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Poll #32766

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Which of these books that I've recently read would you most like me to review?

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Dinotopia, by James Gurney. The famous art book/story about a world of dinosaurs and humans living together.
45 (34.9%)

Rest Stop, by Nat Cassidy. A horror novella about a guy trapped in a gas station bathroom.
14 (10.9%)

Black River Orchard, by Chuck Wendig. Horror about evil apples.
18 (14.0%)

Jackal, by Erin Adams. Hard to classify novel about a town where black girls keep going missing.
20 (15.5%)

Arboreality, by Rebecca Campbell. Fix-up short novel about people saving what they can on Vancouver Island post-climate collapse.
34 (26.4%)

The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood. Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.
33 (25.6%)

A Field Guide to the Apocalypse, by Athena Aktipis. A how-to guide from a "build community" perspective.
39 (30.2%)

Inflamed, by Belden & Gullixson. How a retirement home was abandoned in the Sonora fires.
9 (7.0%)

The Clackity, by Lora Senf. Children's dark fantasy, a bit Coraline-esque.
16 (12.4%)

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands. The second Emily Wilde book, light fantasy with romance.
27 (20.9%)

We'll Prescribe You a Cat, by Syou Ishida. A slightly magical psychiatrist prescribes patients cats.
55 (42.6%)

Tales From the Morisaki Bookshop, by Satoshi Yagisawa. A depressed young woman takes refuge in her uncle's used bookshop.
27 (20.9%)

Archangel/Angel-Seeker/Jovah's Angel, by Sharon Shinn. Romantic SF about genetically engineered "angels" on a terraformed world.
28 (21.7%)

Have you read any of these? What did you think?

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Contrary to what everyone says, owning a bookshop is actually great for getting more reading done because your customers REALLY want your personal opinion. Plus, if there's downtime, there's all those books!

Poll #32473

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What books are you most interested in having me review?

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Bury Your Gays, Chuck Tingle. A closeted screenwriter is ordered to kill his lesbian characters, and gets pursued by monsters he wrote.
59 (64.1%)

Camp Damascus, Chuck Tingle. Camp Damascus is a gay conversion camp with a 100% success rate. Rose, a young true believer, finds out why.
54 (58.7%)

No Apparent Danger, Victoria Bruce. Nonfiction about two deadly volcanic eruptions in Columbia.
18 (19.6%)

Black River Orchard, Chuck Wendig. An orchard produces sinister, irresistible apples.
21 (22.8%)

The Fisherman, John Langan. A fishing tall tale turned very sinister.
11 (12.0%)

Fantasticland, by Mike Bockoven. Lord of the Flies in an amusement park during a hurricane.
5 (5.4%)

Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: WWI
18 (19.6%)

The Return, Rachel Harrison. A vanished friend comes back wrong.
16 (17.4%)

All That's Left in the World, Erik J. Brown. Two teenagers - one gay, one ? - after the apocalypse.
13 (14.1%)

A book you would like me to review that you will suggest in comments.
1 (1.1%)

Have you read any of these? What did you think?

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Poll #32309 Book Review Poll

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Which of these recently-read books should I prioritize reviewing? Anyone read any of these?

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When the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Limited time travel in a cafe.
32 (31.1%)

Long Live Evil, by Sarah Rees Brennan. Dying woman is transported into a fantasy novel in the body of the villain.
66 (64.1%)

The Return, by Rachel Harrison. One of a group of four friends vanishes, then returns changed.
13 (12.6%)

Black Sheep, by Rachel Harrison. A woman returns to her estranged, very religious family for a wedding. This is shelved in horror.
16 (15.5%)

The Glamour, by Christopher Priest. Literary novel about invisible people.
14 (13.6%)

The September House, by Carissa Orlando. A woman is totally fine with living in a haunted as fuck house.
24 (23.3%)

Into the Drowning Deep/Rolling in the Deep, by Mira Grant. A novella and novel about murder mermaids.
27 (26.2%)

The Stubborn Lives of Hart Tanner/the Many Short Lives Of Charles Waters, by Shawn Inmon. More Middle Falls time travel.
5 (4.9%)

Dr. C. Lillefisk's Sirenology, by Jana Heidersorf. An illustrated guide to mermaids by a sirenologist..
15 (14.6%)

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I have once again fallen behind on writing up the books I've read. Please motivate me to do so. Have any of you read any of these too?

