LoT book club? - Page 2

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.

Prudence · 05-31-2006, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

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

I can't fathom why people like his stuff. Aside from Christmas Carol they all just go on and on and on and on....damn serials.

Only one time in my life have I taken an essay exam on a book I never read. That book was Hard Times. Some lit class or another when I was an undergrad. Blahblahblah. Misery, misfortune, woe. Dickens and Cooper: just say no.

Motorboat Cruiser · 06-01-2006, 03:04 PM

Just wondering...

Am I alone in not being particularly enamoured with O. Henry. I'm about a third of the way through a collection of short stories and so far, I'm underwhelmed. Maybe I'm missing something.

Tom Robbins, on the other hand, is rocking my world.

Gemini Cricket · 06-01-2006, 03:11 PM

Let's pick books that were made into movies. Then I could watch the movie and not read the book but still participate in the book club.

I'm too ADD to read books.

€uroMeinke · 06-01-2006, 06:23 PM

I'm presuming Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is the first book - though I have yet to obtain a copy

However, anyone who would like to chat about Murakami, Niel Gaiman, or Duncan Glenn's I, Lucifer , which I'm reading at the moment, feel free to start a thread and I'll gladly join in.

Not Afraid · 06-01-2006, 06:25 PM

Does that mean we have to buy 2 copies to get us both up to speed?

I'm reading The Devil in the White City at the moment. We can talk about that or any Murakami.

Snowflake · 06-01-2006, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Does that mean we have to buy 2 copies to get us both up to speed?

I'm reading The Devil in the White City at the moment. We can talk about that or any Murakami.

I loved Devil in the White City, read that last summer. Fascinating read, if a bit verbose.

Stan4dSteph · 06-02-2006, 05:07 AM

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I'm reading The Devil in the White City at the moment. We can talk about that or any Murakami.

Me too!

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05-31-2006, 08:25 PM	#1
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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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Just wondering... Am I alone in not being particularly enamoured with O. Henry. I'm about a third of the way through a collection of short stories and so far, I'm underwhelmed. Maybe I'm missing something. Tom Robbins, on the other hand, is rocking my world.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Let's pick books that were made into movies. Then I could watch the movie and not read the book but still participate in the book club. I'm too ADD to read books.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I'm presuming Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is the first book - though I have yet to obtain a copy However, anyone who would like to chat about Murakami, Niel Gaiman, or Duncan Glenn's I, Lucifer , which I'm reading at the moment, feel free to start a thread and I'll gladly join in. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Does that mean we have to buy 2 copies to get us both up to speed? I'm reading The Devil in the White City at the moment. We can talk about that or any Murakami.
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