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Old 07-11-2003, 01:07 AM   #1 (permalink)
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would anyone be up for a book-club?

I just saw a thread about opera's book club, and it got me thinkin', would anyone be interested in doing some group reading/discussing, or is that just too geeky for words. I take lit classes for fun in college, so I can't say for sure what kind of sanity I have. i'd want "fun" books, though. SF, fantasy, contemporary stuff. nothing not out in paperback, i"m a poor college student. a book a month, every couple weeks? Dune? Farenheight 451? Wheel of Time series (god, that'd keep us occupied awhile). speak up if you're interested!
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Old 07-11-2003, 01:16 AM   #2 (permalink)
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it's an interesting idea, but i dunno when i'd have time... between adult swim and work and general upkeep of the apartment i don't have much time for novels... i suppose i could read during kikaider, but that's only half an hour a day.
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Old 07-11-2003, 01:20 AM   #3 (permalink)
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hell phred, I'm a college student who works 30 hrs a week. i read during my 15 min breaks, hun. i get 2 for an 8 hr shift, so we'd keep up fine I'm not thinking a very rigerous timescale here, like a book a month, tops, more if it needed it. But, if you don't got the time, I guess ya don't. *sniffle* (laying on the guilt a little more)
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Old 07-11-2003, 01:59 AM   #4 (permalink)
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you know what you could do is have a comic of the month club or a website of the week.

for book of the month i'd recommend some war novels... they go fast. Dispatches, A rumor of war, The Things They Carried, etc... or books under 300 pages. I just read The Watermelon King and it was quirky and cool.
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Old 07-11-2003, 03:56 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I'd say go for it, Cheers. See how it goes. To avoid the chaos of a bunch of people recommending a book, why don't you recommend one (or a couple) and take complete ownership of the thread. Wait a week or so, bump your thread during the "prime times" when people will see it. If folks start to comment on the book, you will know it is a good idea. If they don't......

I'd also mark the thread with something obvious like "Book of the week" or something like that.

A thread like this would have lots of down time. You would have to wait for people to actually read it. If the first one proved popular you might make a case that it should be a sticky. You have nothing to lose by trying.
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Old 07-11-2003, 05:44 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Sounds like fun! I've already read everything you listed though! :LOL:

I'm a voracious reader with somewhere between 750-800 books. Unfortunately most of them are packed waiting for me to build a book case for them. Which is waiting for the workshop to make it in. Which is waiting etc. etc.
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Old 07-11-2003, 06:45 AM   #7 (permalink)
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What the heck, I'll mention the book I just started.
"Kushiel's Dart" by Jacqueline Carey. Part of a trilogy.

I've never read any of this author's work, but it was recommended to me by a co-worker.

Seems like this thread might belong more in entertainment, but that place seems to be predominantly about movies... Maybe we should lobby for a separate area for books? Or maybe I should get a life. :LOL:
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Old 07-11-2003, 07:55 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Sounds like a great idea, i am a voracious reader but have no one to discuss with, mostly military SF but will try anything.
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Old 07-11-2003, 01:40 PM   #9 (permalink)
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ok boys and girls, I need book recs. I'm mainly a fantasy reader, and iknow what I like there, but branching out is never a bad thing... nothing too long, no war and peace, please, no le mis... no bible, no mahrabahata... erotica? I dunno, gimme some suggestions, and I'll bring it to a vote early next week, give ya a week to buy or otherwise obtain the book(hello library card!)/start reading, and we'll get to chatting!
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Old 07-11-2003, 10:35 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I can suggest a very good non-fiction called The Avengers by Rich Cohen. It's about Jewish partisans during WW2.
I also would recommend Snow Crash but everyone has probably read it.
I'm up for just about anything though.
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Old 07-12-2003, 01:39 AM   #11 (permalink)
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plan right now is to put it up for a vote, but I wanna get a few more suggestions first, i think. I know what I enjoy reading, but spreading things around has never hurt.
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Old 07-12-2003, 05:52 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I'm in on this one. My tastes run right along with Cheerios. Mostly sci-fi and fantasy, some historical fiction. But I will read anything. It's an addiction.
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Old 07-12-2003, 06:26 AM   #13 (permalink)
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I like sci-fi, fantasy, horror, historical non-fiction.

The Kushiel's dart I recommended before is fantasy and somewhat erotic so there ya go cheerios. Very good read so far. It's fantasy, but not the magic variety. I'd call it a political intrigue story, but the main character is a woman trained as a high level courtisan. She has a genetic quirk called "Kushiel's Dart" that makes her a natural masochist as well.

Snow Crash is great so yeah, I've read it I just picked up another book by him called "Cryptonomicon".

I'm also currently reading Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" I love his stuff.

Cheerios, you said you know what you like. What is that?

Perhaps we should decide on a genre, and then make suggestions for that?
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Old 07-12-2003, 10:12 AM   #14 (permalink)
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I'm in. I picked up Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk and Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby, so I'll suggest those.
The only thing I'll throw in is it obviously doesn't make sense to suggest a book you've already read; what would be the point?
I don't care for genre though; I read what I read on my own. A book club is for expanding your tastes, and I'm open to suggestions.
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Old 07-12-2003, 10:52 AM   #15 (permalink)
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I'm in. I picked up Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk and Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby, so I'll suggest those.
The only thing I'll throw in is it obviously doesn't make sense to suggest a book you've already read; what would be the point?
I don't care for genre though; I read what I read on my own. A book club is for expanding your tastes, and I'm open to suggestions.
lots of point to reading something you've already read. no reading, even re-reading, is ever wasted. it's like watching a movie over again, only better, because it changes in your head! But, i see what you're sayin', that's why I figured I'd put it up for a vote when I had a few suggestions.

