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"This was put forward only a few weeks ago ....... some were keen and then nothing was heard. let's see what happens" Ok, well here’s hoping. It’s unlike people around here to start strongly but finish with a whimper | |||
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"This was put forward only a few weeks ago ....... some were keen and then nothing was heard. let's see what happens" It was mooted a while ago but died a death I think it's a great idea. | |||
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"This was put forward only a few weeks ago ....... some were keen and then nothing was heard. let's see what happens Ok, well here’s hoping. It’s unlike people around here to start strongly but finish with a whimper " Isn't it just  | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet" I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? | |||
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"This was put forward only a few weeks ago ....... some were keen and then nothing was heard. let's see what happens Ok, well here’s hoping. It’s unlike people around here to start strongly but finish with a whimper "  Good one Tea. Anyway, I'm up for it. | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon?" Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. " That’s a good idea, although to get things off the ground, rather than wait a month, does anyone have thoughts around current titles? | |||
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"Just checked. There have been 6 suggestions in the last year and nothing. So...... O.P. Are you in charge ?" *adjust collar* Well if necessary... I’m happy to post threads and kick off proceedings though | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. That’s a good idea, although to get things off the ground, rather than wait a month, does anyone have thoughts around current titles? " That child a seems to be garnering lots of attention. | |||
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"What about Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford https://www.hayfestival.com/book-of-the-month-february-2021" To google! | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. That’s a good idea, although to get things off the ground, rather than wait a month, does anyone have thoughts around current titles? That child a seems to be garnering lots of attention. " "Child A"? I can't find anything using Google. Is it an abused child thing? Sounds like a name given for anonymity to a minor in court. | |||
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"What about Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford https://www.hayfestival.com/book-of-the-month-february-2021" I'm liking this one  | |||
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"What about Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford https://www.hayfestival.com/book-of-the-month-february-2021" That looks interesting, that’s definitely one to consider! Any other options? | |||
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"What about Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford https://www.hayfestival.com/book-of-the-month-february-2021 I'm liking this one "Me too | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. That’s a good idea, although to get things off the ground, rather than wait a month, does anyone have thoughts around current titles? That child a seems to be garnering lots of attention. " I can’t find that title | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. That’s a good idea, although to get things off the ground, rather than wait a month, does anyone have thoughts around current titles? That child a seems to be garnering lots of attention. I can’t find that title " Apologies Girl a | |||
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"What about Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford https://www.hayfestival.com/book-of-the-month-february-2021 That looks interesting, that’s definitely one to consider! Any other options? " Liking the sound of that! Also want to read the midnight library by Matt haig at some point. | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. " Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. That’s a good idea, although to get things off the ground, rather than wait a month, does anyone have thoughts around current titles? That child a seems to be garnering lots of attention. I can’t find that title Apologies Girl a" That topic is too heavy for me for a book club. I wouldn't read it. I read quite a few of these genre when I was recovering from an operation and I decided I don't want to read any more. Probably a very good read though. | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. " That’s another option | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. " He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. That’s a good idea, although to get things off the ground, rather than wait a month, does anyone have thoughts around current titles? That child a seems to be garnering lots of attention. I can’t find that title Apologies Girl a That topic is too heavy for me for a book club. I wouldn't read it. I read quite a few of these genre when I was recovering from an operation and I decided I don't want to read any more. Probably a very good read though." I have to agree, it looks great, but I wouldn't put myself through it. I can always wait for the following book club if people want to go there. Reviews are excellent. | |||
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"What about Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford https://www.hayfestival.com/book-of-the-month-february-2021 That looks interesting, that’s definitely one to consider! Any other options? Liking the sound of that! Also want to read the midnight library by Matt haig at some point. " I read his ‘how to stop time’ and really enjoyed that. I like this option | |||
