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What book would you like to read first?

Oryx and Crake (Book 1 of Maddaddam Trilogy) by Margaret Atwood
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Life and Times of Michael K by JM Coetzee
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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
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Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
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Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson
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The Wolf's Hour by Robert R. McCammon
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Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
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The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
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I don't want to be in the Book Club!
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I want to be in the Book Club, but I don't care what we read.
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I just added my late vote(s) but I can see that they make no difference as far as the winner goes so I don't think their tardiness is a big problem.
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When do we start :D ??
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S~V~S wrote:When do we start :D ??
i would also like to know
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I'm not in this club but I'd definitely read Midnight's Children out of these because I've already read The Name of the Rose.
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TinyBubbles wrote:
S~V~S wrote:When do we start :D ??
i would also like to know
This is the tricky part. How long does everyone need to get the book? I'd say we can all get it now and start reading. I can start a book discussion thread (or we can continue the discussion on this thread and I will create links to the start of each book discussion in the first post) then people can jump in when finished
Sorry for being so lame about this.timeto get serious :nod:
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I just bought it yesterday, so I'll be starting it soon.
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I am a fast reader, so I will start this weekend.
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I will not be able to start until we return from our trip to england 9/17 so I'll have to either read fast or skip this book. I almost bought it the other week I wish I had now.
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You'll be taking a few long flights, plus reading is a good way to help adjust to time zone differences.
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I bought the book and it should be arriving on Friday :)
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So .... Are people reading? Do we wait until everyone is finished to talk, or do we talk as we go along? I never did this how does it work?
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I'm reading. I'm a quarter of the way through.

I have no idea either. This is my first book club.
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I was really bummed when the main character died. What a gyp.


Oh wait, was I not supposed to give that away?
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You're too busy writing books to read this one I imagine. :P
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thellama73 wrote:I was really bummed when the main character died. What a gyp.


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I'm really enjoying this book. About two thirds of the way through.
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Book finished... I'm ready to talk. Has anyone else finished it yet?

I found it to be a really beautiful book, well-constructed.
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I know I'm late to the party but I just downloaded it today, I'm going to try to catch up. I'm a fast reader when I enjoy the book so hopefully I enjoy this one. ;)
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Third of the way through. If I didn't need to clean and cook and spend some time with MP I'd probably finish tonight. All this to say, I'm enjoying it so far.
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Spacedaisy wrote:Third of the way through. If I didn't need to play Dune Mafia I'd probably finish tonight. All this to say, I'm enjoying it so far.
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Spacedaisy, how did Sockface completely miss your 2112'th vote without celebration?
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Also, I am halfway through, but have slowed down because mafia-mafia-mafia. :omg:
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Metalmarsh89 wrote:Spacedaisy, how did Sockface completely miss your 2112'th vote without celebration?
Because he doesn't pay attention to me. :suspish:

Just kidding, it's because he has been super busy these past couple weeks,so I doubt he even noticed it coming. He celebrates whenever I make it back onto his first page of members since he has them sorted by number of posts though, lol.

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I finished! Clearly, it captured my interest. ;)
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Dudes, I was not aware of this when we were book voting, but the author of this book is an alum of the same dance conservatory program as me. Small world, eh?!



(Also I'm a shameful human being and haven't read it, mostly because I'm overwhelmed with reading a bunch of shit about theological controversies and devotional practice in the early 17th century.....because my life is the worst)
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That's so cool!

I got sidetracked by RL halfway through, but I hope to finish it this week.
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Now it has been so long since I read the book that I can't remember all that much...
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Spacedaisy wrote:Now it has been so long since I read the book that I can't remember all that much...
Same! I think I finished it back in December
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I can remember it relatively well. It made an impression.
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So.. what ever happened to book club? It's been ages since anyone posted on this thread
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In case this is still going, perhaps y'all should read this book before considering the other ones? :beer:
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I've read two of the books on the list now. Station Eleven and Oryx and Crake.

I've read zero books on Vompatti's list. :(
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I'm still up for reading and talking if others are. I think what we need to do is pick a book, set a schedule like a chapter a week or whatever and then meet in a chatzy once a week to discuss.
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