Poll #31159

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What would you be most interested to see reviewed?

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The House is on Fire, by Rachel Beanland. Annoyingly mediocre historical fiction about a theatre fire.
10 (10.5%)

LA Son, by Roy Choi. Memoir by the chef who created Kogi, the Korean taco truck.
24 (25.3%)

The Library at Mount Char, by Scott Hawkins. Strange, gonzo, cross-genre dark fantasy about an abusive immortal family.
47 (49.5%)

Nova Swing, by M. John Harrison. Literary science fiction about a city beside a zone of weirdness.
29 (30.5%)

The Helios Syndrome, by Vivian Shaw. Novella about a psychic who consults for the NTSB, by the author of the Greta Van Helsing series.
33 (34.7%)

Looking Glass Sound, by Catriona Ward. Literally everything I could say about this wild ride of a novel is either misleading or spoilery.
35 (36.8%)

The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral, by Robert Westall. Old-school creepy story about a mason working on a creepy cathedral.
30 (31.6%)

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Poll #30981

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Which book would you like to see reviewed?

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People of the Sky, by Clare Bell. 80s anthropological SF.
45 (40.2%)

A Heart that Works, by Rob Delaney. A memoir by a father about his son who died in early childhood.
6 (5.4%)

Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank. Classic post-nuclear apocalypse novel
31 (27.7%)

Tippi, by Tippi Hedren. Memoir by the actress who starred in The Birds and had multiple lions living in her house.
44 (39.3%)

At Her Pleasure, by Joey Hill. M/F femdom erotic romance, about four domme CEOs.
21 (18.8%)

At Her Command, by Joey Hill. More M/F femdom erotic romance.
9 (8.0%)

Alien Earth, by Megan Lindholm. Her only science fiction book, I think.
34 (30.4%)

A Walk out of the World, by Ruth Nichols. Otherworld children's fantasy, written when Nichols was 18.
29 (25.9%)

Horizon, by Scott Westerfeld. Eight kids are dropped into a bizarre world.
38 (33.9%)

ETA: Polls cannot be edited once posted, so you will need to comment if you want to hear about Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward, which is excellent but impossible to discuss without massive spoilers.

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To drive away the deep annoyance that was The War Between the Pitiful Teachers and the Splendid Kids, I decided to read a different book I bought at the same library sale. Based on the thumbnail description, I figured there was no way I could go wrong. I'd enjoy even a kind of mediocre book with that premise!

Ha. Ha. Hahahaha. Guess what I got? EVEN MORE OBNOXIOUS PREACHY SURREALISM!

Guess what the summary was.

Poll #30390

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What is the completely accurate and yet DEEPLY MISLEADING blurb for this book?

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A group of kids try to solve a mystery at summer camp .
19 (18.1%)

A girl learns fishing and sailing from her grandfather.
15 (14.3%)

A group of kids survive alone on an island.
29 (27.6%)

A girl rescues and trains a horse.
28 (26.7%)

A boy stows away on a pirate ship.
14 (13.3%)

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I got very behind on reviewing books I've read. I read or re-read all of these recently. What strikes your fancy?

Poll #30356

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What reviews would you be most interested in?

