Well you can't argue with a bs consensus.
I'll pick a book from the list at some point today. And we'll set the discussion to start on August 15.
Nice acronym, Mom!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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.
***SPOILER ALERT***
Wolfram - Jul 15, 2004 5:43:45 am PDT #221 of 3301
Visilurking
Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2004 5:52:49 am PDT #222 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'll pick a book from the list at some point today. And we'll set the discussion to start on August 15.
Sweet! Except I won't have Net access on August 15. Don't exhaust all the interesting discussion in two days, 'kay?
-t - Jul 15, 2004 6:01:04 am PDT #223 of 3301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yay! A date!
I'd worry a lot, P-C. You know how Buffistas can exhaust a topic immediately and never ever go back to it.
Connie Neil - Jul 15, 2004 6:22:26 am PDT #224 of 3301
brillig
I don't know how down and dirty we're going to get into the usages of litcrit with this, though I am looking forward to that. Mystic arts always fascinate me. I do know I'm sadly lacking in the technical vocabulary I see used in the really in-depth discussions. Can someone point me to a "Lit Crit for Dummies" website or something?
Daisy Jane - Jul 15, 2004 6:41:45 am PDT #225 of 3301
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Rockin! Go Wolfram with the choosing and stuff!
Jess M. - Jul 15, 2004 6:42:20 am PDT #226 of 3301
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse
And we'll set the discussion to start on August 15.
After the book is chosen, and posted (with the start date) in press, does it make sense to close this thread, a la lightbulbs, to keep it used only for it's intended purpose?
Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2004 6:43:30 am PDT #227 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
After the book is chosen, and posted (with the start date) in press, does it make sense to close this thread, a la lightbulbs, to keep it used only for it's intended purpose?
Then we can't discuss/add suggestions and work out future books. Which is part of its intended purpose.
Connie Neil - Jul 15, 2004 6:50:35 am PDT #228 of 3301
brillig
We've still got a lot of procedural stuff that should get the stuffing knocked out of it for a while yet.
JenP - Jul 15, 2004 6:55:44 am PDT #229 of 3301
Agreeing with P-C and connie. At this stage, anyway, I think we still have some details to work out.
joe boucher - Jul 15, 2004 6:57:50 am PDT #230 of 3301
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Can someone point me to a "Lit Crit for Dummies" website or something?
I have a copy of Heart of Darkness which has essays on the book from a number of critical perspectives, along with introductory pieces on the different approaches and a critical glossary. It's a good starting point if you don't have a background in literary criticism. I think it was the Norton edition & I see it fairly often in used book stores for a couple bucks. Here are some other critical case studies editions (this Norton is newer) if you don't feel like searching: Moore edition, Murfin edition, Kimbrough/Norton critical edition.