@silverlady, I looked up Moloka’i – I had never heard of it. It sounds interesting. And I love the idea of an older book – we seem to float between classics and modern works and miss those in between decades when there are surely many books that we never got around to reading. But I think you’re right that the plot of a tragedy leading to finding a new family on a tropical island might be just a shade too similar to what we just read. Let’s keep it on the back burner for a future round.
I have Hello Beautiful on my to-read list, but I suspect that’s already been read by many others.
I’m keeping Nettle and Bone on because it sounds intriguing and it’s always good to get out of our comfort zone. I didn’t think I liked fantasy, but really enjoyed both Spinning Silver and Ink Blood Sister Scribe with this group … so I guess I do!
These are the contenders in alphabetical order. I will post a voting link shortly.
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (duet) The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab (last call ) Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher Playground by Richard Powers
Okay, folks, it was neck-and-neck between The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Frankenstein / I, Robot – with Addie ultimately pulling ahead in the final stretch.
(I remembered that someone had already read Addie LaRue, looked back and saw that it was @momofboiler1 – who never got off the waiting list for The Bird Hotel. So I think she gets two votes for our next round!)
Looking forward to our next discussion in October! I’ll start a new thread.
Wow!! Our little consortium of libraries (there are 7 in all) has a copy in 2 of the libraries!!! The libraries rarely have copies of anything that we select. I am in shock!!!
I looked back in time to see who first suggested Addie for discussion (Caraid) and noted that Addie’s placed second twice. Her life will no longer be invisible to us but rather ripe for discussion.
I’m surprised by the outcome but not disappointed. It’s always nice to circle back and read an almost-picked choice.
I hope to remember to suggest Frankenstein/I, Robot for our winter classics choice. It came close to being chosen this round.
FWIW: Addie has shown up on the Best Books thread a couple times, which is also encouraging.
The physical book is on the shelf at my library, but I’m #71 on the Kindle waiting list. Weird, right? Or maybe not. Perhaps I’ve misjudged the number of Kindle users out there.
You better remember! I have considered that your official job for at least the last ten years.
The city system has 72 physical copies, seven of which are on shelves. I’m not ready to read yet, so instead put ebook holds both in the city system and the Coronado system. Multiple options!
It looks like there are a few good beginning potentials for the next vote.
I put the hardcopy book on hold from my library yesterday. It’s ready for me to pick up! I will tomorrow. Even though it’s too early, I like to get my book club books out of the way so I can read what I want to read.
I plan to read more on Kindle over the next few months. I’m trying to force myself to do it so it becomes more normal to me.
Both my e book options have a long weight. The hard copy also has a wait. The 2nd library I just got a card from has a more robust e book collection. That card doesn’t have hard copy privileges. I could get it but would have to go in and apply the card.
I had a discussion yesterday with someone who said she feel her retention of material was higher with the actual hard copy versus reading on her Kindle.
My retention of when something occurred in the story is definitely higher with a physical book. However, my ability to focus and get through dense material in a shorter amount of time is higher with the Kindle. And being able to change the font on a Kindle can be a godsend. I close too many books in bookstores and put them back on the table because I find the font either unreadable or just unpleasant.
I’m attached to both methods, so I generally alternate my reading between physical book and Kindle. With our discussions, it’s nice to have both available (especially when searching for a passage). Sometimes that works out if the library timing is right.
I read almost exclusively on my Kindle. I love being able to change the font size, being able to instantly look up words I don’t know, and change the intensity of the back lighting. My main reason for going “all Kindle,” though was because we moved twice within 5 years. Our D was helping us with the 2nd move and I remember filling the entire back of my SUV with books and sending her off to the next town to a donation place. I decided I didn’t want to go through that again, LOL!
For “Books on the Beach” this summer we’ve read “God of the Woods,” which was very good, “Prophet Song,” which I thought was so-so, and “The Mitford Affair,” which almost everyone loved but I thought was slow moving and a bit boring. For this week’s meeting I just finished “The Lion Women of Tehran,” which I really liked.
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