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The Spite House, by Johnny Compton. A Black father and his two daughters are on the run; desperate, they move into a bizarre Texas spite house, where they'll be paid if they find evidence of haunting.
17 (30.9%)

Mary, by Nat Cassidy. A mousy woman hits menopause and gets some very, very strange symptoms.
23 (41.8%)

Desperation, by Stephen King. A cop traps a set of travellers in the town of Desperation.
11 (20.0%)

Pet Sematary, by Stephen King. I seem to have never reviewed this, and recently listened to a great audio version.
22 (40.0%)

Lilith: A Snake in the Grass, by Jack Chalker. I don't believe in book shaming so I will unashamedly say that this is a re-read.
19 (34.5%)

Suffer the Children, by Craig DiLouie. A bunch of people on Reddit said this affected them profoundly. It did not affect me profoundly. Horror with a lot of dead kids.
5 (9.1%)

Afraid to Ride, by Patricia Leitch. After a bad fall, a girl becomes afraid to ride again.
12 (21.8%)

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Poll #30344

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My Yuletide status is...

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Writing my assignment now. help
8 (9.1%)

Polishing my assignment/pinch hit/treat now.
18 (20.5%)

Posted my assignment/pinch hit/treats, crouching vulture-like on the watch for pinch hits.
14 (15.9%)

Reviewing canon. help
1 (1.1%)

Procrastinating on writing.
8 (9.1%)

Writing treats at my leisure.
8 (9.1%)

Doing something I have to do when my assignment is not done. help
2 (2.3%)

I am not participating in Yuletide.
45 (51.1%)

Running screaming down the street chased by bears.
9 (10.2%)

My state of mind regarding Yuletide is...

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Bears.
14 (18.2%)

BEARS.
12 (15.6%)

DEFCON 3. Also bears.
6 (7.8%)

OMGWTFBBQPOLARBEAR???
9 (11.7%)

I am totally calm.
43 (55.8%)

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Have any of you heard of or read any of these?

Poll #30184

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Which horror novel on my Kindle would you like me to read and review?

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Nestlings, by Nat Cassidy. A Jewish couple dealing with a baby and a recent disability win a housing lottery for a fancy apartment building. Bought after hearing a great interview with the author on the excellent podcast Talking Scared.
16 (29.6%)

Horns, by Joe Hill. A schlub grows horns that make him telepathic while trying to solve his girlfriend's refrigeration.
4 (7.4%)

She is a Haunting, by Trang Thanh Tran. A Vietnamese-American teenager visits her estranged father's haunted house in Vietnam.
21 (38.9%)

Mongrels, by Stephen Graham Jones. SGJ + nomadic family of werewolves. Nuff said.
16 (29.6%)

House of Hollow, by Kristine Sutherland. Three sisters disappear mysteriously, then come back spooky.
8 (14.8%)

Our Wives Under the Sea, by Julia Armfield. A marine biologist who survives a submarine disaster comes back spooky.
26 (48.1%)

Bad Cree, by Jessica Johns. A Cree woman's nightmares draw her back to her family and their past horrors.
14 (25.9%)

Jackal, by Erin Adams. A Black woman returns to her mostly-white hometown for a wedding, and discovers a pattern of vanishing Black girls. Also via Talking Scared.
14 (25.9%)

Shutter, by Ramona Emerson. A Navajo forensic photographer sees the ghosts of crime victims.
20 (37.0%)

A House at the Bottom of a Lake, by Josh Malerman. A diving couple finds a drowned house.
11 (20.4%)

Prodigal, by Melanie Tem. A woman starts seeing her brother's ghost.
2 (3.7%)

The Deceiver, by Melanie Tem. The devil tempts generations of a family.
5 (9.3%)

Hokuloa Road, by Elizabeth Hand. Horror/thriller set in Hawaii with a male protagonist - I haven't heard much about this but hey, it's Hand..
15 (27.8%)

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Have you read or heard of any of these? Which should I select to read and review this week?

Poll #30149 Nonfiction book poll

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Which of these nonfiction books shall I read and review in the coming week?

