LoT Book CLub - Book 3 is what? - Page 2

Ghoulish Delight · 08-12-2006, 04:35 PM

I'll ask Munchking what book he'd like to chew on.

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-12-2006, 04:44 PM

I love TTW. EH has read it too.

I would add "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" to th list, in case you haven't all read it yet.

tracilicious · 08-12-2006, 05:32 PM

I'd prefer not to have the old poll selections automatically carry over. If someone wants one of the old selections in the new poll, perhaps they could nominate it again.

I nominate House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski. The weirdest book you'll ever read. It's huge though, and takes some time.

flippyshark · 08-13-2006, 12:13 AM

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I nominate House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski. The weirdest book you'll ever read. It's huge though, and takes some time.

You're not kidding. I've dived into that book about four times now and never conquered it. Fascinating concepts, but I guess I am just too linear- narrative-headed. I ended up waving the white flag each time.

I do enjoy POE's "Haunted" CD, however, which I'm told is a sort of "companion" to the book. (Poe is Mark D's sister.) I'll be blinkered if I could tell you how it relates to the novel, but it's a nifty album.

Alex · 08-13-2006, 01:04 AM

Would there be any willingness to consider non-fiction titles. I know I'm weird in that 90% of my reading is non-fiction.

€uroMeinke · 08-13-2006, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Would there be any willingness to consider non-fiction titles. I know I'm weird in that 90% of my reading is non-fiction.

I'm more into fiction myself, but if you have something to suggest we can see how it does in the polls.

tracilicious · 08-12-2006, 05:32 PM

I also nominate Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

wendybeth · 08-12-2006, 05:40 PM

'The Crimson Petal and the White', by M. Faber. Weird book, but good.

Snowflake · 08-12-2006, 06:59 PM

Can Mods only do polls?

Here's the old list (minus the first two books) and the new list based on the posts here:

Old poll
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
I, Lucifer by Duncan Glenn
Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen
Marley and Me by John Grogan
Howard's End by E.M Forster

New Poll
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Crimson Petal and the White by M. Faber

Shall we combine the poll or just do the new list?

Prudence · 08-12-2006, 05:45 PM

I nominate "A Small Death in Lisbon", which is apparently some local phenomenon now because someone at Elliot Bay listed it as a staff recommendation and has held the top spot in sales there for months.

In keeping with the contemporary works in translation theme from book 2, I also nominate "The Seducer" -- from the Seattle P-I review: "His wife's murder sets off a picaresque journey of mystery, discovery and remembrance for a famed European TV documentary producer, a celeb noted for his unerring success with women. This creative and enthralling mega-novel won Scandinavia's highest honor and is the first American translation of a work by one of Norway's (and Europe's) reigning masters of fiction."

08-12-2006, 04:35 PM	#1
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I love TTW. EH has read it too. I would add "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" to th list, in case you haven't all read it yet.
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tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	I'd prefer not to have the old poll selections automatically carry over. If someone wants one of the old selections in the new poll, perhaps they could nominate it again. I nominate House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski. The weirdest book you'll ever read. It's huge though, and takes some time. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Would there be any willingness to consider non-fiction titles. I know I'm weird in that 90% of my reading is non-fiction.
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tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	I also nominate Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	'The Crimson Petal and the White', by M. Faber. Weird book, but good. __________________
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08-12-2006, 06:59 PM	#9
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Can Mods only do polls? Here's the old list (minus the first two books) and the new list based on the posts here: Old poll Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell I, Lucifer by Duncan Glenn Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen Marley and Me by John Grogan Howard's End by E.M Forster New Poll The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Crimson Petal and the White by M. Faber Shall we combine the poll or just do the new list? __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I nominate "A Small Death in Lisbon", which is apparently some local phenomenon now because someone at Elliot Bay listed it as a staff recommendation and has held the top spot in sales there for months. In keeping with the contemporary works in translation theme from book 2, I also nominate "The Seducer" -- from the Seattle P-I review: "His wife's murder sets off a picaresque journey of mystery, discovery and remembrance for a famed European TV documentary producer, a celeb noted for his unerring success with women. This creative and enthralling mega-novel won Scandinavia's highest honor and is the first American translation of a work by one of Norway's (and Europe's) reigning masters of fiction." __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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