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"Wouldnt the fairest way would be to get a group of who is interested and each month ,everyone get to choose a book?" That could be a good idea, if people had varying preferences. If there were lots of doom and gloom, or psychological real-life stories I wouldn't be able to read them. Maybe have a criteria we can decide on? | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. " I'm definitely intrigued by it. | |||
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"Excellent! Do any of you have thoughts on books? I think it would be good if it’s one that none of us have read yet I can recommend loads I HAVE read, but I guess we could look at the booker prize list that should be incoming soon? Just checked. Longlist is announced at the end of this month. That’s a good idea, although to get things off the ground, rather than wait a month, does anyone have thoughts around current titles? That child a seems to be garnering lots of attention. I can’t find that title Apologies Girl a That topic is too heavy for me for a book club. I wouldn't read it. I read quite a few of these genre when I was recovering from an operation and I decided I don't want to read any more. Probably a very good read though. I have to agree, it looks great, but I wouldn't put myself through it. I can always wait for the following book club if people want to go there. Reviews are excellent. " Go where? | |||
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"Wouldnt the fairest way would be to get a group of who is interested and each month ,everyone get to choose a book?" I thought that this might be an option but it depends on how many people take part. If it’s a handful then that’s an idea, if it’s lots, then that will be difficult. I think that picking a book between us, then going from there, just to get the ball rolling | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. I'm definitely intrigued by it." I'm going to buy the physical edition when book shops reopen. I don't really like reading on a screen. | |||
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"Wouldnt the fairest way would be to get a group of who is interested and each month ,everyone get to choose a book? That could be a good idea, if people had varying preferences. If there were lots of doom and gloom, or psychological real-life stories I wouldn't be able to read them. Maybe have a criteria we can decide on? " I’m thinking that we choose a title by popular vote, then look at selection processes once we’re moving | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. I'm definitely intrigued by it. I'm going to buy the physical edition when book shops reopen. I don't really like reading on a screen. " Shops ? Amazon ? | |||
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"Wouldnt the fairest way would be to get a group of who is interested and each month ,everyone get to choose a book? I thought that this might be an option but it depends on how many people take part. If it’s a handful then that’s an idea, if it’s lots, then that will be difficult. I think that picking a book between us, then going from there, just to get the ball rolling " Yeah true | |||
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"Why not read extracts.... There are many available in PDF form. They'd be available online and no one would be excluded on the basis of cost. This could be important given that when a book is chosen probably only the 'chooser' will like it in any case. " That’s why I’m saying to vote. People can recommend books then we’ll vote on the choices and come to a popular choice | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. I'm definitely intrigued by it. I'm going to buy the physical edition when book shops reopen. I don't really like reading on a screen. Shops ? Amazon ? " My thoughts exactly | |||
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"Why not read extracts.... There are many available in PDF form. They'd be available online and no one would be excluded on the basis of cost. This could be important given that when a book is chosen probably only the 'chooser' will like it in any case. " I think if we share reviews of the book people can say yes or no to make it fairer. Cost needs to be a factor for sure else this is just another monthly bill for people. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. " I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book | |||
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"Why not read extracts.... There are many available in PDF form. They'd be available online and no one would be excluded on the basis of cost. This could be important given that when a book is chosen probably only the 'chooser' will like it in any case. I think if we share reviews of the book people can say yes or no to make it fairer. Cost needs to be a factor for sure else this is just another monthly bill for people. " That’s true, although people can dive in and out accordingly if this takes off | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. I'm definitely intrigued by it. I'm going to buy the physical edition when book shops reopen. I don't really like reading on a screen. Shops ? Amazon ? " It's my what am I going to do after lockdown dream. Walk around a bookshop with my sister and sniff books. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book" Which medium would the in-depth discussion possible .... the forum ? | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book" Yep definitely | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. I'm definitely intrigued by it. I'm going to buy the physical edition when book shops reopen. I don't really like reading on a screen. Shops ? Amazon ? It's my what am I going to do after lockdown dream. Walk around a bookshop with my sister and sniff books." I do get that. I miss the smell of book shops... I'm not saintly enough to stay faithful to them though. My friend insists on supporting his local book shop ...... sadly I know he's losing | |||