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Mountains I: Everest: Alone at the Summit, by Stephen Venables. His team gets in trouble on Everest in 1988.
9 (12.0%)

Mountains II: Buried in the Sky, by Peter Zuckerman. Two Sherpas survive K2 when eleven other climbers died in 2008.
19 (25.3%)

Ocean: The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean, by Susan Casey. What it says on the tin. She wrote that great Vanity Fair article on the Titan.
43 (57.3%)

Water: Why We Swim, by Bonnie Tsui. What it says on the tin.
19 (25.3%)

Fire: Firestorm at Peshtigo, by Denise Getz & William Lutz. About the OTHER fire the same night as the Great Chicago Fire, less known but even worse, in Wisconsin 1871.
19 (25.3%)

Island: Island Year, by Hazel Heckman. A chronicle of the natural life of an island in Puget Sound in 1966.
17 (22.7%)

Britain: The Dun Cow Rib, by John Lister-Kaye. The natural landscape of Britain via childhood holidays by a Scottish naturalist.
12 (16.0%)

A Zuni Life: A Zuni Life: A Pueblo Indian in Two Worlds, by Virgil Wyaco. What it says on the tin. Wyaco got a Bronze Star in WWII, then became a tribal leader in Zuni, NM in 1970.
34 (45.3%)

Dogs: Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs, by Caroline Knapp. What it says on the tin, by the author of Drinking: A Love Story.
15 (20.0%)

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Poll #30106

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I just ripped several pages out of a book. Guess why.

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Some squashed a spider in the index.
11 (8.9%)

It has a pull-out splash page that's a color image of a clown made of human teeth.
21 (17.1%)

It contains an insert that's an ad for cigarettes.
12 (9.8%)

The author's afterword is an extended racist joke calling a Japanese man "Mr.Teriyaki."
29 (23.6%)

It's a mystery novel with an introduction that spoils the mystery.
20 (16.3%)

The author's afterword is a long complaint about#MeToo ruining sex for everyone.
30 (24.4%)

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I am tackling some to-read stacks. Here is one of them. It is a literal stack of horror and other spooky stories, just right for Halloween. Have you heard of any of them? Which should I select to read and review this week?

Poll #30103 Spooky Book Poll

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Which of these books should I read this week?

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Stonewords, by Pam Conrad. Children's book. Two girls. Two friends. Ghosts in each other's lives.
16 (25.8%)

...walkers, by Gary Brandner. Joanna was one of the dead. The shattering novel that adds a new dimension to fear!
1 (1.6%)

All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes by, by John Farris. Obviously this would win if the poll was for coolest title. A FORCE turning passion into perversity and a proud Southern clan into a family of fiends!
14 (22.6%)

Silk, by Caitlin Kiernan. Club kids meet Spyder, who is clearly bad news.
11 (17.7%)

Dragon Tears, by Dean Koontz. A dying man tells the hero, "Ticktock, ticktock. You'll be dead in sixteen hours. Dead by dawn..."
7 (11.3%)

Dark Dance, by Tanith Lee. They brought her into their house, called her one of them, let her taste the forbidden, the erotic, the evil...
32 (51.6%)

Only a Monster, by Vanessa Len. YA. Joan's new family are monsters... and maybe Joan is too.
11 (17.7%)

The Immortal, by Christopher Pike. The ancient artifact was cursed.
9 (14.5%)

The Watcher in the Woods, by Florence Engel Randall. YA. There's something spooky in the woods.
15 (24.2%)

Summer Lightning, by Wendy Corsi Staub. Melissa's invisible protector turns out to be a ghost in love with her.
10 (16.1%)

Ghost Child, by Duffy Stein. A family moves into a new house with a haunted toy room.
3 (4.8%)

All on a Winter's Day, by Lisa Taylor. Children's book. Two living kids are trapped in a home with two ghost kids and their evil ghost aunt.
8 (12.9%)

The Ice Twins, by S. K. Tremayne. One of Sarah's daughters died. But does she know which one?
20 (32.3%)

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I am tackling some to-read stacks. Here is one of them. It is a literal stack of old children's paperbacks, a genre of which I am immensely fond. Have you heard of any of them? Which should I select to read and review this week?

Poll #30046 Random Children's Paperback Stack

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Which of these books should I read this week?

