With HP talk slowing down (well, a little), is there any consensus on how we're going to pick the next book?

From the subsequent posts, I don't think HBP discussion is slowing down, I think it's mostly a case of mulling over what has gone before, and some people are still reading.

An HBP A-Z in the style of Gorey. Or at least, the first 6 pictures of her WIP.

Eeeeeee! Oh, how fabulous.

As I can't possibly hope to follow Nilly, I'll just say that the idea of Rupert Grint in the love potion scene delights me to no end.

According to the Keirsey test, I'm a Ravenclaw. I did love this bit in the description of the "Mastermind Rational":

Masterminds are not at all eager to take command of projects or groups, preferring to stay in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead

Heh. Guilty.

I may need to go back and read OotP. I seem to have forgotten many of the details that HBP referred to.

Masterminds are not at all eager to take command of projects or groups, preferring to stay in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead

nodnodnod

Aw. That was my little Mohamed last year. Very smart kid, loved him to bits, probably gay (once terms about sexuality have any meaning - at 9 yrs old, not so much) and very much an Evil Mastermind. Somehow he was always at the centre of fights and people getting walloped, even when he wasn't actually doing any walloping himself. He announced randomly one day that he only had to learn the lyrics to 2 more, and then he'd know all of Britney Spears' songs by heart. And when we did 'what do you want to be when you grow up' as part of circle time, he said he wanted to be a fashion designer. Although a few days later he decided that he wanted to be an assassin - I told him he could be both, if he wanted, and that assassins are usually very well dressed, and need special clothes with good places for hiding knives. (He also informed my friend K, self-proclaimed God of Gay, that his shirt was "very Versace".)

...damn, I did love Mohamed. VERY smart kid, with an excellent vocabulary. His written work was for shit, but there was masses going on in his head. Definitely an Evil Mastermind, though.

I had a HP dream last night.

McGonagal was going through Hogworts and seeing every class stressing a tough new curriculum that she hated, seeing the gentler witches and wizards marginalized. She was annoyed at the Ministry of Magic, but for political reasons she was letting them dictate the studies.

however, after one particularly bright but sensitive witch was almost driven out of school, she sought out Harry to assist her in taking back Hogworts once again.

Apparently my dreams are derivative.

So, are we done with HP? Time to pick a new book? Would it work for everyone who has a Gutenberg or other free, online book suggestion to post it here with a link? Perhaps we could then vote on a book in a few days? Or, does anyone else have another idea? I'm just trying to help keep the ball rolling and am not at all wedded to any particular next step.

I'm happy to post ideas that are available on Gutenberg. Do you think we need links, though? Most everything there would be a classic everyone has heard of, right?

Signed, So Very Lazy

I was just all excited about the links because my brain finally remembers the HTML without looking it up each time. But you're right. Many will probably want to get the book in paper anyway.

At least gutenberg texts are usually cheap books at stores, too.

Here are my suggestions -- with links! -- from Gutenberg.org.

The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

A little heavy on the mystery there, but I did restrain myself from recommending Jane Eyre.