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"There are lots of websites for organising book clubs and reading lists ... awesome advice out there " Good to know Annie. Thanks | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. I'm definitely intrigued by it. I'm going to buy the physical edition when book shops reopen. I don't really like reading on a screen. Shops ? Amazon ? It's my what am I going to do after lockdown dream. Walk around a bookshop with my sister and sniff books." Have you ever been to the Strand Bookstore on Broadway? A bookshop the size of an out of town Tesco with ladders to get to the top shelves. The smell is incredible. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book" I think we should all be on the same page, so to speak, and reading the same book. Or the conversation will be disjointed. We must stick to forum rules too and not discuss anything not allowed. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book" Agreed happy to buy a book a month. If this doesn’t work for others maybe they can do a spin off that works for them. Otherwise it falls into the category of trying to please everybody and not working for anybody. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book Which medium would the in-depth discussion possible .... the forum ?" That’s my idea, why not? | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. I'm definitely intrigued by it. I'm going to buy the physical edition when book shops reopen. I don't really like reading on a screen. Shops ? Amazon ? It's my what am I going to do after lockdown dream. Walk around a bookshop with my sister and sniff books. Have you ever been to the Strand Bookstore on Broadway? A bookshop the size of an out of town Tesco with ladders to get to the top shelves. The smell is incredible. " No! I'm going to suggest we go there first. Might not sniff actual books just yet though. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book Agreed happy to buy a book a month. If this doesn’t work for others maybe they can do a spin off that works for them. Otherwise it falls into the category of trying to please everybody and not working for anybody. "For me, a book club is where you read a book and discuss it between you, to dissect it or just say why you like or dislike it. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book Agreed happy to buy a book a month. If this doesn’t work for others maybe they can do a spin off that works for them. Otherwise it falls into the category of trying to please everybody and not working for anybody. "Yarp | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book Agreed happy to buy a book a month. If this doesn’t work for others maybe they can do a spin off that works for them. Otherwise it falls into the category of trying to please everybody and not working for anybody.
Yarp"Should we have a page limit and price limit? I don't think I could get through War and Peace in a month. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book Agreed happy to buy a book a month. If this doesn’t work for others maybe they can do a spin off that works for them. Otherwise it falls into the category of trying to please everybody and not working for anybody.
For me, a book club is where you read a book and discuss it between you, to dissect it or just say why you like or dislike it.
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book Agreed happy to buy a book a month. If this doesn’t work for others maybe they can do a spin off that works for them. Otherwise it falls into the category of trying to please everybody and not working for anybody.
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book Which medium would the in-depth discussion possible .... the forum ? That’s my idea, why not? " No objection Browse Owl ! | |||
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"I just posted a book of the month from Hay so that was a no brainer. Bound to be excellent. But it's probably a £20 hardback. I'm fine with that but we should factor cost in. World of books and we buy books do second hand paperbacks for pennies. I'm happy to read my copy and post it on to someone else if they're on hard times. Loads of us are. " That’s a good idea, I didn’t look at cost but that should be factored into the equation, otherwise this will just exclude people which is the opposite of the idea | |||
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"Are we giving a month to read? And only those who have given a review can choose the next one?" I think that a few weeks at least, we all have busy lives and stuff going on. I think that we can focus on the books ‘now’ before we get into how we choose the next one. Let’s deal with this before the future | |||
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"Are we giving a month to read? And only those who have given a review can choose the next one? I think that a few weeks at least, we all have busy lives and stuff going on. I think that we can focus on the books ‘now’ before we get into how we choose the next one. Let’s deal with this before the future" Sound Any more suggestions? Does it have to be a new book? | |||
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"I just posted a book of the month from Hay so that was a no brainer. Bound to be excellent. But it's probably a £20 hardback. I'm fine with that but we should factor cost in. World of books and we buy books do second hand paperbacks for pennies. I'm happy to read my copy and post it on to someone else if they're on hard times. Loads of us are. That’s a good idea, I didn’t look at cost but that should be factored into the equation, otherwise this will just exclude people which is the opposite of the idea" I'm glad I never thought of factoring cost in .. | |||
