a gb book club?

[dolf]

i just picked up a new book and it gave me the idea coz not many people i know rl read much.

who'd be interested in a gb book club?

first book is "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell

 

[shyly curious]

I'd be into this.



(didn't you just promise not to start any more threads today?)

 

[nitengale]

I would be too!

 

[dolf]

I'd be into this.



(didn't you just promise not to start any more threads today?)

yes i did...but then i had a bloody good idea!

they happen so rarely that i have to run with it.

 

[dolf]

I would be too!

i'm glad

just don't leave the book choosing up to me...we'll never got off pooh bear.

{just picked up this but it might not appeal too many...need suggestions}

 

[shyly curious]

"The Zen of Creativity" by Loori

 

[dolf]

"The Zen of Creativity" by Loori

link me

{can't find it on amazon...we need a book that people can get easily from the library without having to order}

 

[Eutychus]

I'm in, but my tastes tend to run a little differently than mosts. I am just now finishing "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke which is wonderful, but very, very long. Next up is a re-reading of "Catch 22" and then on to "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova.

But I also have a soft spot for Pooh and Paddington so if that's where we want to go, I'm cool with that as well.

 

[Ricwilly]

I don't have the patience to read, too bad cause I used to read all the time. I can't even read a post if its got more than three or four lines.

 

[Image]

I'm in! But you all realize this means less Lit time

I'm good for a book a week though...

Way back when I first got here, a guy by the user name of Roman Hans had suggested an erotic book club on the GB but it didn't last long...

 

[dolf]

I'm in! But you all realize this means less Lit time

I'm good for a book a week though...

Way back when I first got here, a guy by the user name of Roman Hans had suggested an erotic book club on the GB but it didn't last long...

erotic books are usually not much to talk about though...

 

[huskie]

I read mostly Si-fi stuff... I like the H. Potter series though

 

[JammieDodger]

we need a book that people can get easily from the library without having to order

Oh, well thats easy.

Now who's up for Mein Kampf? Anyone? Hello?

 

[dolf]

I read mostly Si-fi stuff... I like the H. Potter series though

i can see you reading terry pratchet too

 

[huskie]

i can see you reading terry pratchet too

whos that?

 

[Sean]

Try "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell. Short listed for the Booker last year and one of the most inventive, incredible things I've read in years.

 

[dolf]

whos that?

best known for the discworld series.

It started out as a parody of all the fantasy that was around in the big boom of the early '80s, then turned into a satire on just about everything, and even I don't know what it is now.

on the surface just funny fantasy stuff...but there's a lot of clever/subtle takes on human nature, politics & stuff too.

 

[JammieDodger]

best known for the discworld series.



on the surface just funny fantasy stuff...but there's a lot of clever/subtle takes on human nature, politics & stuff too.

I may be assasinated by Pratchett fans worldwide for saying this.. but I say, its a bit like Douglas Adams, kinda.

 

[dolf]

Try "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell. Short listed for the Booker last year and one of the most inventive, incredible things I've read in years.

this?

 

[Sean]

this?

That's the one.

 

[JammieDodger]

That's the one.

Its a part of the Richard and Judy book club.. AHAHAHA! Okay, I shouldn't laugh, they do get people reading new things.. still, Richard and Judy..

..yeah, I'll probably get it at some point.

 

[Sean]

Its a part of the Richard and Judy book club.. AHAHAHA! Okay, I shouldn't laugh, they do get people reading new things.. still, Richard and Judy..

..yeah, I'll probably get it at some point.

I know alright? Still if you balance that against the Booker...

 

[lapinova]

Sure... so long as we don't do numerous self-help titles. i get enough self-help reviews @ work.

 

[bronzeage]

i just picked up a new book and it gave me the idea coz not many people i know rl read much.

who'd be interested in a gb book club?

I'm in, but no books with Fabio on the cover, Ok.

 

[Boobyprize]

Try "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell. Short listed for the Booker last year and one of the most inventive, incredible things I've read in years.

Count me in Dolf!

I'm about to read this.....