Fantasy Book Club discussion

We had a close vote for the September book, with The Dragonbone Chair winning by two votes over The Once and Future King.

Does the group want to have a run off poll? Place opinions here.

I don't think so most of the people that vote don't even participate in the discussion anyway.
If you are going to have a runoff poll don't send emails to people, that way the regulars will get to decide what the group reads.

I agree about not sending the emails. If folks aren't checking the topics, they're not likely to discuss.

poll? where? I am running

I don't automatically get e-mails for posts (because I specifically configure my GoodReads account NOT to spam me). I'd rather wander aimlessly through my groups at various times throughout the day for serendipitous discussion discoveries. :)

I'm also ambivalent about a run-off re-poll. I may or may not read either of those two books, it depends on how far I get through my August book club to read pile.

No point in having another poll. The book i nominated won so my judgment might be slightly partial though:)

Morphidae wrote: "I don't believe there is any way to prevent an email from going out. It's automatic when a new post is made...."

There is a differance between notifications and sending mail to a persons inbox.

Machavelli wrote: "Morphidae wrote: "I don't believe there is any way to prevent an email from going out. It's automatic when a new post is made...."

There is a differance between notifications and sending mail to a..."

Furthermore, there is also a difference between the emails Goodreads sends if you have your preferences set to email you about new posts in a given group and the message a moderator can broadcast to the whole group...which is different yet again from the message one is prompted to send (or not) when one posts a new poll.

I am ambivalent about the run-off poll in this case. If it were a close call between books I'm interested in, (or one I am/one I am not) I might feel differently. But as I'm not sure I'll be able to read and discuss either of these titles, I wouldn't vote in any run-off between them anyhow, for fairness's sake.

Yes please!

*shrug* ...personally don't want to read either.

Kara wrote: "*shrug* ...personally don't want to read either."

LOL.

It looks like most are content to let it be. So guess I will. I probably wouldn't have read either without the group vote, but they sound worth a try. And Dragonbone is available for my Nook, which is a plus.

Darn! I already have Once and Future King on the way form Paperback Swap. Oh, well. I wanted the book anyway. Maybe I'll read it instead.

Michelle/ wrote: "Darn! I already have Once and Future King on the way form Paperback Swap. Oh, well. I wanted the book anyway. Maybe I'll read it instead."

There ya go! An independent thinker. :)

Nah im good with the Dragonbone

I OWN Dragonbone, have for a year. Decided to try it after I gave up on Otherworld, decided I didn't liked Tad Williams, and then was somehow convinced from a friend that he wrote good fantasy... with story-lines I would enjoy (versus the sci-fi stuff).

Whelllp, I haven't made it past Chapter 2, so I can't really say for sure.

I think a runoff poll would give people who didn't select either of the top two books an opportunity to reallocate their vote (kind of like a preferential voting system).

I'm having a great time as a member of this club so whichever way you decide I'm not going to be too bothered (I'd happily read either choice).

Ive read Dragon Bone Chair and liked it.
I've read some of Once and Future King in High School many, many years ago. I don't remember a whole lot about it. I know it wasn't my favorite rendition of Arthur.

I won't be reading either I'm afraid. So I don't really care either way ;)

I think Dragon Bone Chair will be ok.
Tad Williams is a good writer anyway..

The Dragon Bone Chair is a really great book. However, I have to warn people, you might find it very very slow and dry the first half. But it picks up!

I'd like a reason to push through The Dragon Bone Chair, like Seth said, it's a bit dry in the beginning, but I'm a fan of Tad Williams, so I'd like to finish it.