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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > POLL: October Book Club! Shrieks and Spookums!
CHOOSE YOUR FATE
This poll is closed.
Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle 13 31.71%
The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H.G. Wells 9 21.95%
Frankenstein in Baghdad, by Ahmed Saawadi 6 14.63%
Bad Cree, by Jessica Johns 5 12.20%
Audition, by Ryu Murakami 8 19.51%
Total: 26 votes
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Bilirubin
Feb 16, 2014

The sanctioned action is to CHUG


 I could read any of these, a nice collection of options! Goons in the horror thread were surprised at how good the Tingle story was, and I just had a non forum book nerd friend recommend Frankenstein in Baghdad to me. Well done!

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 04:37
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Bilirubin
Feb 16, 2014

The sanctioned action is to CHUG

escape artist posted:

Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle (New horror with a queer* bent - also available free with a Scribd trial)
The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H.G. Wells (Sci-fi horror classic with a movie)
Frankenstein in Baghdad, by Ahmed Saawadi (Interesting but new - I'm so weary of debut books now since the whole industry is based around money, including selling blurbs... I will put it on TBR, but don't know if I'll get to it.)
Bad Cree, by Jessica Johns (Debut novel weariness, so no)
Audition, by Ryu Murakami (A badass movie, a modern classic - I definitely want to read this. Also available free on Scribd)


This boils it down to > Damascus or Audition for me. I voted for both.

Since I hosed up and ruined last month's poll with a last minute tiebreaking vote for a novel which disappointed, feel free to spoil.



*I THINK. I am pretty sure I heard of this in an LGBT book club group but if I am mistaken on that please forgive me**.

**Bisexual so yeah. I am on board with more bi guy visibility.

you still owe us a 1000 word essay on Communion btw

* # ¿ Sep 26, 2023 04:48
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Bilirubin
Feb 16, 2014

The sanctioned action is to CHUG

escape artist posted:

May I make a good faith :toxx: clause, Your Benevolence? As a gesture to the BOTM participants, legitimately. It would be my first time but I think I understand the concept.

Not to bring things down, but I spent this afternoon in the hospital and will be going again in the morning. + Today is two months to the day that I got the call about dad. Good news is I will have time to make good on this :toxx:, being laid up. Just can't be a ban due to financial restrictions.




~1000 word impression on Communion by 10/26.... something funny but not too masochistic

I was joking. I totally understand life taking over, and I am sorry for everything you are going through.

All I ask is for folks to read if they vote if they can.

But.

If they take a victory lap for choosing the winner, then its another matter. :kheldragar: And I can think of something not a ban since you toxxed :evilbuddy:

* # ¿ Sep 27, 2023 04:45
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