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| Official Book Club Voting Thread | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 28 2008, 04:31 PM (1,384 Views) | |
| Mary Alice Cullen | Jun 28 2008, 04:31 PM Post #1 |
 
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All right, people, here is the thread where you not only vote for the monthly book for the BP Book Club, but you also gain your spot in line to give your selection of books! Voting Rules and Guidelines 1) Here is the method we chose to use: each month, the book club will read one book. This book selection will be provided by a different person each time. (Until we run out of people.) For the first month, I will pick the books, but to gain your place in line, you will simply cast your vote by replying to this post, saying which book you want to be the book of the month. Example: If Lady Noliana was the first to respond to my post of book selections, she would be the person to provide the choices for next month's book club. If StrawberryHair followed her, StrawberryHair would be next in line. And so on. You will, of course, have to post more than once, but your posts after your first post are not counted. 2) If chosen to provide the book selection, this is what you do: as soon as the discussion for the current book begins, you will post in this thread three different books with summaries and, if needed, warnings. (For s.ex, drug use, so on.) Say moons_vampires is next month's chooser. Once I begin the book discussion for the current book, she will post, IN THIS THREAD, NEW VOTING PERIOD. After explaining that it is her turn, she will post her three books and their summaries/warnings. 3) To vote, all you have to do is post your decision. If you want Pride and Prejudice, make a post in this thread saying that you want Pride and Prejudice. I will personally keep track of these votes. 4) Ideally, we will begin each new book on the first of the month, but beginning on the 2nd or 3rd is okay. 5) If you are unable to give your selections, PM me about it and the next person in line will take your place until you are able to give your selections. 6) The voting period will last two to three days, depending on how many votes are cast. After the voting period is over, I will announce the book of the month. Whoever chooses the book will make the new discussion, but I'll explain more about that once the first discussion is started. Any questions? Feel free to message me. |
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| Mary Alice Cullen | Jun 28 2008, 04:55 PM Post #2 |
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All right, everyone! As I was chosen to give the first selection, here are the three books I picked for you to vote on. Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt: (From jacket--italics are an excerpt) I will tell you a story of magic and love, of daring and death, and one to comfort your heart. It is the truest story I have ever told. Now listen, and tell me if it is not so. Keturah followed a legendary hart deep into the forest, where she becomes hopelessly lost. Her strength diminishes until, finaly, she realizes that death is near--and learn that death is a young lord, melancholy and stern. Renowned for her storytelling, Keturah is able to charm Lord Death with a story and gaine a reprieve--but he only grants her a day, and within that day she must find true love. Keturah searches desperately, Lord Death hovering over all, until she confronts him one last time in the harrowing climax. Martine Leavitt offers a spellbinding story, interweaving elements of classic fantasy and high romance. Goose Girl by Shannon Hale: (From Amazon.com) Grade 6-9–A full-cast production voiced by over four dozen actors brings this well-known Grimms fairy tale to life, albeit it with a modern and magical twist. In this delightful dramatization of the book by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury, 2003), 16-year-old Princess Anidori–Kiladra Talianna Isillee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, is betrayed by Selia, her jealous and evil lady-in-waiting, and takes refuge as a goose girl while plotting how to reclaim her rightful place as the bride-to-be of the Prince of Bayern. Gifted with the ability to speak to animals and talk to the wind, Princess Anidori–now called Isi–falls in love, makes new friends, and collects allies in her quest to claim her title. This tale of courage and perseverance is a listening delight.– A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb: Grade 9 Up–Helen died 130 years ago as a young woman. Unable to enter heaven because of a sense of guilt she carried at death, she has been silent and invisible but conscious and sociable across the generations. Her spirit has been sustained by its attachment to one living human host after another, including a poet and, most recently, a high-school English teacher. While she sits through his class one day, she becomes aware of James and he–unlike the mortals all around them–is aware of her as well. James, who also died years earlier, inhabits the body of a contemporary teen, Billy. James and Helen fall in love, he shows her how to inhabit the body of a person whose spirit has died but who still lives and breathes, and the two begin to unfold the mysteries of their own pasts and those of their adolescent hosts. Jenny, whose body Helen now uses, is the only child of strict religious parents who controlled her beyond what her spirit could endure. Billy's spirit left his body after a string of tragedies resulting from drug abuse and domestic violence. James and Helen court in both modern and old-fashioned ways; here is a novel in which explicit bannedword is far from gratuitous or formulaic. Whitcomb writes with a grace that befits Helen's more modulated world while depicting contemporary society with sharp insight. In the subgenre of dead-narrator tales, this book shows the engaging possibilities of immortality–complete with a twist at the end that wholly satisfies. Warnings: This may have some swear words, and it definitely has abusive issuses, possible drug use, and s.ex. But it's categorized as YA, so it shouldn't be over the edge. Unleash votes! |
