Mine is If Not Now, When? one of my very favorite ever books.
I think probably just throwing one title out there is enough for as many people as we will probably have suggesting.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
This thread is a focused discussion group. Please see the first post below for the current topic and upcoming book discussions. While natter will inevitably happen, we encourage you to treat this like a virtual book club and try to keep your posts in that spirit.
By consensus, this thread is reopened specifically to discuss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be closed again once that discussion has run its course.
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Daisy Jane - Jul 13, 2004 11:04:39 am PDT #18 of 3301
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Wolfram - Jul 13, 2004 11:07:05 am PDT #19 of 3301
Visilurking
The thread - it's so beautiful. (sniff)
Anyway, what's randomizing? I thought we were going to have suggestions from folks who feel like getting their pimp on for the book of their choice?
How about we consense on 3 books for the first 3 months and set discussion to start on the first book on August 15?
Amy - Jul 13, 2004 11:07:39 am PDT #20 of 3301
Because books.
If we're voting, I like the "One Book" slug, too, and the computers replacing books quote.
And JenP is very gracious to offer to start collecting recs, and I think her idea email idea sounds fine.
And that is, pretty much, all I've got.
Daisy Jane - Jul 13, 2004 11:12:32 am PDT #21 of 3301
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
We could try to consense around 3, but I'm not sure it'd happen. We haven't been open for an hour and we've got 3 people and 4 books suggested. We wouldn't finish pimping until the 15th, and consensus, bullshit or not probably wouldn't happen until the 20th since the 16th begins a weekend.
Any objections to just throwing some in the hopper?
-t - Jul 13, 2004 11:13:20 am PDT #22 of 3301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have no book to recommend, so if there is anything administrative needed (collecting recs, counting votes, whatever) I can do that.
Do you think we can consense on 3 books by Thursday? 'Cause I'm gonna want to the whole month to acquire and read the first one.
Daisy Jane - Jul 13, 2004 11:14:53 am PDT #23 of 3301
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
If we can, yay! So far we've got 4 recs. Wolfram, do you have one you'd like to add?
Topic!Cindy - Jul 13, 2004 11:16:06 am PDT #24 of 3301
What is even happening?
I second P-C's suggestion for Remains of the Day (beautiful book!), and also throw The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant into the fray.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 13, 2004 11:17:54 am PDT #25 of 3301
What is even happening?
(Maybe we could let Wolfram have the honor of picking the very first book from our suggestions (or one of his own) so that people can get it right away, and then figure out a system to pick books 2 and 3? He had a hard proposal, and got it passed, in the face of much resistance.)
Amy - Jul 13, 2004 11:18:37 am PDT #26 of 3301
Because books.
Oooh, P-C, a Lorrie Moore I haven't read! Not sure why, actually, just never got around to picking it up.
And the Hegland book sounds really interesting. This is going to be hard. There will be many lovely books to choose from, I'll wager.
Maybe email isn't necessary for collecting the recommendations? Hard to tell -- seems like we may be a smallish population, but then as Heather said we already have people making suggestions here (and yaying them!).
Wolfram - Jul 13, 2004 11:18:58 am PDT #27 of 3301
Visilurking
Wolfram, do you have one you'd like to add?
A big nope. I'm really looking forward to reading new stuff. And so far I'm 0 for 4 on the recs, so it's all working out.