Book Club? (edit: vote on September's poll)

Non-neopets general discussion.

Which book should we read in September? Reviews at the bottom of p1.

Enduring Love, by Ian McEwan
1
4%
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
8
32%
Case Histories, by Kate Atkinson
6
24%
The Memory Keeper's Daughter, by Kim Edwards
3
12%
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers
2
8%
The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood
3
12%
The Known World, by Edward P. Jones
0
No votes
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer
2
8%
 
Total votes: 25

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Post by Jazzy »

Rereading Case Histories'd be good since there's some sort of sequel coming out soon :) As for the ones you've suggested, <i>Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close</i> sounds the most interesting to me, but I think I'd be willing to read any of them assuming a library nearby had them.

Oh! One I totally forgot to mention is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... nce">Brick Lane</a>.
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Post by bonecrivain »

I've read Brick Lane, but it's also quite good. =) I did a presentation on it during England Semester.
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Post by Monkeyguy »

I really like how The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin, and The Known World sound. But I'm up for reading any of them as well. Gendel, by John Gardner, has been on my list for a while.
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Post by FaerieInGrey »

I would love to be in a NC book club. I should really read more.
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Post by Kralia »

Lolita is very good and discussable. I already read it, but nevermind.

Mortal Engines is also good. It's classed as a children's book, but it really shouldn't be.

The Wasp Factory I'm also saying.

It's hard to recommend books I haven't already read...
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Post by Trick »

I would also be eager to take part, it sounds like a great idea.
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Post by KauKrazy »

I think the best idea would be to make a poll with some of the popular choices and have everyone vote for which book to choose.
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Post by sgt_pooh »

I'm in, if this comes to fruition.

Even if I've read the book, I am always up for a reread. I'd love to get other's opinions.
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Post by Mindless »

I'd definitely be interested in taking part in this if it were to get the go ahead. I've got a number of books that I keep meaning to get around to reading but I never seem to make the time or effort at the moment, this might help me actually do something.
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Post by Monkeyguy »

Ok, so far the members interested are:

Me
Jazzy
Bon
Anzuronamin
KauKrazy
Linzie
Oogabooga - Maybe
FaerieInGrey
Kralia - ?
Trick
Sgt. Pooh
Mindless

And I also think a poll would be the best idea. If everyone would confirm as to whether or not they want to participate, I'll go ahead and add a poll.
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Post by Wingsrising »

I would probably be interested. It would vary month-to-month depending on how busy I was and how interested I was in the book.
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Post by Yuka »

I'd like to take part in this, too, actually. I need to read more. :D
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Post by AngharadTy »

I'd be interested, but it would depend on how much I wanted to read that particular book. And whether I could convince Derek to take me to the book store or library, hee.
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Post by thelonetiel »

I'd love to join if it were a nice informal thing that didnt require anything. I like discussing books, too few people read the ones I do.

So count me in most of the time at least.
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Post by Huggles »

Me too. I haven't read a book in ages, nor been to the library since the former librarian was replaced with a replicator. I don't have any suggestions, but I'm open to anything. I also don't think we'd need a formal member list or anything. I think we'd get and keep more people involved if they knew they could pop in or out when they're interested.
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