Vote for the next book club book - Page 4

€uroMeinke · 01-21-2007, 11:00 PM

I kind of like the anarchy book club thing - we post a list, read the one's we're interested in and post about it elsewhere

wendybeth · 01-22-2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I kind of like the anarchy book club thing - we post a list, read the one's we're interested in and post about it elsewhere

Since that seems to be the method we've gravitated toward, I agree.

I'm still looking at Heavenly City but first I have to track it down. I'm thinking I'll have to order it from Amazon, as none of the bookstores carry it around here.

Alex · 01-22-2007, 12:48 PM

In other words, a "Random Book Musings" thread.

€uroMeinke · 01-22-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

In other words, a "Random Book Musings" thread.

Perhaps, but my preference has been to start a thread for each book I finish, or add to an existing thread about the work - but random works too.

Alex · 01-22-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

I'm still looking at Heavenly City but first I have to track it down. I'm thinking I'll have to order it from Amazon, as none of the bookstores carry it around here.

PM me your address and I'll mail you my extra copy of it.

wendybeth · 02-10-2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

PM me your address and I'll mail you my extra copy of it.

Crap! I am sorry- I didn't see this before and I just dug up this thread to say that I found a copy at the Elliot Bay Co and ordered it tonight! Thank you for the offer, though- I really do want to read this very much. (One of my favorite periods of history). I think the version I got is the '93 one- do you know if there are any discernable differences between this and the original issue? (I think 1933?) I really am looking forward to this one, and will post my take on it as soon as I read it.

Alex · 02-10-2007, 01:09 AM

No, I don't know anything about any other versions. I suppose there might be some introductory material or something but there'd be no reason to update the essay itself.

I can't stress enough that the contents were originally delivered as a lecture series and the text has only been modified lightly for the page. If you're willing to look a bit foolish, I recommend reading aloud various passages to really drive home the style.

I hope you enjoy it, I find it ver though provoking and return to it occasionally, particularly the first chapter, for its exploration of how thinking itself changes.

Not Afraid · 01-22-2007, 04:56 PM

Oooh! Kiren Desai. I LOVED Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Inheritance of Loss is on my "short list".

Ghoulish Delight · 01-22-2007, 05:36 PM

I finally finished Time Traveler's Wife. Now I'm waiting for a hold to become available at the library for Blindness. No idea if I'll like it, I picked it by scanning book jackets in the front displays at my local B&N. I'll report back when I'm done.

After that, next on my radar is Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puff. The index of topics this guy covers definitely strikes a chord with me.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-22-2007, 05:59 PM

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After that, next on my radar is Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puff. The index of topics this guy covers definitely strikes a chord with me.

I, too, am intrigued on the topic of Cocoa Puffs.

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01-21-2007, 11:00 PM	#1
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I kind of like the anarchy book club thing - we post a list, read the one's we're interested in and post about it elsewhere __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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01-22-2007, 12:48 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	In other words, a "Random Book Musings" thread.
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02-10-2007, 01:09 AM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	No, I don't know anything about any other versions. I suppose there might be some introductory material or something but there'd be no reason to update the essay itself. I can't stress enough that the contents were originally delivered as a lecture series and the text has only been modified lightly for the page. If you're willing to look a bit foolish, I recommend reading aloud various passages to really drive home the style. I hope you enjoy it, I find it ver though provoking and return to it occasionally, particularly the first chapter, for its exploration of how thinking itself changes.
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01-22-2007, 04:56 PM	#8
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Oooh! Kiren Desai. I LOVED Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Inheritance of Loss is on my "short list".
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01-22-2007, 05:36 PM	#9
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I finally finished Time Traveler's Wife. Now I'm waiting for a hold to become available at the library for Blindness. No idea if I'll like it, I picked it by scanning book jackets in the front displays at my local B&N. I'll report back when I'm done. After that, next on my radar is Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puff. The index of topics this guy covers definitely strikes a chord with me. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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