mystery/thrillers. Here's my Goodreads | Romance | | | KingAl | 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 | | | luvmy4brats | Leslie | I'll be honest, I'm the most high-maintenance player in this game. I love being a picker (and I think I do pretty well in that department) but I have a harder time as a pickee. Ready to take me on? Okay, here's a few parameters
| No Deal Breakers | | | Leslie | samanthawarren | Fantasy (a LOT of fantasy), a little sci-fi (mostly Star Warsy stuff) | Can't be over 4.99 (I'm poor), I'd really prefer it be an indie author so I can use it for the ABC Indie challenge, nothing over 100k words, nothing overly political or religious, no non-fiction. Nothing excessively gay. When I read, I like to be entertained. Wow, I seem really picky compared to a lot of people here. | | | samanthawarren | 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.). | | | Tripp | KindleGirl | Drama; Mystery/thrillers; Contemporary fiction | Non-fiction; Sci-fi or fantasy that has no touch of realism in it. Gotta have a link to the real world. | | | KindleGirl | 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. | | | fadedrainbows | Geoffrey | Science Fiction; Fantasy; Alternate History; gay themed books. You can find me on goodreads here. | No Deal Breakers | | | Geoffrey | NogDog | Science Fiction, Fantasy (not paranormal romance), Science fact (esp. physics and astronomy), Military history
Here is my Goodreads | Romance (the genre), "chick lit", excessive sex/violence (for an undefined value of "excessive"), "Preachy" - pushing a particular religious or political viewpoint, Priced over $9.99, Part of a long series or unfinished series (not necessarily a deal-breaker if really, really good ), Devoid of any real artistry (just prose with no effective imagery, metaphors, etc.) | | | NogDog | 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! | | | MoyJoy | 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 | | | drenfrow | Margaret | Mysteries; Historical Fiction; Chick Lit This
is the link to my Goodreads Account | No Deal Breakers | | | Margaret | kaotickitten | Christian Romances, YA fantasy | No Deal Breakers | | | kaotickitten | Annalog | Science Fiction; Mystery; Fantasy, I have an account on Goodreads | No Deal Breakers | | | Annalog | MissStar | Paranormal Romance and Suspense (i.e. Dean Koontz) GoodReads Profile | I'm going with none this time | | | MissStar | djgross | Mystery, suspense, romantic suspense | No Deal Breakers | | | djgross | Basilius | Science Fiction; Military History | Romance (Paranormal or otherwise), Horror, and Religion (with intent to convert). please try to keep it under 6000 locations. | | | Basilius | Solace | Fantasy, Adventure, Thriller | No Deal Breakers | | | Solace | 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. | | | SongbirdVB | pawsplus | contemporary and literary fiction; classic fiction (esp. 19th/20th c); some science fiction (the more literary kind, some harder stuff) | overtly Christian stuff (religion as a part of the plot is fine--just not as the whole point of the book) | | | pawsplus | RavenclawPrefect | Science Fiction; Thriller/Mystery; Contemporary Fiction | Non-fiction; Bodice Rippers; Graphic Violence/
Gore (over the top, pages describing
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« Reply #30 on: May 29, 2011, 06:30:04 AM » |
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fadedrainbows...looking forward to picking out some good choices for you this month. See you back here on Wednesday with my selections!
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« Reply #32 on: May 31, 2011, 06:47:12 AM » |
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DJGross: I really want to pick a book you will love....do you have a GoodReads account?
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