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Book club relaunch - feedback wanted.
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09-07-2009 4:36pm#1
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I fully endorse this product and/or service :P Seriously, Im fully up for this, as long as the book is good. Sorry, but if its John Grisham I probably wont go for it for the month
So unless there is demand for such books, I think it should be classics only???
I hereby nominate:- The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
lemon_sherbert, I wouldnt mind that!! Id say most people here arent half as well read as they like to portray
So that would by 4 at least + maybe Lolth (she suggested it?) and probably ilovenerds.0 -
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thing is, some readers have no interest in writers like Joyce, Shelley or Shakespeare. One of aims of a book club is to get people to read titles they wouldnt normally read (I certianly would not have read life of Pi if not for the book of the month when it ran before). So, someone who reads predominantly classics should give some pulp a go and see if there is any merit.
Dan browne's books may be far fetched, and based (very) loosely on real world myth but, if nothing else they inspired a lot of people to pick up a book and start reading again, possibly more so than any of the Bronte sisters. They are accessible, and, while not great works of high brow literature, they should be given credit for that at least (even if digital fortress did end up getting tossed over the side of the ship I was reading it on and deception point ended up being given to a hotel maid who loved his works but couldnt find any more in her local library).
from previous experience, I dont think the book of the month suited boards. the forum, as many of you have noticed, doesnt get enough traffic to make any sub grouping viable. I would still suggest that you pick one classic and one mainstream work. maybe a book from the classics and then one from the last 50 years to make it more appealing. I dont think you should ban any author in particular, if it gets voted, it gets voted.
from the last time: each member proposing a book and it being voted on doesnt work, you end up with 100 books all with 2 or 1 vote each. Buck65 started the idea this time round, I would suggest that he/she picks 3 classic and 3 modern works (try to spread them out a bit genre wise) and these get voted on. then from those that sign up to participate, we move down the list alphabetically. New joiners join the end of the queue. the next person on the list chooses the next selection of books (or can pass and the next person in line takes over). This way, the focus of the book club moves away from "educating the literary ignorant" to "sharing your tastes" and, you are guaranteed to have at least one book in there that you like
I personally, have never read a romance novel. never. nothing even close to it. I would however give it a go in the interest of being able to say, yep, done that and here's what I think and beign able to discuss it with others.
you will also need ground rules for both the selection and the discussion of the books. The basic rules of boards should do for moderating the debate etc. spoiler tags should not be used but spoiler alerts should be on the thread title (everyone that posts should have finished the book).
hmmm, longer post than I intended. hope it hepls and looking forward to it.0 -
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Cheers Lolth, good system. Nominations buck65!!
We will also have to set a date by which the book must be read and discussion starts? Or does it start immediately? I think it would be better if we all started talking about it simultaneously, like in 3 weeks or so.
Just on personal note, Im going traveling for the month in Europe starting 10th of August, so if its later that that I wont be able to contribute. I think something like the first/second Saturday of every month would be easy to remember (and would suit me) 0 -
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Deadline: First of August!bayviewclose wrote: »read true story of the Kelly gang while you are waiting for it. great read. By Peter Carey
Unfortunately Ive a huge backlog on my shelf, about 14 books, and I ordered another 8 in the last 2 days.
So Im not going to be able to act on recommendations for quite some time 0 -
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Deadline: First of August!
Unfortunately Ive a huge backlog on my shelf, about 14 books, and I ordered another 8 in the last 2 days. So Im not going to be able to act on recommendations for quite some time
You're one of these people... I'm one of these people. Maybe people like us should just stop buying books for like... I don't know... A decade? That way we can finish what we actually own :pac:0 -
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You're one of these people... I'm one of these people. Maybe people like us should just stop buying books for like... I don't know... A decade? That way we can finish what we actually own :pac:
Unfortunately some of those books I didnt really want - like Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Moby Dick and Silas Mariner - that are classics but were just readily available on BookMooch, as opposed to most modern classics. So Im not too pushed and thats another reason I buy new books.
It can be frustrating trying to get through a backlog. Especially as I want to read more history, and most of my books are literature. I did get Fosters Modern Ireland book in the Book Depositories sale though. Apparently its real good
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