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| Lady Noliana | Jun 28 2008, 05:11 PM Post #3 |
Chelsea of the Volturi
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Oh my gosh. I can't choose! While I haven't read A Goose Girl, I must vote for A Certain Slant of Light. I've been wanting to discuss it in depth for a long time. I want an excuse to read it again. As far as I remember, some of it was pretty heavy, but it's all got purpose. It's a very deep, wonderful book. |
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| Mary Alice Cullen | Jun 28 2008, 05:13 PM Post #4 |
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So you're picking the next book. B) Great! Also, I forgot to cast MY vote. I'm going for A Certain Slant of Light as well. I really love the angle. |
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| Lady Noliana | Jun 28 2008, 05:26 PM Post #5 |
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Chelsea of the Volturi
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Yay! I'll try to get some suggestions together. I just realized I won't get to discuss an awful lot. I won't have access to the internet every day next month. Eh. It'll be so awesome. |
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| Amethyst | Jun 28 2008, 09:10 PM Post #6 |
Making Edward Say "Bella Who?"
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I vote for A Certain Slant of Light . I have read it already, but I need to refresh my memory. It seems like one of those books where you catch something new everytime you read it. |
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| AnnaMarie_Cullen | Jun 28 2008, 09:12 PM Post #7 |
Bite Me, Carlisle
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I'm going to vote for A Certain Slant of Light... (And hope like heck it becomes available at the library by at least the middle of July!) It sounds really good... Great choices, MAC! |
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| Amethyst | Jun 28 2008, 09:16 PM Post #8 |
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Making Edward Say "Bella Who?"
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Hahaa...me too! It looks like its pretty popular so far, I should actually go and reserve a copy from the library... |
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| AnnaMarie_Cullen | Jun 28 2008, 09:25 PM Post #9 |
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Bite Me, Carlisle
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Sadly, my library, which is actually 3 libraries, only has ONE COPY and it's out until like the 15th or so of July... So I'm gonna take my library card and make an online request hold for it... I'll be reading it quite late, but I'll be reading it! It does sound really, really good though... |
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| Amethyst | Jun 28 2008, 09:27 PM Post #10 |
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Making Edward Say "Bella Who?"
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Trust me, it is. Its so different to any other book I have read, and really moving. My library has two copies, and one is out...so I got lucky there! |
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| AnnaMarie_Cullen | Jun 28 2008, 09:27 PM Post #11 |
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Bite Me, Carlisle
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...Lucky... I've heard it's a great book... And now I have a chance to read it! |
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| Amethyst | Jun 28 2008, 09:29 PM Post #12 |
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Making Edward Say "Bella Who?"
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Yeah, its good to have some motervation to actually pick it up. And this is the perfect excuse to convince yourself to read it! |
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| Twilight_luver | Jun 28 2008, 09:29 PM Post #13 |
 
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I vote "A certain slant of light" I'd wanted to read that book a while ago...just never go to it. |
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| Lady Noliana | Jun 28 2008, 10:05 PM Post #14 |
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Chelsea of the Volturi
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Luckily, I own it, so I won't have to worry about libraries. And don't worry if you can't get it until late... It's a pretty quick read. Only 200-some pages, I think. |
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| Mary Alice Cullen | Jun 28 2008, 10:10 PM Post #15 |
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I love ghost books, and romantic ones are the best, so... Yeah. I officially have a document on my computer that's all about the book club! (As in, keeping track of peoples' turns and votes and stuff.) Yay! |
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