<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>Hello everyone,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_5918"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_5802" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_5811">I'll give folks until tomorrow to offer up any additional choices for October's book choice, then ask again for a final vote. Unless anyone objects, we'll say votes should be in by midnight on Wednesday. If someone has already voted, and does not offer a different choice, the previous vote will be counted. Any questions, feel free to email me, either on list or off. <br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_5998"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_5811"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_5811">Best wishes,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_6033"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_5811"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_6003"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499805252133_5811">Mike</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:57 PM, Wes Brodsky <wesbrodsky@comcast.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv3465090204"><style>#yiv3465090204 #yiv3465090204 --
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#yiv3465090204 </style><div><div class="yiv3465090204WordSection1"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">I do remember spending a few minutes most (if not all) sessions listing, describing and voting on choices to read for future sessions. I suppose there has to be a short list for final voting.</span></font></div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></font></div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Wes</span></font></div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></font></div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></font></div><div class="yiv3465090204yqt7389627106" id="yiv3465090204yqt14033"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> reading-group [mailto:reading-group-bounces@lists.nesfa.org] <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>M M via reading-group<br clear="none"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 10, 2017 12:15 AM<br clear="none"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> NESFA Reading Group<br clear="none"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> M M<br clear="none"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Book choices for October 2017</span></font></div></div></div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div><div><div id="yiv3465090204"><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_10985"><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_10984"><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11313"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">For the record, anyone may nominate any science fiction, fantasy or horror novel in English for this group to read, regardless of whether I've put out a list of previous suggestions. I am not actually voting for anything in this case, just making suggestions. In my role as moderator, it is my responsibility to see that a book that group members want to read is chosen for each month's meeting. In order to help facilitate that process, please do NOT make joke suggestions for books in the future, to avoid potential unpleasantness. </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11361"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11386"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11363"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">If anyone would like to add a specific novel to this month's list, please feel free to do so. If enough people decide to change their vote, or nominate different novels, I would welcome your participation. This group is for all of us; I'm just trying to help facilitate, that's all. </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11429"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11485"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Best regards,</span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11457"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11456"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Mike S. </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11084"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204yqtfd83995"><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">On Sunday, July 9, 2017 5:50 PM, David G. Grubbs <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:dggrubbs@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:dggrubbs@gmail.com">dggrubbs@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></font><font face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style=""></span></font></div></div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div><div><div id="yiv3465090204"><div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I've read <i><span style="font-style:italic;">Jack of Shadows</span></i> at least three times. It is also short, so it is no hardship to read it again and discuss it.</span></font></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">But I object to the process.</span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> "I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating." -- William M. ("Boss") Tweed</span></font></div></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">The "final" list presented by Sharrow the Unsubtle contains an unfunny repetition of an obvious joke, a book that it is not real fiction (or what we think of as part of the SF/Fantasy genre) , and, as the highlighted major feature, his personal choice (as stated in an earlier email).</span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">This is not the way such choices should be made.</span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">For further choices, I suggest we spend a few minutes every other session listing, describing and voting on choices to read for future sessions.</span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Helvetica" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 10:54 AM, M M via reading-group <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org">reading-group@lists.nesfa.org</a>> wrote:</span></font></div><div id="yiv3465090204yqt29982"><div><div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6467"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Howdy folks,</span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6468"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I've reviewed all of the suggestions for October and narrowed it down to the following:</span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6567"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6544"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">1)Charles Shultz cartoons (involving the Great Pumpkin, and such)</span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6546"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">2)Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny, and For Want Of A Nail,by Mary Robinette Kowal (Boskone 55 GOH). </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6722"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">3) Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman.</span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6755"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6779"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I've included the MR Kowal short story to give people an opportunity to read & discuss her Hugo winning work together, in advance of the convention. </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6791"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6803"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">To give people time to make up one's mind, all votes will be tallied by Monday am July 10th, and scheduled directly thereafter. </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6881"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6899"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I honestly can't wait, as I'm looking forward to all of these!</span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6897"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Happy 4th o' July all,</span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Mike S.</span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6699"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6701"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6703"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div id="yiv3465090204m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6706"><div class="yiv3465090204MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></div></div><div 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