Play Book Tag discussion

If you voted for "photography" for next month's tag, I need to ask you to recast your vote for one of the other two choices.

Neither has 50% of the vote, and photography clearly is out of the running.

Please use the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZFGD5Z3

Phew! ;-)

Noooooo. Actually, I figured I'd be in the losing tag side again.

I voted

Lately I've been on the underside of the vote too... this is the fourth time this year I've re-voted.

I don't remember what I voted for! If the survey is open to me, does that mean that I have to vote again? Wish I remembered how I voted!

Barbara wrote: "I don't remember what I voted for! If the survey is open to me, does that mean that I have to vote again? Wish I remembered how I voted!"

If you use the same computer, it will let you vote again if you voted for photography. It won't let you vote again if you voted for one of the other two.

I also will very likely pick it up if you happen to vote twice by mistake . . .so it's not the end of the world if that happens.

OK, I voted.

So far only Us three voted for photography?

There were more than 3 votes.

I voted for photography, :(

And now I have re-voted.

Aw, shoot!

LibraryCin wrote: "Aw, shoot!"

Pun intended ;) ?

Revoted

Karin wrote: "LibraryCin wrote: "Aw, shoot!"

Pun intended ;) ?"

LOL! No, it wasn't!

That's good- I was feeling the pressure of deciding between the two leftover categories. Clearly now, the outcome isn't my fault. This was a choice between way too broad or way too bizarre. I kind of think photography would have been perfect. Interesting and different. Wonder if anyone is using their prosperous voting power this time around...

I feel like, eventually, we're just going to have to read 'photography' just to get it out of the way! How many times has it popped up since we transitioned from Shelfari to Goodreads?

Nicole wrote: "I feel like, eventually, we're just going to have to read 'photography' just to get it out of the way! How many times has it popped up since we transitioned from Shelfari to Goodreads?"

Believe it or not, this is only the second time - - but the first time was quite recently, so I see how it feels like more!

Amy wrote: "Wonder if anyone is using their prosperous voting power this time around... ..."

Even without prosperous I have around 900 points. I think I'll still get those last two books finished before Labor day to be allowed to use more points in voting, but .... I usually just use my 1 free vote.

I put extra on photography, but it looks like I should have even used more. I'm not keen on either space or betrayal.

I've read several good books with photography as the theme over the last few years and there is a memoir that I really want to read even though I don't own it.

If it is betrayal maybe I will read something on this years election, hah!

If it is betrayal maybe I will read something on this years election, hah!

Now there's a thought.

Booknblues wrote: "If it is betrayal maybe I will read something on this years election, hah! veral good books with photography as the theme over the last few ..."

LOL! Sorry, that made me laugh!

If the shoe fits! Made me laugh!

I missed the original voting for the August tag. I did vote in the current survey. I hope that's okay.

I've been a fan of science fiction for at least forty years. I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner), The Foundation series, and Childhood's End when they were new books. So here's my question: What the heck is space opera???????

Diane wrote: "What the heck is space opera??????? ..."

Someone looked it up and must have posted in the other thread...

ETA: Book Concierge posted in this thread here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

It's message 65. I don't know if I can point, with a link, to the exact post or not, so the link is to page 2 in the discussion. Just scroll down to message 65.

LibraryCin wrote: "Diane wrote: "What the heck is space opera??????? ..."

Someone looked it up and must have posted in the other thread...

ETA: Book Concierge posted in this thread here:
https://www.goodreads.com/..."

Good because that was my question too! Thanks for asking Diane :-)

Diane wrote: "If the shoe fits! Made me laugh!

I missed the original voting for the August tag. I did vote in the current survey. I hope that's okay.

I've been a fan of science fiction for at least forty years..."

None of the books you mentioned :). Actually, I've never read Do Androids Dream, but am familiar with the others. However, LibraryCin has linked the answer :). Have you ever read the Vorkosigan series that starts withShards of Honor That's one of the ones that fits, is good and you can read the first one or two and not have to continue (I didn't, but I did start with the prequel which was written much later than the first book).

Thanks to everyone for the clarification on the subgenre space opera.

I have to disagree with a few of the classic science fictions works as having romance as the central theme. In particular I question the classification of Rendevous with Rama by Arthur Clarke, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, and Dune by Frank Herbert as space opera. I by no means want to come off as a science fiction snob, but these classics exceed the standard set for space opera. Also, all this parsing of genres into these narrow subcatagories is a bit overdone. All of this, of course, is my opinion and is not meant as a judgement on anyone else's reading preferences or opinions. I hope no offense is taken.