Inspired by this post:
http://forum.interference.com/t167166.html
I was wondering if anyone had any interest in an internet book club. Lets erase that connotation of the elderly, sitting about, droning on about “emotional complexity”, waiting for Oprah to announce the next book they wont read because they didn’t have time, had to watch the kids, or because they “remembered it really clearly from their college days”.
Lets do it with some style.
How about this.
Lets pool some options in this thread, get some ideas, build up a bank of books for now and the future. Then when we choose a book, I will open up a new thread for discussion. We will have a strict no spoiler policy, limit discussion perhaps to a set number of pages per week, and just have a good time discussing some good or not so good lit.
I have access to an extensive University library, so I can probably pull up some crit, out side resources’ and info to get us going on the book.
Now I would strongly suggest we start slow. Take it easy with a shorter book. Still I want what we read to have some punch, to fire up some discussion.
I think the ideal book would be Heart of Darkness. A short novella with big themes. We can pull in a movie component. Available on the internet.
http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/to...xts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all
http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Darkness-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486264645
What are your thoughts?
Books to recommend?
Interested in the project?
Have any ideas for the group?
http://forum.interference.com/t167166.html
I was wondering if anyone had any interest in an internet book club. Lets erase that connotation of the elderly, sitting about, droning on about “emotional complexity”, waiting for Oprah to announce the next book they wont read because they didn’t have time, had to watch the kids, or because they “remembered it really clearly from their college days”.
Lets do it with some style.
How about this.
Lets pool some options in this thread, get some ideas, build up a bank of books for now and the future. Then when we choose a book, I will open up a new thread for discussion. We will have a strict no spoiler policy, limit discussion perhaps to a set number of pages per week, and just have a good time discussing some good or not so good lit.
I have access to an extensive University library, so I can probably pull up some crit, out side resources’ and info to get us going on the book.
Now I would strongly suggest we start slow. Take it easy with a shorter book. Still I want what we read to have some punch, to fire up some discussion.
I think the ideal book would be Heart of Darkness. A short novella with big themes. We can pull in a movie component. Available on the internet.
http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/to...xts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all
http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Darkness-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486264645
What are your thoughts?
Books to recommend?
Interested in the project?
Have any ideas for the group?
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