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Old 08-03-2010, 06:07 AM
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August Book Club: Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Alright everyone, with my first offical tiebreaking vote, the book this month is Incarceron. I can't help it, the really cool cover won me over. It was a hard choice though but I hope everyone gets the chance to read what sounds like a really interesting book. This is what Amazon.com has to say about it:
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Catherine Fisher's intelligent, genre-bending tale (Dial, 2010) will fascinate teens looking for something new and different. Finn is a 17-year old prisoner of Incarceron. His memories begin and end there. He knows nothing about his heritage except for vague memories that tease at his mind. The teen is determined to escape the prison fashioned centuries ago as a solution to the chaos created by man. Now Incarceron is self-sustaining and self-perpetuating—prisoners are born there and they die there. Legend claims only one man has ever escaped, Sapphique, and Finn is determined to follow in his steps. Claudia, the warden's daughter, lives sequestered in a castle surrounded by servants. But she, too, longs for escape—from a father who frightens her and from betrothal to an insipid prince. Finn and Claudia each discover a crystal key and are amazed to find that they can communicate with each other. As their trust in one another builds, each pledges to help the other. The two stories emerge, intertwine and, by the end, unwind in startling twists that will astonish listeners. Kim Mai Guest delivers an amazing, fully-voiced performance that vividly paints each character. Her pacing is impeccable and, in the last chapters, she delivers a one-two punch that will leave listeners breathless for the sequel, Sapphique, to be released in December.
Alright, let the reading, and discussing, begin.
And thank you so much to everyone that voted. This was a really exciting vote this time around and it was awesome to see so many people coming out to vote.
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Old 08-03-2010, 08:47 AM
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Haven't started reading yet, but I just ordered my copy.
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Old 08-03-2010, 08:51 AM
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I quite liked it. It was really interesting. I think the characterizations could have been a bit stronger in places, but it wasn't too jarring. I definitely want to read book 2: Sapphique
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Old 08-03-2010, 09:16 AM
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Just going to see if its at the library now

Angel don't blame you at all cause of the cover. Its wicked cool
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Old 08-03-2010, 09:54 AM
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^^ Glad to see I'm not the only one who thought it looked pretty cool. I know they say "never judge a book by its cover" but if it's a choice between two good books, I'm probably going to pick based on the cover
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Old 08-03-2010, 10:40 AM
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The desrciption was good too but that cover was fanastic
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Old 08-03-2010, 02:24 PM
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Yeah, as I said on the nominations thread, the cover won me over as well.

I'm glad it won, the description sounds pretty interesting as well. Now to find a copy!
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Old 08-06-2010, 07:18 PM
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I don't think I'll be able to get to this book this month...I'm already trying to get through Pride and Prejudice and then I have my Hunger Games re-reads before the new book comes out the last week of August
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Old 08-06-2010, 07:33 PM
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Aww thats no good
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Old 08-06-2010, 07:45 PM
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I really want to read this one but it's gonna take forever for me to be first on the library holds list so I probably won't get to read it for a month or more
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Old 08-06-2010, 07:50 PM
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I'm picking mine up from the library tomorrow
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That's okay, it can be an Aug-whenever thread. I'm not entirely sure when Amazon is going to get me my book, so it might be awhile for me too.
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Thats true alot of people bump the book clubs up later on
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Well, I hope you two do get the chance to read it. It is definitely an interesting read

I just wish Finn's character could have been handled a bit better halfway and on. He was really intriguing at the beginning, but lost a lot of personality I thought.
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Old 08-07-2010, 06:54 AM
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Picked it up going to read a book first though
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