Reading
Zone One
by
Colson Whitehead
The McGavin Residence, Dublin.
7th February 2012
7th February 2012
One Sentence Summaries
Tiger McGavin: Memories of how Mark Spitz in the face of death have plagued me since last night, placing me in a zone one would rather not be.
Carl Jameson: High literature? I'd like to show Colson Whitehead The Road.
Atticus McCarthy: Zone out.
Atticus McCarthy: Zone out.
William Clay: Zone one, zombie fun.
Xavier Paddington: No more sci-fi.
Xavier Paddington: No more sci-fi.
Whitby Syme: Undead? Some would say it should be left unread.
Scores
Tiger McGavin: 39/83
Interestingness: 11/17
Actioness: 6/13
Sexiness: 4/8
Unputdownableness: 11/22
Well Writteness: 2/13
Quincey Morrisness: 5/10
Actioness: 6/13
Sexiness: 4/8
Unputdownableness: 11/22
Well Writteness: 2/13
Quincey Morrisness: 5/10
Atticus McCarthy: 46/83
Interestingness: 12/15
Quincey Morrisness: 10/15
Actioness: 6/10
Execution: 10/20
Unputdownableness: 3/10
Discussableness: 7/13
Forgetableness: -2
Quincey Morrisness: 10/15
Actioness: 6/10
Execution: 10/20
Unputdownableness: 3/10
Discussableness: 7/13
Forgetableness: -2
William Clay: 58/83
Plot: 8/10
Interestingness: 15/20
Quincey Morrisness: 15/20
Concept: 5/10
Zombies: 13/23
Plot: 8/10
Interestingness: 15/20
Quincey Morrisness: 15/20
Concept: 5/10
Zombies: 13/23
Carl Jameson: 22/83
Interestingness: 10/15
Quincey Morrisness: 10/15
Well Writteness: 1/1*
Unputdownableness: 1/50
Food for thought: 0/3
* Clay comments this represents 100% well writteness.
Quincey Morrisness: 10/15
Well Writteness: 1/1*
Unputdownableness: 1/50
Food for thought: 0/3
* Clay comments this represents 100% well writteness.
Whitby Syme: 34/83
Plot: 8/20
Execution: 11/20
Characters: 7/20
Food for thought: 4/10
Extra points: 4/13
Xavier Paddington: 35/83
Interestingness: 3/15
Interestingness: 3/15
Quincey Morrisness: 8/15
Actioness: 8/10
Execution: 5/20
Unputdownableness: 7/10
Discussableness: 4/13
Actioness: 8/10
Execution: 5/20
Unputdownableness: 7/10
Discussableness: 4/13
Zone One earned a QMBC rating of 39 / 83.
Nominations
William Clay
- Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell
Whitby Syme
- Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tiger McGavin:
- LadyChatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence
Atticus McCarthy
- Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant
Xaviar Paddington
- The Prince by Machiavelli (vetoed by Tiger McGavin)
- Moneyball by Michael Lewis
- Moneyball by Michael Lewis
Carl Jameson
- Pure by Andrew Miller
The Voting
| Book | Clay | Syme | McGavin | McCarthy | Jameson | Paddington | Total |
| Bel Ami | 300 | 200 | 300 | - | 100 | 200 | 1100 |
| Pure | 100 | 100 | 200 | 200 | - | 300 | 900 |
| Lady Chatterley's Lover | - | 300 | - | 100 | 300 | - | 700 |
| Moneyball | - | - | 100 | 300 | - | - | 400 |
| Siege of Krishnapur | - | - | - | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| Norwegian Wood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A Princess of Mars | 200 | - | - | - | 200 | - | 400 |
Next: Bel Ami
Nearly: Pure