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The Sylvia Game, by Vivien Alcock. Spooky fantasy about a girl who resembles Sylvia. Whoever Sylvia is.
21 (29.6%)

Just Like Jenny, by Sandy Asher. Teenage ballet dancer friends get an important audition.
12 (16.9%)

Goddess of Yesterday, by Caroline Cooney. Historical fantasy involving Helen of Troy and tentacles.
28 (39.4%)

Twenty Pageants Later, by Caroline Cooney. "My sister did research and found out you have a much better chance of being Miss America if you come from Texas and have a double first name."
22 (31.0%)

The Watching Eyes, by Barbara Corcoran. Spooky fantasy about a strange family a girl finds in the middle of nowhere.
13 (18.3%)

Dark Horse, by Jean Slaughter Doty. A girl finds that the neglected horse she nurses back to health is a fabulous jumper.
17 (23.9%)

Juniper, by Monica Furlong. The prequel to Wise Child, a slice-of-life historical fantasy.
23 (32.4%)

The War Between the Pitiful Teachers and the Splendid Kids, by Stanley Kiesel. I bought this book because I tried to read it as a kid and was utterly baffled. It looks completely bizarre.
17 (23.9%)

Ponies in the Attic, by Irene Makin. A girl befriends a pony and finds mysterious pony drawings in her new home.
14 (19.7%)

A Certain Magic, by Doris Orgel. A girl finds the diary of her aunt, a WWII refugee, that seems to be about... an evil ring!
13 (18.3%)

Building Blocks, by Cynthia Voigt. Timeslip in which a boy gets to meet his father as a boy.
13 (18.3%)

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I want to check out some of the most incredibly obscure unread books on my shelves. In some cases (Alcock, Cameron, Cooney, Park) I got them because I liked other books by the same author. In other cases the answer seems to be "contains a cat or a horse." In other cases, I have no clue.

Please comment if you've ever read any of these!

Poll #29504

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Which of these books should I read?

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Midsummer by Katherine Adams. New York kids move to their grandfather's Swedish castle.
22 (28.6%)

The Red-Eared Ghosts, by Vivien Alcock. A girl sees red-eared ghosts.
25 (32.5%)

Aria of the Sea, by Dia Calhoun. Fantasy novel about a teenage healer who wants to be a dancer.
20 (26.0%)

The Terrible Churnadryne, by Eleanor Cameron. Kids see a sea monster.
19 (24.7%)

The Terrible Descent, by Bruce Carter. Fighter pilots are shot down and fall to the center of the earth.
16 (20.8%)

Twenty Pageants Later, by Caroline Cooney. It's about beauty pageants.
17 (22.1%)

The Watching Eyes aka Winds of Time, by Barbara Corcoran. A girl finds a mysterious family.
14 (18.2%)

Fintan's Tower, by Catherine Fisher. A portal fantasy starts when a boy finds a book with his name on it.
14 (18.2%)

Swampfire, by Patricia Cecil Haas. A horse named Swampfire is a girl's only hope to escape a swamp that's on fire.
23 (29.9%)

John Diamond, by Leon Garfield. A historical mystery about a boy who learns his dead father was a crook.
16 (20.8%)

Just Plain Cat, by Nancy K. Robinson. A kid gets a cat.
14 (18.2%)

Callie's Castle, by Ruth Park. A girl bonds with her grandfather.
7 (9.1%)

Dancing to Danger, by Priscilla Hagon. Mystery set in a ballet school.
26 (33.8%)

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Poll #28065

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What are your Yuletide plans for Yuletide Eve?

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Madly writing treats.
10 (19.2%)

Madly writing a pinch hit.
1 (1.9%)

Madly polishing my existing stories.
15 (28.8%)

Gloating over my gift or gifts.
12 (23.1%)

Gloating over the entire collection like a dragon on a hoard.
19 (36.5%)

Socializing while plotting how to steal time to write or read for Yuletide.
19 (36.5%)

Plotting to make a Candyheartsex request for the canon I picked up after I already made my Yuletide requests. (Tell me which one in comments!)
5 (9.6%)

This is an important time to be with my family and I'm not thinking about Yuletide at all.
4 (7.7%)

Something else. (Tell me what in a comment!)
6 (11.5%)

And also, what have you noticed in the collection that strikes your fancy?