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"Are we giving a month to read? And only those who have given a review can choose the next one? I think that a few weeks at least, we all have busy lives and stuff going on. I think that we can focus on the books ‘now’ before we get into how we choose the next one. Let’s deal with this before the future" Once a book threads started it’s just there to be picked up whenever as people read the book so there’s really no limit for people to join whenever. | |||
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"Are we giving a month to read? And only those who have given a review can choose the next one?" A book a month sounds doable, I wouldn't exclude anyone from suggesting myself. It's possible some won't feel up to sharing their own writing, but that's up to Tea / everyone else. | |||
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"Are we giving a month to read? And only those who have given a review can choose the next one? I think that a few weeks at least, we all have busy lives and stuff going on. I think that we can focus on the books ‘now’ before we get into how we choose the next one. Let’s deal with this before the future Sound Any more suggestions? Does it have to be a new book?" Shouldn't think so..... Any book club would include a classic now n then I guess...... I'm not a great one for fiction either ...... sigh ..... Unless it's comedy | |||
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"I just posted a book of the month from Hay so that was a no brainer. Bound to be excellent. But it's probably a £20 hardback. I'm fine with that but we should factor cost in. World of books and we buy books do second hand paperbacks for pennies. I'm happy to read my copy and post it on to someone else if they're on hard times. Loads of us are. That’s a good idea, I didn’t look at cost but that should be factored into the equation, otherwise this will just exclude people which is the opposite of the idea I'm glad I never thought of factoring cost in .. " I thought I'd hit reply and quote, I promise. You know I love you too much to steal your ideas. | |||
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"I just posted a book of the month from Hay so that was a no brainer. Bound to be excellent. But it's probably a £20 hardback. I'm fine with that but we should factor cost in. World of books and we buy books do second hand paperbacks for pennies. I'm happy to read my copy and post it on to someone else if they're on hard times. Loads of us are. That’s a good idea, I didn’t look at cost but that should be factored into the equation, otherwise this will just exclude people which is the opposite of the idea I'm glad I never thought of factoring cost in .. I thought I'd hit reply and quote, I promise. You know I love you too much to steal your ideas. "Behave. I don't really care. I'm just piping up at the back and dodging the mansplaining..... | |||
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"I just posted a book of the month from Hay so that was a no brainer. Bound to be excellent. But it's probably a £20 hardback. I'm fine with that but we should factor cost in. World of books and we buy books do second hand paperbacks for pennies. I'm happy to read my copy and post it on to someone else if they're on hard times. Loads of us are. That’s a good idea, I didn’t look at cost but that should be factored into the equation, otherwise this will just exclude people which is the opposite of the idea I'm glad I never thought of factoring cost in .. I thought I'd hit reply and quote, I promise. You know I love you too much to steal your ideas.
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"I just posted a book of the month from Hay so that was a no brainer. Bound to be excellent. But it's probably a £20 hardback. I'm fine with that but we should factor cost in. World of books and we buy books do second hand paperbacks for pennies. I'm happy to read my copy and post it on to someone else if they're on hard times. Loads of us are. That’s a good idea, I didn’t look at cost but that should be factored into the equation, otherwise this will just exclude people which is the opposite of the idea I'm glad I never thought of factoring cost in .. I thought I'd hit reply and quote, I promise. You know I love you too much to steal your ideas.
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"I just posted a book of the month from Hay so that was a no brainer. Bound to be excellent. But it's probably a £20 hardback. I'm fine with that but we should factor cost in. World of books and we buy books do second hand paperbacks for pennies. I'm happy to read my copy and post it on to someone else if they're on hard times. Loads of us are. That’s a good idea, I didn’t look at cost but that should be factored into the equation, otherwise this will just exclude people which is the opposite of the idea I'm glad I never thought of factoring cost in .. I thought I'd hit reply and quote, I promise. You know I love you too much to steal your ideas.
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"So far the recommendations are; Light Perpetual - Francis Spufford Lanark - Alasdair Grey Girl A - Abigail Dean Midnight Library -Matt Haig" The over story - Richard Powers Any more? | |||
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"So far the recommendations are; Light Perpetual - Francis Spufford Lanark - Alasdair Grey Girl A - Abigail Dean Midnight Library -Matt Haig The over story - Richard Powers Any more? " I'm going to make a suggestion in the next two minutes. | |||
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"Another suggestion ..... Rather than all buying and reading the SAME book ..... People read a book of their own choice and then leave an indepth review of it for others or answer Q's on it or both. I’m not sure about that and threads like that have been done before. I hoped for a more in depth discussion and a connective experience from reading the same book Agreed happy to buy a book a month. If this doesn’t work for others maybe they can do a spin off that works for them. Otherwise it falls into the category of trying to please everybody and not working for anybody.
