Buffy ,'Showtime'
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John Dufresne
I'll go with whatever- though it does seem that we should figger out how to limit the pool. Maybe up to 10(something) suggestions then weeding and randomizing with the weeded getting to be part of the 10(something next time?
I'mma go smoke.
Question about Mary Reilly - Do you think we should read the original Jekyll/Hyde story before reading the re-telling? Is it something we might want to try as a pairing?
How about this time, either someone (Wolfram, Heather, whomever) just pick from the suggestions, and then we work on a process. I'm inclined to keep an ongoing list, and let people pick from it, rather than do something mathy. But in the long run, I don't really care, because if we're not happy with the process, we can change it.
For randomizing purposes we could trust a human to pull a name out of a hat.
Make the list, post the list, use whatever number post comes up and add the numbers together, pick that number book?
Nilly would be proud.
For randomizing purposes we could trust a human to pull a name out of a hat.
True. And if we're lucky, it'll match one of the book suggestions.
Question about Mary Reilly - Do you think we should read the original Jekyll/Hyde story before reading the re-telling? Is it something we might want to try as a pairing?
I see that as a pairing. I see Paradise Lost and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as a pairing, too.
For randomizing purposes we could trust a human to pull a name out of a hat.
Yes.
For randomizing purposes we could trust a human to pull a name out of a hat.
How retro. I like it.
Tim Winton-- Ooh, I worshipped Cloudstreet, his previous novel. Brilliant writer. Plus, Australian!
Question about Mary Reilly - Do you think we should read the original Jekyll/Hyde story before reading the re-telling? Is it something we might want to try as a pairing?
I don't think it's necessary, but it might be fun to compare and contrast the pairing. (This from someone who -- cough -- never read the original but loooved the book written from its mythology.)
I'm up for Wolfram picking the first book, and randomizing the pick from there on out is fine with me, too, although (and I think someone already said this) the list should probably be whittled down first.
I'm with Heather on the excitement. And the going to smoke, actually.
ETA P-C, does that mean you're emailing it to me? Wheee!