LoT book club?

tracilicious · 05-31-2006, 05:09 PM

I thought it might be fun if a bunch of us read the same book, then we could talk about it in a thread or IM. Any takers?

If so, might I suggest Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell as our first book? Admittedly, I'm reading it for a real life book club, so it's rather convenient for me. I'm in the middle of Ghostwritten by the same guy, and it's good. Very weird and metaphysical, and very cool.

Of course, it doesn't have to be that book, so any suggestions are welcome.

Snowflake · 05-31-2006, 05:31 PM

Great idea!

€uroMeinke · 05-31-2006, 05:49 PM

I'm game - but this may require a dangerous journey into a book shop

Snowflake · 05-31-2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I'm game - but this may require a dangerous journey into a book shop

This is why I have a Borders rewards card.......all the $$ I earn goes in an Xmas account to help me x mas shop for friends (or more likely me) :-)

Matterhorn Fan · 05-31-2006, 07:36 PM

I have that card. The only problem is that I tend to use amazon.com more often than I go to Borders.

mousepod · 05-31-2006, 08:04 PM

I'm game. I always wanted to join a book club.

wendybeth · 05-31-2006, 08:17 PM

Oh, all right. But only because I'm a sheep.

Traci has to put David Copperfield in her reading lineup, though.

Matterhorn Fan · 05-31-2006, 08:25 PM

I will not be participating if the book is David Copperfield, just so you know.

wendybeth · 05-31-2006, 08:36 PM

No, she just has to read it.

Sounds like some prior Dickens trauma here...?

Matterhorn Fan · 05-31-2006, 08:40 PM

Of a sort. I won the battle, but I'm glad to be at a point in my life where I do not need Dickens and will not have to read any more of his stuff.

A lot of people like Dickens, but it's not for me.

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05-31-2006, 05:09 PM	#1
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	LoT book club? I thought it might be fun if a bunch of us read the same book, then we could talk about it in a thread or IM. Any takers? If so, might I suggest Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell as our first book? Admittedly, I'm reading it for a real life book club, so it's rather convenient for me. I'm in the middle of Ghostwritten by the same guy, and it's good. Very weird and metaphysical, and very cool. Of course, it doesn't have to be that book, so any suggestions are welcome. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Great idea! __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I'm game - but this may require a dangerous journey into a book shop __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	I have that card. The only problem is that I tend to use amazon.com more often than I go to Borders.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I'm game. I always wanted to join a book club. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Oh, all right. But only because I'm a sheep. Traci has to put David Copperfield in her reading lineup, though. __________________
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Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	I will not be participating if the book is David Copperfield, just so you know.
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	No, she just has to read it. Sounds like some prior Dickens trauma here...? __________________
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Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	Of a sort. I won the battle, but I'm glad to be at a point in my life where I do not need Dickens and will not have to read any more of his stuff. A lot of people like Dickens, but it's not for me.
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