The Syndicate

That's so cool!

I got sidetracked by RL halfway through, but I hope to finish it this week.

thellama73 wrote:I was really bummed when the main character died. What a gyp.


Oh wait, was I not supposed to give that away?

Back under your bridge, you!

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?

You'll be taking a few long flights, plus reading is a good way to help adjust to time zone differences.

I am a fast reader, so I will start this weekend.

When do we start ??

Yeah, I will download it this week.

I am happy to see you back, Juliets <3

I think Splints has been on the busy side, but hopefully this will get moving soon.

thellama73 wrote:

S~V~S wrote:hopefully troll free~

Nope.

Very sincerely, I prefer not to be trolled. Being mocked hurts my feelings, and I don't enjoy it.

Voted.

Yay, I am looking forward to some good book discussion, hopefully troll free~

Best self help book ever; What Would Keith Richards Do? Countless useful nuggets of wisdom in there:

On Drugs:

"I've never had a problem with drugs, only with
policemen."

"If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted
elegantly."

"I've never turned blue in someone else's
bathroom. I consider that the height of bad
manners."

I recommend it~ it lays out the "I don't give a fuck lifestyle" very, very well.

Oooo secret submission, good idea

I have read all of those. Except Coulter. I just couldn't. And I probably have not read every religious text, by far. I think we are looking for warm fuzzy literary chat, a bonding experience if you will. We eviscerate each other enough in games

I did enjoy Hubbards sci fi, although he occasionally got heavy handed with his philosophy. I read all of the Wild Card books more than once.

Money ball was good.

You guys let me know what you decide and I will be up for it

Epignosis wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

S~V~S wrote: I have to think on this~ my initial reaction is to nominate Ulysses, by Joyce. I have never read it. But I have not read alot of things

I read it last year. I don't recommend it.

I took a class on Irish lit. I also don't recommend it. Joyce was a master of short stories. His novels were pretentious twaddle and he knew it.

I will just shut up now. Whatever we choose I am sure will be good.

Go Set A Watchman, the harper Lee book, is supposed to be coming out in July. I think a new book would be a great way to kick off the book club.

Linki, No examples, i don't read them. Basically relationship type books set in the present. Yawn.

I never left

I don't do romance either (although I did read those ones years ago about the Scottish guy becasue they were kinda sci fi, what was that, Highlander?). I will do violent. I don't particularly like contemporary dramas. I do reread, and I would be happy to reread if I have already read the book we decide on.

I have to think on this~ my initial reaction is to nominate Ulysses, by Joyce. I have never read it. But I have not read alot of things

A Person wrote:My suggestion for just starting it would be to combine a few best lists and pick a book at random. That way the book would most likely be generally considered good and would be pretty easy for people to find. After seeing how it goes we could go from there.

Hrm, randomizing already?

Nah, just kidding. I actually really like this idea

I was just trying to be helpful & start discussion of what we might read, not a discussion on Western Literature in general and what should and should not be considered high literature.

That said, perhaps we should have 2 or 3 books groups. I don't want to be ridiculed for my tastes in books that I read for entertainment.

Can we possibly get together and decide on a genre?

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I really just posted that as a starting point for discussion about what book we might want to read.

No, lol. More books worth reading are NOT on that list than on it. That list just has a wide range of books, something for everyone, even if not all of it is highbrow. Basically a starting point for choosing something we all might like.

I myself am not a Bronte fan, too brooding/broody for the most part. Eighteenth & nineteenth century heroines are hit and miss with me.

The TIME list is better, but it kept crashing my computer. Also, for a varied group, this seemed more middle of the road. I loved Anna Karenina, but it isn't everyones cup of Tea. Same for Madame Bovary. There are limited classics, but it would be a good starting point to actually pick a book we all may want to read or revisit.

This is the Amazon 100 Books list: http://www.businessinsider.com/amazons- ... ead-2014-2

I have also done the Time list, which is not dissimilar. Of these 100, I have read 58. That surprised me, I would have thought it was more. I think when I did the Time list it was 60 or so.

How many of these have you read? Which ones have you not read that you might want to read? I think if we look at lists like these, we can come to a consensus on something we might all, as a group, enjoy.

I am in the middle of rereading the SoT series.

I don't really do best sellers; I like metaphysics, sci fi, fantasy & non-schlock horror.