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"I just posted a book of the month from Hay so that was a no brainer. Bound to be excellent. But it's probably a £20 hardback. I'm fine with that but we should factor cost in. World of books and we buy books do second hand paperbacks for pennies. I'm happy to read my copy and post it on to someone else if they're on hard times. Loads of us are. " I can't read hardbacks, but most have a paper or online version I think. | |||
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"Pariah - David Jackson" I like a good thriller. | |||
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"If anyone suggests 50 shades of grey ,I'm leaving. I was going say should we have a list of banned books, starting with 50 shades "Nazi Germany already. | |||
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"If anyone suggests 50 shades of grey ,I'm leaving. I was going say should we have a list of banned books, starting with 50 shades
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"If anyone suggests 50 shades of grey ,I'm leaving. I was going say should we have a list of banned books, starting with 50 shades "Yep that would be 1st on the pile | |||
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"Reason : because I haven't read it. " That’s as good a reason as any! | |||
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"So far the recommendations are; Light Perpetual - Francis Spufford Lanark - Alasdair Grey Girl A - Abigail Dean Midnight Library -Matt Haig The over story - Richard Powers" The Pariah - David Jackson All the light we cannot see - Anthony Doerr | |||
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"So far the recommendations are; Light Perpetual - Francis Spufford Lanark - Alasdair Grey Girl A - Abigail Dean Midnight Library -Matt Haig The over story - Richard Powers The Pariah - David Jackson All the light we cannot see - Anthony Doerr " And this concluded the voting of the Book Club Jury. | |||
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"I'm wating for the vote....... Can't wait...... We are all going to read the most popular ..... but ..... surely each book will get one vote ? Browse Owl will have to come up with a good system. " He could use a random number generator to pick a book from a short list? | |||
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"Have we all got a vote? " I think we should give it a while to see if others want to join who aren't online during the daytime. | |||
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"Have we all got a vote? I think we should give it a while to see if others want to join who aren't online during the daytime. " I was just going to say that. We'll be up to 30 members by 8pm I would have thiught so one vote per member will work fine. | |||
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"So far the recommendations are; Light Perpetual - Francis Spufford Lanark - Alasdair Grey Girl A - Abigail Dean Midnight Library -Matt Haig The over story - Richard Powers The Pariah - David Jackson All the light we cannot see - Anthony Doerr " Have read reviews for all of these now, their praises are well and truly sung. I've just realised I like Matt Haig already from Notes On a Nervous Planet. Midnight Library, Light Perpetual and Lanark are the standouts for my tastes. I never read much in War (all the light) or Crime (Pariah) genres so it'll be interesting for me if I'm pushed that way. | |||
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"This was done many years ago and was a great success. Think we ended up reading three books before it fizzled out" Could you give us any tips as to what to avoid? From that experience? | |||
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"What about Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford https://www.hayfestival.com/book-of-the-month-february-2021 That looks interesting, that’s definitely one to consider! Any other options? Liking the sound of that! Also want to read the midnight library by Matt haig at some point. I read his ‘how to stop time’ and really enjoyed that. I like this option" I couldn't finish 'how to stop time' but I have struggled to get enough focus to read this last year. This one does sound good though. I go to a book club and people out forward suggestions and then we vote. Usually pick a few months worth at a time. We also have a max of 300 pages as a lot of us are working mums and can't always finish a book in a month! | |||
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"Is there a vote Tea or do you just post on here what you'd like? Or... are you deciding? " I think the idea is to leave the shortlist up for a while to gather as many members as possible then one vote per club member. | |||
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"A friend recently recommended Lanark by Alasdair Grey. Reviews are giving it huge thumbs up. Wow, published in 1981. I'd really thought I would have heard of this by now. He said it recently was back in print. I don't know why it has become a cult classic. I'm definitely intrigued by it. I'm going to buy the physical edition when book shops reopen. I don't really like reading on a screen. Shops ? Amazon ? It's my what am I going to do after lockdown dream. Walk around a bookshop with my sister and sniff books. Have you ever been to the Strand Bookstore on Broadway? A bookshop the size of an out of town Tesco with ladders to get to the top shelves. The smell is incredible. No! I'm going to suggest we go there first. Might not sniff actual books just yet though." I'm so dim, I thought the store was in The Strand in London | |||
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"I’d be interested in this. I’ve just started the Dune trilogy but we have plenty time in our hands these days" Trilogy? There's about 9 in that series! I remember enjoying the 1st 5 or 6 and then drifted away. First one was great as I recall. | |||
