Possible E.C. board book club
Possible E.C. board book club
Would anyone be up for starting a book-of-the-month type club on the board? I thought it would be really cool if we picked a book each month and everyone who wanted to could read it and post comments on this thread about it.
A few candidates for September that I would like to propose....
You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train by Howard Zinn
The Amazing Advenutures of Kavalier & Klay by Michael Chabon
Grendel by John Gardener
American Tabloid by James Ellroy
A few candidates for September that I would like to propose....
You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train by Howard Zinn
The Amazing Advenutures of Kavalier & Klay by Michael Chabon
Grendel by John Gardener
American Tabloid by James Ellroy
Think that'd be a cool idea...was thinking if everyone's interested I can setup a forum just for books/movies maybe?
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Here's a link for getting copies
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846
Sounds a bit outside my comprehension, the last book I read was the latest Janet Evanovich.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846
Sounds a bit outside my comprehension, the last book I read was the latest Janet Evanovich.
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Wait a minute! Isn't the purpose of a book club to get you to read MORE books? Seems counterproductive to me if you start suggesting books you've already read.miss buenos aires wrote:Well, I've already read the Chabon book, so let's do that one.
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How about "Life of Pi?" I forget the name of the author but I'm about to start it.
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Yann Martel. I think that's right. Lots of people over herer have been reading it, cos the Booker prize has that effect, but everyone I know has loved it. I bought it recently, so would approve of that. But I'm an unbelievably slow reader (mostly cos I spend too much time doing stuff like this, and then my eyes just close over as I climb into bed), and am still reading something else, so am a poor candidate, but would make an effort with Pi if others were into it.
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No, it's not. It's to discuss literature with like-minded people. And considering that one of the main stumbling blocks to book clubs is that nobody reads the book in question, we might as well discuss books we've already read.Pov wrote:Wait a minute! Isn't the purpose of a book club to get you to read MORE books? Seems counterproductive to me if you start suggesting books you've already read.![]()
The French Lieutenant's Woman is an amazing book, I'd be down for that, too. I love the way the narrative just disintegrates about three quarters of the way through.
i would LOVE to join you guys. Kavalier and Klay sounds GREAT! amazing, since i had given up on current fiction. and French Lieutenant's Woman sounds good too.
but, no spare time. i can't agree to read a book a month. must do AutoCAD homework. already blew the first quiz.![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
ya'll have fun. i'll hang out and read your comments.
but, no spare time. i can't agree to read a book a month. must do AutoCAD homework. already blew the first quiz.
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ya'll have fun. i'll hang out and read your comments.
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Well, I usually avoid book clubs -- though it's tempting to suggest "American Tabloid", which I just read!
But, you know, I really sort of have to read "Kavalier and Klay" anyhow, being a recovering (i.e., broke) comic book geek and an admirer of Chabon without actually having read anything of his, other than his treatment for "X-Men." Based on the movie of "Wonder Boys" and that he fact that I saw him at the San Diego Comicon last year and he seemed a total mensch, doing very respectful and sweet panels with the still way too little known genius Will Eisner (the partial model for one of the characters in the book who created "The Spirit" and actually coined the phrase "graphic novel" for his "A Contract with God."). It's such a relief to see a "major writer" covering the comic book world who isn't slumming or "re-appropriating" a la Roy Lichtenstein.
But, you know, I really sort of have to read "Kavalier and Klay" anyhow, being a recovering (i.e., broke) comic book geek and an admirer of Chabon without actually having read anything of his, other than his treatment for "X-Men." Based on the movie of "Wonder Boys" and that he fact that I saw him at the San Diego Comicon last year and he seemed a total mensch, doing very respectful and sweet panels with the still way too little known genius Will Eisner (the partial model for one of the characters in the book who created "The Spirit" and actually coined the phrase "graphic novel" for his "A Contract with God."). It's such a relief to see a "major writer" covering the comic book world who isn't slumming or "re-appropriating" a la Roy Lichtenstein.
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Has anyone here read the Bible cover to cover? A few years ago I thought I should start reading the Bible because I never had read it before. I wasn't reading it for it's spiritual value or anything like that; I just wanted to see if it was a good book or not. Is it well written? How is the Old Testament different than the New Testament?, etc.
I told my friends I was reading it because when I die and I go to heaven (or wherever) and God asks me if I have read his book I want to say 'yes'.
Well, many years later I have still not read the whole thing. Like most thick books, I started it but have yet to pick it up since. I have read Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus. I was so bored in reading how to build a temple, what animal's blood should be used in sacrifices, and how many days one has to wait in order to be cleansed after sinning I decided to go on to my next book I have always meant to read.
I told my friends I was reading it because when I die and I go to heaven (or wherever) and God asks me if I have read his book I want to say 'yes'.
Well, many years later I have still not read the whole thing. Like most thick books, I started it but have yet to pick it up since. I have read Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus. I was so bored in reading how to build a temple, what animal's blood should be used in sacrifices, and how many days one has to wait in order to be cleansed after sinning I decided to go on to my next book I have always meant to read.
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A tough one
I have only read certain books of the Bible, Genesis, some of the Gospels, and Revelation. Whoever translated it into English was quite a talent.
It's quite difficult to read, and the more I read it the more I'm convinced of it's primitive nature. Abe Lincoln said, "Take what you can of this book as truth, and the balance upon faith". I guess I'll just have to see an ocean parted before I'll believe it. In a way, some of it's like science fiction or fantasy, but we are never asked to believe that Alice in Wonderland is a true story.
By the way, it wasn't until I studied Shakespeare that I could understand much of anything I read in the bible. You have to get into that "old English" mode...
It's quite difficult to read, and the more I read it the more I'm convinced of it's primitive nature. Abe Lincoln said, "Take what you can of this book as truth, and the balance upon faith". I guess I'll just have to see an ocean parted before I'll believe it. In a way, some of it's like science fiction or fantasy, but we are never asked to believe that Alice in Wonderland is a true story.
By the way, it wasn't until I studied Shakespeare that I could understand much of anything I read in the bible. You have to get into that "old English" mode...
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I read the bible.... he dies in the end.
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