She-Geeks discussion

We will now be taking recommendations for our September monthly reads!

Theme for September: Open

Recommendations will be taken from August 1st - 14th - so be sure to get in early and suggest what you would like to see read!

Here's the guidelines for recommending books for new group members, and old hands alike:

1. Every month we read one comic book, one novel, and one manga. Comics and manga can fall under any genre, but please note that novels must fall under the heading of science fiction or fantasy (and any of their sub-genres).

2. Please recommend books that have not been previous group reads. You can see which books we've read previously here.

3. Be specific. Don't say "any book by ______". It won't be counted.

4. Please link your book in your thread so members can easily look it up.

5. Suggest a book that you think would be good for a large group discussion - that's the point of this group bringing us all together!

How voting works

We choose the top three in each category for the final vote from the 15th - 21st of the month based on how many votes it has.

1. All members can vote on a book/comic/manga they would like to read if somebody suggests it. Simply reply to the thread with "I'm voting for ______" or "VOTE: _____" and it will be counted. The books with the most votes get chosen to be put into the final three poll in the 3rd week of the month. Only comments with the word "vote" somewhere in it will be counted as such in order to avoid confusion.

2. Please only vote for a work ONCE. Multiple votes for the same works will not be counted.

3. You can change or modify your votes as many times as you'd like before the thread closes on the 14th.

4. In the case where two or more books are have equal votes, the book that was suggested first (as indicated by the timestamp on the thread) will enter the poll for the month.

All members do not have to read, recommend, or vote for all three genres - if you only want to suggest and read a novel, that's fine! We're a pretty diverse group here.

The poll with the top three chosen titles of each category will go live on August 15th. A message to all group members will be sent out when that commences.

Let's get recommending!

For comic. I just read it and I loved it. It's about black market organ harvesting.

Harvest

For the comic, I suggest Finder, Vol. 09: Voice by Carla Speed McNeil. (Finder is one of the best things I've ever encountered in comics, but I haven't read this one yet, which is set up as a "jumping-on point for new readers.")

For the novel, I suggest Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.

For the manga how about Ayako. I haven't read it but I wanted to read a more adult story by Osamu Tezuka. He wrote Astro Boy, Vol. 1 which got me into anime/manga as a kid.

For novel: The Name of the Wind

For either manga or novel, I'm suggesting Battle Royale. I'm currently reading the novel and it's very good. A lot better than what I expected.

I know from friends that the manga version is supposed to be good as well. Battle Royale, Vol. 1

It also has been made into a film... Too many options!!

Camille wrote: "For the manga how about Ayako. I haven't read it but I wanted to read a more adult story by Osamu Tezuka. He wrote Astro Boy, Vol. 1 which got me into anime/manga as a kid."

Sounds really good! Voting for Ayako.

Rebecca wrote: "Camille wrote: "For the manga how about Ayako. I haven't read it but I wanted to read a more adult story by Osamu Tezuka. He wrote Astro Boy, Vol. 1 which got me into anime/manga as a kid."

Sounds..."

Yay! It is really dark though...

Okay, my recommendations for September:


Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said - Philip K Dick (this one was originally recommended by Anna, I believe, a few months back, and I'd like to read it with the group!).

For the comic, I'm going to suggest:


The Invisibles, Vol. 1 - Grant Morrison

I vote for Flow My Tears...again. :)

I recommend Mal Practice for comic book.

I'm reading a few things right now, one of which is the novel Batman/Superman Enemies and Allies. Wouldn't mind chatting with others who want to read it. :)

Enemies & Allies

I vote for Flow My Tears and for the comic Harvest. There is just something about black market organ harvesting that will always draw me in.

I unabashedly vote for my own book, "End's Shadow Caste".
goodreads.com/book/show/18169372-end-...
It's the first in the series so no catching up to do. It's a Post-Apocolyptic Paranormal adventure that takes place in a far off future. Complete with new languages, paranoia, and superstition, it's pretty exciting.
It is very new, so there's just whispers about it so far. To learn more before voting you can check out my Behind-the-Scenes site to flip through the first chapter or so of the book.
http://wp.me/P3nWoW-1Y
Thanks for your consideration! Stay nerdy!

Just a reminder to everybody that this thread will be closing in two days so be sure to vote/recommend soon!

Now closed for recommendations. Poll to open shortly!