So Dakota and I started talking a couple months ago. He wanted to knock out an older book, but still something cool. I thought it was a really good idea. Dennis gave us the go-ahead. And so we started throwing titles around. Before you know it we had a ton. Most of them, I didn't think would make good discussions becuase they were really long. But we still had a bunch.
And then we narrowed it down to 5 and decided that you guys should pick the one we should do.
So, get to voting!
If you guys like this idea, we'll try and incorporate it every few months. I'm doing whatever I can to try and keep the Book Club fresh.
I'm always open to ideas, so yeah, keep 'em coming.
Jack said: Voting for these books is like pickign your favorite kid.
I agree! I think we put together a hell of a list. I'd be stoked to read any of those books. Even if it is for a 2nd time.
Also, after we start May's discussion, we'll swap this thread with April's. Until then, I really don't want to clog it up with more than 2 stickied threads. But hey, it's only a week away. ;)
I think there could be a dual pick to the book club every month. A contempory and a classic. Two seperate threads.
Sure, it will end up a lot of reading for people if they want to keep up with them all, but there's no time limit right? Plus it won't be hard to find a 'classic' per month. You'd already have us covered until autumn with that list up there. It might encourage me to read more of the books I should be ashamed I haven't read. Plus if people aren't feeling any given month's contempory pick they will have an option.
Also, there should be a Philip K Dick bookclub pick somtime. Palmer Eldritch maybe, or UBIK, or The Man In The High Castle. Or A Scanner Darkly. So many good ones to choose from.
The Cult did something like that years ago.
See, I think it's an awesome idea, but our participation is already low. Doing something like that would just divide it in my opinion. I could be wrong though, it's happened before.
After I posted that poll, I realized Dakota and I didn't even discuss Philip K. Dick or Kurt Vonnegut. I know, I should be ashamed of myself.
Since we haven't had any votes in a couple days, and we have an obvious winner here, I'm going to call it now.
Next month's book is going to be The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett - one of my favorite books.
Gotta say, I'm a little disappointed a book I haven't read didn't win. But also stoked that this one did.
I'm out then.
Besides, when I didn't see any Lovecraft, I pre-decided I was out.
Well that and the fact that the list didn't have Feed or A Canticle for Leibowitz.
Just kidding. All great books. Didn't really want to cry again at the end of FTA.
And Joyce always makes me feel insecure as a writer.
Bradbury is always fun, although his prose gets a bit embellishy and trite at times.
I have read 1984 too many times.
If I have time (which I probably won't since I am going to be watching that Flash column splooshing in its pants all month) I would love to jump in.
I guess we'll just have to see. I love these Pete book clubs.