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"So what’s happening here?" Shortlist is finished ^, we're waiting while we recruit more members. Tea will announce the vote. We each cast one vote. The most popular book is our book of the month. We each read it and discuss it in a future thread. | |||
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"So what’s happening here? Shortlist is finished ^, we're waiting while we recruit more members. Tea will announce the vote. We each cast one vote. The most popular book is our book of the month. We each read it and discuss it in a future thread." I'd better hurry up and finish the book I'm reading. | |||
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"I’d be interested in this. I’ve just started the Dune trilogy but we have plenty time in our hands these days Trilogy? There's about 9 in that series! I remember enjoying the 1st 5 or 6 and then drifted away. First one was great as I recall." The first 3 came as a trilogy pack, in preparfor the new movie | |||
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"So what’s happening here? Shortlist is finished ^, we're waiting while we recruit more members. Tea will announce the vote. We each cast one vote. The most popular book is our book of the month. We each read it and discuss it in a future thread." Thank you | |||
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"I’d be interested in this. I’ve just started the Dune trilogy but we have plenty time in our hands these days Trilogy? There's about 9 in that series! I remember enjoying the 1st 5 or 6 and then drifted away. First one was great as I recall. The first 3 came as a trilogy pack, in preparfor the new movie" I'll investigate this film business. I hope they're goimg full Peter Jackson LOTR trilogy on it. Only way Dune will work on screen. | |||
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"I’d be interested in this. I’ve just started the Dune trilogy but we have plenty time in our hands these days Trilogy? There's about 9 in that series! I remember enjoying the 1st 5 or 6 and then drifted away. First one was great as I recall. The first 3 came as a trilogy pack, in preparfor the new movie I'll investigate this film business. I hope they're goimg full Peter Jackson LOTR trilogy on it. Only way Dune will work on screen." I remember a mini series from the early 2000s and I enjoyed it and the trailers for the new one look good so fingers crossed | |||
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"So what’s happening here? Shortlist is finished ^, we're waiting while we recruit more members. Tea will announce the vote. We each cast one vote. The most popular book is our book of the month. We each read it and discuss it in a future thread." That’s exactly the state of play! | |||
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"I’d be interested in this. I’ve just started the Dune trilogy but we have plenty time in our hands these days Trilogy? There's about 9 in that series! I remember enjoying the 1st 5 or 6 and then drifted away. First one was great as I recall. The first 3 came as a trilogy pack, in preparfor the new movie I'll investigate this film business. I hope they're goimg full Peter Jackson LOTR trilogy on it. Only way Dune will work on screen. I remember a mini series from the early 2000s and I enjoyed it and the trailers for the new one look good so fingers crossed " As long as it's better than the one already made! | |||
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"I've been in a Book club for years. I think they are good fun and make you read things you wouldn't necessarily choose yourself. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger & I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Two of my favourite books and good for discussion "I think that's the best thing isnt it? You get to read books you wouldnt normally try. | |||
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"So the results are in and the Fab forum book club choice for March is... . . Midnight Library by Matt Haig! . I will post a discussion thread on the weekend of the 27th if that gives people enough time? " Whoop only £5 on Amazon right now too. Winner. | |||
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"So the results are in and the Fab forum book club choice for March is... . . Midnight Library by Matt Haig! . I will post a discussion thread on the weekend of the 27th if that gives people enough time? " That’s not a surprise | |||
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"So the results are in and the Fab forum book club choice for March is... . . Midnight Library by Matt Haig! . I will post a discussion thread on the weekend of the 27th if that gives people enough time? Whoop only £5 on Amazon right now too. Winner. "Even better!! | |||
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"Ordered. Whoop! That Amazon book warehouse on the M1 is gonna be wondering why they've suddenly shifted 50 copies of that book to various parts of the country." | |||
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"So the results are in and the Fab forum book club choice for March is... . . Midnight Library by Matt Haig! . I will post a discussion thread on the weekend of the 27th if that gives people enough time? " Awesomeness! I'm going to order mine now. Thanks for doing this OP and thank you to everyone who voted/gave suggestions! | |||
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"Ordered. Whoop! That Amazon book warehouse on the M1 is gonna be wondering why they've suddenly shifted 50 copies of that book to various parts of the country." And a few on their way to Ireland | |||
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"So the results are in and the Fab forum book club choice for March is... . . Midnight Library by Matt Haig! . I will post a discussion thread on the weekend of the 27th if that gives people enough time? " Perfect, time to get downloading | |||
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