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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***

  • **Spoilers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows lie here. Read at your own risk***


askye - Aug 12, 2004 5:55:04 am PDT #382 of 3301
Thrive to spite them

cool. I'll try to round up a copy of that.


JenP - Aug 12, 2004 6:01:01 am PDT #383 of 3301

Did we agree on a deadline for it yet?

Did we consense your suggestion? If so, it'd be 8/31 for the reading deadline and 9/15 for the discussion deadline (unless, at some point after 8/31, we group decide to begin the Asher Lev before 9/15), yes? But I'm not sure your plan was ingrained enough so that people have enough time on this round to make the reading deadline. Or, I could be remembering wrong. Hmmm ... it occurrs to me now to check Lilty's first thread post, since that's where the updates go in-thread ...

ETA: Nope, nothing there.

And also, is it time to pick book #3 ... that's brenda's choice, yes? Again, if I'm remembering right.


brenda m - Aug 12, 2004 6:19:15 am PDT #384 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

Yup. Which I've chosen, but haven't put together a post about yet. I'll post it this weekend, before we get into discussion time.


Wolfram - Aug 12, 2004 7:03:14 am PDT #385 of 3301
Visilurking

Did we consense your suggestion? If so, it'd be 8/31 for the reading deadline and 9/15 for the discussion deadline (unless, at some point after 8/31, we group decide to begin the Asher Lev before 9/15), yes? But I'm not sure your plan was ingrained enough so that people have enough time on this round to make the reading deadline. Or, I could be remembering wrong. Hmmm ... it occurrs to me now to check Lilty's first thread post, since that's where the updates go in-thread ...

I don't think the plan was ingrained or accepted, and at this point I think we should just go the one book a month route. If we see there's significant dead time we can always integrate the plan for future books.

So here's a question for consensing: Should we set the reading and discussion deadline for My Name is Asher Lev for September 15, 2004, which is a Wednesday, or should we try to start all discussion periods at the beginning of a week like a Sunday or Monday? I personally think that starting discussions on a Monday would make the most sense (giving people that extra weekend day to cram in the reading).


Daisy Jane - Aug 12, 2004 7:06:13 am PDT #386 of 3301
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I like Monday as a start day. But I'm ready whenever.


JenP - Aug 12, 2004 7:22:53 am PDT #387 of 3301

Also liking Monday for start dates.


sumi - Aug 12, 2004 7:23:45 am PDT #388 of 3301
Art Crawl!!!

Yes, because Sunday is for doing all that last minute reading.


askye - Aug 12, 2004 7:34:09 am PDT #389 of 3301
Thrive to spite them

I have another question about the book. From what I see it's part of a series but not the first one, so will I be confused when reading it?


Daisy Jane - Aug 12, 2004 7:36:07 am PDT #390 of 3301
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Which book? The Intuitionist? I didn't have trouble with it, but I do feel like there's an overall point I missed- so no confusion, but something did seem to be missing.


Connie Neil - Aug 12, 2004 7:49:51 am PDT #391 of 3301
brillig

There is a sequel to My Name is Asher Lev, but the story is self-contained enough.