She-Geeks discussion

Now taking recommendations for the month of December! This thread will close on November 24th, commencing the polls!

Theme: Open

For our new members and those unfamiliar with how the books are picked every month, here are the updated guidelines. There are 3 selections that we read every month as a group. One comic book, one manga, one novel. Of course, not everyone here reads manga or novels so the choice to either read one selection or all three is completely up to you. The three final selections are picked from polls based on all of your recommendations in our monthly thread (like this one). Of each poll, there are only 3 nominations. Nominations are picked according to popularity so only comments with the word "VOTE" is considered a vote towards that recommendation. This is to clear up any confusion and make it straightforward about what's considered a vote. In the case where two or more books are equally praised, I will simply pick the suggestion that was posted first (by date, and if necessary, time). Here are other rules:

1.) Do recommend as many books as you like as long as it falls under these genres:
- any comic book
- any manga
- books that fall under fantasy or science fiction. Further examples: apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, outer space, futuristic, steampunk, medieval, dark fantasy, magic, superheroes, zombies, vampires, goblins... basically, anything epic and/or imaginary.
2.) Do recommend a book more than once as long as it hasn't been a previous read of the month. A book can be renominated for the polls.
3.) Do be specific. Saying "any book by ______" won't be counted.
4.) Do vote for as many recs as you like. Of course, don't vote for the same thing twice. (Fyi, any book you recommend is counted as a vote.)
5.) Do change or remove your vote(s) as many times as you like before this thread closes.
6.) If we decide to do a theme for a particular month, only recs that follows that theme will be counted.
7.) Lastly, please link your books so we can easily look it up (unless your book isn't listed by Goodreads then that's understandable. Just make sure to name the author).

After votes are collected, the three most popular comic books, novels, and manga will enter the polls. The three polls are held during the last week of the month, and results will be announced on the first day of the following month. Both moderators and members may start discussion threads based on our reads of the month. When participating in a discussion, make sure you state your checkpoint or announce SPOILERS so you don't ruin it for your fellow members. I think I pretty much covered everything. If there's something you're still unclear about, feel free to message one of us moderators!

Okay, so your moderators have a confession. For the past couple months, we haven't been doing the best job at gathering our monthly reads on time due to our busy schedules. I started working a demanding job earlier this year and have neglected She-Geeks since. I can honestly say it's the sheer enthusiasm of our members and awesome mods like Stefani and Kelly who has kept She-Geeks going. Well, I'm here to tell you that not only will our group remain strong, but we're about to hit acceleration! I miss moderating She-Geeks and now that I'm in between steady jobs, I'm going to give you allllll of my love! We will not let such an awesome and enthusiastic community of nerdettes slip into nonexistence.

Since it's midway into November and we still haven't announced books for the month, I'm just going to extend October reads and discussions through November. Existing recommendations for November will be combined with December's recommendations.

Below are the suggestions we have so far. Asterisk = one vote.


Novels:
Love in the Time of Global Warming - Francesca Lia Block
The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen
The Thief of Always - Clive Barker
Neuromancer - William Gibson

Comics:
Blankets - Craig Thompson *
The Stereotypical Freaks - Howard Shapiro
Cyborg 009 - F.J. DeSanto
Pandemonium - Chris Wooding

Manga:
Danza - Natsume Ono
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 07 - Bisco Hatori
Kieli - Yukako Kabei


Let's keep She-Geeks alive!

This is actually my first time contributing to the group so I hope this is how it's done.

I recommend and would vote on:

Novel: Eon

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

Comic:Serenity: Those Left Behind

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Manga: Berserk

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

I highly recommend the horror comic END TIMES* for the best comic!

Horrorgeddon Comics

I'd like to recommend Severed by Scott Synder for comic book.

I'd like to recommend The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon for comic book :)

Novel:

Love in the Time of Global Warming

Manga:

Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc, Vol. 1

Vote for End Times, Severed. and Higurashi.

This thread for recommendations is now closed. Visit the polls to vote for our final reads! Below is a list view of how the votes stacked up. Asterisk= one vote.



Novels:
Love in the Time of Global Warming - Francesca Lia Block *
The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen
The Thief of Always - Clive Barker
Neuromancer - William Gibson
Eon - Alison Goodman

Comics:
Blankets - Craig Thompson *
The Stereotypical Freaks - Howard Shapiro
Cyborg 009 - F.J. DeSanto
Pandemonium - Chris Wooding
Serenity: Those Who Left Behind - Joss Whedon/Brett Matthews
End Times - Jeff Edmond, etc. *
Severed - Scott Snyder *
The Nao of Brown - Glyn Dillon

Manga:
Danza - Natsume Ono
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 07 - Bisco Hatori
Kieli - Yukako Kabei
Berserk - Kentaro Miura
Higurashi When They Cry - Ryukishi07 *