[EN World Book Club] Suggestions & Selectors

[Sam]

Few things:

• Discussion for Eragon has been opened. You can find it here: http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77439
• April 2004 selection has been posted. Cthulhu's Librarian has selected The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers.
• Looking through the sugesstions on the first post of this thread I noticed that none of the previous selections have come from that list. I don't know if that means anything, just found it interesting.
• That said, additions to the list for either selectors or suggestions are always welcome.

 

[kingpaul]

Not sure where the comment is directed, but if it's regarding the date, then its no joke.

I put the smiley to denote that I was joking around. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear.

 

[nikolai]

That said, additions to the list for either selectors or suggestions are always welcome.

I just want to say that I think the selections have been very good. I think keeping the choices within the SF, fantasy and horror genres has been a good idea. I also think the way the selectors have alighted on different books, highlighting different aspects of the genres has been great.

Oh, are we going to be getting a main-page plug for the Eragon thread?

 

[nHammer]

The next book for discussion will be The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers.

The discussion period will start on April 1st.

The link doesn't go to the book. Let's see if this one works. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...f=sr_1_2/104-6527031-8883959?v=glance&s=books

It looks interesting. I'll be reading this one.

 

[Sam]

Oh, are we going to be getting a main-page plug for the Eragon thread?

I submitted a news item, let's see if it gets posted!

 

[Sam]

I put the smiley to denote that I was joking around. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear.

Sorry, read it too fast. Wasn't sure if it was joking or if it was a comment on the selection. My bad. Thanks for clarifying though.

 

[JoeBlank]

• Looking through the sugesstions on the first post of this thread I noticed that none of the previous selections have come from that list. I don't know if that means anything, just found it interesting.
• That said, additions to the list for either selectors or suggestions are always welcome.

I beg to differ. To quote from the suggestion list:

Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay


note: this marks my official first use of a smilie anywhere. I've resisted temptation this long, but wanted to be absolutely clear that no offense whatsoever has been taken.

note: this marks my official second use of a smilie anywhere . . .

 

[Sam]

I beg to differ. To quote from the suggestion list:

Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay


note: this marks my official first use of a smilie anywhere.

Doh! I missed that. Thanks for straightening that out.
I'm also honored to have been the cause for the first two smile used by JoeBlank....Anywhere!

 

[JoeBlank]

Doh! I missed that. Thanks for straightening that out.
I'm also honored to have been the cause for the first two smile used by JoeBlank....Anywhere!

No harm, no foul.

In fact, I usually have a strict "no smilies, no sigs" rule. The Book Club has convinced me to break both of those rules.

The smilie use will remain extremely limited.

And by the way, someone should bump the Eberron thread, or at least do so if it drops to page 2. I was the last post, so I won't do it unless I have to.

You would think we would get more input, what with the news item on the front page and all. I think our short history has led me to conclude that "good" books seem to garner a lot less discussion than those most regard as "bad" books. That is the internet I guess, more fun to slam than it is to praise.

 

[Dacileva]

And by the way, someone should bump the Eberron thread

While I'm sure we'd love our Selection to be as important as a new d20 campaign setting...

Methinks you meant Eragon.