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Old 07-12-2003, 01:38 PM   #16 (permalink)
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hey, this sounds like a good idea. i'm actually about to read "i, lucifer" by glen duncan, and "me talk pretty one day" by some guy. i guess i could recommend those.
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Old 07-12-2003, 08:22 PM   #17 (permalink)
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I want in, please! I love reading, and I always want to discuss so many things afterwards. I'm completely up for SF, but how 'bout this idea - for each selection, we have three randomly chosen members who get to make a case for their choice (a paragraph each in a thread), and the rest of us pick.
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Old 07-12-2003, 09:16 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Yes.

Check out Cryptonomicon by Neil Stephenson. His writing skills have gotten much better since he wrote Snowcrash. If you are interested in computers/cryptology/WWII history, you will love this book.
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Old 07-12-2003, 09:33 PM   #19 (permalink)
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http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=16285

here's the poll all! if your book didnt make it, well, I was too lazy to look it up. nag me again next time 'round, if this works out!
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Old 07-12-2003, 09:58 PM   #20 (permalink)
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lots of point to reading something you've already read. no reading, even re-reading, is ever wasted. it's like watching a movie over again, only better, because it changes in your head! But, i see what you're sayin', that's why I figured I'd put it up for a vote when I had a few suggestions.
Smilies ahoy! I'm not bashing re-reading, as you likely spotted; just tonight my friend and I discussed how our shared reading style(frenetic) lends itself to missed details that can be gleaned and savored on rereadings. For a book group, though, it's best if everyone involved is coming fresh to the book. Levels the field, as it were. Voted!
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Old 07-12-2003, 10:40 PM   #21 (permalink)
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yeah, I'm bad w/ the grins. I have a hard time expressing tone, so I grin/frown/wink etc etc alotto get my points through. see? thanks for the vote!
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Old 07-12-2003, 11:53 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Old 07-13-2003, 06:27 AM   #23 (permalink)
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I'd be interested, but i dunno if i'd read any of them. I am a picky reader.
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Old 07-13-2003, 07:10 AM   #24 (permalink)
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I am definitely in! Great idea and nice list of options -- thanks!
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Old 07-13-2003, 05:50 PM   #25 (permalink)
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I'm in.
Not that we're feuding much anymore, but I just want to assure you that I'm not planning on carrying any, er, previous issues into the group. This can be a brave new world for us!!
So long as we don't read Treason.
And cheerios, I know how you feel on the grins. Text sucks for conveying tone. In fact, sometimes grins don't even help...sigh...
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Old 07-13-2003, 11:30 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Re: would anyone be up for a book-club?

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I just saw a thread about opera's book club, and it got me thinkin', would anyone be interested in doing some group reading/discussing, or is that just too geeky for words. I take lit classes for fun in college, so I can't say for sure what kind of sanity I have. i'd want "fun" books, though. SF, fantasy, contemporary stuff. nothing not out in paperback, i"m a poor college student. a book a month, every couple weeks? Dune? Farenheight 451? Wheel of Time series (god, that'd keep us occupied awhile). speak up if you're interested!
Count me in. Please PM me the info on book and authors name we will be starting with.
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Old 07-13-2003, 11:51 PM   #27 (permalink)
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marcus: watch in Knowledge. I'll sticky the threads, and try to make em obvious. go vote for a book or 3!
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Old 07-15-2003, 04:51 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Hey! Kikaider rocks! :P I'm willing to give the book club thing a try Cheer. I primarily like fantasy book, medical/science journals and some some sci-fi.


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it's an interesting idea, but i dunno when i'd have time... between adult swim and work and general upkeep of the apartment i don't have much time for novels... i suppose i could read during kikaider, but that's only half an hour a day.
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Old 07-15-2003, 05:25 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Cool idea. I'd like to suggest that the book club focus on different types of books for each iteration. For example, one month choose a Fantasy book, the next mystery, the next non-fiction, etc. I would like to expand my horizons by having books I normally would not think of picking up suggested.

My suggestion for a book: On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Everyone should read it at some point in their life.
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Old 07-16-2003, 04:58 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Thats a good idea. I stick to what I know mostly but am ready (with suggestions) to broaden my reading habit.
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Old 07-16-2003, 03:20 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Piers Anthony's "Incarnations of Immortality" series is a pretty easy but good fantasy read. It is seven books though but each one can stand on it's own.
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Old 07-21-2003, 12:55 PM   #32 (permalink)
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phredgreen, you say it perfectly. isnt a lot of time anymore. and i must watch my hours of cartoons
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Old 07-22-2003, 08:39 AM   #33 (permalink)
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I'm in. I need to do something productive in the wee hours of the morning that doesn't make noise and gets me away from the computer...
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Old 07-25-2003, 07:24 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Good idea and seemingly hard to incorporate.

I'd be in if it weren't for college studies and the 'lady friend'.

Wait, maybe i could be in partially.
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Old 07-28-2003, 06:25 AM   #35 (permalink)
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ooh! is it too late for me to join, i mean i do like stuff, especially reading
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Old 07-29-2003, 12:58 AM   #36 (permalink)
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It's never too late. The book we are starting with is "I, Lucifer" by Glen Duncan and discussion will be here -----> http://tfproject.org/tfp/showthread....threadid=17806
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