It has worked pretty well so far (esp. the quests and horror discussions), especially for discovering new things I want to read. I think it might work online if we had a dedicated thread for the monthly conversation.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
megan walker - Nov 01, 2010 11:40:03 am PDT #12821 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Amy - Nov 01, 2010 11:46:33 am PDT #12822 of 28344
Because books.
I love the idea, too, because I think the themes would be a lot of fun to discuss. And part of the reason book clubs often don't work for me is so often the individual title is not something I don't want to read at the moment.
Polter-Cow - Nov 01, 2010 12:02:24 pm PDT #12823 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Same for me, Amy. I have dozens of books in my To Be Read list, and what I read next is often chosen arbitrarily, and books get added willy-nilly all the time, so it's rare that a book club's desires align with mine.
Pix - Nov 02, 2010 4:25:15 pm PDT #12824 of 28344
The status is NOT quo.
The Things They Carried
Seriously one of the best books I've ever read, fwiw.
Polter-Cow - Nov 03, 2010 4:16:07 pm PDT #12825 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
"Not Waving But Drowning," by erinaceous, read by erinaceous. I haven't gotten to the story yet in MoD, but I'm sure it's good because all the stories are good.
Volans - Nov 03, 2010 5:29:46 pm PDT #12826 of 28344
move out and draw fire
megan, are you looking for more themes also?
Kat - Nov 03, 2010 5:54:37 pm PDT #12827 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm chiming in on The Things They Carried -- I love how it's a war story, but it's also a meta story about writing and storytelling.
Pix - Nov 03, 2010 6:10:14 pm PDT #12828 of 28344
The status is NOT quo.
Kat, yes, exactly. Such an amazing book.
brenda m - Nov 03, 2010 6:10:25 pm PDT #12829 of 28344
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
Yeah, I can't say enough about that book.
megan walker - Nov 03, 2010 9:13:35 pm PDT #12830 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
megan, are you looking for more themes also?
Sure. Always. I love making lists.