'Underneath'
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.
***SPOILER ALERT***
The suggestions rock. The last couple times I read something that a friend said was their most favorite book evah I hated it. Somehow I think this will not be the case here.
Considering how I looked askance at said friends after reading their icky suggestions I will refrain from suggesting anything myself.
I am very much looking forward to whatever is selected. Particularly if it is unlike what I normally read. Yay! Getting excited now.
And in less exciting news ... if no one objects, we can take this over to Bureau to ask a stompy to update the slug, thread title and description (question: the "link" in the description should be to post #2, the first post, right?):
Slug:
One book in all the world. A Chosen One. Once a month. Come. Read. Discuss
Description:
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.
Sub-title:
: Isn't the Point of Computers to Replace Books?
Do we have a go? (Description edited with P-C's suggestion)
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And if you're interested in nitty-gritty, votes by my count (taken from Bureau and this thread, only the most recent vote per person who voted was counted) are:
: Isn't the Point of Computers to Replace Books? (7 votes)
: It Should Be Smelly (4 votes)
: I-I Must Consult My Books (2 votes)
: Depends on the Book (1 vote)
A few other suggestions were made but didn't garner additional votes.
Please refer to [link] for the current topic and upcoming book discussions.
What would [link] be?
Name it what you like, I'm just here for the books.
(question: the "link" in the description should be to post #2, the first post, right?)
That is actually something I wanted to confirm, Jon ... I think it was decided it should be the first post in this thread. Can someone confirm?
Name it what you like, I'm just here for the books.
Yes ... I figured that out from previous posts. It is my nature to want the minutia out of the way.
The description only ever comes up if you're on the first page, right? On which the first post is clearly visible? Can't we just say, like, "See below" or something?
Jen, I vote yes.
Yep, we could, P-C. I bet either way is fine.
ETA: The hyphen. Dear lord, the hyphen.
Hey, my Nabokov & Ozeki recommendations fell off!
Anyway, if I have to hone down to two from the seven I've recommended, I'll go with House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe and The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead. Unless some of y'all are dying to read or re-read Pale Fire, in which case I'm for Nabokov.