Play Book Tag discussion

Please vote for the tag you would most like to read for September at the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LLJ8V7N

You may click on the answer choices in the survey to see a listing of books that fit each tag.

Remember, you may cast up to a total of 10 participation points for your choice. Everyone gets one vote for free so please vote even if you don't have any participation points!

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Happy voting! Please cast your votes by 12 pm EST on 8/23.

Note: If no one choice receives more than 50% of the vote, people who chose the least popular choice will be asked to recast their votes for one of the remaining two options.

Voted!!!!

Two tags where I have zero books tagged on the first page. That's a first...

Voted. Tricky!

So one is way too easy. One can be done. One would be a real challenge - really tempted to vote for the latter just to see what reasonable reads you all come up with...

This might be one of the first times I don't chose the more difficult/obscure tags.

How do you know when it's time to use your voting power, LOL?

I think the voting powers will end up canceling each other due to the different preferences. On these choices I have full confidence that they are not needed.

Voted. I'm sorry to say I went for the easy one. Unfortunately, the other two don't appeal to me at all :(

Voted, no contest.

Or we could all read 61 Hours which is the only book LibraryThing comes up with for the tagmash of the three choices. I even have it on the TBR...

Sushicat wrote: "Or we could all read 61 Hours which is the only book LibraryThing comes up with for the tagmash of the three choices. I even have it on the TBR..."

Lol, surprisingly that book doesn't look absolutely horrible.

I really, really did not want to vote for the most general tag but I don't have any books, I haven't already read, that fit either of the other two tags. Dang, sorry guys. :/

I am not ready to leave space opera yet....

Voted! No Special Superpower, but put more weight behind it nonetheless.

Since I'll still be doing the reading road trip across the U.S. next month it was really easy to figure out which tag would be simplest to fit into that. I've never heard of any of the books on the first page of one of the other tags.

well team, I must leave this in your very capable hands. :)

I wonder if we will get 100% vote for one tag this month...

Two tags where I have zero on my tbr for the first THREE pages! That said, I voted for one of those (the one where I have actually read some of the books on those 3 pages, not the one where I haven't because I didn't see anything appealing, although surely if I were to go on every page at least ONE book might work????) That said, the easiest one would be fine for me, too!

Nicole R wrote: "I am not ready to leave space opera yet...."

Two of those tags had some space opera in them, I am sure, but doubt the biker tag would have any...

Sushicat wrote: "Or we could all read 61 Hours which is the only book LibraryThing comes up with for the tagmash of the three choices. I even have it on the TBR..."

Thanks for the laugh! Not exactly a Jack Reacher fan here, I don't think (can't remember if I dropped the one I tried or finished, but I don't recall being a fan).

I went for the easy one too...but I would be okay with any of them.

As long as it's not bikers, I'll be good. Hoping for an easy September- I'll be on vacation almost the whole month, and I NEVER have time to read on vacation.

Did see The Hunger Games, Cinder, Red Queen, Divergent, The Maze Runner, lots of YA dystopia on 'Cliffhanger'.

Joi wrote: "As long as it's not bikers, I'll be good. Hoping for an easy September- I'll be on vacation almost the whole month, and I NEVER have time to read on vacation.

Did see [book:The Hunger Games|27670..."

Yes, plenty of good books on Cliffhanger!!!!!

The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Could work. Otherwise it looks awful. I voted. Not for bikers :)

Jen wrote: "The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Could work. Otherwise it looks awful. I voted. ..."

I also halfway consider bikers, because I love to read slow travel books, walking, kayaking, canoe, biking, but I don't have anything lined up. I read a book a few years back about biking the length of Finland and one about biking across Russia, both were good and I would love something like that rather than what I saw on the first 3 pages.

I still went the easy way out.

Having found one that fits all proposed tags right there on my TBR I'm totally relaxed about the outcome. But I did vote for the easy one. I want to reach the West Coast...

I did notice that cliffhanger aligns with series. You can't each just one potato chip. Gotta keep going.

But what tipped the scales for me with the easy is two classic books I have never read, that i'd like to. Plus I thought that tag was sort of a neat one. Plus, I just had the afterthought that we all could use both the advantage and inspiration of both history and pride these days.

Voted

Sushicat wrote: "So one is way too easy. One can be done. One would be a real challenge..."

Agreed. Agreed. Agreed.

Sushicat wrote: "Or we could all read 61 Hours which is the only book LibraryThing comes up with for the tagmash of the three choices. I even have it on the TBR..."

LOL!

Sushicat wrote: "I wonder if we will get 100% vote for one tag this month..."

Well, apparently even the "one can be done" isn't getting votes? Sigh... that was my hope. The other is just way too broad for my liking. The 3rd one way too specific!

LibraryCin wrote: "Sushicat wrote: "I wonder if we will get 100% vote for one tag this month..."

Well, apparently even the "one can be done" isn't getting votes? Sigh... that was my hope. The other is just way too b..."

I did NOT vote for the broad one!!!!! I voted for the one that can be done!!!!!!!!! Who cares if there is usually a sequel????

I looked through pages and pages for Biker and I can't even believe it is a top 200 tag! The other tag I thought I'd have books for are only books I've already read. So I don't feel I have any choice but I would be happy with that! So I voted!

Barbara, We are using the top 300 tags now, so biker was in the top 300. But we have voted for tags between 200 and 300 before; biker is a bit weird.

Some of us, who shall remain nameless, would be happy with a broad tag (where are the emojis when you need them, lol).

I voted!

voted

Voted! I love the euphemisms being used for the "that which cannot be written" catagories. I chose the "broad one" because I like choices. The "one that can be done" appears to be romance or YA. Manwhore????????????WTH! After 43 years of teaching middle schoolers, I've read enough YA to gag a horse. (Sorry horse lovers). And Bikers-no words.
So "broad one" bring it on! Diane (with a P)

Anita wrote: "Barbara, We are using the top 300 tags now, so biker was in the top 300. But we have voted for tags between 200 and 300 before; biker is a bit weird."

Yes, and I've biked all over New England and New York with my hubby for years. I really don't want to read "biker" because I doubt I could really relate to most of them, though I'm often surprised when I read outside my comfort zone.

Anita wrote: "Sushicat wrote: "Or we could all read 61 Hours which is the only book LibraryThing comes up with for the tagmash of the three choices. I even have it on the TBR..."

Lol, surprisingl..."

You're right, it doesn't look too bad at all!

Anxiously awaiting the results....I have books picked out for two of the three genresz

Jen wrote: "The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Could work. Otherwise it looks awful. I voted. ..."

One is on my wishlist. I guess the other should be.

There are many great choices in Cliffhanger!!!!! But naturally the broad one will be VERY easy to fulfill and we'll get a zillion reviews (give or take a few).

Diane wrote: "Voted! I love the euphemisms being used for the "that which cannot be written" catagories. I chose the "broad one" because I like choices. The "one that can be done" appears to be romance or YA. Ma..."

Ha ha ha!!! We are so busy trying not to influence each other too much, but just enough so we aren't stuck reading a book about motorcycling.

Anita wrote: "Diane wrote: "Voted! I love the euphemisms being used for the "that which cannot be written" catagories. I chose the "broad one" because I like choices. The "one that can be done" appears to be rom..."

The motorcycles are ok - it's the bikers...

Anita wrote: "Ha ha ha!!! We are so busy trying not to influence each other too much, but just enough so we aren't stuck reading a book about motorcycling."

Correct!

Voted.

I voted right away. There was no contest here. If the one I voted for does not get chosen, I am pretty sure I will not be reading anything from the other two. Just won't be fitting in to any reading plans because they are just so out there.