First things first, Thanks everyone for participating so far, and I'm hoping to keep this going in future months, because dude, fun! So I'm looking for suggestions for future months, and would like to especially get next month's book squared away, but then start on future months as well (since basically books have to be decided on, people have to have a chance to pick them up if needed/desired, sections per day/period of time need to be figured out before starting, etc.
I'm also hoping to take a day or two at the end of each book to discuss them as a whole, once everyone's come to the end (and no longer has to worry about spoilage), to see if there's anything dangling that didn't get resolved, just discuss various stuff. And things. But then, that can also overlap with the next book.
Anyhow, if anyone has any comments on the format so far, requests, whatever, please speak up!
And now for the poll part. Because everyone loves a poll, right? Right?
I, um, may or may not have gotten slightly carried away here.
I'm also hoping to take a day or two at the end of each book to discuss them as a whole, once everyone's come to the end (and no longer has to worry about spoilage), to see if there's anything dangling that didn't get resolved, just discuss various stuff. And things. But then, that can also overlap with the next book.
Anyhow, if anyone has any comments on the format so far, requests, whatever, please speak up!
And now for the poll part. Because everyone loves a poll, right? Right?
I, um, may or may not have gotten slightly carried away here.
Which book would you like to read for this in November?
V for Vendetta (Moore/Lloyd)
4(40.0%)
I, Robot (Asimov)
5(50.0%)
Neither, but one that I will recommend in comments.
0(0.0%)
Neither of the above, but just something else.
1(10.0%)
Not interested.
0(0.0%)
Which book for December? (Okay, granted, not spoiled for choice here so far, and there's time to plan...)
A Christmas Carol
3(37.5%)
Something else that I shall recommend in comments.
1(12.5%)
Something else, but no recommendation.
4(50.0%)
Not interested.
0(0.0%)
Books I might be interested in doing in the future...
One of the Discworld books
0(0.0%)
Nightwatch (Discworld) specifically, for May
0(0.0%)
Frankenstein
0(0.0%)
The Count of Monte Cristo
0(0.0%)
Sorcery and Cecelia
0(0.0%)
Some of the Holmes stories (oops, how'd that sneak in there? *shuffles feet* )
0(0.0%)
Other classics
0(0.0%)
Other fantasy
0(0.0%)
Other sci-fi
0(0.0%)
Other "period" books
0(0.0%)
Some genre "we" don't usually read (romance, etc.)
0(0.0%)
Something else I shall recommend in comments (encouraged!)
0(0.0%)
Not intersted.
0(0.0%)
Everyone loves a poll!
Yup, everyone!
0(0.0%)
Absolutes are never correct.
1(11.1%)
Not me.
0(0.0%)
Not I.
0(0.0%)
Possibly not everyone.
0(0.0%)
Clicky!
0(0.0%)
Ticky!
0(0.0%)
Tavi!
1(11.1%)
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0(0.0%)
4
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2(22.2%)
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Oh don't worry, we do!
(Come on, if you're gonna leave it open like that...)
Also, my vote for December is "anything but a Christmas Carol". If there's one story that I am absolutely sick to death of, it's that one.
I disagree with
Bujold would be nice to do, too.
(Maybe like M-W-F, one short story covered each day or something.)
Although I could maybe see doing something of the sort not so much to a daily schedule, one-game-per-month, and more of a "okay, before such and such a day, everyone play up to this part next" as we go along. But still difficult. But interesting. Hrm.
Splitting stuff up onto parts probably wouldn't be that hard on a biweekly schedule, and of course the genre would make a big difference there. But it might be worth a try.
And two weeks would probably be too long a gap for really meaningful discussion and so on.
How come you don't like emulators? Of course you could always play a real copy of the game if you have one, but picking emulateable games would let more people participate easily.