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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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).
I like Monday as a start day. But I'm ready whenever.
Also liking Monday for start dates.
Yes, because Sunday is for doing all that last minute reading.
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?
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.
There is a sequel to
My Name is Asher Lev,
but the story is self-contained enough.
I got myself a wee bit confused. Does discussion start on Sunday or Monday?
I've got an extra copy of
The Intuitionist.
I know it's kind of late, but the discussion will be going for a while. Anybody that's still interested can claim it.
I got myself a wee bit confused. Does discussion start on Sunday or Monday?
Sunday. But it will go for a month so people have plenty of time to join in late. No rule that you have to start on Sunday, which is good considering I won't even be here until Wednesday or Thursday.
I think you're confused because I suggested starting all new books on a Monday rather than exactly a month later, which didn't seem to meet with any objections.