Of particular interest to some of you: I see seven Biggles stories, two Worrals stories (one in main, one in Madness), and SEVENTEEN Nirvana in Fire stories!

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Poll #28009

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Today and tomorrow (which I mostly have off), I should...

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Do Yuletide canon review. For my assignment.
38 (65.5%)

Do Yuletide canon review. For treats.
14 (24.1%)

Lounge by the fire and watch the snow fall
39 (67.2%)

Read Little Eve with cahn if she's available
5 (8.6%)

Read some other horror (recommend me something!)
1 (1.7%)

Read an Agatha Christie (suggest one!)
5 (8.6%)

Read Worrals Flies Again
7 (12.1%)

Write the scene I couldn't fit in to "von Stalhein in the Light" in which he tenderly cleans Biggles' face. That's it, that's the scene.
19 (32.8%)

Tidy the house. (I legitimately enjoy and want to do this).
21 (36.2%)

Order some absurdly fancy and expensive mail order food for a holiday treat for myself (please suggest suitable mail order places in comments)
13 (22.4%)

"Bake bread" is not on the poll because it's rising right now.

Regarding my poll yesterday, I read Biggles in the Terai, tidied the house a bit, cuddled my cats a lot, watched some more Andor, and dumped lot of dead leaves into the chicken coop - just in time, as it's been pouring all day. (To be clear, the chickens were never in any danger - their run just gets unhygienically gross.)

I am still looking for recommendations on delicious foods that can be shipped as a holiday gift to me. I have no dietary restrictions and eat everything. Hyper-local to somewhere not California is a plus

estara provided a link to delicious marzipan. While poking around the site, I discovered this peculiar figure, which sent me on a fascinating internet rabbit hole. Perhaps I will order a caganer figure as a holiday gift for one of the multiple poo-obsessed small boys in my life.

Finally, in this medley of extemporanea, I wanted to mention that I read Stephen Graham Jones' My Heart is a Chainsaw and will post a review on Tuesday, if anyone wants to read before then so they can discuss. I will post a non-spoilery review and link to

sholio's spoilery discussion. It's a fast read and very good. Warnings for basically everything, but especially slasher-style gore/grossness.

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Everything on here is something I actually want to do and would enjoy doing - no unpleasant chores here, even if they sound like chores.

Poll #28000

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It's the weekend! I should...

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Tidy the house. (I legitimately enjoy and want to do this).
34 (45.3%)

Read Biggles in the Terai
12 (16.0%)

Read some other Biggles book which you will suggest to me.
1 (1.3%)

Read Worrals Flies Again
14 (18.7%)

Read something not written by W. E. Johns which you will suggest to me
2 (2.7%)

Write the scene I couldn't fit in to "von Stalhein in the Light" in which he tenderly cleans Biggles' face. That's it, that's the scene.
13 (17.3%)

Do Yuletide canon review. For my assignment.
35 (46.7%)

Bake bread.
38 (50.7%)

Collect dead leaves and dump them in chicken coop so the floor level is raised and it doesn't flood the next time it rains.
44 (58.7%)

Finish watching Andor
24 (32.0%)

Do Yuletide canon review. For treats.
14 (18.7%)

Order some absurdly fancy and expensive mail order food for a holiday treat for myself (please suggest suitable mail order places in comments)
21 (28.0%)

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If you vote, please note which book you mean in comments.

