Intuitionist sounds good to me. The Dreiser sounds interesting, but yeah 800+ pages might be a little ambitious for our first time out.
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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***
Daisy Jane - Jul 15, 2004 9:59:40 am PDT #240 of 3301
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
brenda m - Jul 15, 2004 10:19:33 am PDT #241 of 3301
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Intuitionist sounds like a good jumping off point to me.
Lilty Cash - Jul 15, 2004 10:26:32 am PDT #242 of 3301
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I would agree. I know nothing about it and haven't read it! I like it.
JenP - Jul 15, 2004 10:27:47 am PDT #243 of 3301
Intuitionist gaining momentum ...
(I was able to find all four in my library system)
Daisy Jane - Jul 15, 2004 10:28:00 am PDT #244 of 3301
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Heh. I hate to be snotty, but from one of the only bad reader reviews
(2 stars) This is by far one of the boringest books I have ever read. I was laborious to read. THe reading does not flow well it jumps illogically in various parts. You don't really care for the characters or what happens to them you just want to put this book down. Also, I think it was poorly written.
Price at Amazon is as low as $1 used! Good Choice!
Wolfram - Jul 15, 2004 10:36:37 am PDT #245 of 3301
Visilurking
I think we have a winner. Once again, I am really flattered that I have the honor of selecting the first book for the club, even though I really don't think I deserve it any more than any of you (but you can't argue with consensus.) Thank you.
The first selection for Book Club will be: The Intuitionist, by Whitehead, Colson. Discussion begins August 15, 2004.
-t - Jul 15, 2004 10:38:17 am PDT #246 of 3301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woo-hoo!
I guess that info should go in Lilty's post?
JenP - Jul 15, 2004 10:40:02 am PDT #247 of 3301
And we're off!
Gotta go pay my library fine now. Which is not a complaint. Slacker patron, I am.
DavidS - Jul 15, 2004 10:41:11 am PDT #248 of 3301
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The first selection for Book Club will be: The Intuitionist, by Whitehead, Colson. Discussion begins August 15, 2004.
Excellent! I'm off to the bookstore for lunch.
Amy - Jul 15, 2004 10:48:34 am PDT #249 of 3301
Because books.
Wheee! (Used books on Amazon, here I come...)