Poll #27820

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I have read and would like to rant about this terrible book

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Something by Piers "bad puns and underage underwear" Anthony
14 (35.9%)

Something by Terry "evil chicken and Libertarianism" Goodkind
5 (12.8%)

Something by Robin "hero too stupid to live" Hobb
5 (12.8%)

Something by Beatrice "Go Ask Alice" Sparks
2 (5.1%)

Something by Robert "late book incest" Heinlein
17 (43.6%)

Something by Spider "enlightenment ex machina" Robinson
10 (25.6%)

A classic novel they made me read in high school and I preferred not to
11 (28.2%)

Something where the dog dies at the end
5 (12.8%)

A very improving children's book
9 (23.1%)

HOOKS FOR HANDS
4 (10.3%)

Something by Dan "loooooooove literally holds the world together" Simmons
5 (12.8%)

Something by Dean "golden retrievers are angels and Satan eats atheists" Koontz
3 (7.7%)

Something New Age that misunderstands quantum physics
8 (20.5%)

Something where women breast boobily
8 (20.5%)

Something with hilarious Satanists
4 (10.3%)

Something by Sheri "yay infanticide!" Tepper
7 (17.9%)

Something else, which I will describe in comments
4 (10.3%)

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Yuletide is open for signups! You have through October 22 to sign up - don't miss it!

Here is the tag set where you can see all the fandoms you can request. There's a huge variety!

Requestable fandoms that might be of particular interest include the Biggles and Worrals series by W. E. Johns, multiple intriguing side characters from Agatha Christie (under "Poirot" and "Miss Marple"), Revelator, Baahubali, multiple Octavia Butler works including "Bloodchild" and "Speech Sounds," the traditional ballads "John Barleycorn" and "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight," Double Indemnity, Annihilation, Us, Nope, and "Top 5 Rat Movies I Made Up."

Not to mention historical fiction about Hildegard von Bingen (12th Century German Mystics RPF), Crazy Horse | Tȟašúŋke Witkó (The Great Sioux War of 1876-1877 RPF), Rabbi Yochanan ben Nappachah (Rabbinic and Talmudic Judaism RPF), Zelda Fitzgerald (Jazz Age Writer RPF), and Willow | Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom's Dog (British Royalty RPF).

Here's what I'm requesting this year.

Poll #27662 The Yuletide Poll

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My Yuletide status is...

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I've never done it before, but I'm considering signing up!
6 (7.9%)

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Here is another installment of my belated-reviews-of movies poll. Very sadly, there are several not listed because all I remember is that I hated them. I will still be reviewing movies from the previous poll, don't worry.

Poll #27485

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 95

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What movies would you like me to review?

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Roar (Tippi Hedren's infamous lion movie starring her pet lions)
28 (29.5%)

Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King's infamous "machines attack people" movie.
16 (16.8%)

Jennifer's Body (cult classic horror which I hated very much)
30 (31.6%)

Lake Mungo (moody black and white found footage horror)
16 (16.8%)

Witness for the Prosecution (Agatha Christie courtroom drama which kicked off a Billy Wilder fest)
34 (35.8%)

Sunset Boulevard (re-watch; one of my favorite noirs)
28 (29.5%)

Double Indemnity (re-watch; one of my favorite noirs)
31 (32.6%)

Sabrina (Billy Wilder age gap romcom with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart)
25 (26.3%)

Love in the Afternoon (Billy Wilder age gap romcom with Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper)
11 (11.6%)

Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder POW camp drama)
17 (17.9%)

Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder pitch-black media frenzy satire)
12 (12.6%)

Some Like It Hot (re-watch; Billy Wilder crossdressing romcom)
47 (49.5%)

The Lost Weekend (Billy Wilder alcoholism drama)
7 (7.4%)

The Apartment (Billy Wilder supposed romantic comedy-drama)
16 (16.8%)

The Seven-Year Itch (Billy Wilder DNF. We have only ever DNF'd about three movies and this was one of them.)
11 (11.6%)

Prey (historical Comanche installment of the Predator franchise)
46 (48.4%)

Predators (Predator movie set on another planet)
13 (13.7%)

Sorry to Bother You (Black and also black satire; one of my favorites of the year)
45 (47.4%)

Candyman (original horror with Tony Todd)
21 (22.1%)

Candyman (2021 remake, sadly without Tony Todd)
16 (16.8%)

Have you seen any of these? What did you think?

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